TULSA, Okla. (USC SID) — South Carolina men’s tennis redshirt sophomore and 51st-ranked Gabriel Friedrich defeated No. 30 Florian Lakat of the University of California, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4), Wednesday in the First Round of the NCAA Tennis Singles Championships at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla. “Gabriel (Friedrich) fought his tail off today,” head coach Josh…
HOOVER, ALA. (USC SID) — Ole Miss jumped out to an early five-run lead and a three-run homer by Henri Lartigue in the eighth inning helped lift the Rebels to a 10-4 win over South Carolina on Wednesday afternoon at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The Gamecocks are now 42-14 with Ole Miss now 42-16 on the year. Ole Miss sophomore left-hander…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — The Fireflies notched their first ever series sweep at Spirit Communications Park on Wednesday afternoon. Columbia bested Augusta, 7-4, behind Kevin Canelon’s solid pitching performance. The left-hander tossed six innings and struck out six batters. The home team scored in the first inning in all three games. Pat Mazeika punched a single to left-center field off…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Junior forward Jaron Blossomgame announced at a press conference Wednesday that he will withdraw his name from NBA Draft consideration. “I appreciate everything Coach (Brad) Brownell and his staff have done for me throughout this process, and I feel that the best decision for me at this time is to come back for my senior year…
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. (USC SID) — A ticket to the NCAA national championship awaits the South Carolina track and field team as it travels to the East Regional championships this weekend. The Gamecocks send 23 individual athletes and three relay teams to the meet, hosted by the University of North Florida. Competition begins May 26 and runs through May 28 at…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — The Fireflies bats exploded for a season-high 14 runs and launched a single-game best four home runs to take care of the GreenJackets on Tuesday night, 14-2. The first five hitters in the lineup combined for ten hits – including Kevin Kaczmarksi’s 3-for-5 night at the plate. The right fielder blasted his first dinger of the season and…
ATLANTA (AP) — Scooter Gennett’s tiebreaking single in the eighth inning lifted the Milwaukee Brewers to a 2-1 victory over Atlanta on Tuesday night, spoiling Brian Snitker’s home debut as the Braves’ interim manager. With two outs in the eighth, Bud Norris (1-6) walked Jonathan Villar, who stole second base. Gennett then lined a single to right field. Villar scored…
Jackie Bradley Jr. didn’t waste any time Tuesday night getting halfway to one of the most iconic number in sports. The Gamecock great cracked the first pitch of the 2nd inning in Boston’s home game against Colorado for a double off the Green Monster, extending his hitting streak to 28 straight games. Bradley is now halfway to Joe DiMaggio’s Major…
EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — South Carolina fell to Stanford, 3-2, in the match play quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship on Tuesday at Eugene Country Club. The No. 18 Gamecocks’ postseason run resulted in a seventh-place result at the tournament, their second-highest finish ever at the NCAA Championship. Tuesday’s match between South Carolina and Stanford came down to the wire…
CLEMDON, S.C. (CAC) — Larry Penley’s Clemson men’s golf team will begin play at the 2016 NCAA National Tournament in Eugene, Oregon on Friday, May 27. The Tigers are seeded 10th in the 30-team field and will play with No. 11 California and No. 12 LSU in the first two rounds. Clemson will begin play at 4:37 Eastern time on…
