Baseball Recap: James F. Byrnes Sets Scoring Season-High Against Gaffney

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask James F. Byrnes). They were the clear victors by a 16-3 margin over the Gaffney Indians on Friday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Rebels considering their two-run performance the matchup before.

Jaxson Camp made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because James F. Byrnes is undefeated when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Camp was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.

Connor Crenshaw

Runs (Career)

03/21/25 vs Gaffney	3
03/12/25 vs Spartanburg	2
03/02/24 vs May River	2
03/19/25 @ Gaffney	1
03/17/25 vs Gaffney	1

In other batting news, Jake Moss and Connor Crenshaw did most of the damage at the plate: Moss scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Crenshaw scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Those three runs gave Crenshaw a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Blake Collins, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

James F. Byrnes was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .556. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

James F. Byrnes is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. Gaffney dropped their record down to 5-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. James F. Byrnes is set to face off against their familiar foe Boiling Springs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Gaffney will take on rival Eastside at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.