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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…

River Bluff, Flora Win State Finals Series Openers

River Bluff baseball took their Class 5A State Finals series opener Saturday night, beating Northwestern 4-3 in 10 innings. Game two of the series will take place at the home of the Trojans Tuesday. With one more win, the Gators will clinch the SCHSL Championship. In 4A play, the AC Flora Falcons won game one of their State series over…