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Wil Crowe to Start on Opening Day for Blowfish

LEXINGTON, S.C. (Blowfish) — After missing the entire 2016 season for the South Carolina Gamecocks due to Tommy John surgery, pitcher Wil Crowe will make his first start since 2015 on the home opener for the Lexington County Blowfish. The 2014 Freshman All-American will take to the bump for the first time since an elbow injury that sidelined the Sevierville,…

Clemson to Host 2016 Regional

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — 2016 ACC Tournament Champion Clemson was one of 16 sites selected to host an NCAA Regional for the 70th-annual Division I Baseball Championship, it was announced Sunday night by the NCAA. The regional will begin at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday. The Tigers will be one of four teams to play in the double-elimination tourney, as…

Huskey, NeSmith Earn PING All-Southeast Region Honors

EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf standouts Keenan Huskey and Matt NeSmith were named to the NCAA Division I PING All-Southeast Region Team, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced today. The All-Region selection is Huskey’s first and NeSmith’s fourth. A sophomore from Greenville, S.C., Huskey earned medalist honors at the Camden Collegiate Invitational and the Hootie and Bulls…

Former Gamecock Tiffany Mitchell Scores 14 in Fever’s Loss to Dream

ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — Angel McCoughtry scored 22 points and the Atlanta Dream beat Indiana 85-76 on Sunday, spoiling a milestone game for Fever star Tamika Catchings. Catchings joined Tina Thompson as the only players in WNBA history to reach the 7,000-point plateau. Catchings had 16 points to push her total to 7,005. Thompson had 7,488. Layshia Clarendon scored 17…