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USC Makes Another Early Exit From SEC Tournament

For the second consecutive day, 12th ranked South Carolina rallied from three runs down, however top ranked Vanderbilt loaded the bases in the 10th inning and with one out a RBI base hit from Conrad Gregor lifted the Commodores to a 4-3 win over the Gamecocks in an elimination game on Thursday afternoon at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The Gamecocks are now 39-18 with Vanderbilt 49-8 on the year. South Carolina now awaits word on the announcement of the NCAA Division I Championship 64-team field that will be announced on Monday at Noon eastern on ESPNU. Host sites to the 16 NCAA Regionals will be announced on Sunday at approximately 9 p.m ET on NCAA.COM and the Bottom Line on the ESPN Networks. Read more »

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Gregor single lifts Vandy past South Carolina, 4-3

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Conrad Gregor singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Vanderbilt a 4-3 win over South Carolina Thursday in an elimination game of the Southeastern Conference tournament. Read More »

Clemson's Early Season Game Times & TV Networks Announced

Clemson will face UGA on Aug. 31 at 8PM on ABC. They will face SC State on Sept. 7 at 12:30PM on RSN. The Tigers will have two Thursday night games on ESPN, including NC State on Sept. 19 at 7:30PM and Georgia Tech on Nov. 14 at 7:30PM. Read More »

Gamecocks To Face Vanderbilt On Thursday

The 12th ranked Gamecocks will face the No. 1 Vanderbilt Commodores in an elimination game on Thursday. The game will start 30 minutes after the conclusion of the 10:30 a.m. ET game. Read More »

USC Drops SEC Tourney Opener To Miss St.

After 12th ranked South Carolina rallied from three runs down to tie the game in the fourth inning, 13th ranked Mississippi State scored twice in the ninth inning with RBI base hits from Wes Rea and DeMarcus Henderson as the Bulldogs defeated South Carolina 5-3 in SEC Tournament action on Wednesday night. Mississippi State is 42-16 on the year with South Carolina falling to 39-17 on the year. South Carolina will face No. 1 Vanderbilt in an elimination game on Thursday beginning 30 minutes after the conclusion of the 10:30 a.m. ET contest. Read More »

Mississippi State tops South Carolina, 5-3

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Demarcus Henderson and Wes Rea both had RBI singles in the ninth inning to lift Mississippi State to a 5-3 win over South Carolina Wednesday night in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament. Read More »

Clemson Drops ACC Tourney Opener To NC State

The #9 N.C. State Wolfpack broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the seventh inning and held on for a 6-3 win over #14 Clemson in the ACC Tournament in front of 4,834 fans at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Wednesday night. The Wolfpack, who moved to 1-0 in the ACC Tournament, improved to 43-13 on the season. The Tigers, who fell to 0-1 in the ACC Tourney, dropped to 39-18 in 2013. Read More »

USC Women's Golf Still 23rd At NCAAs

The South Carolina women's golf team shot a 17-over 305 on Wednesday in the second round of the NCAA Championship at the University of Georgia Golf Course, but team standings were incomplete at the end of the day as two lightning delays kept teams from finishing their rounds. Read More »

USA Football survey shows few youth concussions

BOSTON (AP) — Fewer than 4 percent of youth players surveyed in a USA Football-sanctioned study suffered concussions in the 10 leagues examined. Read More »

Citadel Walks Off With SoCon Tourney Opener

After being stunned by a two-out, two-run homer by Hector Crespo that tied the game in the top of the ninth, The Citadel headed to the bottom of the inning looking for a hero. Read More »

Gattis Grand Slam Leads Braves Past Twins 8-3

Evan Gattis kept up an amazing rookie season with his first grand slam, B.J. Upton and Ramiro Pena also homered, and the Atlanta Braves finished off a sweep of the woeful Minnesota Twins with an 8-3 rout on Wednesday. Read More »

USC Begins SEC Tournament Against Miss St.

South Carolina begins SEC Tournament action on Wednesday night as the No. 4 seed in the tournament and will face No. 5 Mississippi State, who defeated Missouri 2-1 in 17 innings on Tuesday night. The Gamecocks finished the regular season 39-16 and 17-12 in the SEC. The Gamecocks were second in the SEC Eastern Division and fourth overall. It will be the final game on Wednesday night, time still to be determined. Read More »

Boulware Semifinalist For Olson Award

Sophomore catcher Garrett Boulware (Anderson, SC) was one of 46 semifinalists for the Gregg Olson Award, announced by Toolshed Sports on Wednesday. The award honors college baseball's "Breakout Player-of-the-Year" and is named after former Auburn pitcher Gregg Olson, who became one of the top collegiate players in the nation after an initial season filled with only mixed success. Read More »

Hopkins Making Early Impact In Houston

Former Clemson standout DeAndre Hopkins has impressed the Houston Texans in early workouts. The Texans took Hopkins in the first round of last April's NFL Draft. Read More »

Ciuffo Class AAAA Player of the Year

Gamecock signee Nick Ciuffo earned AAAA state player of the year honors from the South Carolina Baseball Coaches Association on Tuesday. The senior Lexington High School catcher also tweeted that he has accepted an invitation to attend next month's MLB Draft in New York. Read More »

USC Women's Golf 23rd At NCAA Championships

The South Carolina women's golf team posted a 16-over 304 on Tuesday to open play at the NCAA Championship at the University of Georgia Golf Course. Read More »

Tyler Webb School Record With 104 Appearances

Senior left-hander Tyler Webb made three relief appearances this past week and posted saves in Tuesday’s 4-3 win over Presbyterian and Friday’s 5-3 win over Mississippi State. Webb now owns the South Carolina career record for appearances with 104, surpassing the previous mark of 102 set by Matt Price (2009-12). Webb leads the SEC with 16 saves including nine saves in conference contests. He has not allowed a run in 22 of 26 relief appearances this year. Webb is 2-2 with a 1.27 ERA in 35.1 innings. He has 51 strikeouts to just nine walks, opponents batting .194 against him. Read More »

Flora Wins Back-To-Back Baseball Titles

A.C. Flora baseball beat Airport 11-3 Monday to clinch their second straight class AAA state championship. Click to watch the championship highlights and postgame reaction from the Monday ABC Columbia News at 11. Read More »

USC Baseball Slips Slightly In Rankings

After finishing the regular season 39-16, Gamecock baseball slipped three spots in the last regular season Baseball America poll to #17 in the country. The Gamecocks are ranked 12th in the new USA TODAY/Coaches Poll and 15th in Collegiate Baseball. Read More »

Former Gamecock Anderson Wins First Career Web.com Tour Title

Former South Carolina All-American Mark Anderson claimed his first career Web.com Tour title on Sunday as a he cruised to a five-stroke victory at the BMW Charity Pro-Am at the Thornblade Club. Read More »

Gamecocks Head To Hoover For SEC Baseball Tournament

The 2013 SEC Men’s Baseball Tournament is now set, and the #4-seeded South Carolina Gamecocks are scheduled to begin play Wednesday against the winner of Tuesday's game between No. 5 Mississippi State vs. No. 12 Missouri. Read More »

Clemson Prepares For ACC Tournament

Clemson will travel to Durham, NC to play in the ACC Tournament at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The Tigers will be the #5 seed and face #4-seeded N.C. State on Wednesday at 7:00 PM, #1-seeded North Carolina on Friday at 7:00 PM, and #8-seeded Miami (FL) on Saturday at 3:00 PM in its bracket. All three games will be televised by RSN. Read More »

Gamecock Softball Falls To #4 Texas In Austin Regional

South Carolina (34-25) threatened early and often against national No. 4 seed Texas (47-8), but the Longhorns got two home runs from Taylor Thom as the Longhorns won 6-0 to take the Austin Regional in front of 914 fans at McCombs Field on Sunday afternoon. Read More »

Savitz Clinches 14th State Title At Irmo

Irmo head coach Phil Savitz clinched his 14th state title with Irmo Saturday in the 4A State Soccer Championship at Gilbert High School. (Video courtesy SCHSL.TV) Read More »

Gamecock Softball Advances With 5-1 Win Over Houston

A five-run fifth along with a complete-game gem from redshirt senior Audrey Broyles led South Carolina (34-24) to a 5-1 win over Houston (41-20) on Saturday evening at McCombs Field to move to the championship portion of the Austin Regional. Read More »

FSU Downs Clemson 6-1 Saturday To Claim Series

Sophomore lefthanders Brandon Leibrandt and Billy Strode combined to scatter 13 hits and allow only one run to lead #8 Florida State to a 6-1 victory over #14 Clemson in front of 4,979 fans at Dick Howser Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Seminoles, who won the series 2-1, improved to 44-11 overall and 20-10 in the ACC. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 39-17 overall record and an 18-12 ACC mark. Read More »

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