New York, N.Y. (CAC) – Clemson Director of Athletics Dan Radakovich was named the 2017 Athletic Director of the Year at the Sports Business Awards on Wednesday night. Radakovich becomes the third athletic director from the ACC to be honored since the award’s inception in 2008. He was also named a finalist for the award in 2015. During the 2016-17…
HOOVER, ALA. (USC SID) – South Carolina raced out to a 2-0 lead in the third inning, but Kentucky responded with seven unanswered runs and defeated the Gamecocks 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon at the 2017 SEC Baseball Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The Gamecocks are now 33-24 with Kentucky 39-18 on the year. Kentucky went to one of its starters…
ATHENS, Ga. (USC SID) – South Carolina men’s tennis juniors Gabriel Friedrich (49) and Harrison O’Keefe (71) fell in the First Round of the NCAA Singles Championships at the Dan McGill Tennis Center in Athens, Ga., on Wednesday. Friedrich played a close match against Strong Kirchheimer (37) of Northwestern, forcing the match to a three-set, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, battle. He…
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (Newberry) – For the second time in history, Newberry will advance to the match play portion of the NCAA Division II National Championships and finish among the nation’s top five schools by virtue of a sixth-place finish in the stroke play portion of the championship. “What a great day for the Wolves,” remarked head coach Howard Vroon. “Facing winds of 20…
NORFOLK, Va. (ODU Athletics) – Nikki McCray-Penson has been named the seventh head coach of the Old Dominion women’s basketball program, ODU Athletic Director Dr. Wood Selig announced on Wednesday. “I welcome Nikki McCray-Penson, her husband Thomas, and their son, Thomas, Jr., to the ODU family,” said President of Old Dominion University John R. Broderick. “Nikki is a proven winner…
STATESBORO, Ga. (Sun Belt) – Due to a third consecutive day of inclement weather, the Sun Belt Conference has cancelled play for a second time in as many days. With the cancellations, the 2017 Sun Belt Baseball Championship will move to a single elimination format. While a new bracket and game times ae being devised (check back later on www.GoCCUsports.com…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies PR) – Jordan Humphreys pitched a complete game shutout in game one on Wednesday and the Fireflies split a doubleheader with the RiverDogs at Spirit Communications Park. Humphreys led Columbia to a 3-0 victory before Charleston bounced back and downed the home team, 10-5, in a rain-shortened game two. It was the first complete game shutout of…
Sun Belt Conference and Georgia Southern officials met this morning to evaluate the field conditions at the facility and after further evaluation no games will be played before 12 p.m. ET, at which time, games will be played at both Georgia Southern and Mill Creek Regional Park, another facility here in Statesboro. Due to the elimination games being played on…
LOUISVILLE, KY. (CAC) – Michael Smiciklas’ check-swing, run-scoring double in the eighth inning broke a 3-3 tie and lifted Duke to a 6-3 victory over No. 14 Clemson in the ACC Tournament at Louisville Slugger Field on Tuesday night. The Blue Devils improved to 29-27, while the Tigers fell to 39-18. Chase Pinder led off the bottom of the first…
HOOVER, Al — Below is a revised bracket based on the postponement of tonight’s Game 4 to Wednesday morning. Each game is pushed back by one game in the tournament. Please be aware that this format will result in one team from the loser’s bracket playing two games in one day on Thursday, and a different team from the loser’s…
