From staff reports

Goose Creek Post 166 scored a run in the top of the first inning and made it stand up in a 1-0 American Legion baseball victory over the Sumter P-15's on Monday at Riley Park.

The game was shortened to six innings due to rain.

Sumter fell to 18-6 on the season. Tuesday's road game against Post 166 was postponed due to rain.

Goose Creek's Will McGuire started the game with a double off of P-15's starting pitcher Josh Bryant. He scored on a Blake Marrs base hit.

Bryant worked three innings, giving up four hits while striking out four and walking one. Cody Windham pitched two scoreless innings with two strikeouts, and Seth Posey pitched one hitless inning with two strikeouts.

The P-15's managed just four hits, all of them singles. Jackson Hoshour, Chandler Hunter, Drake Thames and SB DuCom each had a hit.

John Shelton allowed two hits over five innings for Goose Creek. He struck out two and walked one.

Jordan Corte pitched the final inning to get the save but allowed two hits.

Manning Juniors game suspended

MANNING - The Manning-Santee Junior team managed to get through 3 1/2 innings of its first-round state playoffs series game against West Florence Green before a severe thunderstorm halted the action in the bottom of the fourth inning with Manning leading 4-1 at Tucker Belangia Diamond.

The suspended game was scheduled to be resumed on Tuesday in Manning with a second game played after it. Those were postponed due to weather.

The teams will try to play on Wednesday with the suspended game set to begin at 6 p.m.

Manning scored twice in the first inning without even recording a base hit. Bryce Acord, Keaton Wildes and Austin Geddings all drew walks in the inning. Acord eventually scored on a wild pitch, and Wildes crossed the plate on a grounder to the right side of the infield by Cameron Branham.

Branham got Manning on the board again in the third inning, roping a single that scored Davis Campbell, giving his team a 3-0 advantage. Mickey Jordan then reached base on an infield single, scoring Geddings and pushing the lead to 4-0. Branham nearly scored on the play as well, but was called out at the plate to end the inning.

West Florence Green threatened in the top of the fourth. It had pushed a run across and had loaded the bases against Post 68 starting pitcher Jackson Campbell with leadoff hitter Brody Cook at the plate with two outs. Manning head coach Mark Campbell elected to bring in Branham to pitch, and he promptly struck out Cook on four pitches to end the threat.

The thunder and rain came shortly thereafter sending the players and crowd scrambling for shelter.

Junior P-15's postponed

The Sumter Junior P-15's road game against Hartsville in a first-round state playoffs series scheduled for Monday was postponed due to rain.

The teams were scheduled to play the opening game on Tuesday at Riley Park.

Turbeville 8

Darlington 7

TURBEVILLE - The Turbeville Junior team won its opening game in its first-roun state playoff series against Darlington, 8-7, on Monday at the Turbeville field.

The second game in the best-of-3 series was scheduled for Tuesday in Darlington.