Britton Conly BEATSON^{[1, 2, 3]}

• Name	Britton Conly BEATSON  [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	PREP BASEBALL Beatson signs with Cougars Britton Beatson signed to play Division I baseball with College of Charleston on Wednesday. DENNIS BRUNSON / THE SUMTER ITEM Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2014 6:00 am BY DENNIS BRUNSON DENNIS@THEITEM.COM Following the completion of the Sumter P-15's American Legion baseball season, Britton Beatson had one offer to continue his career past high school. That was from Florence-Darlington Technical College and its head coach, Preston McDonald, the former Lakewood and P-15's standout. He then went to the Palmetto Games, a showcase event for prospects in the state held at Carolina Stadium in Columbia in August. That drastically changed things for the 6-foot-5-inch right-handed pitcher. He had a slew of schools contact him about possible visits. The first one was College of Charleston head coach Monte Lee. He went to the school on Oct. 13 for an official visit and on Wednesday Beatson signed with the NCAA Division I school that just missed reaching the College World Series last year. "It's really exciting to know that I'm going to College of Charleston, said Beatson, who will be playing his senior season at Sumter High School after having been at Wilson Hall. "It's a great feeling to know that I'm going to a program like this. "I went to the school for the visit and it just felt right for me," he added. "The coach showed me around campus and laid everything out for me on how I would fit in at the school and on the team, just what I would be doing." Sumter High head coach Brooks Shumake said the college baseball recruiting process can sometime have its oddities. "Lots of times, there's some talent that gets overlooked," Shumake said. "For whatever reason, no one had really seen him, and he goes to this camp and everybody sees him." Besides Charleston, other schools that made contact with Beatson following the showcase were DIs Presbyterian and Winthrop, DII schools Wingate, Erskine, Newberry and South Carolina Aiken and junior colleges USC Sumter and Spartanburg Methodist College. Beatson went 2-0 with a 1.80 earned run average in 23 1/3 innings pitched last season for Wilson Hall, which won the SCISA 3A state title. He had 32 strikeouts while walking just eight and allowing seven hits. For the P-15's, Beatson went 2-3 with a 3.24 ERA in 33 1/3 innings. He tossed one shutout while striking out 36, walking 20 and allowing 25 hits. While Beatson has yet to pitch a game for him at Sumter High, Shumake likes what he has seen and heard. "Of course, he pitched for (SHS assistant coach and former P-15's head coach Curtis) Johnson, and he has great things to say about him," Shumake said. "He has real good stuff, he's tall and long, and when he's getting the ball over the plate, he's really difficult to hit." Charleston is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Cougars reached the Super Regional round of the NCAA playoffs where they lost a pair of 1-0 games to Texas Tech in the best-of-3 series played in Lubbock, Texas. EDWIN HOWARD LITAKER Posted Wednesday, October 12, 2022 6:00 am Edwin Howard "Eddie" Litaker, 56, died on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. Born on Feb. 16, 1966, Eddie was a lifelong resident of Sumter and graduated from Sumter High School Class of 1984. Eddie earned an associate degree from USC Sumter and a bachelor's degree from USC Aiken. He was employed by Walmart Neighborhood Market and was a freelance sportswriter for The Item. Eddie was formerly employed by The Item as a staff writer. Eddie was also employed previously by Piggly Wiggly and The Manning Times, among others. Eddie enjoyed sports journalism, and he wrote the story on countless games during his career. He was a familiar face at sports events in the press box, on the sideline or courtside. Eddie was an avid fan of the South Carolina Gamecocks, the Dallas Cowboys and professional wrestling. Eddie accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at age 9 and was a member of First Baptist Church in Sumter. Eddie is survived by his mother, Joyce Drakeford Litaker; a brother, John Litaker (Cristin) of Sumter; a nephew, Ethan Litaker of Sumter; an aunt and uncle, Betty and Norm Taylor of Sumter; cousins, Debbie Lepley (Bob) of Elloree, Nita McLeod of Sumter, Beth McLeod of Columbia, Christie Beatson (Bobby) of Sumter, Britton Beatson of Sumter, Abbie Beatson of Sumter, Mary Beth Williams (Daniel) and their new baby, Addie Williams, of Elloree; as well as a special friend, Laureen McBeath of Sumter and her daughter, Elizabeth Silvey, of Franklin, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his father, Edwin White Litaker. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home, 515 Miller Road, Sumter. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday at First Baptist Church, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, with the Rev. Jim Johnson, Dr. Dan Barber and the Rev. Wayne McElveen officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Sumter benevolence fund, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.  [1, 5, 6]
  HIST	PREP BASEBALL Beatson signs with Cougars Britton Beatson signed to play Division I baseball with College of Charleston on Wednesday. DENNIS BRUNSON / THE SUMTER ITEM Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2014 6:00 am BY DENNIS BRUNSON DENNIS@THEITEM.COM Following the completion of the Sumter P-15's American Legion baseball season, Britton Beatson had one offer to continue his career past high school. That was from Florence-Darlington Technical College and its head coach, Preston McDonald, the former Lakewood and P-15's standout. He then went to the Palmetto Games, a showcase event for prospects in the state held at Carolina Stadium in Columbia in August. That drastically changed things for the 6-foot-5-inch right-handed pitcher. He had a slew of schools contact him about possible visits. The first one was College of Charleston head coach Monte Lee. He went to the school on Oct. 13 for an official visit and on Wednesday Beatson signed with the NCAA Division I school that just missed reaching the College World Series last year. "It's really exciting to know that I'm going to College of Charleston, said Beatson, who will be playing his senior season at Sumter High School after having been at Wilson Hall. "It's a great feeling to know that I'm going to a program like this. "I went to the school for the visit and it just felt right for me," he added. "The coach showed me around campus and laid everything out for me on how I would fit in at the school and on the team, just what I would be doing." Sumter High head coach Brooks Shumake said the college baseball recruiting process can sometime have its oddities. "Lots of times, there's some talent that gets overlooked," Shumake said. "For whatever reason, no one had really seen him, and he goes to this camp and everybody sees him." Besides Charleston, other schools that made contact with Beatson following the showcase were DIs Presbyterian and Winthrop, DII schools Wingate, Erskine, Newberry and South Carolina Aiken and junior colleges USC Sumter and Spartanburg Methodist College. Beatson went 2-0 with a 1.80 earned run average in 23 1/3 innings pitched last season for Wilson Hall, which won the SCISA 3A state title. He had 32 strikeouts while walking just eight and allowing seven hits. For the P-15's, Beatson went 2-3 with a 3.24 ERA in 33 1/3 innings. He tossed one shutout while striking out 36, walking 20 and allowing 25 hits. While Beatson has yet to pitch a game for him at Sumter High, Shumake likes what he has seen and heard. "Of course, he pitched for (SHS assistant coach and former P-15's head coach Curtis) Johnson, and he has great things to say about him," Shumake said. "He has real good stuff, he's tall and long, and when he's getting the ball over the plate, he's really difficult to hit." Charleston is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Cougars reached the Super Regional round of the NCAA playoffs where they lost a pair of 1-0 games to Texas Tech in the best-of-3 series played in Lubbock, Texas. EDWIN HOWARD LITAKER Posted Wednesday, October 12, 2022 6:00 am Edwin Howard "Eddie" Litaker, 56, died on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. Born on Feb. 16, 1966, Eddie was a lifelong resident of Sumter and graduated from Sumter High School Class of 1984. Eddie earned an associate degree from USC Sumter and a bachelor's degree from USC Aiken. He was employed by Walmart Neighborhood Market and was a freelance sportswriter for The Item. Eddie was formerly employed by The Item as a staff writer. Eddie was also employed previously by Piggly Wiggly and The Manning Times, among others. Eddie enjoyed sports journalism, and he wrote the story on countless games during his career. He was a familiar face at sports events in the press box, on the sideline or courtside. Eddie was an avid fan of the South Carolina Gamecocks, the Dallas Cowboys and professional wrestling. Eddie accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at age 9 and was a member of First Baptist Church in Sumter. Eddie is survived by his mother, Joyce Drakeford Litaker; a brother, John Litaker (Cristin) of Sumter; a nephew, Ethan Litaker of Sumter; an aunt and uncle, Betty and Norm Taylor of Sumter; cousins, Debbie Lepley (Bob) of Elloree, Nita McLeod of Sumter, Beth McLeod of Columbia, Christie Beatson (Bobby) of Sumter, Britton Beatson of Sumter, Abbie Beatson of Sumter, Mary Beth Williams (Daniel) and their new baby, Addie Williams, of Elloree; as well as a special friend, Laureen McBeath of Sumter and her daughter, Elizabeth Silvey, of Franklin, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his father, Edwin White Litaker. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home, 515 Miller Road, Sumter. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday at First Baptist Church, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, with the Rev. Jim Johnson, Dr. Dan Barber and the Rev. Wayne McElveen officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Sumter benevolence fund, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
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  Father	Robert Gordon “Bobby” BEATSON, Jr.
  Mother	Christy/Christie McLEOD
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