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Fireflies Fall to 1-3 After Loss to Charleston Sunday

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CHARLESTON, SC (Fireflies) —  Vinny Siena continued his hot start to the season with three hits in Charleston on Sunday, but it wasn’t enough — Columbia fell, 6-5, to the RiverDogs. The second-baseman owns a .462 batting average through four games in 2016. It was a wild four-game series in Charleston, with Sunday’s game featuring another walk-off. Charleston’s Thairo Estrada…

Sapp Throws for Six Touchdowns in Clemson Sons Bowl

By: CU SID

Clemson, S.C. (CU SID) — Patrick Sapp threw for 396 yards and six touchdowns to lead the Orange Team to a 56-26 victory in the fifth annual Clemson Sons Bowl at Memorial Stadium.  The flag football game competition between former Clemson football players was a prelim to the Clemson Spring Football Game on Saturday, April 9. Sapp completed 15-21 passes…

Gamecocks Drop 10-5 Contest in Finale at Arkansas

By: USC SID

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (USC SID) — The South Carolina Gamecocks (30-10, 4-8 SEC) could not overcome Arkansas’s offensive success on Sunday, as the Razorbacks took a 10-5 win in the series finale at Bogle Park. South Carolina tried to tally a second-straight seventh-inning comeback, coming into the frame down 10-4. Senior Ansley Ard drove in sophomore Kamryn Watts to close the…

Duke Edges Clemson 2-1 to Take Series

DURHAM, N.C. (CU SID) — Justin Bellinger’s two-out, two-run double in the sixth inning lifted Duke to a 2-1 victory over No. 16 Clemson at Jack Coombs Field on Sunday afternoon. The Blue Devils, who won the series 2-1, improved to 17-15 overall and 6-9 in the ACC. The Tigers dropped to 23-9 overall and 8-7 in ACC play.  …