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#29 Coastal Carolina Sweeps #24 UTA With 5-0 Win

ARLINGTON, Texas (CCU) – Billy Cooke accounted for four of CCU’s five runs while Zack Hopeck stuck out a career-high nine to lead #29 Coastal Carolina to a 5-0 win at #24 UTA Sunday, completing the Chanticleers’ second straight road series sweep and marking the first time the Mavericks have been shut out this season. Overall, Coastal improves to 34-17-1,…

Fireflies Blast Three Homers in 5-3 Win

LAKEWOOD, NJ (Fireflies PR) – The Fireflies used three homers to push past the BlueClaws, 5-3, on Sunday afternoon at FirstEnergy Park. Michael Paez and Dash Winningham produced back-to-back long balls, which broke the tie in the eighth inning. It’s the club’s fourth consecutive win. Desmond Lindsay singled in the third inning, which jumpstarted Columbia’s (18-16) offense. Luis Carpio recorded a sacrifice fly and scored Lindsay for…

(2) Louisville sweeps (11) Clemson Sunday

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Devin Mann’s two-out, run-scoring single in the sixth inning broke a 3-3 tie in No. 2 Louisville’s 6-4 victory over No. 7 Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Cardinals, who swept the series 3-0 and won their 15th game in a row, improved to 46-6 overall and 23-4 in the ACC. The Tigers dropped…

Gamecocks Advance to NCAA Sweet 16 After Edging Texas

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The 14th-ranked South Carolina women’s tennis team (20-8) advanced to its seventh NCAA Sweet 16 in program history Saturday after edging No. 22 Texas (14-9) by a 4-3 margin in the second round at Carolina Tennis Center in Columbia, S.C. DOUBLES RECAP The No. 3 match-up between South Carolina’s Caroline Dailey and Rachel Rohrabacher, and…

No. 2 Cardinals Rally Past No. 7 Clemson 6-4

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Behind four home runs, including two by Colby Fitch, No. 2 Louisville overcame a 4-0 deficit to defeat No. 7 Clemson 6-4 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Cardinals, who took a 2-0 lead in the series and won their 14th game in a row, improved to 45-6 overall and 22-4 in the ACC. The…

Gamecocks Fall 5-3 At Missouri

COLUMBIA, MO. (USC SID) – Tanner Houck struck out 10 batters and hurled a complete game as Missouri defeated 30th ranked South Carolina 5-3 on Saturday afternoon at Taylor Stadium. Jacob Olson and Carlos Cortes each homered for the Gamecocks in the loss. Missouri is now 30-21 and 10-16 in the SEC with the Gamecocks now 30-20 and 12-14 in…

BC Girls Fall in 3A State Final PK’s

Brookland-Cayce jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in their Class 3A State Championship match against Indian Land. Yet the Warriors answered less than two minutes later with an equalizer that kept the score 1-1 through two overtimes, two golden goal periods, and into penalty kicks. The Warriors scored on all five of their attempts while the Bearcats were stopped…