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Gamecock Athletics Announces Sindarius Thornwell Scholarship

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) - The University of South Carolina Athletics Department is excited to announce the drive to fund the first endowed scholarship for a men’s basketball student-athlete in honor of Sindarius Thornwell. Once fully endowed, the scholarship will…

Fireflies split series against Suns

HAGERSTOWN, MD (Fireflies PR) - Michael Paez notched the first four-hit game of the season for a Firefly and led Columbia to a 5-3 win over the Suns at Municipal Stadium. The Fireflies split a competitive four-game series with Hagerstown;…

Merrifield extends hit-streak to career-best 19 games

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Roberto Perez and Daniel Robertson helped the Indians batter Royals pitcher Eric Skoglund before a long rain delay washed out both starters, and Cleveland went on to beat Kansas…

Smoak homers in Blue Jays win over Yankees Sunday

TORONTO (AP) -- Justin Smoak hit a tying two-run homer off Luis Severino in the sixth inning, Josh Donaldson homered against Tyler Clippard in the eighth and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the New York Yankees 3-2 on…

Vandy powers past Clemson, 9-4; Tigers in must-win game Sunday

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) - Vanderbilt totaled 16 hits, including eight doubles, to defeat No. 15 Clemson 9-4 in the Clemson Regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday night. The Commodores, who improved to 2-0 in the regional, upped their season record…

Suns too bright for Fireflies, beat Columbia 4-3 Saturday

HAGERSTOWN, MD (Fireflies PR) – The Fireflies belted two home runs in a 4-3 loss to the Suns on Saturday night in front of 6,351 fans at Municipal Stadium. Columbia has five homers in the first three games of this…

Merrifield extends hit streak to career-best 18 games

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Jason Hammel had been having trouble attacking the strike zone this season, the constant nibbling at the corners leading to an abundance of walks and nearly as many runs. The Royals' right-hander certainly attacked the…

Yankees hit 4 homers in 8th, Montgomery beats Blue Jays 7-0

TORONTO (AP) -- Home runs have been coming in bunches for the New York Yankees in recent games, and they got a bunch more Saturday. Brett Gardner, Matt Holliday, Starlin Castro and Didi Gregorius all hit solo homers in the…

ICYMI: Blowfish slip on Bananas, 11-2 Friday

SAVANNAH, GA. -- Last season, the Blowfish spoiled the Banana's inaugural home opener at Grayson Stadium. Tonight Savannah took their frustrations and an 0-2 start out on the Blowfish in a huge seventh inning explosion. Lexington County fell on the…

UNCG eliminates St. John's 3-1 in Clemson regional

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) - Sophomore righthander Matt Frisbee pitched 6.0 scoreless innings of three-hit ball to lead UNC Greensboro to a 3-1 victory over No. 21 St. John's in the Clemson Regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The…

Fireflies sink Hagerstown in extras

HAGERSTOWN, MD (Fireflies) - Brandon Brosher's 424-foot solo home run in the top of the 10th inning on Friday night broke a tie and clinched Columbia's 8-7 extra-inning win over Hagerstown. Friday's game was one of the most competitive of…

Clemson wins game one of NCAA regional, 5-4 over UNCG

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) - Alex Eubanks tossed 7.2 effective innings to lead No. 15 Clemson to a 5-4 win over UNC Greensboro in Game 2 of the Clemson Regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night. The Tigers improved to 40-19,…

Gamecock fishing finishes second at National Championship

FLORENCE, Ala. (June 2, 2017) – The Kansas State University team of Travis Blenn of Westmoreland, Kansas, and Kyle Alsop of Overland Park, Kansas , weighed a five-bass limit Friday totaling 11 pounds, 11 ounces, to win the 2017YETI FLW…

Gamecocks to face UMass Dec. 2

AMHERST, Mass. (UMASS) – University of Massachusetts men's basketball unveiled its 2017-18 season non-conference schedule on Thursday. The Minutemen will host nine opponents in the Mullins Center, including a Fri., Nov. 3 exhibition contest and the Fri., Nov. 10 season-opener against UMass…

Rangers designate struggling ex-closer Sam Dyson for assignment

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Sam Dyson has been designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers after the latest loss by their former closer. Texas made the move before Friday's series opener against Houston, two days after Dyson gave up two…

SEC tweaks graduate transfer rules

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) -- The Southeastern Conference has tweaked its graduate transfer policy, a change that could mean Florida lands former Notre Dame quarterback Malik Zaire. The powerhouse league voted Friday to reduce penalties for programs whose graduate transfers fail…

Blowfish drop home-opener, 4-1

[gtxvideo vid='fm9hA7x4' thumb='http://player.gtxcel.com/thumbs/fm9hA7x4.jpg' vtitle='Blowfish drop home-opener, 4-1'] LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (Blowfish) -- A rowdy Lexington County Baseball Stadium was subdued tonight in the eighth and ninth innings as High Point-Thomasville stole the home opener away from the Blowfish. The HiToms…

Jackie Bradley hits HR in Red Sox loss Thursday

Boston Red Sox's Jackie Bradley Jr. watches the flight of his grand slam as he runs down the first base line during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park…

Fireflies lose first game of series to Suns

HAGERSTOWN, MD (Fireflies) – Desmond Lindsay launched his fourth home run of the season despite the loss on Thursday at Municipal Stadium. The Fireflies fell short to the Suns, 3-2, in front of 6,217 fans. Ali Sanchez attempted to spark…

Gamecock fishing falls to third at National Championship

FLORENCE, Ala. (June 1, 2017) – The Kansas State University team of Travis Blenn of Westmoreland, Kansas, and Kyle Alsop of Overland Park, Kansas , brought a five-bass limit to the scale weighing 16 pounds, 9 ounces to grab the…

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