ASHEVILLE, NC (Fireflies) — The Fireflies made a comeback on Saturday, but they fell to Asheville, 5-4, in extra innings. Sam Hilliard blasted a walk-off home run over the right-center field wall in the bottom of the 10th at McCormick Field. Columbia (35-34) pushed a run across in the second frame. Luis Ortega and Patrick Mazeika scorched back-to-back doubles off…
Brandon Vandenburg, right, a former Vanderbilt football player, listens during his rape trial Saturday, June 18, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn. A jury earlier convicted Vandenburg after a trial that featured graphic cellphone videos and photos of the attack taken by the former players. However, the verdict was thrown out after it was discovered that the jury foreman had been a…
AP File BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts and Jackie Bradley Jr. homered, Rick Porcello pitched six solid innings and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 on Saturday. Bogaerts, who entered the day leading the American League in batting, also had a single while raising his average to .352. Christian Vazquez and Mookie Betts each had two hits…
OMAHA, Neb. (CCU SID) — After leading Coastal Carolina to its first-ever trip to the 2016 College World Series, Chanticleer head coach Gary Gilmore has been named to National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association National Coach of the Year. “Congratulations to Coach Gilmore on his first NCBWA National Coach of the Year award and getting his Chanticleers to Omaha,” NCBWA Executive…
PLUM, Pa. (USC SID) — South Carolina rising junior Ryan Stachler wrapped up his time at the 116th U.S. Open on Saturday, completing his second round at Oakmont Country Club. Stachler shot 84 (+14) on Saturday to finish his first experience at a major championship. Stachler missed the cut with a two-day score of 162 (+22) but still leaves Oakmont with a…
CHARLOTTE, NC (WOLO) — In preparation for the 2016 NBA Draft, the Charlotte Hornets will work out six players in a pre-draft workout on Sunday, June 19, including former Gamecock forward Michael Carrera. The workout will take place at the Novant Health Training Center at Time Warner Cable Arena Practice Court. Carrera led the Gamecocks in points per game (14.5),…
OMAHA, NE (ABCA) — The American Baseball Coaches Association released the 2016 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America teams on Saturday following the All-America Committee meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Kyle Lewis of Mercer University won the ABCA/Rawlings Gold Bat Award as National Player of the Year. Lewis, a junior outfielder from Snellville, Georgia, hit .395 with 20 home runs, 72 RBI,…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (Blowfish) — Pandemonium struck in Lexington County tonight when the Blowfish walked off on the Florence RedWolves. But it wasn’t your ordinary walk off. Lexington County clawed back to score 7 runs in the ninth inning to beat Florence on a walk off wild pitch. What happened before the ninth was even more spectatular. The Blowfish…
NEW YORK (AP) — John Gant, the rookie righty with the weird windup, earned his first big league win by beating the team that traded him away last summer, pitching the Atlanta Braves past the New York Mets 5-1 on Friday night. Gant (1-1) threw two-hit ball for 6 2/3 innings, helping the Braves post their first three-game winning streak…
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — One year after a crushing defeat at Chambers Bay, Dustin Johnson is atop the leaderboard at the U.S. Open. Johnson was immaculate from tee-to-green at Oakmont during a marathon day of 36 holes on Friday. The former Dutch Fork High School and Coastal Carolina standout had a 3-under 67 in the opening round, then went back…
