COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina Athletics department celebrated the graduation of 78 student-athletes with its annual ring ceremony Tuesday morning at Colonial Life Arena. The event honored those graduating during the spring and summer ceremonies. Here is a complete list of the graduates by sport: BASEBALL: Vince Fiori, Cody Mincey, Marcus Mooney, Weber Pike, Matt Price. BEACH VOLLEYBALL:…
ATLANTA (BC SID) — Benedict College senior pitcher Yaniel Delgado was named the SIAC Relief Pitcher of the Year for the second year in a row, and was one of four Tigers named to the 2016 SIAC All-Conference Team. Alex Jones (Spring Hill) was named the 2016 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Baseball Player of the Year and Kelvin Wimbish…
Boston Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. (25) celebrates with Xander Bogaerts, right, after hitting a solo home run against the Atlanta Braves in a baseball game Monday, April 25, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ATLANTA (AP) — Rick Porcello found the right arm slot in spring training. He hasn’t lost since. Porcello combined with three relievers on…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Steve Clifford has seen that look in Kemba Walker’s eye. It tells the Charlotte coach to just give the point guard the ball and let him go. Walker responded, like he’s done so many times before. Walker had 11 straight Charlotte points during a crucial stretch midway through the fourth quarter and finished with a playoff…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina women’s golf team earned its 18th-straight NCAA postseason berth on Monday night, as it was selected to the Baton Rouge Regional set for May 5-7 in Baton Rouge, La. The No. 24 Gamecocks, which received the six seed in their regional, joined the 72-team field that was divided among four sites during…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson’s women’s golf team received a bid to the NCAA Tournament Monday evening. It is the second time the program has received a bid in its three years. The Tigers will play at Shoal Creek, a Jack Nicklaus designed course near Birmingham, Ala. The number-one ranked team in the nation, Alabama, will serve as host. The…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior outfielder Gene Cone has earned National Player of the Week honors from Collegiate Baseball as well as SEC Player of the Week accolades as announced by the conference office. Cone went 10-for-12 (.833) at the plate this weekend in a sweep of Missouri with six RBI and seven runs scored. Cone capped the weekend…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Thanks to its 11-shot victory over No. 2 seed Wake Forest at the ACC Men’s Golf Championship on Sunday, Clemson has moved from 10th to fifth in the latest Golfweek/Sagarin national team rankings released Monday afternoon. It is the highest ranking of the season for the Tigers in any of the three polls. Texas is ranked…
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Columbia native and Spring Valley product Gene Cone broke the all-time school record for consecutive games with a hit (27) Sunday afternoon, as Carolina topped Missouri 9-2. Click the video to watch his comments. Categories: Local Sports, Sports, USC Gamecocks Tags: Carolina, Gamecocks, Gene Cone, Hit Streak, record
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Benedict) — The Benedict Tigers rallied from a 7-0 deficit to defeat Miles College 12-9 in the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday to close out the regular season. Miles used a pair of home runs in the second game to take a 14-7 victory. Benedict moved to 27-14 overall and 8-9 in the SIAC. Miles is…
