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Gamecocks Open Longhorn Invitational with 9-4 Win Over Texas

AUSTIN, TEXAS (GAME ONE) – Nickie Blue tossed 4.1 innings of scoreless relief and Alyssa VanDerveer drove in four runs as South Carolina posted a 9-4 victory over the Texas Longhorns on Friday afternoon in the first of five games for the Gamecocks this weekend in the Longhorn Invitational. Carolina extended its season-opening winning streak to six games with the victory. VanDerveer led an…

Gamecocks Open 2017 Season With 7-1 Win Over UNCG

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Sophomore outfielder TJ Hopkins went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a pair of RBI and junior right-hander Clarke Schmidt allowed just one run in 6.2 innings of work as fourth ranked South Carolina opened the 2017 season with a 7-1 win over UNCG. Friday’s contest was played in front of a sellout crowd of 8,242…

#15 Coastal Carolina Defeats Richmond, 8-5, in Season Opener

CONWAY (CAC) – Ninth-ranked Coastal Carolina began its national championship defense with an 8-5 win versus Richmond in the teams’ 2017 season opener Friday evening at Springs Brooks Stadium before a crowd of 3,280, a record for a Chanticleer regular-season, on-campus contest. (Overall, it is the eighth-largest crowd for a CCU home baseball contest.) Prior to the game, members of the 2016…

Gamecock Tennis Remains Undefeated

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina men’s tennis defeated NC State 6-1 Friday at the Carolina Tennis Center to improve to 8-0 on the season, their best start in dual play since 2004. The Gamecocks claimed the doubles point to take an early lead and stay perfect in doubles play on the season. The bottom of the singles lineup…

Coastal Baseball Begins Championship Defense this Weekend

CONWAY (CCU) – Coastal Carolina will begin its defense of its NCAA College World Series national championship on this weekend as part of the 18th annual Caravelle Resort’s Baseball at the Beach. Coastal Carolina will play games at Springs Brooks Stadium on Friday (vs. Richmond), Saturday (vs. Western Carolina), Sunday (vs. James Madison) and Monday (vs. Str. John’s). Tickets are still available…