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Llanes Pitches Gem; Fireflies’ Offense Erupts in 7-1 Win

SALISBURY, MD (Fireflies PR) – Gabriel Llanes breezed through a career-high nine innings in the 7-1 victory over the Delmarva Shorebirds on Wednesday night. It was the first complete-game performance by a Columbia starter this season. Llanes (W, 1-2) yielded just one walk and totaled five strikeouts. The 21-year-old has absorbed only three earned runs over his last 29 innings (four starts)….

Pelaez Leads Gamecocks To Third-Straight NCAA Regional Title

(USC SID) – South Carolina women’s golf rallied from eight shots back and captured its third-straight NCAA Regional Title Wednesday at OSU Golf Club. The No. 12 Gamecocks paced the field for the second-straight day, carding a final-round 288 (E) to finish tied with Florida atop the leaderboard at the Columbus Regional. Carolina freshman Ana Pelaez’s impressive NCAA postseason debut…

Earl Bass to be honored as SEC legend at 2017 SEC Baseball Tournament

 COLUMBIA, S.C. (SID)- The SEC Baseball Legends Presented by AT&T, featuring former standouts from Southeastern Conference member institutions, will once again be honored at the 2017 SEC Baseball Tournament May 23-28 at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala. Earl Bass, who won 34 games in a four-year career at Carolina from 1972-75, will be one of for former players honored…

Columbia Fireflies Game Preview

Columbia, S.C.- Columbia Fireflies (15-16) vs. Delmarva Shorebirds (15-16) RHP Gabriel Llanes (0-2, 3.03) vs. RHP Lucas Humpal (1-2, 3.78) Wednesday, May 10, 2017 — Arthur W. Perdue Stadium — First Pitch 7:05 p.m. — Game 32 LISTEN: ESPN Columbia 94.9 FM & 1230 AM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia snapped a four-game skid with…

Carolina Releases APR Scores

COLUMBIA, S.C. (SID) – All of the University of South Carolina’s countable intercollegiate sports posted a multi-year score of 950 or better for the sixth-consecutive year, according to the Academic Progress Rate (APR) statistics that were released today. “Student-athletes at the University of South Carolina compete to be the best they can be, not only in their respective sports, but…