Local Sports

ESPN3 To Broadcast Newberry-Catawba Game

INDIANAPOLIS (NC SID) — The South Atlantic Conference football game between Newberry College and Catawba College will be broadcast on ESPN3 as part of the 2016 NCAA Division II Football Showcase, as announced by the NCAA office Thursday. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 1, at Newberry’s historic Setzler Field as the culmination of Family Weekend and the…

Starke Gets All-American Honorable Mention

FORMBY, England (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf graduated senior Will Starke was selected as a 2015-16 PING Honorable Mention All-American, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Thursday. For Starke, it is the second career All-America award after he was a Second-Team pick last season. Starke’s inclusion gives South Carolina two PING All-Americans this season….

Crowe Continues Comeback With Blowfish

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (Blowfish) — The game was tied when Derek Olenchuk (Newberry) came on to pinch hit for Mason Dodd (Lander) to lead off the bottom of the seventh inning. A pitch later and the game was untied. Olencchuk launched the go-ahead solo blast deep into the trees in right field at Lexington County Baseball Stadium to give the…

Marlins Stop Braves’ Winning Streak

MIAMI (AP) — Adam Conley walked off the mound for the final time in the eighth inning Wednesday with a string of zeroes behind him. When he saw manager Don Mattingly applauding his performance from the dugout, Conley began to clap too. Both had reason to cheer following the left-hander’s longest outing yet. Conley pitched eight innings and the Miami…

NeSmith Named To All-Nicklaus Team

FORMBY, England (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf graduated senior Matt NeSmith was awarded a position on the 2016 All-Nicklaus Team presented by Barbasol, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced today. NeSmith received the honor by earning a spot on the Nicklaus Award finalist list that was announced in May. The postseason award is another notch on NeSmith’s 2015-16…

Richardson To Speak At Faith And Family Night

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — Seven-time Major League Baseball All-Star and South Carolina native Bobby Richardson will speak at Faith and Family Night at Spirit Communications Park on Sunday, June 26, before the Fireflies host the Augusta GreenJackets (San Francisco Giants). First pitch is scheduled for 5:05 p.m. and Richardson will deliver a faith-based speech shortly after gates open to the…

TCU Tops Coastal Carolina 6-1 At CWS

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — TCU freshman star Luken Baker continued his hot hitting, going 3 for 3 with a home run, and the Horned Frogs took control of their College World Series bracket with a 6-1 victory over Coastal Carolina on Tuesday night. The Frogs (49-16) have won their first two CWS games for the first time in four appearances…

Schrock Named SAL All-Star Game MVP

Former Gamecock 2nd baseman Max Schrock went 2-3 with 2 RBI and earned MVP honors at the South Atlantic League All-Star game in Lexington, Kentucky Tuesday night.  Schrock’s North team knocked off the South division team 2-1.  The Hagerstown Suns slugger got a first inning RBI double off Columbia Fireflies pitcher P.J. Conlon. Conlon ended up the losing pitcher, giving…