No. 11 South Carolina softball opens the Columbia Regional on Friday at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN3 against UNCG. The winner will move on to face the winner of the Liberty and Hofstra game while the losing team will play in the elimination game on Saturday following the winner’s bracket game.
White Knoll needed just one win to claim the 2018 5A state softball championship Thursday night at Byrnes, and the Timberwolves delivered, knocking off Byrnes 6-2 on the way to win its first 5A softball championship in school history.
Freshman Logan Chapman struck out six in 5.2 innings pitched, but Texas A&M scored a run in the bottom of the sixth, breaking a 3-all tie on its way to a 6-3 win over the Gamecock baseball team Thursday night at Blue Bell Park.
The Fireflies stole a victory right out of Charleston’s grasp on Thursday night at Joe Riley Park. Columbia turned a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead – which wound up being the final score – in the eighth inning to clinch a come-from-behind win. The Fireflies are now three games above .500 for the first time in 10 days.
Charleston Southern University introduced Jeff Barber as the school’s new Athletic Director on Thursday afternoon at the Buccaneer Field House. Barber, who spent a decade as an administrator at the University of South Carolina and another 11 years as athletic director at Liberty University, becomes the third A.D. in CSU history. He will assume his duties on June 1.
Logan Davidson became the first Tiger in history to hit a home run from both sides of the plate and Patrick Cromwell added two home runs in No. 4 Clemson’s 16-6 victory over Pittsburgh at Charles L. Cost Field on Thursday night.
Sam Saunders, Aaron Wise and Keith Mitchell shot matching 65s playing in the first group off the first tee.
With Thursday’s baseball game featuring #16 Coastal Carolina and Appalachian State being postponed due to inclement weather, the teams are now scheduled to play a doubleheader on Friday (May 18) with game 1 set for Noon and game 2 to start approximately 45 minutes after the completion of game 1.
South Carolina women’s tennis (21-7, 11-2 SEC) saw its historic season come to an end in the NCAA Tournament Round of 16 on Thursday.
The Atlantic Coast Conference unveiled its championship dates and sites for the 2018-19 academic year on Thursday.
