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Clemson baseball signs 13 players

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Head coach Monte Lee announced the signing of 13 players to the program on Monday. Assistant coaches Bradley LeCroy and Andrew See along with Lee all contributed to the signing class, which is rated No. 12 in the nation by Perfect Game. All 13 signees are slated to wear a Tiger uniform starting in the 2018 season.  …

Charleston takes series from Fireflies Sunday

CHARLESTON, SC (Fireflies) – Ian Strom collected three hits and stole three bases on Sunday, but Columbia lost a tightly-contested game to Charleston, 3-2. It was Strom’s second career three-hit game. The outfielder also became the first Firefly in franchise history to swipe three bags in a game. Sunday’s game began similarly to the night before. Charleston (12-5, 46-41) opened…

Gamecocks release preseason depth chart

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — With SEC Media Days this week, the Gamecocks released a 2017 preseason depth chart Sunday night. No major surprises. USC has not named a starting running back. On the preseason depth chart, Rico Dowdle, transfer Ty’Son Williams and A.J. Turner are all listed as projected starters. Carolina will look at a whole new special teams unit,…

Tim Tebow now on eight-game hit streak for St. Lucie Mets

JUPITER, Fla. (Mets) – The St. Lucie Mets took a tough 2-1 loss to the Jupiter Hammerheads on Sunday at Roger Dean Stadium. The key sequence came in the eighth inning when the Mets loaded the bases with no outs and could not score. John Mora grounded to shortstop Cleulius Rondone, who made an off balance throw home to force…

Fireflies lose second game of series with RiverDogs

CHARLESTON, SC (Fireflies PR) – Jay Jabs did a little bit of everything on Saturday night. The outfielder tallied a pair of hits, scored a run, drove another in, but his team fell to the RiverDogs, 13-2. Jabs has reached base safely in 20 of his last 21 games. The lopsided affair began in Columbia’s (6-10, 46-38) favor at Joe Riley Park. The home…

ICYMI: Sindarius Thornwell opens NBA Summer League with game-high 26 points

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It took Lonzo Ball 20 seconds to get a near-capacity crowd off its feet in his first summer league game. There wasn’t much to cheer the rest of the game. Ball’s highly anticipated Los Angeles Lakers debut on Friday night started with a flourish on a perfectly timed lob pass to Brandon Ingram. But that was…

Yankees option former Gamecock Jordan Montgomery to Triple-A ball

NEW YORK (WOLO) — Former Gamecock Jordan Montgomery was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre on Saturday, but the move is only temporary. Since Montgomery won’t pitch until after the All-Star break, the Bronx Bombers decided to call up a relief pitcher to take Montgomery’s place in order to add depth to the bullpen. Montgomery has been solid this season for…