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Pirates Pound Braves 8-2

Pittsburgh Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen, left, greets Gregory Polanco after scoring on Polanco’s two-run home run in the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Thursday, May 19, 2016, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gregory Polanco homered and tripled, John Jaso collected three hits and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled by the Atlanta Braves 8-2 on…

Claflin Loses Big In Division Two Opening Round

TAMPA, FL (Claflin SID) — The Claflin University Baseball team fell to #10 West Florida, 17-1, in its opening game of the 2016 NCAA Division II South Regional.  The Panthers, (24-28), will face the loser of the Nova Southeastern/West Georgia matchup on Friday at 11 a.m. The Regional, which runs through Monday, May 23, is being contested at the University of Tampa…

RiverDogs Blank Fireflies 1-0 In Series Opener

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Fireflies) — Starters Kevin Canelon and Nestor Cortes went toe-to-toe on the hill on Thursday night in Charleston, but it was the RiverDogs starter who won the tight battle. Columbia lost 1-0 at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. The two hurlers combined for 18 strikeouts – 12 for Cortes (W, 2-0) and six for Canelon (L, 2-3). The…

USC Closes Out SEC Slate At Alabama

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (39-13, 17-9 SEC) closes out the SEC slate this weekend with a three-game series at Alabama (31-21, 15-12 SEC). First pitch for the opener on Thursday is 8 p.m. ET with Friday’s contest also at 8 p.m. ET. Saturday’s series finale is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast live…

Tigers Close Out Regular Season At Notre Dame

NOTRE DAME, IN (CAC) — The Tigers conclude the regular season with a three-game series at Notre Dame from Thursday to Saturday.   SERIES SETUP • Who – Clemson (35-18, 13-14 ACC) vs. Notre Dame (27-24, 11-14 ACC) • Rankings – CU – No. 23 BA, No. 18 USA; UND – NR • When – Thursday (6:05 p.m.), Friday (6:05 p.m.), Saturday (1:05 p.m.)…

Merrifield Gets Hit In MLB Debut, JBJ Homers

Almost six years ago, Whit Merrifield and Jackie Bradley Jr. became Gamecock legends, helping USC win its first national championship.  Wednesday night, the pair shared another special night at the major league stadium closest to Omaha. Merrifield got his first career hit in his big league debut and Bradley extended his major league best hitting streak to 24 games with…