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Fireflies And Legends Postponed Due To Rain

LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies) – Saturday’s game against the Lexington Legends has been postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sunday beginning at 12:05 p.m. at Whitaker Bank Ballpark – two seven-inning games. Game two is scheduled to follow approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. Lefty Jake Simon (1-2, 7.20) is…

No.18 Coastal Falls 7-5 to Texas State in Sun Belt Quarterfinal

STATESBORO, Ga. (CCU SID) – Top seed Coastal Carolina battled back from two four-run deficits (once to cut it to one run and once to cut it to two) and brought the winning run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth, but fell short, 7-5, to eighth-seed Texas State in the quarterfinal of the 2017 Sun Belt Championship….

Gamecocks’ Keita Transferring from Program

Gamecocks forward Sedee Keita announced on social media Friday that he will be transferring from USC after playing one season with Carolina. The 6’9″ 240 pound rising sophomore played in 29 games this season. He averaged 9.6 minutes per game, 9th on Frank Martin’s Final Four team. The Philadelphia native averages 1.1 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 0.4 blocks in his…

Horvit Ends Run in NCAAs in Round of 16

ATHENS, Ga. (USC SID) – South Carolina freshman Mia Horvit closed out her run through the NCAA Singles Championship Friday with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 loss to No. 40 Estela Perez-Somarriba of Miami. The Gamecocks’ top singles entry finished the season with a 27-12 record overall and a 16-11 record in the spring. Final rankings will be released next week…

Winningham Plates Two, Columbia Falls in Lexington

LEXINGTON, KY (Fireflies) – Dash Winningham knocked in two runs, but the Fireflies still fell to Lexington on Friday, 5-2. A pair of two-run Legends’ home runs proved to be the difference at Whitaker Bank Ballpark. Winningham leads the club with 27 RBIs. He drove in his first run of the night off of Lexington (23-25) starter Garrett Davila (W,…

Two More Gamecocks Qualify for NCAA Championships

LEXINGTON, Ky. (USC SID) — Friday was another strong day for the University of South Carolina track & field team, as the Gamecocks competed on the second day of the 2017 NCAA East Regional Preliminary Round. Josh Awotunde and Armand Woodley earned berths to the NCAA Championships, while three Gamecock teammates moved into the quarterfinal round with a chance to advance to Eugene on Saturday….

Clemson 30th as Play Halted in First Round of NCAA Golf

Sugar Grove, IL—Clemson stood in 30th place three quarters of the way through the first round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove, Illinois.   Thunderstorms played havoc with the weather for the second straight week at the NCAA Golf Championships.  Last week the NCAA Women’s Tournament had to cancel a round because of the…

Gamecocks Men’s Soccer Announces 2017 Schedule

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s soccer team announced its 2017 schedule on Friday morning. The Gamecocks tough slate features matches against eight teams that made the NCAA Tournament in 2016. “Each year we play a very challenging schedule which we believe will prepare us for our conference tournament and the NCAA Tournament,” head coach Mark Berson said. “This…