COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (35-9, 15-5 SEC) travels to Kentucky (27-18, 11-10 SEC) for a three-game SEC series. First pitch for the opener is 6:30 p.m. on Friday with a6:30 start on Saturday as well. Sunday’s series finale is scheduled for 3 p.m. All three games can be heard on the Gamecock IMG Network including flagship station…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team earned the No. 3 seed in the 2016 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional, it was announced on Thursday morning. Ranked 17th in the nation heading into the NCAA postseason, the Gamecocks will compete alongside of 12 other teams at Ol’ Colony Golf Complex in Tuscaloosa, Ala., from May 16-18. The top…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson was designated the No. 2 seed of the Stillwater Regional of the NCAA Regional Golf Tournament. The 81-team field for the 2016 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship was announced on the Golf Channel on Thursday morning. The Tigers, ranked fifth by Golfweek and seventh by Golfstat, will compete in the 14-team field May 16-18 at Karsten Creek…
GREENSBORO, N.C. (Fireflies) — Every Firefly hitter reached base safely on Wednesday night and Columbia cruised past the Greensboro Grasshoppers, 8-3. The Fireflies used three-run innings in the first and eighth frames to propel past their foes. The first five Columbia (14-12) batters of the game all reached against starter Jordan Holloway (L, 0-1). J.C. Rodriguez drew a walk and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Second-ranked South Carolina broke a 1-1 tie on a successful squeeze bunt by Marcus Mooney in the seventh inning and Madison Stokes added a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth as the Gamecocks defeated USC Upstate 4-1 on Wednesday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are 35-9 with USC Upstate now 18-24 on…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Seth Beer’s two-out single on an 0-2 pitch in the 11th inning scored Chase Pinder for the winning run in Clemson’s 7-6 walkoff win over Furman at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday night. The Tigers, who swept the home-and-home season series, improved to 29-15, while the Paladins, who saw their five-game winning streak end, fell to…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Steve Pearce hit one of four Tampa Bay homers, a go-ahead three-run shot in the sixth inning, and the Rays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Wednesday night. Brandon Guyer, Steven Souza Jr. and Curt Casali added solo home runs for the Rays, who went 4-4 on an eight-game homestand. Pearce chased Alex Wood…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf senior Matt NeSmith was honored as a First Team All-SEC selection, the league office announced Wednesday. NeSmith was joined on the SEC’s postseason honoree list by fellow senior Brendan Gramley, who was selected to the conference’s Community Service Team. “Both of these young men are very deserving of their awards, and we appreciate…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Alice Hewson was named first-team all-conference and the ACC Freshman of the Year on Wednesday. She is the first Clemson women’s golfer to be named ACC Freshman of the Year. Hewson, a native of the United Kingdom, will lead Clemson into the NCAA Central Regional in Birmingham, Ala, on Thursday. She has the top stroke average…
NEW YORK (AP) — Steven Matz allowed two hits over 7 2/3 innings in his latest stellar start, Lucas Duda hit two of the Mets’ four home runs, and New York won six straight series for the first time in almost a decade with an 8-0 rout of the lowly Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Matz (4-1) has a 0.67 ERA…
