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Fireflies Game Suspended Monday

HICKORY, NC – After steady rain started pouring down just after 9:30 p.m. at J.P. Frans Stadium, Columbia’s series opener against Hickory was suspended. The game was tied, 1-1, after five innings and will be completed on Tuesday at 5…

Timely Hitting Spurs Blowfish Over Steamers

EDENTON, N.C. (Blowfish) -- The Blowfish were struggling to find offence with nobody on and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning.  Edenton led Lexington County at that point 1-0. The Fish strung together 4 straight singles to…

Gamecocks Continue U.S. Olympic Trials

OMAHA, Neb. (USC SID) -- Four more Gamecocks were in action on Monday as the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials continued at CenturyLink Center. Current student-athletes Jonathan Boland, Kersten Dirrane and Taylor Worrell made their Trials debuts, while alumnus Michael Flach swam the first of his three races…

Webb Earns Freshman All-America Honors From Baseball America

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Freshman right-hander Braden Webb has earned first-team Freshman All-America honors from Baseball America.  Webb, who was selected in the 3rd round of the 2016 MLB Draft as the 82nd overall selection by the Milwaukee Brewers, finished the…

Clemson's Beer Named National Freshman-of-the-Year

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) -- Outfielder Seth Beer (Suwanee, Ga.) was named national freshman-of-the-year by Baseball America on Monday. Beer became Clemson's first national freshman-of-the-year after hitting .369 with 18 homers, 13 doubles, 70 RBIs, 57 runs, 62 walks, 15 hit-by-pitches, a…

Greenjackets Complete Four-Game Sweep of Fireflies Sunday

COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Columbia and Augusta were tied after six innings on Sunday, but the GreenJackets pushed two runs across in the seventh frame to beat the Fireflies, 4-2, at Spirit Communications Park. Dash Winningham clobbered his third home…

Tony Stewart Wins at Sonoma to Snap 84-Race Drought

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — For at least one weekend, Smoke was back. Tony Stewart returned to victory lane for the first time in three years in vintage fashion — refusing to let Denny Hamlin steal a win at Sonoma Raceway…

Barksdale Shines as Gamecocks Finish First Day at U.S. Olympic Trials

OMAHA, Neb. (USC SID) — Five Gamecocks were in action as the University of South Carolina opened their journey at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials on Sunday at CenturyLink Center. Emma Barksdale, Cody Bekemeyer, Jeremiah Bohon, Paige Maynard and Kevin Swander competed on the biggest stage in…

Coastal Beats TCU, 7-5 to Advance to CWS Finals

Coastal Carolina's Anthony Marks (29) and Connor Owings (6) celebrate after they scored against TCU on a two-run triple by G.K. Young during the third inning of an NCAA men's College World Series baseball game in…

Fireflies Fall to 0-3 After All-Star Break

COLUMBIA, SC – The Fireflies had the tying run at second base in the bottom of the ninth inning against Augusta on Saturday, but the comeback fell one run short. Columbia was defeated by the GreenJackets, 3-2, at Spirit Communications…

PGA Tour Cancels Greenbrier Classic Amid West Virginia Flood

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — The PGA Tour announced Saturday that the Greenbrier Classic scheduled for next month has been canceled because of the devastating flooding in West Virginia. The tournament had been scheduled for July 7-10 at the Greenbrier Resort…

Gamecocks Head to Omaha for U.S. Olympic Trials

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) -- The University of South Carolina will send 11 current and former Gamecock swimmers to the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, which run June 26 – July 3, 2016 at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb. The…

Howard Replaces Former Gamecock Guzan in Goal for USA

United States' Kyle Beckerman, center, kicks the ball as goalie Tim Howard, left, and Matt Besler, right, look on during practice at the Copa America Centenario soccer tournament Thursday, June 23, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP…

Fireflies Fall to 0-2 After All-Star Break

COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) -- Columbia lost a lopsided game to the Augusta GreenJackets, 19-7, on Friday night at Spirit Communications Park. Patrick Mazeika and Johnny Magliozzi – both Bay Staters – were the bright spots for the home team. Mazeika…

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