LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies) – Dash Winningham knocked in two runs, but the Fireflies still fell to Lexington on Friday, 5-2. A pair of two-run Legends’ home runs proved to be the difference at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. Winningham leads the club with 27 RBIs. He drove in his first run of the night off of Lexington (23-25) starter Garrett Davila (W,…
LEXINGTON, Ky. (USC SID) — Friday was another strong day for the University of South Carolina track & field team, as the Gamecocks competed on the second day of the 2017 NCAA East Regional Preliminary Round. Josh Awotunde and Armand Woodley earned berths to the NCAA Championships, while three Gamecock teammates moved into the quarterfinal round with a chance to advance to Eugene on Saturday….
Sugar Grove, IL—Clemson stood in 30th place three quarters of the way through the first round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois. Thunderstorms played havoc with the weather for the second straight week at the NCAA Golf Championships. Last week the NCAA Women’s Tournament had to cancel a round because of the…
HOOVER, ALA. (USC SID) – TJ Hopkins’ pinch-hit three-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning helped lift South Carolina to a 3-1 win over Kentucky to advance the Gamecocks to the semifinals of the 2017 SEC Tournament. The Gamecocks are now 35-24 on the year with Kentucky falling to 39-20 for the season. Trailing 1-0 entering the seventh…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s soccer team announced its 2017 schedule on Friday morning. The Gamecocks tough slate features matches against eight teams that made the NCAA Tournament in 2016. “Each year we play a very challenging schedule which we believe will prepare us for our conference tournament and the NCAA Tournament,” head coach Mark Berson said. “This…
LOUISVILLE, KY. (CAC) – No. 10 Virginia scored eight runs in the first inning in its 10-2 victory over No. 14 Clemson in the ACC Tournament at Jim Patterson Stadium on Friday afternoon. The Cavaliers improved to 42-14, while the Tigers dropped to 39-19 in both teams’ final game of the ACC Tournament. Clemson scored a run in the top…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Larry Penley’s Clemson men’s golf team will begin play at the 2017 NCAA National Tournament at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois on Friday, May 26. The Tigers are seeded 11th in the 30-team field and will play with No. 10 Texas and No. 12 UNLV over the first two rounds. Clemson will begin play…
LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies PR) – Max Kuhns and Adonis Uceta pitched three scoreless innings out of the bullpen and helped preserve the one-run victory over Lexington. The Fireflies defeated the Legends, 3-2, on Thursday night at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. Columbia is now 7-6 in one-run games so far this season. Columbia (23-21) jumped out of the gates and scored all…
CONWAY (CCU) – Athlon Magazine has named five members of the Coastal Carolina fooball team to its 2017 preseason All-Sun Belt team. Chanticleers recognized include Chris Jones (second team, punt returner), Adam Lawhorn (third team, offensive line), Evan Rabon (third team, punter), Osharmar Abercrombie (fourth team, running back) and Shane Johnson (fourth team, linebacker). For the complete 2017 Athlon preseason…
HOOVER, ALA. (USC SID) – Carlos Cortes tied a single-game SEC Tournament record with both two homers and six RBIs and junior right-hander Wil Crowe tied a season-high with nine strikeouts in six innings of work as South Carolina defeated Missouri 10-2 in an elimination game at the 2017 SEC Tournament. The Gamecocks are 34-24 on the year with Missouri…
