Cam Smith Named Preseason Second-Team All-American
Seven other Gamecocks also earned spots on Phil Steele’s preseason All-SEC teams.
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Former Gamecock QB Phil Petty to join Gray Collegiate’s coaching staff
Petty played for the Gamecocks from 1998-2002, leading the team to Outback Bowl wins over Ohio State in 2001 and 2002 as the starting quarterback.
Former Clemson catcher Jonathan French announces transfer to South Carolina
The second Clemson transfer in as many weeks has chosen to swap out the orange and purple for the garnet and black next season.
Clemson expected to name Eric Bakich as next head baseball coach
He finished with a 324-216 record in his 10 seasons at Michigan.
Fireflies score four in the eighth inning to beat Mudcats 7-3
The Fireflies continue their series with the Carolina Mudcats tomorrow at 12:05 pm at Segra Park. RHP Ben Kudrna (0-2, 0.66 ERA) gets the nod for the Fireflies and the Mudcats counter with RHP Israel Puello (3-6, 6.53 ERA).
Clemson baseball commit Brock Porter named Gatorade National Player of the Year
He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Clemson University this fall, but is projected as an early-round selection in July’s Major League Baseball draft.
Shane Beamer announces start date for Gamecocks fall camp
It will be the first of the team’s 25 fall practices leading up to its week one showdown against Georgia State at Williams-Brice Stadium on Sept. 4.
Jensen delivers Fireflies’ third walk-off win of the season with late-inning heroics
Columbia worked some late inning magic behind the bat of Carter Jensen to upend the GreenJackets 5-4 in the series finale at Segra Park Sunday night.
Former Tiger Chris Okey makes MLB debut
Former Tiger catcher Chris Okey (Mount Dora, Fla.) made his major league debut with the Cincinnati Reds as a defensive replacement at the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.
Braves beat Pirates 4-2, extend NL-best winning streak to 9
Clemson’s Spencer Strider outpitched Roansy Contreras in a matchup of hard-throwing rookies, Dansby Swanson had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the Atlanta Braves stretched their winning streak to nine games with a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.
