Danny Blair was not in the starting lineup for the Gamecocks’ NCAA opener against Ohio State Friday. He was not subbed into the game for his offensive abilities, but instead swapped for Noah Campbell as a defensive replacement.
Mark Kingston celebrated his first NCAA Tournament game as Carolina’s head coach with a comeback victory over Ohio State, defeating the Buckeyes 8-3.
Despite trailing by five runs through three innings, Lexington County scored six runs in the bottom of the ninth to open their 2018 season with a comeback 8-7 victory over Forest City Thursday night.
Former Gamecocks commit Bryce Thompson will still be playing football in the SEC, competing within the East division.
South Carolina forward Brian Bowen will stay in the NBA Draft pool and turn pro, after hearing from the NCAA that he would have to sit out the entire 2018-19 season at a minimum.
After winning both the Sun Belt regular season and conference tournament titles, Coastal Carolina was rewarded with the right to start their road back to Omaha at home.
Despite winning more games than any other power five program in the regular season, earning the Atlantic Division Title, and reaching the semifinals of the ACC Tournament, Clemson was left on the outside looking in at the Super Regional hosts for the NCAA Tournament.
At the end of May, Carolina’s 32-24, 17-13 against the SEC, and officially in the NCAA Tournament after learning on Selection Monday they were the second seed in No. 12 East Carolina’s Greenville Regional.
Former Gamecocks star Jackie Bradley Jr. is no stranger to making jaw-dropping highlight plays with his glove, patrolling the outfield. He added another to his career highlight reel Monday during the Red Sox’s Memorial Day game against Toronto.
Both starting pitchers, David Peterson and Denyi Reyes, put on a show on Sunday evening at Spirit Communications Park. It was Reyes and the Greenville Drive who slipped past Columbia, 3-0. The Fireflies can win the series, though, with a victory over Greenville on Memorial Day.
