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Beer Named Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist

RALEIGH, N.C. (CAC) – Sophomore outfielder Seth Beer (Suwanee, Ga.) was named one of 25 semifinalists for the Dick Howser Trophy, announced Thursday by the National College Baseball Writers Association. The award is presented to the nation’s top baseball player.   Beer is batting .293 with 13 homers, a triple, 16 doubles, 47 RBIs, 41 runs, 52 walks, a .462…

Clemson’s Messana wins NCAA Elite 90 Award

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) —Clemson’s Marisa Messana is the 2017 recipient of the NCAA Elite 90 Award for women’s golf.   The NCAA presents the award at each NCAA National Championship event to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA among the competing athletes at the national event. Messana is one semester from graduating and has a perfect 4.0 GPA in communications. …

#24 Coastal Carolina Shuts Out Appalachian State, 5-0

CONWAY (CCU) – For the second time this season, Golden Spikes candidate Alex Cunningham struck out 14 batters to tie a Coastal Carolina single-game record and lead the 24th-anked Chanticleers to a 5-0 victory over Appalachian State Thursday afternoon at Springs Brooks Stadium. Game two between the Chanticleers (35-18-1, 20-7-1 Sun Belt) and Mountaineers (19-34, 8-20 Sun Belt) is set…

Gamecock NCAA East Regional Qualifiers Announced

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina officially began the road to the NCAA Championships on Thursday, as 2017 NCAA East Regional qualifiers were announced. Carolina will send 19 individual entries to the Regional, and three relay squads will represent the Gamecocks May 25-27 at the UK Outdoor Track & Field Complex in Lexington, Ky. In order to qualify for…

Alabama Basketball lands Texas transfer Tevin Mack

By: Bryson Allen-Williams

Texas guard Tevin Mack (0) and guard Joe Schwartz, left, celebrate the team’s win over Oklahoma State in an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Austin, Texas. Texas won 82-79. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) As first reported by ESPN, after spending his first two years at the University of Texas the 6’7 small forward has decided to transfer…

Hornets to participate in Orlando Summer League

May 18, 2017 (Hornets PR) – The Charlotte Hornets announced today that the team will participate in the Mountain Dew Orlando Pro Summer League which will be held at the Orlando Magic’s practice court at the Amway Center from July 1-6. Details of the team’s mini-camp schedule and a complete summer league roster will be announced separately. Following a mini-camp in…

Carolina softball prepares for run in NCAA Tournament

No. 24/24 South Carolina (32-23. 8-15 SEC) plays in its 20th NCAA Regional this weekend, opening up action in the Tucson Regional against Northeast Conference champ St. Francis. First pitch for Friday’s opener is set for 7 p.m. EDT/4 p.m. in Tucson, with ESPN3.com providing video coverage. The winner takes on the winner of No. 2 national seed Arizona and…