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Fireflies’ Comeback Clinches Series Against Lakewood

LAKEWOOD, NJ (Fireflies) – The Fireflies erased a three-run deficit on Tuesday night and defeated the BlueClaws, 5-4. The Fireflies have won six of seven and took three of four games from Lakewood in the road series. Tuesday was the largest come from behind win of the year for the visitors. Lakewood (22-17) plated a run in the bottom of…

Gamecock Baseball Defeats USC Upstate 6-3 on Tuesday Night

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Justin Row, Carlos Cortes and Alex Destino all homered as 30th ranked South Carolina defeated USC Upstate 6-3 on Tuesday night at Founders Park. Carolina is now 31-21 on the year, with the Spartans dropping to 22-30. Freshman right-hander Cody Morris allowed just three runs on eight hits with seven strikeouts to earn the win….

Dawn Staley Receives Winged Foot Award Tuesday

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s basketball head coach Dawn Staley received the Winged Foot Award from the New York Athletic Club in a ceremony Tuesday night. Annually presented to the head coaches of the men’s and women’s basketball national champions, the Winged Foot Award banquet held at the Club featured Master of Ceremonies Billy Packer. The Gamecocks…

(14) Clemson rallies to beat defending champion Coastal, 11-8

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Seth Beer’s grand slam in the eighth inning gave No. 12 Clemson the lead for good in its 11-8 win over No. 24 Coastal Carolina at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. The Tigers improved to 38-15, while the Chanticleers dropped to 34-18-1.   Logan Davidson led off the first inning with his 10th homer of the…

USC catcher Chris Cullen to miss remainder of season after knee surgery

Courtesy: GamecocksOnline Columbia, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina sophomore catcher Chris Cullen will miss the remainder of the 2017 season after undergoing surgery on Tuesday to remove torn cartilage in the left knee. Cullen played in 34 games with 31 starts and hit .276 (29-for-105) for the season with five homers, 18 RBIs and 19 runs scored.  He owned…

Gamecocks Host USC Upstate on Tuesday Night

Date: Tuesday May 16 First Pitch: 7 p.m. Location: Columbia, S.C. Stadium: Founders Park Television/Video: SEC Network Plus (Burch Antley and Trey Dyson) Radio: 107.5 The Game & The Gamecock Radio Network (Derek Scott and Tommy Moody) COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (30-21) returns home to close out the regular season with a four-game homestand beginning on Tuesday…