Gamecocks athletics director Ray Tanner spoke on Wednesday at a press conference following the resignation of head baseball coach Chad Holbrook. The two have had a long working relationship and personal friendship that extends past the ball field. Holbrook was an assistant on the USC AD’s teams from 2009-2012 when Tanner was leading the squad to a pair of College World…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- Local baseball fans have mixed reactions to Chad Holbrook’s sudden departure. Some Gamecock baseball enthusiasts said resigning as head coach was the right thing for Holbrook to do. “We kind of feel like it was time for a change, for something new to happen because we go to all the scrimmage games over there and we know…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley will take the Gamecocks to Tokyo, Japan, for three exhibition games this summer. The trip, which spans June 27 to July 5, includes three exhibition games against the Japan National Team. It will be the Gamecocks’ first international trip under Staley. “We’ve been looking for a trip like this…
Columbia, SC (SID) – Dwayne Jones has been named Head Softball Coach at Cardinal Newman School. The former Spring Valley High School Head Softball Coach has a career record of 483-92-1 and led the Vikings to eight AAAA State Championship Series in his 17 seasons at the helm, winning three state titles (1991, 1993 and 1994) and securing five state runner-up finishes….
GASTONIA, N.C. (Blowfish) — Lexington County got their second and third cracks at the Gastonia Grizzlies at Sims Legion Park Tuesday night in a double header. But the double header was unkind to the Fish. In game one Lexington County clubbed ten hits and brought across four Blowfish but fell to Gastonia 11-4 in seven innings. Gastonia got off to…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies)– The Fireflies rallied with five runs in the eighth inning and defeated the Legends, 5-3, at Spirit Communications Park on Tuesday night. Michael Paez and Desmond Lindsay provided clutch run-scoring hits in the frame. Columbia is five games above .500 for the first time since starting 5-0 earlier this season. Columbia (30-25) trailed Lexington (29-29) 3-0 after…
On Tuesday night, University of South Carolina Athletics announced that head coach Chad Holbrook has decided to resign from his position as the Gamecocks’ head baseball coach. Through his time in Columbia, rising from his role as Ray Tanner’s assistant to leader of the program, Holbrook brought USC to a pair of super regionals and three NCAA Tournaments. But his…
Chad Holbrook’s time with the Gamecocks began as an assistant for the 2009 season, working under Ray Tanner’s watch, winning two national championships. It ends Tuesday night, closing a five-year run as Carolina’s head coach by resigning from the position. After missing the NCAA Tournament for the second time in three seasons, Gamecocks athletics announced at 9:48 p.m. that Holbrook…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies) – Five players and four coaches were named to the South Atlantic League Southern Division All-Star team, the league announced. Pitchers Jordan Humphreys, Merandy Gonzalez and Max Kuhns and infielders Dash Winningham and Michael Paez will be on display at Spirit Communications Park on June 20. Jose Leger was named manager of the Southern Division and will…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – After several meetings with Athletics Director Ray Tanner assessing the future of the program, Chad Holbrook has made the decision to resign his duties as head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina effective immediately and pursue other opportunities, it was announced Tuesday night. “I want to thank our fans, players, coaching staff and…
