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Tiger Baseball Wraps Up Homestand With Wofford

By Clemson Athletic Communications
Sports Department

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson concludes its seven-game homestand to start the season against Wofford at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.   GAME SETUP • Who – Wofford (7-0) vs. Clemson (5-1) • When – Tuesday (4 p.m.) • Where – Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch – TigerCast • Listen – TigerCast, WCCP (105.5FM) • Live Stats – ClemsonTigers.com • Social Media – Twitter/Instagram (@ClemsonBaseball) • Tickets – ClemsonTigers.com,…
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Clemson Hosts #4 Virginia On Senior Night

By Clemson Athletic Communications
Sports Department

GAME SETUP CLEMSON (16-12, 9-7 ACC) vs. VIRGINIA (22-6, 11-5 ACC) Date: Tuesday, March 1 Tipoff: 7 p.m. ET Arena: Bon Secours Wellness Arena (14,987) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: ESPNU (Mike Couzens-pbp; Len Elmore-color) • Clemson celebrates Senior Day on Tuesday, where three players (Landry Nnoko, Jordan Roper and Josh Smith) will be honored during pregame and postgame festivities. • The Tigers…
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Clemson Kicks Off Spring Practice

By Clemson Athletics Communications
ABC Columbia Staff

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson opened spring practice on Monday with a 21-period workout under sunny skies on the practice fields behind the Clemson Indoor Facility.  It was Clemson’s first of 15 spring practice sessions for Dabo Swinney’s Tigers.   It was also the first practice since Clemson played for the College Football Playoff Championship on January 11.  “It was a…
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SEC Fines Vandy $100,000 For Storming Court

By SEC
Sports Department

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (SEC) — The Southeastern Conference announced today that Vanderbilt University will be fined for a violation of the league’s access to competition area policy, due to fans entering the court following its men’s basketball game against the University of Kentucky on February 27.   Vanderbilt will incur a fine of $100,000 for a second offense under the league’s…
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Jones Named National Player of the Week

By USC SID
Sports Department

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina sophomore catcher John Jones earned National Player of the Week honors from Collegiate Baseball after putting together arguably one of the greatest weekends at the plate in school history.  Jones reached base in all 14 plate appearances vs. Penn State batting 1.000 (8-for-8) with six walks for an OBP of 1.000 as well….
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Frank Martin Talks MSU Loss, Previews Georgia

Mike Gillespie

Columbia, S.C. — Frank Martin spoke to the media for roughly 30 minutes Monday morning. He addressed numerous topics including his team’s loss to Mississippi State Saturday afternoon and this Thursday’s matchup with Georgia. Thursday night also marks Senior Night for four members of USC, including Michael Carrera, Laimonas Chatkevicius, Mindaugas Kacinas and Brian Steele. Click the video to watch…
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Gamecocks Get Second Ever Perfect SEC Season

By USC SID
Sports Department

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 3/2 South Carolina knocked down 10 3-pointers and held its third-straight opponent to under 50 points on the way to a 75-39 win on Sunday’s regular-season finale against LSU at Colonial Life Arena. Guard Tiffany Mitchell, one of five seniors recognized prior to the contest, netted a season-high 24 points for the Gamecocks, who…
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Clemson Sweeps James Madison

By Clemson Athletic Communications
Sports Department

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Reed Rohlman and Seth Beer both totaled three hits and three RBIs in Clemson’s 11-2 win over James Madison at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers, who swept the series by a combined score of 27-4, won their fifth game in a row and improved to 5-1 on the season. The Dukes dropped to…
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USC Baseball Sweeps Penn State

By USC SID
Sports Department

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Fifteenth-ranked South Carolina scored four runs in the first three innings on the way to a 4-2 win over Penn State to sweep a three-game series. Highlighting the weekend was sophomore catcher John Jones, who went 8-for-8 (1.000) in the three-game series with two homers, four runs scored, 10 RBI and six walks for an…