Chad Hill
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Scotland baseball preview: Experience is key
LAURINBURG — This year’s Scotland High baseball roster includes many of the players who turned an 0-4 start into a Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament championship last season. Scotland coach Chad Hill said his team’s potential is “very exciting.” “We’ve got a lot of guys back from last year that played…
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Baseball camp is next week at Optimist Park
LAURINBURG — Young baseball players will soon have a chance to sharpen their skills at a camp hosted by Scotland High head coach Chad Hill and several of his current and former players. The camp, which is open to everyone from kindergarten to rising eighth-graders, will run from June 17…
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Scotland’s Zac Phillips signs with Pfeiffer
LAURINBURG — Zac Phillips, a senior catcher on Scotland’s baseball team, signed his letter of intent Wednesday to play baseball at Pfeiffer University. Located in Misenheimer, Pfeiffer is an NCAA Division III program that competes in the Eastern College Athletic Conference. Phillips said having a chance to contribute early in…
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Norton to continue baseball career at SCC
LAURINBURG — Scotland High senior Austin Norton’s final year as a Fighting Scot was what he called a “roller-coaster.” Last fall, Norton earned all-Sandhills Athletic Conference honors as an offensive lineman while helping the Scots reach the 4A state championship game. Norton played in the championship game despite suffering from…
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Scotland wins long battle with Hoke, takes home SAC title
LAURINBURG —Scotland baseball coach Chad Hill frequently references a rule his team lives by: Ugly wins are better than pretty losses. Scotland’s 16-13 win against Hoke on Friday in the Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament championship game might be the team’s ugliest yet. In a game that lasted 3 1/2 hours…
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Fighting Scots defeat Rams in first round of SAC tournament
LAURINBURG — A two-RBI single by freshman shortstop Parker Byrd proved to be the difference as Scotland’s baseball team defeated Purnell Swett 8-6 in the first round of the Sandhills Athletic Conference tournament on Tuesday. Byrd’s one-out single against Purnell Swett reliever Zack Carter allowed Matt Sellers and Tyler Faulk…
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Fighting Scots defeat Raiders on senior night
LAURINBURG —Stewart Evans registered three RBIs on a pair of hits to lead Scotland’s baseball team to a 7-2 win over Richmond on Thursday. The Fighting Scots finished off a sweep of their regular-season series with the Raiders. Scotland’s Tyler Barfield notched three strikeouts and allowed four hits in 4…
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Fighting Scots defeat Pirates on walk-off groundout
LAURINBURG — Scotland baseball coach Chad Hill breathed a sigh of relief after his team defeated Lumberton on a walk-off RBI groundout by catcher Zac Phillips in the bottom of the seventh inning on Wednesday night. “I told them ugly wins are a lot better than a pretty loss,” Hill…
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Storm Graham signs with Newberry College
LAURINBURG — After driving in two runs to help Scotland’s baseball team earn its first win of the season on Wednesday night, senior Storm Graham woke up the next morning and signed his letter of intent to play at Newberry College. It was a good stretch for Graham, who transferred…
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Pitchers struggle as Fighting Scots lose two games in Wilmington
WILMINGTON — Inconsistent pitching hurt Scotland’s baseball team as the Fighting Scots kicked off their season with a pair of losses on Saturday. Scotland lost 14-5 at Wilmington Ashley on Saturday morning. The Scots then travelled to Laney High School, where they lost 7-5. The Scots were originally scheduled to…
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Young baseball team balances experience and youth
LAURINBURG — Scotland High baseball player Matt Sellers wants the program’s youngest players to understand the mentality that helped take to Scots to the state playoffs last year. “We’re trying to teach the young kids what we do around here,” the junior said. “When we come to practice, we always…
