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Cone Named SEC, National Player Of The Week

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…

Benedict Baseball Splits with Miles on Senior Day

By: Benedict Athletics

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…

Greenville Tops Fireflies to End Columbia’s Win Streak

By: Fireflies

GREENVILLE, SC (Fireflies) — The Fireflies had their four-game win streak snapped on Sunday, falling to Greenville, 5-1, at Fluor Field. Vinny Siena recorded two more singles, though, and went 9-for-16 at the plate during the four-game series against the Drive. The Woodbridge, Connecticut, product has reached base safely in all 18 games this season. In all of professional baseball,…

Gamecocks Alumnus Bryan Earns Second Web.com Tour Victory

By: USC SID

LEON, GUANAJUATO, Mexico (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf alumnus Wesley Bryan won the Web.com Tour’s El Bosque Mexico Championship presented by INNOVA on Sunday, his second Web.com Tour victory of the 2016 season. Bryan posted a four-round total of 269 (-19) to win the tournament by four strokes. Bryan moved into contention in Mexico with a course-record 63…

Clemson Wins 10th ACC Men’s Golf Championship

New London, N.C. (CU SID) — Carson Young shot a four-under par  68 on Sunday, and all five Clemson golfers finished in the top 16 for the first time in the history of the school’s participation of the event, as Clemson won the ACC Men’s Golf Championship  at the Old North State Club in New London, N.C. Clemson finished with…