Braden Webb is officially one and done with Gamecock baseball. The 21-year-old pitcher signed with the Milwaukee Brewers Friday. He was a third round pick. My life long dream was fulfilled today as I signed to play for the Brewers. All Glory to God! #BrewCrewpic.twitter.com/enM6kZo1hq — ⚡️Braden Webb⚡️ (@Bwebb_30) June 17, 2016 3rd-rder Braden Webb, @Brewers, gets $700k (pick…
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Andrew Landry took one putt to set an Oakmont record at the U.S. Open, and no one could catch him. Landry finished the rain-delayed first round with a 10-foot birdie putt for a 4-under 66. It was the best opening round in the 10 majors at Oakmont, and it gave him a one-shot lead over Lee…
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (Fireflies) — After 30 hits and 16 runs combined on Thursday night, the Fireflies edged the Tourists, 10-6, at McCormick Field in Asheville, North Carolina. The circus of a game lasted three hours and 36 minutes, the longest nine-inning game of the season for Columbia. The visitors pushed across the first run in the the top of the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — USC outfielder Gene Cone might not be leaving Columbia, but he is leaving the Gamecock baseball program. The 10th round MLB draft pick will sign with the New York Mets Friday for a reported $150,000. 10th-rder Gene Cone signs w/@Mets for $150k (pick 310 = $156,600). South Carolina OF, contact bat, 31-game hit streak this…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Panthers have signed Ron Rivera to a one-year contract extension that will keep the two-time NFL coach of the year with the team through the 2018 season. Financial terms were not released Thursday. Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman called it an “easy decision.” The Panthers went 17-2 last season, losing to the Denver Broncos in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Former Gamecock Langston Moore knows he can’t help all young football players make it to the NFL like he did. But Moore can help make those kids more aware about the importance of keeping their bodies healthy. For the fourth straight year, Moore and a host of former Gamecock football players will put on a one-day…
PLUM, Pa. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina rising sophomore Ryan Stachler completed 10 holes on Thursday before play was halted for the day at the 116th U.S. Open. Midway through his opening round at Oakmont Country Club, Stachler is 5-over par. Stachler opened his round on the par-4 1st hole and notched a par, but rain forced him off the course…
ATLANTA (AP) — Cincinnati manager Bryan Price was worried when he saw Braves slugger Freddie Freeman hitting only .242 at the start of a four-game series. Price’s worst fears were realized, as Freeman pounded Reds pitching and pumped up his stats. Freeman homered and singled twice, a day after becoming the first player in the majors to hit for the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina sophomore right-hander Tyler Johnson has accepted an invitation from USA Baseball to training camp for the 2016 Collegiate National Team. Johnson went 3-2 with nine saves and a 2.42 ERA in 29 appearances. He allowed 15 runs, 14 earned, on 34 hits in 52.0 innings with eight walks and 59 strikeouts. Opponents hit…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Former Gamecock infielder Codee Yeske ranked as one of 40 on the USA Baseball Women’s National Team Trials roster, as USA Baseball prepares for the World Baseball Softball Confederation Women’s Baseball World Cup in September. Yeske, a Lexington, S.C., native, played three years for the Gamecocks, hitting .283 with a .442 slugging percentage at South…
