COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Sophomore right-hander Clarke Schmidt struck out a career-high 11 batters in seven-plus innings of work and was backed by an offense that belted out 16 hits as 12th-ranked South Carolina defeated Arkansas 10-6 in the SEC opener on Friday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are 18-2 on the year, while the Razorbacks fall to…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alaina Coates had 22 points and 10 rebounds, A’ja Wilson had 15 points and 11 rebounds as No. 1 seed South Carolina ran past first-time NCAA tournament team Jacksonville 77-41 on Friday night. The Gamecocks (32-1) won their fifth straight NCAA opener and will take on ninth-seeded Kansas State on Sunday night for a spot in…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Seth Beer and Weston Wilson both belted two-run homers and Clate Schmidt tossed 7.0 strong innings with a career-high 11 strikeouts in No. 19 Clemson’s 6-2 win over No. 22 Boston College at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series and won their fifth game in a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina senior guard Tiffany Mitchell and sophomore forward A’ja Wilson are two of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Friday. The Gamecocks make up half of the list, which includes UConn’s Moriah Jefferson and Breanna Stewart. With her leadership and contributions in key moments, Mitchell has propelled…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Twelfth-ranked South Carolina belted out 19 hits to tie a season high with Marcus Mooney 4-for-4 with four RBI and Gene Cone driving in a career-high four runs as the Gamecocks defeated Davidson 15-2 on Wednesday evening at Founders Park. Junior right-hander Matt Vogel recorded his first win of his career after allowing just one…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — The No. 19 Tigers return home to host No. 22 Boston College in a three-game series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this weekend. SERIES SETUP • Who – Boston College (12-3, 2-1 ACC) vs. Clemson (13-3, 2-1 ACC) • Rankings – BOC – No. 22 CB; CU – No. 19 CB, No. 21 USA • When – Friday (6:30 p.m.),…
ATLANTA (USC SID) — University of South Carolina divers Julia Vincent and Lauren Lamendola earned All-America honors as the Gamecocks started their run at the 2016 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships on Thursday. Both Vincent and Lamendola earned their All-America laurels in the 1-meter dive. Vincent qualified for the championship finals of the 1-meter and finished fourth…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina football team spent a beautiful St. Patrick’s Day afternoon on their new practice fields. The Gamecocks, wearing helmets and shorts, worked out Thursday afternoon for the second time this spring. Offensive coordinator Kurt Roper is working hard to get his unit up to speed with his system. “It’s always an…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — After the recent arrests of two of his players charged with vandalism, Thursday afternoon USC released a statement from coach Frank Martin. “We are aware of the allegations against Eric Cobb and Jamall Gregory and we will have no further comment at this time due to this being a legal matter.” • Frank Martin The…
