COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Mark Kingston’s staff is complete. The new Gamecocks baseball coach announced his assistant coaches and support staff Wednesday morning. Mike Current joins the Carolina baseball program as the recruiting coordinator following a stint with Kingston at USF, while longtime Gamecock Jerry Meyers has been retained as the pitching coach. Stuart Lake will return as an assistant…
FLORENCE, S.C. —Better late than never for the Blowfish. It took until the second to last week of the regular season for Lexington County to notch their first shutout, but Tuesday night they blanked the RedWolves at Sparrow Stadium. After the Blowfish went one, two, three in the top of the first inning, they exploded to a 12-0 win in…
DETROIT (AP) — Whit Merrifield homered on the first pitch of the game and the Kansas City Royals led the rest of the way, beating the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Tuesday night for their seventh consecutive victory. Danny Duffy (7-6) pitched into the seventh inning for the Royals, who added two runs in the fourth to keep the pressure on…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Gamecock fans are fired up for September 16, USC’s first home game of the 2017 season. Aside from the season-opener, today the SEC announced the Gamecocks and Wildcats would play under the lights at 7:30 p.m. on the SEC Network. But the late kick is overshadowed by an overwhelming sense of urgency with Carolina riding a…
PHILADELPHIA, PA (WOLO) — The Philadelphia Eagles begin training camp this week with a fresh face in the receiving corps. Former Gamecock Alshon Jeffery joined Philly in the offseason after his worst statistical performance of his career in 2016 with the Bears. Entering his sixth season in the NFL, Jeffery is a vet compared to his new quarterback, second-year man…
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WOLO) — Tensions between the Carolina Panthers and tight end Greg Olsen could’ve worsened over the past few days, but Olsen decided to take the high road Tuesday. After numerous reports of a possible holdout and absence from training camp because of contract negotiations, Olsen showed up to Wofford College Tuesday to attend camp. “I just didn’t think…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – South Carolina’s All-SEC golfer Scott Stevens has qualified for the U.S. Amateur in California after a strong showing at the Sectional qualifier. Stevens earned co-medalist honors with the 37th best amateur golfer in the world, Australia’s Dylan Perry. Stevens will compete from August 14-21st at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles. Stevens is coming off of a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Two members of South Carolina’s women’s golf team will be headed to Switzerland to compete at the 2017 European Ladie’s Amaeteur Championship later this week. The tournament, which will last four days, begins Wednesday. Ana Pelaez, a rising sophomore from Spain, has competed with the Spanish national team at the European Team Championship earlier this month. As a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – The Gamecocks’ home-opener will be played under the lights this year. The SEC announced today he Gamecocks will host Kentucky at 7:30 pm on Saturday, September 16 on the SEC Network. South Carolina leads the all-time series by a 17-10-1 count over Kentucky including an 8-4-1 mark in Columbia, but the Wildcats have won each of the last three…
KANNAPOLIS, NC – Monday night was all about Joseph Zanghi for the Fireflies. The righty tied a season-long three scoreless innings on the hill and registered a career-high five strikeouts. Columbia dropped the third game of this series to Kannapolis, 2-1, at Intimidators Stadium. The visitors cracked the scoreboard first for the third straight contest. J.J. Franco led off the first inning…
