When the Gamecocks depart for the Final Four in Phoenix Wednesday, Frank Martin will enter a new dimension of college basketball. Martin has never coached in the Final Four, and his players have never played in a National Semifinal. So, Frank says he’s learning from the coaches who HAVE been there, like Billy Donovan or his old mentor Bob Huggins….
The Gamecocks are two wins away from a basketball championship. Those are words Frank Martin had to fight for five years ago when he stepped on campus. In his half-decade on campus at South Carolina, the Gamecocks have increased wins in each season, with the exception of his second season when the win total (14) stayed the same. But his…
Frank Martin addressed the media Tuesday afternoon for about an hour before the Gamecocks leave for the Final Four in Phoenix Wednesday. For Martin and the Gamecock at this point in the tournament, the ceiling is the roof. Carolina was picked to lose in three-straight NCAA Tournament games and had to rally to beat three of their four opponents in…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Fourth ranked South Carolina scored nine runs in the top of the second inning with 10 consecutive batters reaching base as the Gamecocks defeated The Citadel 15-1 on Tuesday night at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. The Gamecocks improved to 18-6 with The Citadel 9-16 on the year. Carolina set a season-high for runs and…
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…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Behind senior Jessica Elliott’s one-hitter, South Carolina (22-12) cruised to an 8-0 win in five innings over Furman (16-16) on Tuesday evening at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field. Elliott (9-6) struck out a career-best nine and walked three in the one-hit bid, her third time to hold a foe to one hit or less…
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, 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…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)- As the Gamecock men and women advance to the Final Four, many fans are hoping to invest in a trip to Dallas or Phoenix but they will have to move fast. Executive Associate Director Charles Bloom says USC’s Athletic Department is officially out of tickets for the big games but there is still hope for those looking…
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…
