COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Brigham Hill and Mark Ecker combined for a five-hit shutout as second-ranked Texas A&M defeated third-ranked South Carolina 3-0 on Friday night at Founders Park. The Aggies are now 38-10 overall and 17-8 in the SEC, while the Gamecocks fell to 37-12 on the year and 16-8 in conference play. Hill recorded his sixth win…
STATESBORO, GA. (CAC) — Chris Okey, Chris Williams and K.J. Bryant all belted home runs to lead No. 23 Clemson to a 12-1 victory over Georgia Southern at J.I. Clements Stadium on Friday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 33-17, while the Eagles fell to 30-21. Clemson scored double-digit runs for the fourth…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The lower half of the lineup came through once again as No. 13 South Carolina women’s tennis took down in-state foe Winthrop, 4-2, on Friday in the First Round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Carolina Tennis Center. The Gamecocks (19-7, 9-4) advance to the Second Round for the third-straight year under head coach Kevin Epley, where…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina Athletics unveiled plans for a new 17-acre golf practice facility on Friday. The state-of-the-art complex, located behind Gamecock Park and minutes from the University’s main campus, will feature over 400 yards of hitting space as well as three greens totaling 18,000 square feet. The facility is being built by USC Foundations through private gifts from…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina women’s golf standout Katelyn Dambaugh has been named to the 2015-16 PING WGCA Division I Player of the Year Watch List, the Women’s Golf Coaches Association announced on Friday. The junior joins UCLA’s Bronte Law, Duke’s Leona Maguire and Georgia’s Bailey Tardy as the nominees for the annual honor given to the top women’s…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — A pitchers’ duel unfolded at Spirit Communications Park on Thursday, but the Fireflies came up short in the battle. Columbia fell to the Asheville Tourists, 4-1, in game one of the four game series. Thomas McIlraith (L, 1-3) recorded the longest outing by a Columbia (18-15) pitcher this season. The Texan muscled through seven and one third…
ATLANTA, GA – MAY 12: Catcher Cameron Rupp #29 of the Philadelphia Phillies claps after hitting a three-run double in the tenth inning during the game against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on May 12, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images) ATLANTA (AP) — Cameron Rupp and the Philadelphia Phillies put a memorable ending on a…
STARKVILLE, MS (USC SID) — South Carolina (36-21) could not post comeback heroics on two straight days, falling to No. 10/9 Tennessee (41-13) in the quarterfinals of the 2016 SEC Softball Tournament at Nusz Park 5-1. Tennessee claimed a 2-0 lead in the first on Megan Geer’s two-out, two-run home run, scoring Meghan Gregg after she started the rally with…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — On the concourse at Founders Park, a white board with the current SEC Standings is wiped clean. On this Thursday, one day before (8) USC’s home series with (2) Texas A&M, the board, updated before each Carolina home game, waits for the dry erase markers to fill its contents. Chad Holbrook and his players don’t look…
Amelia Island, Fla. (theACC.com) — The Atlantic Coast Conference announced on Thursday that collaborative instant replay will be in place for all home games involving its football member schools, as well as Notre Dame, during the 2016 season. The ACC will allow replay officials situated in the conference office in Greensboro to participate in each and every review discussion with…
