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Fireflies Clinch Series with Legends Wednesday

COLUMBIA, SC – Every Firefly batter recorded a hit in Wednesday’s 5-1 victory over Lexington at Spirit Communications Park. Columbia totaled 12 hits and picked up its fifth consecutive home win. The Fireflies have won eight of the last 11 and remain just three games behind the Southern Division-leading Greenville Drive with 12 games left in the first half. The…

Clemson’s Penley Named District Coach of the Year by GCAA

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson Head Coach Larry Penley has been named the East District Coach of the Year for the 2016-17 golf season by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Penley was one of six coaches recognized with a district award. The others were Greg Nye of Penn State (Northeast), Scott Limbaugh of Vanderbilt (Southeast), Herb Page of Kent…

What Tanner Wants in USC’s Next Head Baseball Coach

The search is on for the next Gamecocks head baseball coach. USC Athletics Director Ray Tanner spoke Wednesday at a press conference following Tuesday night’s announcement that Chad Holbrook was resigning from his position leading Carolina’s program. Pitching coach Jerry Meyers will be the interim head coach in the meantime, but Tanner stated that none of the current assistants on…

Tanner Discusses Chad Holbrook’s Resignation

Gamecocks athletics director Ray Tanner spoke on Wednesday at a press conference following the resignation of  head baseball coach Chad Holbrook. The two have had a long working relationship and personal friendship that extends past the ball field. Holbrook was an assistant on the USC AD’s teams from 2009-2012 when Tanner was leading the squad to a pair of College World…

Fans React to Holbrook Resignation

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Local baseball fans have mixed reactions to Chad Holbrook’s sudden departure. Some Gamecock baseball enthusiasts said resigning as head coach was the right thing for Holbrook to do. “We kind of feel like it was time for a change, for something new to happen because we go to all the scrimmage games over there and we know…

Gamecocks to Travel to Japan Later This Month

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley will take the Gamecocks to Tokyo, Japan, for three exhibition games this summer. The trip, which spans June 27 to July 5, includes three exhibition games against the Japan National Team. It will be the Gamecocks’ first international trip under Staley. “We’ve been looking for a trip like this…

Award-Winning Softball Coach to Join Cardinal Newman

Columbia, SC (SID) – Dwayne Jones has been named Head Softball Coach at Cardinal Newman School. The former Spring Valley High School Head Softball Coach has a career record of 483-92-1 and led the Vikings to eight AAAA State Championship Series in his 17 seasons at the helm, winning three state titles (1991, 1993 and 1994) and securing five state runner-up finishes….

Blowfish drop both two in double dip; fall to 0-7

GASTONIA, N.C. (Blowfish) — Lexington County got their second and third cracks at the Gastonia Grizzlies at Sims Legion Park Tuesday night in a double header. But the double header was unkind to the Fish. In game one Lexington County clubbed ten hits and brought across four Blowfish but fell to Gastonia 11-4 in seven innings. Gastonia got off to…

Fireflies Rally For Four Runs In Eighth To Defeat Legends

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…

The Holbrook Era Ends for USC Baseball

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…