The USC Salkehatchie baseball team kicked off the season against #1 ranked Walters State (Ranked preseason #1 by Baseball America)
In game one, the Indians started sophomore pitcher Mark Henderson (Henderson, has signed to play at USC Aiken next season).
The Indians trailed early on when Walters State scored in the third inning but the Indians rallied right back to score in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game at 1-1.
Walters State would strike again in the top of the sixth to take a 2-1 lead. Again, the Indians would rally again to tie the score at 2-2.
Freshman Griffin Spires would come in for relief of Henderson and in the eighth inning, Walters State scored 4-runs to take a 6-2 lead.
The Indians would get one more run in the bottom of the eighth when Branfy Arias hit a 2-out double.
The final score was Walters State 6, USC Salkehatchie 3.
In game two Sophomore Ali Williams started for the Indians and pitched an excellent game, the Indians we held to four-hits and only one run.
The final in game two was Walters State 5, USC Salkehatchie 1.
To read the complete recaps of all the weekend games and to see stats and much more, go to http://www.uscsalkathletics.com/ the main-athletic website is normally updated once a week on Fridays.
