Wesley Bryan made history in the Lowcountry Sunday, as the Midlands native became the first South Carolinian to ever win the only PGA event in the Palmetto State – the RBC Heritage. More importantly, it’s the first title of the Tour rookie’s career. The Dutch Fork and Carolina alum shot a 67 (-4) in his final round at Harbor Town…
Gamecocks baseball was in need of a win on Sunday, ending a three-game skid by topping Mississippi State 6-1. The victory keeps Carolina above the .500 mark in the SEC halfway through their conference slate. USC goes to Gainesville this weekend for a three-game set against Florida. Chad Holbrook spoke on Sunday about the impact of the outcome, while also…
Five days after PJ Dozier announced his intentions to declare for the NBA Draft, word leaked Monday that he’ll be staying there. The Spring Valley alum and former high school All-American is reportedly signing with an agent, ending his collegiate eligibility, and turning pro. The news was first reported by The Vertical. The Gamecocks’ 6’6″ guard said last week he…
AUGUSTA, GA – Outfielder Tim Tebow drove in three runs on Sunday, but the Fireflies came up one run short at Lake Olmstead Stadium. Columbia dropped the series finale, 7-6, to Augusta. Tebow now has nine RBIs in nine games. Augusta (3-8) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the third inning, an advantage that only lasted until the fifth….
A five-run eighth inning gave the Gamecocks (22-13, 8-7 SEC) a 6-1 victory, avoiding a sweep in their series finale against Mississippi State on Sunday. Carlos Cortes hit his third home run in two games. Adam Hill only allowed one run in six innings pitched. Josh Reagan (4-1) recorded the win in two scoreless innings in relief. Closer Tyler Johnson…
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Wesley Bryan remembers pestering players with a lot of crazy questions at Harbour Town Golf Links as he followed father George III’s only appearance at the RBC Heritage in 2004. “I was probably the most annoying 14-year-old there was,” Bryan said. Once a pesky teen, Bryan’s now a PGA Tour winner. Bryan rallied from…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Sophomore right-hander Adam Hill limited 13th ranked Mississippi State to just one run on four hits and a five-run eighth inning was enough to lift eighth-ranked South Carolina to a 6-1 win over the Bulldogs. The Gamecocks improve to 22-13 on the year and 8-7 in league play with MSU falling to 25-13 overall and 10-5 in…
TALLAHASSEE, FLA. (CAC) – The No. 25 Florida State Seminoles scored four runs in the first inning and three runs in the third inning on their way to a 7-3 win over No. 4 Clemson to even the series 1-1 at Dick Howser Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Clemson (30-6, 14-3 ACC), who saw its seven-game winning streak come to an…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The Coastal Collegiate Sports Association announced the seeding for the upcoming beach volleyball conference tournament on Saturday night. The No. 12 South Carolina Gamecocks (21-7, 11-5 CCSA) earned the fourth seed in year two with the conference, and will begin pool play on the morning of Friday, April 21 at Lakepoint Sporting Community in Emerson, Ga. The…
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Jason Dufner took more than a solid showing away from the Masters last week. He took inspiration from winner Sergio Garcia. Dufner finished 33rd in the year’s first major, things getting away from him late in the final round a week ago. But he took something from Garcia by managing his expectations and letting…
