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Coastal’s Rally Falls Short in 7-6 Loss at #7 North Carolina

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (CCU SID) – Local products Wood Myers (Chapel Hill) and Cory Wood (Raleigh) each hit home runs for the Chanticleers but Coastal Carolina’s rally came up just shot in a 7-6 loss at #7 North Carolina Tuesday night at Boshamer Stadium. A pair of CCU (15-10) errors in the seventh and eighth innings led to four unearned runs for…

SC State Continues Spring Practices

ORANGEBURG, SC (SCSU) – South Carolina State resume spring drills after a few days off with its fifth of 15 workouts Tuesday (Mar. 27) morning in a 6:15 a.m. session. With a full week of spring drills behind them, the Bulldogs continue to work on installation of offense and defensive schemes, along with special team drills. “We are almost half…

Clemson Blanks Furman, 8-0 Tuesday

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) – Tyler Jackson, Ryan Miller and Mitchell Miller combined on a five-hit shutout and Weston Jackson went 3-for-4 with with two homers, a double and five RBIs in No. 5 Clemson’s 8-0 victory over Furman at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the home-and-home season series against Furman, won their…

Gamecocks Going Straight to Dallas for Final Four

Following their Elite Eight victory Monday night over three-seed Florida State, the top-seed Gamecocks aren’t wasting any time getting started on their Final Four experience. Dawn Staley and her players are going right to Dallas. Kaela Davis won Stockton Regional “Most Outstanding Player” as USC beat FSU in California 71-64. While the Carolina women joined the men by also advancing…

Gamecocks Travel To The Citadel On Tuesday

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina (17-6) is back in action on Tuesday traveling to Charleston to face The Citadel (9-15). First pitch at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park is 7 p.m. RANKINGS South Carolina is ranked in every major collegiate rankings. The Gamecocks are ranked No. 4 by Perfect Game, No. 6 by Baseball America and in the USA Today…

No. 1 South Carolina follows men’s team, reaches Final Four

STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Before they climbed the ladder to take their turn cutting the nets, Kaela Davis and A’ja Wilson started dancing. And dancing. The band blared inches away, and they danced some more. A spectacular, spontaneous moment for South Carolina’s two biggest stars: one headed to her first Final Four, and the other going back to chase the…

Tigers Climb To No. 5 in Two Polls

CLEMSON, S.C. – The Tigers moved into the top five of the Baseball America ranking and USA Today coaches poll at No. 5 this week. Clemson (20-4, 8-1 ACC) also climbed six spots to No. 6 in this week’s Collegiate Baseball poll after a 4-0 record in four road games last week. The No. 5 ranking was Clemson’s highest since it…

A’ja Wilson Among Wooden Award Finalists

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID)  – For the second-straight season, South Carolina junior forward A’ja Wilson earned a spot among the five finalists for the John R. Wooden Award Presented by Wendy’s, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced on ESPNUMonday. One of the nation’s most consistent and dynamic forwards, the 6-foot-5 Hopkins, S.C., product is now a finalist for all three primary…