COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies)– The Fireflies rallied with five runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Legends, 5-3, at Spirit Communications Park on Tuesday night. Michael Paez and Desmond Lindsay provided clutch run-scoring hits in the frame. Columbia is five games above .500 for the first time since starting 5-0 earlier this season. Columbia (30-25) trailed Lexington (29-29) 3-0 after…
On Tuesday night, University of South Carolina Athletics announced that head coach Chad Holbrook has decided to resign from his position as the Gamecocks’ head baseball coach. Through his time in Columbia, rising from his role as Ray Tanner’s assistant to leader of the program, Holbrook brought USC to a pair of super regionals and three NCAA Tournaments. But his…
Chad Holbrook’s time with the Gamecocks began as an assistant for the 2009 season, working under Ray Tanner’s watch, winning two national championships. It ends Tuesday night, closing a five-year run as Carolina’s head coach by resigning from the position. After missing the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons, Gamecocks athletics announced at 9:48 p.m. that Holbrook…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Five players and four coaches were named to the South Atlantic League Southern Division All-Star team, the league announced. Pitchers Jordan Humphreys, Merandy Gonzalez and Max Kuhns and infielders Dash Winningham and Michael Paez will be on display at Spirit Communications Park on June 20. Jose Leger was named manager of the Southern Division and will…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – After several meetings with Athletics Director Ray Tanner assessing the future of the program, Chad Holbrook has made the decision to resign his duties as head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina effective immediately and pursue other opportunities, it was announced Tuesday night. “I want to thank our fans, players, coaching staff and…
Miami Lakes, Fla. (www.orangebowl.org) – The 24th annual MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic will feature two of the best matchups in Classic history when four major conference teams who appeared in the post-season last year will take the court on December 16 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla. Game times will be announced at a later date. In one…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) —Two-year Clemson letterman Richard Yeargin will miss the 2017 season after suffering a neck injury in an automobile accident over the weekend. The red-shirt junior from Lauderdale Lakes, Fla., was listed as a second-team defensive end at the end of spring practice. “Richard suffered the same type of injury that Mike Williams had in 2015 as the…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (Blowfish) — The Blowfish for the second consecutive ballgame smacked double digit hits and posted nine runs but fell for their fifth straight ballgame Monday night. Gastonia knocked off Lexington County by the final score of 13-9. The game was delayed 45 minutes due to rain and Gastonia got off to a quick start in the first…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Matt Ruppenthal pitched 6.0 scoreless innings and Will Toffey hit two homers with five RBIs in Vanderbilt’s 8-0 win over No. 15 Clemson to capture the Clemson Regional title at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Monday night. The Commodores improved to 36-23-1 and advanced to the Corvallis Super Regional to face Oregon State next weekend. The Tigers’ season…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton is almost ready to get back to work. Panthers coach Ron Rivera said the six-year NFL veteran quarterback is ahead of schedule in his rehab from shoulder surgery and is expected to begin throwing next week at minicamp. Newton will start by throwing on a side field away from team drills under the supervision…
