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Clemson Finishes 30th at NCAA Golf Championships

Sugar Grove, Illinois (CAC) —Clemson had a final round score of 19-over-par 307 on Sunday and finished 30th at the NCAA National Championship tournament at Rich Harvest Farms Golf Club in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Freshman Doc Redman led the Tigers on Sunday with a score of one-over-par 73, his second consecutive 73 at the national championships.  Redman finished the season…

Clemson To Host NCAA Regional

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – The Clemson Tigers (39-19) were one of 16 programs selected to host an NCAA regional for the 71st-annual Division I Baseball Championship, announced Sunday night by the NCAA. The regional begins Friday (or Thursday if Brigham Young is in the Clemson Regional) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Regional participants and game times will be announced on Monday…

Winningham Homers, Columbia Splits Doubleheader

LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies) – Dash Winningham bashed his fifth home run of the season and helped Columbia split a doubleheader with the Lexington Legends. The Fireflies took game one by a final score of 3-0 before falling in the second game, 2-1. Winningham’s three-run blast came in the top of the fourth and plated the game’s only runs. Andres Gimenez…

Clemson Advances to NCAA Track&Field Championships in 10 Events

Lexington, Ky. (CAC) – Clemson’s women’s 4×100 relay team ran the fastest time in ACC history and Grace Barnett bested a 22-year old school mark in the women’s 1500 as the Tigers posted qualifying marks in 10 events to advance to the NCAA Championships set for June 7-10 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore. The women’s 4×100 relay team of Ranee Ricketts, Rebekah…

Report: Gamecocks Opening 2017-18 at Wofford’s New Home

CBS Sports and FanRag Sports college basketball reporter Jon Rothstein stated Saturday that Carolina will play their season debut in the upstate this fall, helping Wofford open their brand-new arena as part of a multi-year agreement between the schools. The Gamecocks and Terriers will kick off 2017-18 by christening Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium in Spartanburg. The Carolina Panthers owner and…

Huskey And Stevens Named PING All-Region

SUGAR GROVE, Ill. (USC SID) — Junior Keenan Huskey and sophomore Scott Stevens were named PING All-Southeast Region by the Golf Coaches Association of America on Saturday afternoon. Huskey is making his second straight appearance on the team, while Stevens is making his debut. Huskey led the team in virtually every major statistical category during the 2016-17 season. His 70.63 18-hole scoring average ranked…

Fireflies And Legends Postponed Due To Rain

LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies) – Saturday’s game against the Lexington Legends has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sunday beginning at 12:05 p.m. at Whitaker Bank Ballpark – two seven-inning games. Game two is scheduled to follow approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. Lefty Jake Simon (1-2, 7.20) is…

No.18 Coastal Falls 7-5 to Texas State in Sun Belt Quarterfinal

STATESBORO, Ga. (CCU SID) – Top seed Coastal Carolina battled back from two four-run deficits (once to cut it to one run and once to cut it to two) and brought the winning run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth, but fell short, 7-5, to eighth-seed Texas State in the quarterfinal of the 2017 Sun Belt Championship….