CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Head coach Mark Elliott and his coaching staff declared a combined 23 individual and three relay entries for next week’s NCAA East Preliminary Round, which serves as the first and second round of the outdoor national championships. The meet is set for May 26-28 in Jacksonville, Fla. The top 12 individuals and relays move on to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Student-athletes at the University of South Carolina set a departmental GPA record by earning a 3.278 for the spring semester, it was announced today. It marked the 19th-consecutive semester in which the student-athletes have combined for a GPA above a 3.0. Two teams earned their highest GPA to date – Women’s Swimming & Diving (3.733)…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The qualifiers for the NCAA East Regional Preliminary Championships were announced Thursday afternoon. South Carolina track and field will 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 Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville. The meet welcomes the…
TUSCALOOSA, AL (USC SID) — Senior infielder Marcus Mooney broke a 4-4 tie with a two-out two-run single in the top of the sixth inning and right-handers Reed Scott and Tyler Johnson combined for 4.1 scoreless innings of relief as sixth ranked South Carolina defeated Alabama 6-4 on Thursday night in the series opener at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The Gamecocks are…
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…
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…
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…
NOTRE DAME, IN (CAC) — Chris Williams’ two-out solo homer in the 11th inning lifted No. 18 Clemson to a 2-1 win over Notre Dame at Frank Eck Stadium on Thursday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 36-18 overall and 14-14 in the ACC. The Fighting Irish dropped to 27-25 overall and 11-15…
EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — No. 18 South Carolina is ready to compete in the 2016 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship, set for May 20-25 at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Ore. The Gamecocks and 23 other schools will open the tournament with three rounds of stroke play before the field is cut to 15 teams. A fourth round of stroke…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Kickoff times for Clemson’s first two home games were announced by the ACC office on Thursday. Clemson’s first home game of the year against Troy on September 10 will have a 12:30 p.m. start and will be televised by the ACC Network. The Tigers’ September 17 game against SC State will have a 12 p.m. start…
