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Winningham Plates Two, Columbia Falls in Lexington

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,…

Two More Gamecocks Qualify for NCAA Championships

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….

Clemson 30th as Play Halted in First Round of NCAA Golf

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…

Gamecocks Men’s Soccer Announces 2017 Schedule

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…

No. 10 UVA Beats Tigers 10-2

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…

Fireflies edge Legends, 3-2 Thursday

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…

Five Football Chants Named to Athlon Preseason All-Sun Belt Team

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…