Irmo’s Dustin Johnson shoots a 71 (-1) Saturday, but falls 10 strokes back behind leader Patrick Reed with 18 holes to play.
The Fireflies dropped their first game of the season to the GreenJackets, 6-2, on Saturday night at Spirit Communications Park. Despite the loss, Columbia’s Jake Simon was impressive in his 2018 debut. The southpaw allowed only one run in six frames.
Sophomore Cody Morris tied a career high with 10 strikeouts and the University of South Carolina baseball team’s bats were on fire, belting out 15 hits in a 15-1 win over No. 9 Kentucky Saturday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
Five Fighting Irish pitchers combined to allow just two of 16 baserunners to score in Notre Dame’s 5-2 victory over No. 6 Clemson at Frank Eck Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Alliance of American Football league added another big name Saturday, announcing that Hall of Famer Steve Spurrier will coach its Orlando team.
Dustin Johnson, the No. 1 player in the world, made a 45-foot par putt on the 16th to atone for several birdie putts in the 10-foot range he missed. Johnson had a 68 and was six shots behind, along with Thomas, who had a 67.
Former Clemson All-American Kyle Stanley made the cut at the 2018 Masters with a round of 74 on Friday. Current Clemson sophomore Doc Redman had a second round 77 and missed the cut.
Chapin’s own and former Gamecock Wesley Bryan missed the cut in his Masters debut, after posting a +6 (78) on Friday.
Joe Cavallaro watched from the dugout on Thursday night as his teammates flummoxed GreenJackets hitters. The right-hander followed the script and struck out a career-high eight hitters (6 IP) on Friday, leading Columbia to a 7-2 victory over Augusta at Spirit Communications Park.
The Gamecocks gave up multiple runs in three separate innings and could not recover in a 14-1 loss to No. 9 Kentucky Friday night (April 6) at Cliff Hagan Stadium.
