WATCH: White Knoll beats Ashley Ridge twice to take home 5A lower state title
White Knoll won two-straight games Friday night against Ashley Ridge to win the 5A lower state softball championship and advance to the state title series Monday.
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WATCH: Chapin tops Eastside to win third-straight state title
Chapin edged Eastside 1-0 Friday night to claim the 4A state title at Irmo High School.
WATCH: Gamecock rally falls short, as Mizzou wins 5-3
The Gamecocks fell to Missouri, 5-3, to open the three-game series Friday night at Founders Park, losing their third-straight game this week.
VIDEO: No. 10 Gamecocks advance to NCAA Round of 32 with win Friday
No. 10 South Carolina women’s tennis (20-6, 11-2 SEC) advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 4-0 sweep over Quinnipiac on Friday at the Carolina Tennis Center.
CHARLEYS Awards honors Deshaun Watson, A’ja Wilson Friday night
Athletes, spouses, mascots and a movie star received honors at The Post and Courier’s inaugural CHARLEYS Awards. The event held May 11 at the Charleston Gaillard recognized major sports moments and South Carolina’s leading athletes with special guest Houston Texans quarterback and former Clemson star Deshaun Watson.
Gamecocks advance to SEC Championship with 3-1 win over Arkansas
No. 12 South Carolina broke the school record for home runs in a season on its way to a 3-1 win over No. 19 Arkansas in the first semifinal game of the SEC Softball Tournament at Mizzou Stadium on Friday. Tiara Duffy blasted a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth as the Gamecocks fought their way to their first SEC Tournament Championship appearance since 2001.
#19 Coastal blanks Little Rock, 4-0
Jason Bilous posted a career-high 11 strikeouts over seven scoreless innings to lead #19 Coastal Carolina to a 4-0 victory over Little Rock Friday afternoon at Springs Brooks Stadium.
Fireflies gut out 8-3 win in series finale at Hickory
Columbia was aiming to leave Hickory with a victory and that’s exactly what Manager Pedro Lopez’s team did on Friday night. The Fireflies avoided being swept and defeated the Crawdads, 8-3. Columbia had trailed until the fourth inning before it took a lead it wouldn’t relinquish the rest of the night. The Fireflies are back to two games above .500 (18-16) and snapped their three-game losing skid.
Austin Peay stuns No. 8 Clemson, 6-3 Friday
Austin Peay scored four runs in the first two innings and held on for a 6-3 win over No. 8 Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night. The Governors, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 30-20, while the Tigers dropped to 37-13.
Clemson upsets Ohio State 4-1 Friday to advance to NCAA Second Round
Clemson won the doubles point, and Tate Schroeder, Sydney Riley and Marie-Alexandre Leduc won their singles match, en route to the 41st-ranked Tigers’ 4-1 upset over 28th-ranked Ohio State (14-9) in the first round of the NCAA Championships in Nashville, Tenn. on Friday afternoon.
