Barnwell Baseball Ranked 13th In HSSR AA Ranking Entering Spring Break

By Billy G. Baker

Publisher

Barnwell — Going into Spring break the Barnwell Warhorse baseball team, now head coached by Barnwell native Cody McCollum, used a (10-3, 3-0) first half of the season work-sheet to earn a number 13 AA ranking in the first HSSR baseball ranking of the 2024 season.

“I am pleased where we are at this point in the season,” said Coach McCollum, beaming with pride with the birth of his first child recently. “We obviously have a lot more games left to play. All of our goals are still within our reach and we look forward to the challenges remining.” 

The top two hitters for the Warhorses at the break are two-hole hitter, junior third baseman Jaevin Santos who is hitting .571 and 18 runs scored with 9 RBI’s, and lead-off batter, junior Cameron Austin is batting .436 with 23 runs scored. Trey Boleman is batting .350 at the break with 17 RBI’s and 14 runs scored followed by Case Davis at .345. and 8 RBI’s. Hayden Pierce is batting .315 at the mid-season with 14 RBI’s.  Catcher Kaleb McCormick, one of the most improved hitters on the team over last season, is batting .286 to date.

Austin (R-R) is having a stellar year on the mound. He is 3-0 with one save and an ERA of .525. Austin has 31 strike-outs in 27 innings of mound duty. He has only allowed one earned run over the past 27 innings. 

Number two pitcher Case Davis is 2-1 with one save and a 2.92 ERA including 20 strike-outs. The team’s number three pitcher is Trey Boleman who is 1-1 with 18 strike-outs to date.

Barnwell defeated Edisto (6-4) in their last game before the break, on March, 25. In that win Santos and Boleman each had a hit and scored two runs. Austin came in the game in relief and allowed just one hit while striking out five in earning the save.

After the break, Barnwell will have six regular season games left before starting the AA play-offs. They host Woodland on April, 9, then are at home the next day with Williston-Elko. The team plays at Colleton County on April, 17 and host Horse Creek Academy on April, 23. The team will conclude the regular season on April, 25 hosting Bamberg-Ehrhardt.