Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Former Indian~Mark Henderson gets no-decision in Blowfish win over Sharks~








Richard Mounce (Clemson, Blythewood) struck out three and allowed one hit in two innings of relief while Blowfish starter Mark Henderson (USC Salkehatchie/USC Aiken) held the Sharks to two runs on six hits in five innings, as the Blowfish won over Wilmington 3-2.




While Mounce earned the win, Henderson got the no-decision.




The Blowfish end the first half of the season with an overall record of 9-19.




Stats of current/former USC Salkehatchie players so far this season with the Blowfish~




AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%


Branfy Arias .208 20-18 48 3 10 1 0 1 8 14 .292 7 5 10 1 .367 0 2 4-8 78 12 4 .957




C. Santana. .200 2-1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0 2 0 .200 0 0 0-0 1 2 1 .750






ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA


M. Henderson 3.60 0-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 5.0 6 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 20 .300 1 0 0 0 0




Monday, June 29, 2009

Former USC Salkehatchie Indians pitcher-Mark Henderson slated to start for Blowfish tonight





I just spoke with the Columbia Blowfish and it seems as if former USC Salkehatchie pitcher Mark Henderson will be the starting pitcher when the Blowfish square off as against the Wilmington Sharks at 7:05 pm. The Indians have one former player, Branfy Arias and one current player Carlito Santana on their roster. They had a fourth but earlier this month, Oliver Santos was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds and decided to sign their offer.

Henderson committed to USC Aiken to play next season. While a member of the USC Salkehatchie Indians, Henderson, is the Indians all-time leader in games started and second in games started-1st (09)-13, 2nd (08)- 13.


He is the all-time leader in innings pitched with 71.2 in (09)



So, if you are reading this and live near the Columbia area, take your family out to the Columbia Blowfish and go former Indians~!
I will try and get updates throughout the game on the progress of Henderson's to see how his first game with the Blowfish turns out.
Go Indians~

Hot day in Allendale, kids have great day at 1st annual USC Salkehatchie All-Sports Camp

It was a hot and humid in Allendale today, but the kids that attended the 2009 1st annual USC Salkehatchie All-Sports Camp had a great time.


Below, you will find photo's from today's camp! To view a larger image, click on image.


New USC Salkehatchie Athletic, Poll Question of the Week!


Message boards have changed the college sports landscape for coaches, players and reporters, alike. If you follow any sport, you will notice that someone is always talking about something going on with your favorite team (USC Salkehatchie in your case, we hope)


This week's poll question is:

Q:Are message boards good or bad for college sports?


Good!~

Bad!~


Last week's Results:

Q: Do you use Twitter? If yes what do you use for? (Select all that apply)

Following friends~0%

Following media members/celebrities ~0%

Posting tweets ~16%

Following USC Salkehatchie athletic teams ~66%

Following athletes ~33%

N/A - I do not use Twitter~33%

1st Annual~USC Salkehatchie All-Sports Camp underway on West Campus in Allendale


The 1st annual USC Salkehatchie All-Sports Camp is underway on the west campus in Allendale, South Carolina.
USC Salkehatchie will host it's 1st annual All-Sports Camp on it's West Campus August 3rd-August 6th. To learn more about the All-Sports Camp in Walterboro, go to http://www.uscsalkathletics.com/


I will be bringing you some pictures from today's camp shortly, come back later to witness all the fun at the 1st annual USC Salkehatchie All-Sports Camp!

Thursday, June 25, 2009

*Breaking News* Former USC Salkehatchie Indian- RHP Mark Henderson to join the Columbia Blowfish



It has been rumored for several days that former Indian RHP Mark Henderson will join two of his former teammates in Branfy Arias and Carlito Santana in Columbia (Oliver Santos was a member prior to signing with the Cincinnati Reds)and become the newest member of the Columbia Blowfish.
Henderson has signed with play for USC Aiken next season, where he will join former Indian Travis Howard.




I spoke with the Blowfish organization a little over an hour ago and they have confirmed that he will be joining the team on Monday. It is unclear what his role will be with the Blowfish, he could be a starter or reliever.


On behalf of the entire USC Salkehatchie athletic staff, we wish you the best Mark~Make the Indians proud.

Outer Banks Daredevils lead by USC Salkehatchie assistant~Jeff Wicker up 5 spots in national poll~!

The baseball Gods seem to be smiling down on USC Salkehatchie's very own Jeff Wicker. Coach Wicker is in his first season as the head coach of the Outer Banks Daredevils and his players are getting it done on the field. In last week's poll on http://www.pgcrosschecker.com the Daredevils were ranked #13 in the country but this week, they have moved up 5-spots to #8 in the nation.

To see the complete poll, click on the link below~
http://www.pgcrosschecker.com/Articles/DisplayArticle.aspx?article=1613

As the summer wears on, we will keep you updated on Coach Wickers progress and the progress of all our players in the collegiate summer leagues.
Go Coach Wicker and Go Daredevils!!

Monday, June 22, 2009

Don't Forget~Lady Indians Softball Dates Have Changed~ Now to be held July 27th-July 30th





*The USC Salkehatchie Lady Indians Youth Softball Camp Dates Have Changed*


The Camp was originally scheduled for July 20th-July 27th but it is now being held, July 27th-July 30th~


The University of South Carolina~Salkehatchie Lady Indians will be holding their annual softball camp the week of July 27th~July 30th in Allendale, South Carolina.


The Salkehatchie softball camp will provide instruction on the fundamentals of the game of softball.


Topics that will be covered include: Throwing Mechanics, Catching Mechanics, Positional Skills, Hitting Mechanics, Positional Play, Hitting Mechanics, Base Running, Pitching.


All campers should bring their own lunch and drink. Lunch will be from 12:00 Noon and 12:45 each day. Transportation much be provided to and from USC Salkehatchie each day.

Ages: 6-14 years old


Dates: Monday July 27th~Thursday July 30th

Time: 9:00 am- 3:00 pm
Location: USC Salkehatchie Lady Indians Softball Field


Price: $65.00
Make check payable to: Salkehatchie Softball Camp
Mail to: USC Salkehatchie SoftballP.O. Box 617

Allendale, SC 29810


For more information:Contact USC Salkehatchie head coach Mitch Smith@ 1-800-922-5500 or 803-584-3446 ext 255


If your child is interested in softball, this is a great chance for her to learn about college softball and what it takes to become a college player!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Happy Father's Day from the USC Salkehatchie Athletic Department

We may not shower him with praise Nor mention his name in song, and sometimes it seems that we forget

The joy he spreads as he goes along,But it doesn’t mean that we don’t know

The wonderful role that he has had.And away down deep in every heart

There’s a place that is just for Dad.....

Author Unknown

From the USC Salkehatchie athletic department~ Happy Father's Day~

*New Poll Question*


Hello USC Salkehatchie fans, I would like to thank you for so much input into last week's poll question. I hope that you will answer this week's as your opinion matter's. What you think actually helps us make the USC Salkehatchie "Official" blog and the USC Salkehatchie "Official" athletic website, that much better~! Again on behalf of the USC Salkehatchie athletic department, we want to thank you in advance for your support.


New USC Salkehatchie Poll Question~

Q: Do you use Twitter? If yes what do you use for? (Select all that apply)


Following friends

Following media members/celebrities ~

Posting tweets ~

Following USC Salkehatchie athletic teams ~

Following athletes ~

N/A - I do not use Twitter~


Last Week's USC Salkehatchie Poll Results~


Q: Which USC Salkehatchie Indians athletic team will finish the 2009-10 season with the best over-all record?


A:


Basketball~ 36%


Baseball~ 29%


Lady Indians Softball~ 23%


Women's Soccer~ 5%


Men's Soccer~ 5%

Talk about immediate action~Former Indian Ali Williams joins Red Wolves picks up save


FLORENCE — Tyler Christman recorded his third consecutive quality start, but got no run support as the Columbia Blowfish fell to the Florence Red Wolves 2-1 at Legion Field in Florence on Friday.
Christman (0-2) allowed two runs, one earned, on five hits in seven innings, but two balks cost him the victory. Christman has a 1.40 ERA in three starts, but has received five runs of support in 19 innings.
Stephen McCray (3-1) gave up one run in seven innings to get the win. Ali Williams picked up the save in his first appearance for Florence.


Clemson’s Richard Mounce hit his first home run in the fourth inning with a deep shot to left field as the Blowfish took a 1-0 lead.



The Red Wolves answered in the sixth when Drew Haynes singled, then later scored on Tyler Burnett fielder's choice.



With two outs in the seventh, a balk call resulted in base runners on second and third for Christman. Florence's Drew Haynes then walked to load the bases.




Christman was called for a second balk that allowed Herman Petzold to trot home with the go-ahead run.
Story continued at the following link
http://www.thestate.com/sports/story/834375.html?RSS=sports




The Florence Red Wolves head coach Davis said, " Williams, a Sumter native, spent the last two years at USC Salkehatchie and is headed for Charleston Southern in the fall. We’re just glad to be able to get him on our club this soon and that he could come and help us immediately,” Davis said. “He was very mature about his arrival and was terrific for us.”




To learn more about the Florence Red Wolves go to~ http://www.florenceredwolves.com/

Saturday, June 20, 2009

USC Salkehatchie assistant baseball coach~Jeff Wicker making a "Big Splash" in his first season as head coach of Outer Banks Dare Devils~

http://www.obxdaredevils.com/


USC Salkehatchie assistant baseball coach Jeff Wicker is making a huge splash in his first season as the Outer Banks Dare Devils head coach! It seems as though he has things under control and is making all the right decisions as his team finds itself ranked #13 in the latest Perfect Game Cross Checker poll. The Dare Devils are currently 12-7 on the season.






According to pgcrosschecker.com


The 2009 summer college baseballseason has been underway for the better part of three weeks for some leagues,and not even a week for others. Despite the staggered start, it seems apparentalready that the powerful Cape Cod League will get a stiff challenge atop PGCrosschecker’s ranking of the nation’s top summer teams again from theCalifornia Collegiate League’s Santa Barbara Foresters, the reigning NationalBaseball Congress World Series champions.



The Foresters (8-2) are ranked No. 2 in the summer’s first ranking of the top 25 summer-league clubs. The No.1 spot, not surprisingly, is occupied by a Cape League team, the newly-named Chatham Anglers, winners of their first three games thisseason. There’s no assurance that Chatham Cape League , but the Foresters should stayin contention throughout, particularly with a pitching staff headed by Wichita State ace Tim Kelley and San Diego righthander A.J. Griffin, a Team USA pitcher in 2008. willcontinue its early pace in the highly-competitive.

Former USC Salkehatchie Indian~Oliver Santos "Officially" a member of the Cincinnati Reds, read below to find out where he's likely headed!




Former USC Salkehatchie Indian Oliver Santos left USC Salkehatchie after graduation headed to play this summer for the Columbia Blowfish. In the back on his mind, he knew the Major League Baseball draft was coming up but he didn't know if he would be selected. He had already signed to play with Tusculum University next season but he had high hopes he would be drafted and his lifelong dream of playing major league baseball would come true.




On April 10th his dream came true when the Cincinnati Reds called his name and in a moment his life had changed. Santos took no time making up his mind and on Monday, he signed his first contract with the Reds.




It seems his first assignment will be with the Sarasota Reds in Sarasota, Florida. Once in Florida, he could stay there a week, a month or longer. However, he could be there a day, a week or a month and move up, only time will tell.




Once he arrives in Florida and begins his journey, we will update the USC Salkehatchie "Family" on his progress.




Again on behalf of the USC Salkehatchie athletic department, "Good Luck Oliver, you have the entire USC Salkehatchie "Family" pulling for you and wishing you much success"~


*Set 2 of photo's from day 4 of USC Salkehatchie Youth Summer Camp *

On behalf of the University of South Carolina athletic department and USC Salkehatchie head baseball coach Bubba Dorman, we would like to thank you for your support of this year's camp. I want to personally thank you for sending your child to our camp and each and every child at the camp was such a pleasure, I have said this in an earlier post but it says the world of you as their parent. I hope that we will see your child next year at camp. I hope that you will scroll down the blog and learn more about the other camps at USC Salkehatchie this season.


Please be sure to check out http://www.uscsalkathletics.com/ our "Official" USC Salkehatchie athletic website for more pictures from this years camp. I hope that you will look at both the official website and the blog often and please bring your child out to a USC Salkehatchie sporting event next season, I know that both you and your child will really enjoy yourself. I heard some of the kids say how excited they were to be actually working with college players, after each game, your child would have the chance to get an autograph from their favorite player. Again, thank you for allowing your child to be a part of the USC Salkehatchie baseball experience this summer!







* Pictures from final day of USC Salkehatchie Youth Summer Baseball Camp*

Set 1 of Day 4 of USC Salkehatchie Youth Summer Camp Photo's. Please feel free to click on any image as it will open in original size and you can print it off.




Wednesday, June 17, 2009

*NOTICE~Dates have CHANGED for USC Salkehatchie Lady Indians Softball Summer Camp


*The USC Salkehatchie Lady Indians Youth Softball Camp Dates Have Changed*

The Camp was originally scheduled for July 20th-July 27th but it is now being held, July 27th-July 30th~


The University of South Carolina~Salkehatchie Lady Indians will be holding their annual softball camp the week of July 27th~July 30th in Allendale, South Carolina.


The Salkehatchie softball camp will provide instruction on the fundamentals of the game of softball.

Topics that will be covered include: Throwing Mechanics, Catching Mechanics, Positional Skills, Hitting Mechanics, Positional Play, Hitting Mechanics, Base Running, Pitching.

All campers should bring their own lunch and drink. Lunch will be from 12:00 Noon and 12:45 each day. Transportation much be provided to and from USC Salkehatchie each day.

Ages: 6-14 years old


Dates: Monday July 27th~Thursday July 30th
Time: 9:00 am- 3:00 pm

Location: USC Salkehatchie Lady Indians Softball Field
Price: $65.00
Make check payable to: Salkehatchie Softball Camp

Mail to: USC Salkehatchie Softball
P.O. Box 617
Allendale, SC 29810

For more information:
Contact USC Salkehatchie head coach Mitch Smith
@ 1-800-922-5500 or 803-584-3446 ext 255

If your child is interested in softball, this is a great chance for her to learn about college softball and what it takes to become a college player!

**Notice for Parents of Youth Summer Camp Baseball Players**


Parent's please make sure that your child has an extra change of clothes for tomorrow's USC Salkehatchie Youth Summer Baseball camp (Thursday). It is a tradition at USC Salkehatchie Youth Summer Baseball Camp on the final day, the coach allows the players to learn to slide. The players will be getting wet and to ensure they are dry for the ride home, coach Bubba Dorman has requested that every player bring a change of clothes.


The USC Salkehatchie athletic department would like to thank the parents for allowing your child to attend this year's camp. I have personally been able to meet each and every child and it is a testament to you the parent on how they behave. The kids have been wonderful and we hope that they have enjoyed their USC Salkehatchie baseball experience!


If you have any questions or concerns, concerning this years camp, please feel free to contact us at the addresses on the right hand side of the blog.


Again, thank you for taking the time and allowing your child to attend.

More Photos From Day 3~USC Salkehatchie Summer Youth Baseball Camp