COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — For the third consecutive year, South Carolina will play in the Tallahassee Regional, facing American regular-season champ USF in the opening game of the weekend at 12 noon EDT on Friday at JoAnne Graf Field. South Carolina enters the tournament with a 36-21 record, two wins shy of matching last year’s 38 wins. The host…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior outfielder Dom Thompson-Williams went 3-for-3 with a pair of homers, three RBI and four runs scored and junior left-hander Josh Reagan worked 4.1 innings of relief to earn a win as third ranked South Carolina defeated second ranked Texas A&M 10-7 on Sunday afternoon at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are 38-13 and 17-9 in…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) — After erasing two separate deficits in the eighth and ninth innings, the Fireflies walked off against Asheville in the bottom of the tenth, winning the series finale, 5-4. It was the first walk-off win of the season for Columbia. Tourists reliever Alex Kenilvort (L, 0-1) took the mound for the start of the tenth and walked…
BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run homer and Ryan Hanigan had three singles and drove in four to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 10-9 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday. It was the seventh win in eight games for the Red Sox, and completed a 6-1 homestand in which they score 73 runs. Boston’s Jackie…
STATESBORO, GA. (CAC) — For the second time in the series, Chris Williams and Chris Okey both hit three-run homers to lead No. 23 Clemson to a 17-4 win over Georgia Southern at J.I. Clements Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who won the series 2-1, improved to 34-18, while the Eagles dropped to 31-22. It was Clemson’s ninth weekend…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Ryne Birk went 3-for-4 with a homer and a pair of runs driven in and Andrew Vinson pitched 4.1 scoreless innings of relief as second ranked Texas A&M defeated third ranked South Carolina 5-2 on Saturday night at Founders Park. The Aggies are 39-10 and 18-8 in the SEC with the Gamecocks 37-13 and 16-9…
STATESBORO, GA. (CAC) — Jordan Wren’s two-out single in the ninth inning scored Evan McDonald for the winning run in Georgia Southern’s 7-6 walkoff victory over No. 23 Clemson at J.I. Clements Stadium on Saturday night. The Eagles, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 31-21, while the Tigers fell to 33-18. Seth Beer’s long two-run homer to right…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mike Foltynewicz pitched the best game of his young career and it came against the defending World Series champions. Foltynewicz pitched a career-high eight scoreless innings, Kelly Johnson and A.J. Pierzynski each drove in two runs, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 Saturday night. “This guy did a lot of special…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) — The Fireflies scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth on Saturday night, but still fell to the Tourists, 3-2. Columbia and Asheville have played three games in the series decided by five total runs. The home team was blanked through the first eight by Asheville (17-16) starter Peter Lambert (W, 2-1) and reliever Drasen…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Plenette Pierson scored 17 points and the Wings beat the Fever. Dallas, formerly the Tulsa Shock, started the season ranked seventh in the AP WNBA Power Rankings. Indiana opened the season fifth. Odyssey Sims had 14 points, Karima Christmas scored 13 and Theresa Plaisance added 12 for the Wings, who played without star Skylar Diggins. She tore…
