COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Chad Holbrook thinks winning the SEC East division championship and being in the top five in the latest NCAA RPI are two of the biggest reasons Carolina baseball should earn a top 8 national seed in this year’s NCAA tournament. Monday, the Gamecocks (42-13, 20-9 SEC) headed to the SEC Tournament in Hoover, AL. Before hopping…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Freshman outfielder Seth Beer was named ACC Player-of-the-Year, announced Monday by the league office. Beer is the first freshman to be voted ACC Player-of-the-Year since the award was established in 1969. The conference did not begin recognizing a freshman-of-the-year until 1991. NC State’s Carlos Rodon was voted both ACC Pitcher-of-the-Year and ACC Freshman-of-the-Year in 2012. The award…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior outfielder Gene Cone earned first-team All-SEC honors, sophomore right-handed pitcher Clarke Schmidt earned second-team All-SEC accolades and catcher Chris Cullen, first baseman LT Tolbert and right-handed pitchers Adam Hill and Braden Webb were named to the SEC All-Freshman team, as the league announced its annual baseball honors on Monday afternoon. Junior outfielder Gene Cone…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Three Tigers earned First or Second-Team All-ACC honors, announced Monday by the ACC. Freshman outfielder Seth Beer, who was named ACC Player-of-the-Year and ACC Freshman-of-the-Year, joined junior catcher Chris Okey as First-Team All-ACC selections, while junior lefthander Pat Krall was a Second-Team All-ACC selection as a relief pitcher. Beer was also named to the All-ACC Freshman…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Dick Bender, Clemson’s former director of men’s basketball operations, has been hired as an assistant coach for the Tigers. Bender returns after two seasons as an assistant coach under Earl Grant, who left Clemson in 2014 to take the head coaching position at College of Charleston. Bender replaces Richie Riley, who was named head coach last…
EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — South Carolina advanced to the fourth round of the NCAA Championship after posting another solid round at Eugene Country Club on Sunday. The No. 18 Gamecocks, who currently sit in seventh place with a 54-hole total of 872 (+8), shot a 290 (+2) on day three to secure a spot in the final round of…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson freshman Lauren Stephenson finished 58th after three rounds at the NCAA Women’s Golf National Championship at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon on Sunday. She did not make the cut for the fourth and final round of the individual championship. Stephenson had a three-over-par 75 on Sunday and finished with a three-day total of 221,…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Fireflies) — Columbia catcher Pat Mazeika tallied two more hits in Sunday’s 4-3 loss to Charleston at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. The lefty was activated off of the Disabled List on May 18, and in five starts, has posted a .471 batting average with four walks. Mazeika’s on-base percentage sits at .591. Columbia (21-22) fell behind…
BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz’s last hit wound up being a souvenir. Many in the crowd at Fenway Park wished the ball had stayed on the field. Ortiz went 4 for 4 with a solo home run and a double that sent a fan flying, Gamecock great Jackie Bradley Jr. extended his hitting streak to 27 games and the Boston…
Atlanta Braves center fielder Mallex Smith tries to catch a ball hit by Philadelphia Phillies’ Odubel Herrera during the first inning of a baseball game on Sunday, May 22, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jeanmar Gomez has strayed from the heavy metal tunes and thunderous rock songs that so many closers use to signal their entrance…
