Chris Dearing

Columbia

Production Logistics Manager at rhythmlink.com

I’ve been covering high school (and some college) sports since 1989. Member of PrepRedZone network. It’s not my full-time job, it’s a passion.

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Predicting Every Team's MVP: Region V-2A

3 days ago | prepredzone.com | Chris Dearing

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Strong pitching puts Airport baseball on verge of state championship series

2 weeks ago | thestate.com | Chris Dearing

Airport baseball used a tried-and-true formula to take early control of the Class 4A Lower State Championship series. Cash Epps limited things on the mound and the Eagles found just enough offense for a 4-1 victory over South Florence at home on Tuesday night. Airport leads the best-of-3 series 1-0 with Game 2 slated for South Florence at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday night. “Our arms have thrown the ball over the plate and got us deep into ball games and gives us a chance with a lot of ground balls.
CCC 2026 Invite Only: Thirty Names You Need To Know

2 weeks ago | prepredzone.com | Chris Dearing

Jamie Williamson 2026 SC Gehad Sneed 6'1" | 210 lbs | LB | 2026 SC Cooper Sanders 6'3" | 270 lbs | OL/LS | 2026 SC Trey Burke 6'2" | 175 lbs | QB | 2026 SC Josue Esiki 5'11" | 215 lbs | LB | 2026 SC Quinn Mahoney 6'3" | 180 lbs | QB/P | 2026 SC Hayden Myers 5'9" | 160 lbs | 2026 SC Kori Moates 5'10" | 165 lbs | ATH | 2026 SC Jalin Collins 2026 SC Luciano Cesario 6'1" | 220 lbs | DL/LB | 2026 SC AJ Lee 5'11" | 185 lbs | RB | 2026 SC Jaylen Augustus 6'3" | 170 lbs | QB | 2026 SC Chris Coleman...
2026 CCC Invite Only Standouts

2 weeks ago | prepredzone.com | Chris Dearing

 COLUMBIA | The Carolina Coaches Combine brought together over 130 of the top 2026 prospects in the state to showcase their talents in front of the Shrine Bowl and North-South coaches on a sunny, warm Sunday morning at River Bluff.   Several college coaches were in attendance as well.   The players broke out into position groups and ran more drills than...
Gamecocks drop regular-season finale, turn focus to SEC baseball tournament

2 weeks ago | thestate.com | Chris Dearing

South Carolina Gamecocks 1B Beau Hollins (15) and 2B Jordan Carrion (24) celebrate a Hollins home run against the LSU Tigers during their game at Founders Park on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Jeff Blake Jeff Blake Photo The South Carolina baseball team has known for a few weeks the path it needed to take to reach the NCAA Tournament. That’s to win five games in five days at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama, beginning on Tuesday.
On Campus: Hammond Skyhawks

3 weeks ago | prepredzone.com | Chris Dearing

COLUMBIA | When you're the eight-time defending state champion in the highest division SCISA has to offer, you don't rebuild, you just reload.
Wild finish: South Carolina baseball stuns No. 1 LSU in series opener

3 weeks ago | thestate.com | Chris Dearing

South Carolina infielder Beau Hollins (15) plays first base during the Gamecocks’ game against LSU at Founders Park in Columbia on Thursday, May 15, 2025. Sam Wolfe Special To The State In a game that won’t mean much for South Carolina’s slim postseason chances, the Gamecocks showed the fight of a prideful champion Thursday night against No. 1 LSU.
Wild finish: South Carolina baseball stuns No. 1 LSU in series opener

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Chris Dearing

In a game that won’t mean much for South Carolina’s slim postseason chances, the Gamecocks showed the fight of a prideful champion Thursday night against No. 1 LSU. Pinch-runner Dalton Mashore scored on a wild pitch with two outs in the ninth inning to give South Carolina an improbable 6-5 walk-off win over the Tigers and give the small-but-spirited Founders Park crowd something to cheer about in a season that’s featured plenty of disappointment.
USC upends No. 11 Ole Miss thanks to complete game

1 month ago | charlotteobserver.com | Chris Dearing

South Carolina pitcher Brandon Stone (32) is doused with water following the Gamecocks' win over Ole Miss at Founders Park in Columbia on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Special To The State If South Caroline needed a hero to step forward and hopefully turn the fortunes around at the start of the second half of the SEC portion of the schedule, they got it from Brandon Stone on Thursday night.
Gamecocks tweak lineup. It pays off with run-rule win over USC Upstate

1 month ago | thestate.com | Chris Dearing

South Carolina’s Dalton Mashore (3) had a grand slam Tuesday night. Sam Wolfe Special To The State The mixed bag that’s been South Carolina’s 2025 baseball season continued Tuesday night in a 13-3 run-rule victory over USC Upstate at Founders Park. Dalton Mashore hit a grand slam in the first inning and Ethan Petry added a two-run shot in the second to give the Gamecocks all the runs the five pitchers used would need in seven innings.