Widener Earns Major League Promotion
July 24, 2020 - Coastal Plain League (Coastal Plain)
Lexington County Blowfish News Release
As Major League Baseball officially begins the 2020 season, the Lexington County Blowfish will be represented on Friday night.
Taylor Widener (University of South Carolina), a member of the inaugural Lexington County Blowfish in 2015, has received the call and will be on the Opening Day roster for the San Francisco Giants.
Widener becomes the first Lexington County Blowfish, and the fifth Blowfish overall to appear in the major leagues.
In 2015, Widener made six starts and held a 1-2 record amassing 43 strikeouts and a 2.53 ERA. He was also selected to the Coastal Plain League All-Star Game in 2015.
Friday night July 24th the Lake Murray Purple Martins fly in to take on the Blowfish at 7:05pm. Register to win a $100 value Blowfish official wood bat presented by the South Carolina Forestry.
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Saturday night July 25th the Bomb Island Bombers invade the Blowfish territory at 7:05pm. Register to win a youth Ronald Acuna Jr.Jersey presented by Batesburg-Leesville Animal Hospital.
Coastal Plain League Stories from July 24, 2020
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