Up next, the Tigers face South Carolina in a three-game series at three different sites, beginning Friday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium at 4 p.m. on ACC Network Extra.
The Gamecocks (18-3, 13-1 SEC) had won 31 straight over league opponents before blowing a double-digit, second-half lead at No. 21 Tennessee this past Thursday night.
Carolina scored six runs through the first three innings and outlasted the Tiger comeback effort as the Gamecocks finished the weekend with a 2-1 record to start the 2021 season.
In his first career outing, Dutch Fork alum Tyler Olenchuk (1-0) allowed just two hits (both singles), no runs and no walks with three strikeouts to earn the win.
No. 19 South Carolina softball split its opening day doubleheader against Auburn and Jacksonville on Saturday at UNF. Carolina dropped a 5-4 game to the Tigers in the first game of the 2021 season before closing the day with a 10-0 win over the Dolphins.
Wes Clarke had two of the five home runs, going 3-for-4 with five RBI. Braylen Wimmer, Colin Burgess and Brady Allen each had home runs as well for the Gamecocks.
The Tigers (14-6, 7-6 Southeastern Conference) opened up a 19-point lead in the first half and stayed comfortably in front the rest of the way to sweep the Gamecocks (5-11, 3-9), who lost their fifth consecutive game.
The trio of Brady Allen, Wes Clarke and Andrew Eyster combined to go 9-for-10 with eight RBI and Thomas Farr struck out eight in a six-inning start as the University of South Carolina baseball team opened 2021 with a 12-1 win over Dayton Friday night at Founders Park.
Davis Sharpe and Mat Clark combined on a two-hit shutout with 15 strikeouts in No. 25 Clemson's 5-0 win over Cincinnati at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday afternoon. The game was the season opener for both teams.
The Columbia Fireflies, in conjunction with the Kansas City Royals, today announced their 2021 field staff. The first Royals staff to come to South Carolina’s capital is headlined by Brooks Conrad, who led the Lexington Legends to the 2019 South Atlantic League Championship.
Rennia Davis scored all 24 of her points in the second half and No. 21 Tennessee beat second-ranked South Carolina 75-67 on Thursday night, ending the Gamecocks’ 31-game conference winning streak.
Propelled by a five-run inning in the bottom of the third, the Clemson Softball team earned its second ranked win in as many attempts after knocking off 14th-ranked Virginia Tech in the Tigers’ 2021 home opener at McWhorter Stadium on Thursday.
Charlotte head football coach Will Healy has named former Ridge View High School (Columbia, S.C.) head coach Perry Parks as the 49ers wide receivers coach. The hiring of Parks completes Healy's full-time staff for the 2021 season.
Based on current North Carolina state regulations, no public tickets will be available for the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, the ACC announced Thursday. Admission to each game of the event will be limited to family and guests of team personnel.
Victor Bailey drilled 7 of 10 3-pointers and scored a career-high 29 points to lead No. 19 Tennessee to a 93-73 victory over South Carolina on Wednesday night.
The South Carolina women's golf team finished off its first tournament of the spring in triumphant fashion with a win at the Moon Golf Invitational on Tuesday at the Duran Golf Club.