GAINESVILLE, FLA. (USC SID) – Junior right-hander Wil Crowe allowed just one run in seven-plus innings of work and freshman outfielder Carlos Cortes hit his fifth homer of the year as 18th ranked South Carolina defeated 9th ranked Florida 4-2 on Friday night at McKethan Stadium to even the series. The Gamecocks are 24-14 and 9-8 in the SEC with…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Chris Williams’ bases-loaded walk with two outs plated Chase Pinder to compete a three-run ninth inning in No. 4 Clemson’s 8-7 walkoff win over No. 17 Wake Forest at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 series lead and upped their home winning streak to 10 games, improved to 32-7 overall and…
COLUMBIA, SC (Fireflies PR)– In just its 16th game of the year, Columbia notched its fifth shut-out win, soaring past Lexington on Friday night, 5-0. Merandy Gonzalez was nearly unhittable over seven innings. The right-hander struck out seven and scattered three hits en route to his third win of the season. Outfielder Tim Tebow recorded his first multi-hit game (3-for-3,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – With the Gamecocks enjoying one of their most successful athletic seasons across the board, the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees today extended the contract of Athletics Director Ray Tanner for three years, taking him through the end of the 2021-22 academic year. Under Tanner’s leadership, South Carolina’s holistic formula of athletic, academic and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (SC SID) – Coming off historic runs through the NCAA Tournament, the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees has approved new contracts for head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin and head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley, it was announced today. Martin, who guided the Gamecocks to their first Final Four in program history, had one year added…
Dawn Staley is the most sought-after coach in women’s basketball right now, after her Gamecocks took down Mississippi State in an all-SEC battle in the National Championship on April 2 in Dallas. In most sports, the natural progression of success leads from the college ranks to professional, but for Staley, coaching in the WNBA is not, and probably won’t ever…
GREENVILLE, SC (SCSU) — Former South Carolina State standout and Washington Redskin wide receiver Charlie Brown was enshrined into the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame during a special ceremony Friday (April. 20) evening at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Greenville, S.C. Heading the 2017 Class along with Brown is “Doc” Blanchard, Fisher DeBarry, Levon Kirkland and Dick Sheridan. The…
CLEMSON, S.C. – The Tigers host No. 17 Wake Forest in a three-game series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium this weekend. SERIES SETUP • Who – Wake Forest (28-11, 12-6 ACC) vs. Clemson (31-7, 14-4 ACC) • Rankings – WFU – No. 17 BA, No. 17 CB, No. 17 USA; CU – No. 5 BA, No. 5 CB, No. 4 USA…
Former Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson attended the annual South Carolina Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony Thursday night in Greenville, receiving the annual Blanchard-Rogers Award (formerly, the Collegiate Player of the Year Award). Watson is set to have one of the most influential weeks of his young life, as he prepares for next week’s NFL Draft. One of the most…
COLUMBIA, SC – Gabriel Llanes turned in one of the finest performances of his career on the mound in Columbia’s 2-0 loss to the Lexington Legends on Thursday night. The starter allowed just one run and three hits over seven innings. Llanes didn’t walk a batter – the sixth time this season a Fireflies’ starter hasn’t issued a free pass…
