Trailing 1-0 in the fourth inning, Grey Burnett hit a two-run single to put River Bluff up on Dorman for good in the first game of the 5A baseball state championship series Saturday.
Chapin scored six runs in the fifth on its way to an 8-0 win over Airport Saturday night in game one of the 4A state championship series.
White Knoll won two-straight games Friday night against Ashley Ridge to win the 5A lower state softball championship and advance to the state title series Monday.
Chapin edged Eastside 1-0 Friday night to claim the 4A state title at Irmo High School.
The Gamecocks fell to Missouri, 5-3, to open the three-game series Friday night at Founders Park, losing their third-straight game this week.
No. 10 South Carolina women’s tennis (20-6, 11-2 SEC) advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 4-0 sweep over Quinnipiac on Friday at the Carolina Tennis Center.
Athletes, spouses, mascots and a movie star received honors at The Post and Courier’s inaugural CHARLEYS Awards. The event held May 11 at the Charleston Gaillard recognized major sports moments and South Carolina’s leading athletes with special guest Houston Texans quarterback and former Clemson star Deshaun Watson.
No. 12 South Carolina broke the school record for home runs in a season on its way to a 3-1 win over No. 19 Arkansas in the first semifinal game of the SEC Softball Tournament at Mizzou Stadium on Friday. Tiara Duffy blasted a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth as the Gamecocks fought their way to their first SEC Tournament Championship appearance since 2001.
Jason Bilous posted a career-high 11 strikeouts over seven scoreless innings to lead #19 Coastal Carolina to a 4-0 victory over Little Rock Friday afternoon at Springs Brooks Stadium.
Columbia was aiming to leave Hickory with a victory and that’s exactly what Manager Pedro Lopez’s team did on Friday night. The Fireflies avoided being swept and defeated the Crawdads, 8-3. Columbia had trailed until the fourth inning before it took a lead it wouldn’t relinquish the rest of the night. The Fireflies are back to two games above .500 (18-16) and snapped their three-game losing skid.
