May 03 2018

Exciting Volleyball News!!

We have GREAT NEWS for the 2018 SEASON and the FUTURE OF PAC VOLLEYBALL!!
We welcome and are extremely BLESSED to announce Coach Sue Dillon as HEAD VARSITY COACH AND HEAD OF THE PAC VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM!! God is so good!! For those of you who do not know Coach Sue, you will be delighted to get to know her; for those of you who know her, I know you join me in being so EXCITED!! Coach Sue has the experience and the heart to make our great program even better for years to come. Please see her Bio (click here)  for more information on her volleyball career.
Please plan to attend the Parent and Player Volleyball Information meeting, Tuesday, May 15th from 2:00-3:00. Players will then have a “get-to-know-you” FUN practice, 3:00-5:00!!
Our OPEN SUMMER SEASON will have a fee of $100 for 10 weeks, and will begin May 15 and continue through tryouts in July.  Depending on level of experience and age, precise practice times will be 1-1/2 to 2 hours within these time frames: Tuesdays 2-5, Wednesdays 12-2, and Thursdays 2-4:15. Plan on attending the full time for the first week! For your convenience, please view the PAC Volleyball Google Calendar.  When in Google calendar, at bottom left where it says, “Add a friends calendar”, please type: pacvball@gmail.com.  There you can view this year’s OPEN SEASON (May -July) and IN-season (August-October) schedule (still being solidified, but as up-to-date as you can get!)

Coach Shannon Sanford

Providence Athletic Club, PAC Home school competitive sports

Panthers Volleyball

(803)318-5384

 

Apr 30 2018

Panthers Capture Fourth Straight Baseball State Championship

Panthers – 7                       Upstate Eagles – 1

The Panthers won their fourth straight state championship at Bray Park on Saturday night besting the Upstate Eagles by a score of 7-1.

The Panthers batted first as they were the visiting team (the Eagles were the number one overall seed in the tournament). After one quick out, the Panthers went to work. McKinley Proctor singled to right center field. He advanced to second on a passed ball. Micah West was hit by a pitch and Caleb Green singled to left field to score McKinley and advance Micah to second. The Eagle pitcher hit David Hucks to load the bases. Micaiah Hinkle came to the plate with the two outs and the bases still loaded and slapped a single to center field to score Micah and Caleb. David advanced to third on the play and Micaiah was able to get to second on the Eagle throw home. Drew McKay was now at bat and came up big for the Panthers once more. He hit a line drive to left field allowing David and Micaiah to both score. The Eagles finally got out of the first inning on a strikeout but significant damage had been done.

The Eagles got a runner on in the bottom of the first on an error by the Panther starting pitcher, Micah West. Micah, however quickly atoned for his error, picking that runner off at second. Micah spun and threw behind the runner to Avery Blevins at second. Avery gave chase to the Eagle runner and was able to get him in a run down and tag him out. A strikeout ended the Eagles half of the first.

The Panthers were retired in the order in the top of the second and the Eagles came to bat and put together their biggest threat of the game. Ian Moore led off with a single. Reynolds and Graham received back to back walks to load the bases for the Eagles with one out. Micah quickly regained his control and struck out the eighth and ninth Eagle batters to close out the inning and preserve the Panthers five run lead.

The top of the third inning saw the Panthers retired in order for the second straight inning. The Eagles got their lead-off hitter on with a single. Their next batter lined out to McKinley Proctor in center field for the first out of the inning. Another single put Eagle runners at first and second. Ian Moore was next to the plate and he hit a line drive towards shortstop that Caleb Green was able to glove and throw to second doubling off the lead Eagle runner. The Panthers continued to lead 5-0 after three innings.

The Panthers added to their lead in the top of the fourth inning. Drew McKay singled again for his third hit of the day and second in the game. Samuel Leslie laid down a nice bunt advancing Drew to second. The Eagle fielders had all converged on the bunt leaving third base open. Drew, seeing this, took off for third but was tagged out when the Eagle first baseman threw to their shortstop who was racing Drew to the bag. Samuel advanced to second on an error by the Eagle catcher and then to third when Avery Blevins grounded out. McKinley Proctor knocked his second hit of the game to score Samuel and advanced to second when Micah West was able to reach on an infield error. Caleb Green then came up with a clutch two out hit to score McKinley from second. A strikeout ended the Panthers threat but they now led 7-0. The Eagles got a runner to third in the bottom of the fourth, but could not break through for their first run as the inning ended on a fly out to center field.

The Panthers threatened in the top of the fifth, but Micaiah, who had reached on his second hit of the game, was stranded at third. The Eagles scored their lone run in the bottom of the fifth. They got things going after two innocent ground outs to Avery at second. The third batter of the inning was hit by a pitch and stole second base. They scored on a single by Ian Moore who would eventually be stranded at third. The Panthers led 7-1 after five innings.

The Panthers went quietly in the top of the sixth. The Eagles threatened in the bottom of the sixth when their first two runners reached base on a hit and an error. The third batter of the inning popped out to Panther catcher, Connor Shealy, in foul territory. The next Eagle batter, Colson Lancaster, hit a sharp grounder up the middle. Panther second baseman, Avery Blevins, slid over and fielded the ball cleanly, stepped on second base for one out and threw on to first base to complete the double play. This seemed to take a lot of air out of the Eagle sails and they grew more resigned that this game was not going to end in their favor. The Panthers continued to lead 7-1 after six innings.

The Panthers got one runner on in the top of the seventh but never seriously threatened. The Eagles then came up to in the bottom of the seventh inning for their last chance at bat. Their first batter reached on a single. He advanced to second on a wild pitch and then to third when the second batter of the inning grounded out to David Hucks at first base. The Eagle runner then tried to score on a wild pitch but was called out on a close play at home when the runner decided to go in standing up instead of sliding. Micah then recorded his eighth strike out of the game to close it out for the Panthers and their fourth state championship.

Micah pitched a complete game gem for the Panthers. He allowed one earned run while scattering seven hits. He struck out eight and walked or hit four batters. Micah improved his pitching record to 4-1 with the victory.

McKinley Proctor, Caleb Green. Micaiah Hinkle and Drew McKay all had two singles. McKinley scored two runs and had one RBI. Caleb had two RBI’s and scored on run. Micaiah and Drew both had two big RBI’s in the first inning to help the Panthers get out of the gate quickly. David Hucks, Connor Shealy and Samuel Leslie all chipped in one hit.

This is not the end of the Panther’s season as they will continue to practice this week and then leave on Tuesday, May 8th for their annual trip to the National Association of Christian Athletes in Dayton, Tennessee.

Game Notes:   This is the Panthers fourth straight state championship. Year one, they beat the Anderson Cavaliers in a come from behind victory. Year two, they beat the Upstate Eagles, and in, year three they beat the Savannah Hurricanes. The victory improves the Panthers overall record to 12-6. The Panthers had seven assists in the game, led by Avery Blevins with three and Connor Shealy with two. The Panthers turned two double plays in the game. Alex McKay missed this game and the earlier semi-final game due to his injury. He hopes to play in the NACA tournament in Tennessee.

Apr 30 2018

PAC Panthers baseball advances to state championship with 1-0 victory over the Low Country Wildcats

Saturday, April 28th, marked the state baseball championships for the South Carolina Home School Athletic Association. This was the fourth year of the state home school baseball championships and the Panthers were coming in as the three time defending champion. This was the first time that PAC has hosted the tournament.

The PAC Panthers and Low Country Wildcats kicked off the festivities in the first semi-final game at 9:00 in the morning. The two teams had split a double header earlier in the season so expectations were high and the teams did not disappoint the fans who had come out to watch.

This game turned into a fantastic pitching duel with Dan Beam, for the Panthers, and Zach Hale, for the Wildcats, matching each other pitch for pitch. Both pitchers pitched a complete game with Dan striking out twelve Wildcat batters and Zach striking out eleven Panther batters. Dan allowed two hits and Zach allowed three. Dan faced twenty-two batters (one over the minimum for seven innings) and Zach faced twenty-three (five over the minimum – Zach pitched only six innings as the Wildcats were the visiting team).  Dan did not walk a batter while Zach walked one and hit one batter.

The Panthers scored the game’s lone run in the second. Connor Shealy was hit by a pitch with one out. Zach Hale tried to pick Connor off at first but threw the ball down the right field line and Connor was able to sprint all the way to third before the Wildcats could retrieve the ball. Drew McKay was at bat and blooped a soft liner over the second baseman’s head allowing Connor to race home.

The Panthers threatened in the third getting a runner, Avery Blevins, as far as third, but two straight strikeouts ended the threat.

The game ended when Dan induced a soft line drive off the bat of Zach Hale that quietly nestled itself inside the glove of Avery Blevins at second base.

Game Notes: The Panthers only had six productive at bats in the game; missing their goal of eleven by five. Drew McKay, Caleb Green and Avery Blevins had the hits for the Panthers. The Panthers had six assists for the game. The Panthers advanced to their fourth straight state championship game while improving their record to 11-6.

Apr 26 2018

PAC B-Team Baseball OPEN PRACTICE

Have you wanted to play PAC Baseball but weren’t sure if you would like it?

Give it a try this Saturday!

The PAC B-Team is hosting an OPEN PRACTICE this Saturday, April 28, 2018 from 11:30 am-1:00 pm at Bray Park, 200 Bray Park Road, West Columbia, SC.

The PAC Baseball B-Team plays under National Federation of High School Rules on a 60′-90′ field. Our goal is to field a competitive baseball team while preparing our players to contribute at the next level. The B-Team is composed of Middle-School aged athletes. If you will be in 6th, 7th or 8th grade next year, we would love to see you out there. Bring your glove, cleats, a water bottle and dress appropriately for baseball practice.

Any questions or to confirm you are coming, call Stephen Hucks at 803-622-7723 or 803-865-6370.

PAC Baseball is hosting the VARSITY STATE HOMESCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP this SATURDAY as well. PAC will play the 9:00 am game that morning, so come early and cheer them on as they seek to defend their title as the reigning STATE CHAMPIONS (3 years running)!

Apr 25 2018

Baseball Championship Weekend – Saturday April 28th

Providence Athletic Club hosts the South Carolina Home School Athletic Association baseball state championship tournament this weekend (Saturday April 28th).  This is the first time PAC has hosted the tournament where the Panthers will be competing for its fourth straight state championship.

The varsity team will begin defense of its crown at 9:00 am against the Low Country Wildcats.  If they win that game, they will play in the championship game at 7:00 pm against the winner of the game between the Upstate Eagles and the Greenville Hurricanes.  If they lose the first game, they will play in the consolation game at 3:15.

Please come out to support your Panthers on what is shaping up to be a beautiful Saturday morning.  Let’s have the biggest crowd to ever show up at a PAC athletic event.

Our home field is Bray Park which is located at 280 Bray Park Road, West Columbia, 29172.  We will be operating a canteen offering burgers, fries and various snacks and drinks.  There is free admission for all fans.

 

Apr 23 2018

Panther Baseball Survives the Greenville Hurricanes

The PAC varsity baseball team defeated the Heathwood Highlanders by a score of 11-10 last Friday night in a game that ended in a walk-off home run. They liked that so much they decided to beat the Greenville Hurricanes by the same score this past Saturday at Bray Park, coming from behind by two runs in the last inning and, once again, winning on a walk-off hit.

The Hurricanes jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning on four singles. The Panthers got one run back in the bottom of the frame when Avery Blevins led off with an inside the park home run. He drove a line drive into right center field that the center fielder dove for trying to make the catch. The ball skipped by him and rolled all the way to the fence allowing Avery to motor around the bases and score.

The Hurricanes got that run back in the top of the second on a walk, a sacrifice bunt and a single. The Panthers scored their second run in the bottom of the second when Dan Beam walked, was sacrificed to second by Alex McKay, and scored on a single by Avery.

The Hurricanes added to their lead in the top of the third by plating another two runs. Martin led off with a double and scored on an error by the Panther third baseman. Barners reached on a fielder’s choice and scored on an error by the Panther catcher. After three innings, the Hurricanes led 5-2.

The top of the fourth saw the Hurricanes score another three runs to take an 8-2 lead. Hart hit a double with two outs and Moseley was walked. Martin hit his third hit of the game, an inside the park home run to score three runs. The Panthers got those three runs back in the bottom of the inning. Samuel led off with a walk and then Alex McKay drew the second walk of the inning. McKinley Proctor singled to right center field with two outs to score both Samuel and Alex. McKinley stole second base and scored on a double by Micah West. After four innings, the score was 8-5 Greenville.

The Hurricanes were silent in the top of the fifth inning and the Panthers took advantage by tying the game up in their half of the inning. Connor Shealy and Samuel Leslie received back-to-back walks. Alex McKay was then hit by a pitch (more on this in the game notes). Jonathan Sarazen was then up to bat and was also plunked by the Hurricanes pitcher, forcing in Connor Shealy from third. Avery stroked his third hit of the game up the middle to score Samuel and Micaiah who was running for Alex. After five innings, the score was 8-8.

Both team were scoreless in the sixth inning, setting up an exciting finish to the game. The top of the seventh saw the Hurricanes score two runs and seeming put the game away. The Panthers got two quick outs but an error by the Panther shortstop and a double by Barners scored one run and put another in scoring position. A single by Rogers scored that second run and the Panthers were in serious trouble. The Panthers came up to bat trailing 10-8 and were in the bottom of their line-up but the Panthers have a reputation of never giving up and they now took the opportunity to live up to that reputation. Samuel Leslie led off with a single to right field and Micaiah Hinkle followed up with a single of his own to center field. Zach Thurber executed a beautiful sacrifice bunt towards first base. The Hurricane pitcher fielded the ball and glanced towards third. Seeing no play there, he tried to throw to first but made a poor throw allowing both Samuel and Micaiah to score and Zach to motor all the way around to third base. The game was now tied with the winning run on third in the form of Zach. Avery Blevins strode up to the plate and slammed out his fourth hit of the game to left field scoring Zach from third to win the game and allow an on field celebration for the victory.

Game Notes: The Panthers outhit the Hurricanes 11-9. Avery led the way with three singles and an inside the park home run. Avery scored one run and had five RBI’s. McKinley Procter had a single and two RBI’s while scoring one run. Micah West doubled and singled with one RBI. David Hucks had a double and Zach Thurber, Samuel Leslie and Micaiah Hinkle all had their big hits in the seventh inning. Dan Beam was the starting pitcher, pitching three and two thirds innings. He allowed seven runs (five earned) on six hits. He walked one batter and struck out three. The Panthers made two big errors behind him. Micah West pitched the final three and one third innings; allowing three runs (one earned) on three hits. He walked two batters and struck out three Hurricane batters. The Panthers had ten assists led by Caleb Green with five.

Alex McKay was struck in the face by a pitched ball. His nose is broken and he will be out for a while. I spoke with his mother this morning and they are not yet sure if surgery will be required. Please keep Alex and his family in your prayers.

 

Apr 23 2018

Panther Baseball Falls to Richard Winn Eagles

Panthers – 2 Richard Winn – 15

The Panthers lost their third game in a row, falling to the Richard Winn Eagles on Tuesday night at Bray Park. The Panthers took the lead in the bottom of the first inning when McKinley Proctor singled and then scored when Caleb Green reached on an error by the Eagle third baseman.

The Eagles tied the game up in the top of the second on an error and two straight singles. The Panthers retook the lead in the bottom of the frame when Alex McKay walked, advanced to third on a hit by Jonathan Sarazen and then scored on an error by the Eagle catcher.

The Eagles tied the game back up in the top of the third and then the wheels fell off for the Panthers. The Eagles scored five runs in the fifth inning and eight runs in the seventh.

The Eagles outhit the Panthers 11-3 as the Panthers were facing the Eagles ace who is undefeated in conference play.

Game Notes: The Panthers had three hits: McKinley had one and Jonathan had two. The Panthers fall to 9-6 with the loss. Samuel Leslie took the pitching loss, evening his record at 1-1. The Panthers had six assists in the game led by Avery Blevins with three and Samuel Leslie with two. The Panthers take to the Diamond again on Saturday against the Greenville Hurricanes.

 

Apr 23 2018

Panther Baseball Falls in Double Header to Carolina Royals

Panthers – 3      Carolina Royals – 5

Panthers – 0      Carolina Royals – 9

The Panthers dropped a double header to the Carolina Royals in Fort Mill on Saturday. The first game was a close one throughout. The Royals scored two runs in the third and three in the fourth to put themselves in control of the game. The Panthers clawed back by scoring two in the fifth. Micaiah Hinkle singled and scored on a double by Alex McKay (Alex took third on the throw home). Alex scored when Samuel Leslie was hit by a pitch and got into a run down between first and second.

The Panthers scored their last run when McKinley Proctor singled and scored on a single by David Hucks.

The Panthers had five hits in the loss. McKinley had two singles and scored one run. Others with hits were David Hucks, Micaiah Hinkle and Alex McKay.

Micah West (2-2) took the loss pitching five innings. Micah allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits. Samuel Leslie pitched a scoreless seventh inning.

The Royals easily handled the Panthers in the second game to sweep the double header. The Royals outhit the Panthers 10-3 in winning the game 9-0. McKinley, David and Jonathan Sarazen had the only hits for PAC.

Dan Beam (3-1) took the loss. He pitched three and two thirds innings allowing nine earned runs. He gave up ten hits and struck out two. Connor Shealy pitched the final third of an inning not allowing any runs or base runners.

Game Notes: Game (1) The Panthers had nine productive at bats falling short of their goal by two. The Panthers had six assists led by Caleb with four. The loss dropped the Panthers record to 9-4. Game (2) The Panthers had eight productive at bats. The Panthers had five assists and were led by Avery Blevins and Caleb who both had two. The Panthers are now 9-5 on the season.

 

Apr 23 2018

PAC Baseball Beats Heathwood Highlanders in Extra Innings

The Panthers prevailed 11-10 in exciting fashion against the Heathwood Highlanders on Friday night at Bray Park. The game was tied after seven innings before moving into extra innings where the Panthers were victorious due to a walk off home run.

Both team were scoreless in the first inning. The Panthers opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning by plating two runs. Connor Shealy was hit by a pitch with one out and then Micaiah Hinkle drew a walk. Connor was thrown stealing third base. Drew McKay singled and Samuel Leslie was hit to load the bases for Avery. Avery singled to knock in both Micaiah and Drew.

The Highlanders took the lead in the top of the third inning by plating three runs when Mac Hardy slammed a home run to left field with two runners aboard. The Panthers responded in kind by scoring three runs of their own in the bottom of the inning. Micaiah hit into a fielder’s choice driving in Caleb Green and then Drew McKay doubled to score Connor and Micaiah. The Panthers led 5-3 after three innings.

The Highlanders scored four in the top of the fourth to take a two run lead. Wade Allen and Thomas Haerts both had two run doubles. The Panthers tied the game back up in the bottom of the frame when McKinley Proctor singled and scored on Micah West’s double. Micah scored on a single by David Hucks.

The Panthers regained the lead in the fifth inning when the Highlanders were scoreless and the Panthers had two runs cross the plate. Samuel and McKinley both drew walks and then scored on a double to left field by Caleb.

The Highlanders crawled to within one run in the top of the sixth, scoring that run on a wild pitch. The Panthers were not able to score so after six the Panthers led 8-7. Heathwood took the lead in the top of the seventh by scoring two runs with both scoring on a single by Wade Allen. The Panthers now trailed by one run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Micah West walked and advanced to third on a single by Caleb. Micah scored on a sacrifice fly by Connor Shealy. The Highlanders got out of the inning without any further damage being done so the game was tied 10-10 and headed into extra innings.

The Highlanders got one runner on in the top of the 8th inning but they were only able to advance that runner as far as second. The Panthers came up to bat with the game still tied. Avery came to bat with one out in the inning. He slammed a ball to deep centerfield and the race was on. The Heathwood centerfielder raced after the ball which had come to rest against the fence while Avery was sprinting around the bases. The centerfielder grabbed the ball and begin the relay to get it back into the infield. Avery passed third and headed for home while the ball finished its journey. In a very close play, Avery slid into home just ahead of the throw for a walk off home run to give the Panthers the victory.

The Panthers had thirteen hits in the victory. Avery had three of the hits and two RB’s. Caleb Green also had three hits with two singles and a double. He knocked in two runs. Connor Shealy had two singles and one RBI while Drew McKay had a single and a double and two RBI’s. Others with hits include Micah West (ground rule double), McKinley Proctor and David Hucks.

David Hucks was the starting pitcher for PAC. He pitched two and two thirds innings allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits. He struck out one batter and walked four. He was replaced by Micah West who pitched two and one third innings allowing four earned runs on two hits. He struck out four and walked one. Dan Beam pitched two innings allowing three runs none of which were earned. He struck out two and gave up two hits. Samuel Leslie pitched the 8th inning only allowing one hit. Sam was the pitcher of record when Avery hit his homerun so Samuel (1-0) gets the pitching victory.

Game Notes: The Panthers had thirty productive at bats in the game (moving into second place for most productive at bats in a single game). Avery, Micah West, Caleb and Connor all had four. The Panther had eight assists and were led by Samuel Leslie who had five (this tied Samuel for the second most assists in a game). The Panther record is now 9-3.

 

Apr 23 2018

Panthers Cage Newberry Eagles on Baseball Diamond

The Panthers rebounded from their lopsided loss to the Hammond Skyhawks by besting the Eagles from Newberry Academy 9-3. The Panthers scored on in the first inning when McKinley Proctor singled, advanced to third on a walk and a passed ball, and scored on a ground out by David Hucks.

The Panthers padded their lead in the second by scoring three runs. Connor Shealy and Drew McKay drew walks to open the inning. With one out, Alex McKay walked to load the bases. Connor then scored when Jonathan Sarazen worked the pitcher for the fourth walk of the inning. Avery Blevins came up with the bases still loaded and grounded out to second scoring Drew. Alex McKay later scored the last run of the inning when the Eagles had Jonathan in a run down around second base.

The Eagles got one back in the bottom of the fifth on the strength of two singles and a walk. The Panthers answered right away by plating two more in the top of the sixth. Jonathan Sarazen was hit by a pitch. He stole second base and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Avery drove in his second run of the game when he lofted a fly ball to right field which was deep enough to allow Jonathan to tag up and score. McKinley then got his second hit of the game and stole second base. He scored on a long double to right field by Caleb Green.

The seventh inning saw the Panthers score three runs in the top of the inning and the Eagles attempt to claw back into the game but they could only score two runs. In the top of the seventh, Zach Thurber was hit on a pitch and scored on a single by Jonathan. Jonathan scored on a single by Avery and Avery scored on a sacrifice fly by David Hucks.

David Hucks was awarded the pitching victory for PAC evening his record at 2-2. He struck out one and did not allow any hits or runs over two innings. Samuel Leslie came on to pitch the next two innings. He also struck out one while not allowing any hits or runs. Zach Thurber pitched the fifth inning allowing one run on two hits. Connor pitched the sixth inning striking out one while not allowing any hits or runs. Caleb pitched the final two innings allowing two runs (one earned) on no hits. One error helped the Eagles score those runs.

Game Notes: Micah West missed the game due to a medical condition. He will also miss this weekend’s games against Savannah but should return next week against Heathwood Hall. Samuel Leslie was hit on the elbow by a pitch and had to be removed from the game. He will also miss the Savannah games but should return against Heathwood. The Panthers had six hits with McKinley knocking two singles. Others with hits include Avery, Caleb (double), David and Jonathan. The Panthers had 24 productive at bats in the game. The Panthers record improved to 8-3 with the victory.