COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Dash Winningham plated the winning run on Thursday in the bottom of the ninth and the Fireflies defeated the Grasshoppers, 2-1. It was the fifth walk-off win of the season for the Fireflies. Columbia (8-12, 48-40) had just tied the game in the bottom of the eighth and saved the most pertinent drama for the final…
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (Mets) – Powered by a Tim Tebow game-winning home run, the St. Lucie Mets swept a doubleheader against the Daytona Tortugas on Thursday at First Data Field. The Mets edge the Tortugas 1-0 in the first game and overcame a four-run deficit in game 2 to down the Tortugas 5-4. In the second contest, Tebow hit…
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley vividly remembers the hit that welcomed him to the Southeastern Conference. He was throwing a screen pass last season when Tennessee’s 6-foot-3, 260-pound Derek Barnett burst through the line and slammed him to the ground. ”That didn’t feel too good,” Bentley said with a grin Thursday at Southeastern Conference media days. But…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dabo Swinney isn’t concerned about losing more than 77 percent of his team’s offensive production from last season’s national championship team. Rather, Clemson’s 10th-year coach is brimming with confidence that the Tigers can replace quarterback DeShaun Watson and a host of other top-level players and maintain the program’s success, which includes a 34-5 record over the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina senior linebacker Skai Moore is one of 103 candidates named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy preseason watch list, it was announced today. The Nagurski Trophy goes to the nation’s best defensive player, as selected by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). Moore, a 6-2, 218-pounder from Cooper City, Fla., returned to the…
Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Former Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson became the first athlete in school history to win an ESPY Award on Wednesday evening. Watson was named the Best Male College Athlete at the ESPY Awards program in Los Angeles. Other finalists for the award were Ian Harkes, Wake Forest soccer; Frank Mason, Kansas basketball; Matt Rambo, Maryland lacrosse; Zain…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies PR) – A day after his 20th birthday, Luis Carpio reached base four times on Wednesday night at Spirit Communications Park. Carpio was also responsible for the club’s lone RBI in the 4-1 loss to the Grasshoppers. The Venezuelan native was hit by pitch with the bases loaded in the seventh inning. Harol Gonzalez (L, 5-7) lasted…
The 2017 ESPYS celebrates the best in sports, with awards given by the fans. It was announced prior to the broadcast that New Orleans Saints superfan Jarrius Robertson was selected to receive the Jimmy V Perseverance Award. This year’s award categories/winners: Best Male Athlete — Russell Westbrook, NBA Best Female Athlete — Simone Biles, Gymnastics Best Championship Performance — Kevin…
DURHAM, N.C. (Team USA) – USA Baseball announced on Wednesday its Collegiate National Team roster for the upcoming series against Japan. The roster is made up of 12 pitchers and 12 position players, and features four former USA Baseball alumni. Seth Beer and Tim Cate each return from last year’s 2016 Collegiate National Team and join fellow USA Baseball alum…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Citadel) – The Citadel has added former professional pitcher Blake Cooper to its baseball staff as pitching coach, head coach Tony Skole announced Wednesday. Cooper authored a stellar career on the mound for the University of South Carolina before being selected in the 12th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. In his…
