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…
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.)…
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…
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Julio Teheran allowed five hits in 7 2/3 crisp innings and the Atlanta Braves gave Brian Snitker his first victory as interim manager with a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. Teheran (1-4) struck out three without a walk to end six weeks of frustration. Tyler Flowers hit a home run to the bushes…
NOTRE DAME, IN (CAC) — Junior Chris Okey (Mount Dora, Fla.) is one of 15 semifinalists for the Johnny Bench Award, presented annually to the nation’s best catcher. Ballots will be sent to the national voting panel at the end of May for a vote to determine the three finalists. The finalists will be announced June 6. It is…
Almost six years after clinching the Gamecocks’ first national championship with a walk-off hit, Whit Merrifield is in the major leagues. In between doubleheader games Tuesday, the Kansas City Royals officially called up the 27-year-old utility player from Triple-A Omaha. Merrifield was hitting .278 with 5 HRs in 36 games in the minor leagues this season. He also leads the…
Former Gamecock Jackie Bradley Jr. came up with a clutch 9th inning single Tuesday afternoon to extend his major league leading hitting streak to 23 straight games. Bradley and Boston lost game one of a doubleheader at Kansas City 3-2. Fellow Gamecock great Whit Merrifield was officially called up to the big leagues for the first time after the game. …
TUSCALOOSA, AL (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team clinched a spot at the NCAA Championship for the fourth consecutive season on Wednesday as the Gamecocks finished second at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional. Carolina shot 283 (-5) in the final round to post a three-day score of 852 (-12). Georgia won the Regional, finishing with a…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Graduates Miller Capps and Stephen Behr each shot under-par rounds to lead Clemson to a third-place finish out of 14 teams at the NCAA Regional Golf Tournament in Stillwater, Okla. Clemson finished with a team score of 901 for the three-day 54-hole event and qualified for the NCAA National Tournament at Eugene Country Club in Eugene,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — Four Fireflies hitters collected two-hit games on Wednesday afternoon, but Columbia fell to the Rome Braves in the series finale, 8-5. Kevin Kaczmarski, David Thompson, Joe Tuschak and Vicente Lupo combined to reach base safely ten times. Rome (15-24) used a hit parade in the second inning to score six runs on seven hits, including doubles…
