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USC Falls to (14) Missouri Sunday

By: USC SID

Courtesy: USC Athletics COLUMBIA, Mo. (USC SID) — South Carolina (35-20, 7-17 SEC) won the hit category 5-3, but No. 16/14 Missouri (39-13, 14-10 SEC) took the category that matters in a 2-0 win on Sunday afternoon at University Field. The Gamecocks had base-runners in every inning but left eight on base in the setback, including two in the third…

Clemson Gets Walk-Off Win Against (9) NC State Sunday to Take Series

By: CU SID

Courtesy: Clemson Athletics CLEMSON, S.C. (CU SID) — Weston Wilson’s walkoff single with one out in the ninth inning scored Chase Pinder in Clemson’s 2-1 win over No. 9 NC State at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who won the series 2-1, improved to 31-16 overall and 13-14 in the ACC. The Wolfpack fell to 32-14 overall…

Fireflies Take On Greenville in Double-Header

Columbia Fireflies (15-13) @ Greenville Drive (14-13) Game 1: Resumes at the Start of the Bottom of the Fifth Inning (Columbia leads, 5-0) Game 2: RHP Joe Shaw (2-1, 2.57) vs. RHP Daniel Gonzalez (1-1, 4.88) Sunday, May 8, 2016 — Fluor Field (Greenville, SC) — First Pitch 2:00 p.m. — Games 29 & 30 LISTEN: WGCV 620 AM, 105.1…

Braves Fall to Diamondbacks, 4-2

By: AP

Arizona Diamondbacks’ Paul Goldschmidt (44) steal second base as Atlanta Braves shortstop Erick Aybar tries to handle the throw in the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 7, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ATLANTA (AP) — Arizona’s visit to Atlanta provided a reminder of all the talent the Diamondbacks shipped to the Braves in their offseason trade…

Fireflies-Drive Game One Suspended Saturday

By: Fireflies

GREENVILLE, SC (Fireflies) — Due to a technical issue with the left-field light tower at Fluor Field, Saturday night’s game between Columbia and Greenville was suspended after four and a half innings. The game will resume – beginning with the bottom of the fifth – on Sunday starting at 2 p.m. Sunday’s originally scheduled game at 4:05 p.m. will go…

Cone Streak Ends, As Carolina Falls 6-0 to Kentucky Saturday

By: USC SID

LEXINGTON, KY. (USC SID) — Kentucky senior right-hander Dustin Beggs hurled a three-hit shutout as the Wildcats defeated second-ranked South Carolina 6-0 on Saturday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The Gamecocks are now 36-10 and 16-6 in the SEC with Kentucky 28-19 and 12-11 in league play. Beggs carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and at one point retired…

Benedict Men’s Golf Team Moves To 7th At PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship

By: Benedict Athletics

Courtesy: Benedict Athletics PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Benedict Athletics) — The Benedict College men’s golf team moved up one spot to seventh place at the 30th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship, which is being contested at PGA Golf Club. The Tigers shot a 317 during Saturday’s second round to move ahead of SIAC rival Morehouse College. Morehouse, which started the…

Dambaugh Leads Gamecocks To Second-Straight NCAA Regional Title

By: USC SID

BATON ROUGE, La. (USC SID) — For the second-straight season and the fourth time in the last seven years, the South Carolina women’s golf program finished atop the leaderboard at an NCAA Regional. The No. 24 Gamecocks posted a final-round 290 (+2) on Saturday to earn a share of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional title with a three-day total of…