AUGUSTA, GA (Fireflies) – Columbia dropped both its games to Augusta on Wednesday night, but centerfielder Jacob Zanon made a splash at Lake Olmstead Stadium. The 22-year-old finished with a pair of hits in the second game and plated a run in Tuesday’s suspended game, which was completed today. The GreenJackets held the offensive advantage early and often during game two. The home team scored three…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Five South Carolina women’s golfers have been named 2016-17 Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars, the organization announced Wednesday afternoon. Recent Gamecock graduates Katelyn Dambaugh and Jia Xin Yang, rising junior Marion Veysseyre and rising sophomores Ana Pelaez and Anita Uwadia each earned the distinction. The 2016-17 All-America Scholar Team includes 952 golfers who needed to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina Football will be represented by quarterback Jake Bentley, tight end Hayden Hurst and wide receiver Deebo Samuel at Kickoff 2017 – the SEC Football Media Days, next week in Birmingham, it was announced today. Gamecocks’ Head coach Will Muschamp and the trio of offensive standouts will be at the Wynfrey Hotel…
NEW YORK (WNBA)– Dallas Wings guard Allisha Gray today was named the WNBA Rookie of the Month for games played in June. Gray earned the honor for the second month in a row. The fourth overall pick in WNBA Draft 2017 presented by State Farm led all rookies in scoring (11.4 ppg), rebounding (4.6 rpg), steals (1.27 spg) and minutes played (28.4 mpg)…
ATLANTA (AP) — Jose Altuve homered and drove in four runs, Josh Reddick hit a grand slam and the Houston Astros pounded the Atlanta Braves 16-4 on Tuesday night. Showing why they’re the major leagues’ best team at 57-27, the Astros banged out 19 hits to tie a season high and led 12-0 before Atlanta scratched out three late runs….
AUGUSTA, GA (Fireflies) – The Fireflies were ready to take the field in the bottom of the seventh at Lake Olmstead Stadium. That was until the lights went out. With Columbia trailing 5-3, the stadium’s power – including every light tower – flickered off during the middle of the seventh inning. The power never came back and Tuesday’s game was suspended and…
Dominic Cuoci’s solo home run put the Blowfish on the scoreboard first and provided an early firework to the fans at Lexington County Baseball Stadium on the Fourth of July. It also ended up being the only run the hosts would score in the game. Florence completed their comeback attempt to win 4-1. LC drops to 1-1 in the second…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (USA Baseball) – Nick Madrigal collected two hits including a solo home run, while Seth Beer drove in two runs and Tyler Holton threw four scoreless innings as the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team clinched the series victory over Cuba with a 5-0 win on Independence Day in the third game of the sixth USA vs. Cuba Friendship…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Graduate righthander Tyler Jackson (Piedmont, S.C.) signed a free-agent contract with the Seattle Mariners, announced by the organization. He became the 10th Tiger in 2017 to either be drafted or sign a free-agent deal. Jackson also became the first Tiger to sign a free-agent contract since 2012 (David Haselden). The graduate transfer, who played his final…
TOKYO, Japan (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s basketball closed out its competition with the Japan National Team Tuesday, playing a full 40-minute game for the first time on the tour. Japan claimed a 78-57 victory with a strong fourth quarter after the Gamecocks posted their most competitive effort of the three days to hold the lead much of the first half….
