CONWAY (CCU) – Andrew Beckwith improved to 8-1 for the season – 8-0 in Sun Belt games – but it was a two-run home run by his battery mate, Kyle Skeels, that proved to be the difference as #24 Coastal Carolina defeated Appalachian State 4-2 Friday night at Springs Brooks Stadium. With the win, Coastal improves to 36-18-1 overall, 21-7-1…
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Jason Kokrak shot a bogey-free 8-under 62 Friday for a record five-stroke lead after two rounds at the AT&T Byron Nelson, where local favorite Jordan Spieth missed the cut for the first time at the tournament where he made his debut as a 16-year-old high school junior. Kokrak, the 128th-ranked player in the world, matched the…
ATHENS, Ga. (SID) — No. 14 South Carolina forced a battle but fell 4-1 to No. 2 Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 Friday afternoon at the Dan McGill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia. Freshman Mia Horvit (47) posted the only singles victory of the day, rallying from a deficit to defeat her opponent on court two….
ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies scored two late runs to send Thursday’s game against West Virginia to extras and then eventually win in walk-off fashion. Desmond Lindsay scored the game-winner on a wild pitch with the bases loaded and Columbia defeated the Power, 3-2, in ten innings. Beforehand, the home team rallied for a run in the bottom of the…
Clemson, S.C.—Kelley Hester’s Clemson women’s golf team opens play in the NCAA National Tournament on Friday at 8:36 a.m. local (Central) at Rich Harvest Farms Golf Club in Sugar Grove, Illinois. It is Clemson’s first trip to the NCAA National Tournament in the programs four years as a varsity sport. Marisa Messana will have the honor of hitting the first…
RALEIGH, N.C. (CAC) – Joe Dunand scored the go-ahead run on a two-out wild pitch on strike three to Will Wilson in the eighth inning in NC State’s 3-2 win over No. 12 Clemson at Doak Field on Thursday night. The Wolfpack, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 32-21 overall and 15-13 in the ACC, while the…
Photo: GamecocksOnline.com COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – No. 11 South Carolina opens play at the 2017 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship this Friday in Sugar Grove, Ill. The six-day event, which takes place May 19-24, features a combination of stroke and match play at Rich Harvest Farms. Each school will play 54 holes of stroke play before the 24-team field is…
ATHENS, Ga. (USC SID) — No. 14 South Carolina women’s tennis takes on No. 3-seeded Ohio State on Friday at noon at the Dan McGill Tennis Complex in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. The Gamecocks, who defeated North Florida and No. 22 Texas in the first and second rounds, will play at noon on Friday, May 19 in Athens,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Gamecock freshman Mackenzie Boesel claimed a spot on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Southeast Region third team, taking the third-team spot. Boesel, a native of Yorba Linda, Calif., leads the Gamecocks in eight major offensive categories, including with her .337 batting average, .439 on-base percentage and .554 slugging percentage. She ranks second on the team…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – The Fireflies had the bases loaded and just one out in the bottom of the tenth inning. With Michael Paez at the plate, pinch runner Desmond Lindsay scored the winning run on a walk-off wild pitch. Columbia has won seven of its last eight games after the 3-2 victory Thursday night. The home team executed two…
