COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina and head men’s golf coach Bill McDonald are proud to announce that Jake Amos has been hired as the associate head coach of the Gamecock men’s golf program. Amos joins the Carolina family after a successful two-year stint as an assistant coach at Purdue University. “We are excited to announce the hiring of Jake Amos as our…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Junior lefthander Pat Krall (Downingtown, Pa.) was named ACC Baseball Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year, announced Friday by the league office. The ACC Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year awards were established in 2007 to be awarded annually to the top junior or senior student-athlete in their respective sports. Krall, a management major who has a 3.60 cumulative GPA, became the first Tiger to receive…
OMAHA, NE (AP) — Coastal Carolina’s incredible postseason run will continue for at least another day. The Chanticleers got a big boost offensively from an unlikely source, and they capitalized on Texas Tech’s struggles in the field to beat the Red Raiders 7-5 on Thursday night in a College World Series elimination game. The Raiders, at No. 5, were the…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers selected North Carolina power forward Brice Johnson with the No. 25 overall pick of the NBA draft on Thursday night. Johnson, 21, averaged 17.0 points and 10.4 rebounds per game as a senior for the Tar Heels last season. The 6-foot-10, 230-pound forward was a consensus first team All-America selection last season…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — Columbia and Augusta kicked off the second half of the South Atlantic League season on Thursday night. The Fireflies fell behind early and dropped the series opener to the GreenJackets, 6-3. The crowd of 4,828 watched four home runs whiz out of Spirit Communications Park. Miguel Gomez homered twice for Augusta (1-0, 37-34). His two-run…
ATLANTA (AP) — Adonis Garcia hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Addison Reed in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets for the fourth straight time in a week, 4-3 Thursday. Atlanta has improved the worst record in the NL by winning seven of eight. The Mets have lost four of six. A.J. Pierzynski drove…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina’s Matt NeSmith has been named a Golfweek Second-Team All-American, the publication announced. The All-America honor is the second of the season for NeSmith, who was also a PING First-Team selection. NeSmith has continued to add to his trophy collection after an outstanding season that saw the North Augusta, S.C., native lead the Gamecocks to heights previously unseen….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina women’s golfers Katelyn Dambaugh and Sarah Schmelzel were honored as 2015-16 Golfweek All-Americans, the publication announced. Dambaugh grabbed First-Team laurels, while Schmelzel was recognized as an Honorable Mention selection. Dambaugh, a 2016 Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) First-Team All-American, turned in one of the best seasons in school history this past year….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AJGA) — Rachel Kuehn of Asheville, North Carolina and Rodrigo Rodas from Guatemala picked up their first career AJGA wins at Spring Valley Country Club Thursday at the AJGA Junior All-Star. Kuehn cruised to a 6-shot win with a final round 74. The 15-year-old finished her three rounds with a 219. Rodas won the boys division by one…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — With 78 days remaining before its home opener on Sept. 10, Clemson has announced it has sold all available 2016 football season tickets for the upcoming campaign. With 57,059 season tickets sold, the Athletic Ticket Office is no longer taking orders for full seven-game packages. The athletic department will make available a non-renewable, six-game package…
