Play Ball! Battery Creek High School Varsity Softball/Baseball 2019 Season

story by CINDY REID     photos by PAUL NURNBERG

2018 was an outstanding championship season for the Battery Creek Varsity Softball team, the Lady Dolphins, coached by Coach Christian Carr.
The Lady Dolphins had a stellar season (25-8), going on to win their region title and advancing to the Lower State championship game for the first time in the school’s history. The Lady Dolphins clinched their region championship with a 15-0 win over Bluffton High School, making them the 2018 Class AAA District Champions. Following that victory, the team claimed the Class 3A District 8 title with a resounding 11-0 win over Swansea.
They advanced to the double-elimination round of the Class AAA Lower State Championship, but their winning season ended with a 3-2 loss to 2017’s Class AAA state championship team from Hanahan High School.
Athletic Director Wayne Alston says, “Coming in after last year’s winning year, the team is looking really good this season. We’ve got six returning as starters and five or six seniors on the team.” As for last year’s state game, he says” I attended their championship game, and there was a lot of pride because there was a lot to be proud of. They have come so far and what a great season they had.”
One outstanding result of their winning season was that three members of the softball team have signed letters of intent to continue their careers in college. Star pitcher Alexis Ortiz was named to the South Carolina Coaches Association of Women’s Sports Class 3A All-State Team, has signed with Coker. Outfielder McKenzie Young is going to the University of South Carolina, Aiken. Infielder Emily Crosby will be attending Spartanburg Methodist. Alston says, “It is huge that our players have signed for college. I couldn’t be more proud of these young women. I am also proud of our program because we have prepared them to play at the college level.”
Looking at the 2019 season Alston says, “They are working really hard, and they have a really hard schedule. They will have to face really tough opponents early in the season, but we are looking making another run at the Class 3A state championship. Due to their level of play, we have really high expectations for the team this season.”