George Rogers Foundation hosts annual gala and auction
Sports legends from across South Carolina gathered Sunday night to give back and follow the lead of 1980 Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers.
Columbia took a 2-games-to-none series advantage with a 6-3 victory over Lexington on Monday. Edgardo Fermin tallied three hits and the Fireflies blasted three more homers in the win at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. The club goes for the sweep of the Legends on Tuesday.
Three days after his Carolina teammate Adam Hill signed with the Mets, Carlos Cortes is joining his fellow Gamecock in New York’s farm system.
Sports legends from across South Carolina gathered Sunday night to give back and follow the lead of 1980 Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers.
Zac Grotz hurled eight spectacular innings and Columbia blasted four homers en route to a 5-3 win over Lexington on Sunday.
Kevin Abel and Jake Mulholland combined on a four-hitter, Tyler Malone hit his third home run of the College World Series, and Oregon State survived some ninth-inning drama to beat Mississippi State 5-2 on Saturday night to reach the best-of-three finals against Arkansas.
Tied at 3-3 after seven innings, Blowfish ownership declared the team of South Carolina alums the winners in the 12th annual Carolina Blowfish Gamefish Cup.
Joe Cavallaro lowered his earned run average to a sizzling 2.02 on Saturday night at Spirit Communications Park. The righty logged 5.2 innings, allowed just one run, and punched out four batters in his 11th start of the season. Despite the strong effort, the Fireflies dropped the series finale 2-0 to the BlueClaws in front of a crowd of 4,487 fans.
Clemson University men’s basketball’s Gabe DeVoe was invited to participate in the Charlotte Hornets mini-camp for a chance to play with the team in the Las Vegas Summer League.
USC pitcher Adam Hill is officially turning pro, signing with the New York Mets Friday night after being drafted by the franchise earlier this month in the 2018 MLB Draft.
Two-time National League MVP and seven-time MLB All-Star Dale Murphy was the guest of honor at Spirit Communications Park Friday night, visiting the Columbia Fireflies before their 9-1 win over Lakewood.