MILWAUKEE (AP) — Top of the order hitters Keon Broxton and Eric Thames had two hits each and set the tone in a four-run fifth inning, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. The Brewers won a second straight interleague slugfest in game that had 24 hits, 13 for Milwaukee. They…
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — During his march to victory in the Dell Technologies Match Play, Dustin Johnson at times looked as though he had no pulse. Not true. “It’s beating — not very fast,” he said. “Sometimes it gets going pretty good. It just depends if I’m walking up a steep hill or something.” Big celebrations are simply…
SALISBURY, MD (Fireflies PR) – Gabriel Llanes breezed through a career-high nine innings in the 7-1 victory over the Delmarva Shorebirds on Wednesday night. It was the first complete-game performance by a Columbia starter this season. Llanes (W, 1-2) yielded just one walk and totaled five strikeouts. The 21-year-old has absorbed only three earned runs over his last 29 innings (four starts)….
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Behind a pair of two-out rallies, No. 18/18 Kentucky (36-16) came out with a 7-3 win in Wednesday’s first-round game in the 2017 SEC Tournament over No. 24/23 South Carolina (32-23) at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. Kentucky posted a three-run third, with all the offense coming with two outs. Bailey Vick laid down a bunt single to…
(USC SID) – South Carolina women’s golf rallied from eight shots back and captured its third-straight NCAA Regional Title Wednesday at OSU Golf Club. The No. 12 Gamecocks paced the field for the second-straight day, carding a final-round 288 (E) to finish tied with Florida atop the leaderboard at the Columbus Regional. Carolina freshman Ana Pelaez’s impressive NCAA postseason debut…
Athens, Ga. (CAC) — Marisa Messana fired a team best 73 on Wednesday, and Alice Hewson finished in the top 10 for the sixth time this year to lead Clemson to a fifth place finish out of 18 teams at the Athens Regional of the NCAA Women’s Golf Tournament. By virtue of its fifth-place finish, Clemson will move on to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (SID)- The SEC Baseball Legends Presented by AT&T, featuring former standouts from Southeastern Conference member institutions, will once again be honored at the 2017 SEC Baseball Tournament May 23-28 at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala. Earl Bass, who won 34 games in a four-year career at Carolina from 1972-75, will be one of for former players honored…
Columbia, S.C.- Columbia Fireflies (15-16) vs. Delmarva Shorebirds (15-16) RHP Gabriel Llanes (0-2, 3.03) vs. RHP Lucas Humpal (1-2, 3.78) Wednesday, May 10, 2017 — Arthur W. Perdue Stadium — First Pitch 7:05 p.m. — Game 32 LISTEN: ESPN Columbia 94.9 FM & 1230 AM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia snapped a four-game skid with…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (SID) – All of the University of South Carolina’s countable intercollegiate sports posted a multi-year score of 950 or better for the sixth-consecutive year, according to the Academic Progress Rate (APR) statistics that were released today. “Student-athletes at the University of South Carolina compete to be the best they can be, not only in their respective sports, but…
Chapin is playing in another state title match. On Tuesday night, the Eagles’ offense was unstoppable, putting in two goals in each half while holding the Blue Devils scoreless for 80 minutes in a 4-0 lower state championship win. The Eagles will face Eastside Friday night for the 4A State Championship. Click the video to watch highlights of Chapin’s win…
