TUSCALOOSA, AL (USC SID) — John Jones and Dom Thompson-Williams each hit their seventh home runs of the season and backed freshman right-hander Braden Webb, who allowed one run in six-plus innings of work as sixth ranked South Carolina defeated Alabama 4-2 to clinch a three-game SEC baseball series. The Gamecocks are now 41-13 and 19-9 in the SEC with…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson freshman Lauren Stephenson shot an opening round 75 at the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon on Friday. The native of Lexington, S.C. stands in a tie for 69th place after the first round with the three over par score. Stephenson is the first Clemson women’s golfer to play in…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Fireflies) — Charleston broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning and Columbia came out on the wrong end of a 2-1 final at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. The Fireflies squandered a nice start from Tyler Badamo – the righty tossed five innings of one-run ball. The RiverDogs scored their first run with two…
EUGENE, OR (USC SID) — South Carolina women’s golf opened play at the NCAA Championship on Friday, posting a 293 (+5) to end round one at Eugene Country Club in a tie for eighth place. The No. 18 Gamecocks, who began the tournament on the par-4 10th alongside Virginia and Florida State, were once again led by standout Katelyn Dambaugh. The…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Freddie Freeman homered twice and drove in four runs and Nick Markakis also hit a home run to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 7-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. It was a rare power surge for the Braves, who entered last in the majors by a wide margin with just 15 homers. Philadelphia’s…
There was virtually no wait for Jackie Bradley Jr. to get 25 straight. The Gamecock great homered on the second pitch he saw Friday night, a solo shot to dead center field in the 2nd inning off Cleveland Indians pitcher Corey Kluber. The Red Sox outfielder’s 8th home run of the season extended his major league leading hitting streak to…
NOTRE DAME, IN (CAC) — Senior righthander Clate Schmidt tied his career-long outing to lead No. 18 Clemson to an 11-1 victory over Notre Dame at Frank Eck Stadium on Friday night. The Tigers, who took a 2-0 lead in the series, improved to 37-18 overall and 15-14 in the ACC. The Fighting Irish dropped to 27-26 overall and 11-16…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina junior quarterback Connor Mitch will transfer to another school following his graduation later this summer, it was announced today. “Connor and I spoke today,” said head coach Will Muschamp. “Connor has the opportunity to graduate from South Carolina this summer and will look to continue his playing career at another university…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina sophomore right-hander Clarke Schmidt has been named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, presented by Easton Foundations and awarded by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. The award is given to the top player in collegiate baseball. Schmidt is 9-2 with a 2.72 ERA in 14 starts. He has allowed 34 runs,…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (USC SID) — Behind junior Nickie Blue’s controlling performance, South Carolina (37-21) shut out No. 24/24 USF 2-0 on Friday afternoon to start the 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Blue (19-12) scattered eight hits in her fourth shutout of the year. She contributed two double plays to her own cause while not walking a Bull. South Carolina…
