COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Sophomore right-handed pitcher Clarke Schmidt earned third-team All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball as announced on Thursday morning. Schmidt will start for South Carolina on Friday vs. Rhode Island in the NCAA Regional and is 9-3 with a 2.96 ERA. Schmidt has allowed 41 runs, 33 earned, on 93 hits in 100.1 innings pitched. He has…
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Dustin Johnson took some attention away from the Big Three at the Memorial by opening with an 8-under 64. Johnson is one of golf’s biggest hitters. The Dutch Fork High School alum began with three straight birdies and had two other bursts of birdies. He led by two shots over Hudson Swafford among the early starters…
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina lawmakers have voted to designate “Darlington Raceway Week” for the days leading up to the Southern 500. The state Senate and House of Representatives passed a concurrent resolution that names Aug. 29-Sept. 4, 2016 as “Darlington Raceway Week, a Week Too Tough To Tame.” The resolution, led by state Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Hartsville, outlines…
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner, right, celebrates with Gregor Blanco (7) after hitting a two-run home run as Atlanta Braves catcher Tyler Flowers looks on in the background in the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 2, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ATLANTA (AP) — Madson Bumgarner won his sixth straight decision to match a…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team was ranked 10th in the final Golfstat national rankings of the 2015-16 season, it was announced today. The top 10 finish is the second in as many seasons for the Gamecocks. South Carolina ended the season with the best NCAA Championship performance in program history. The Gamecocks…
LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (Blowfish PR) — The Blowfish strung together four hits coupled with a sacrifice fly to plate three runs in the bottom of the third inning against the Florence RedWolves. That would be all the production they would need seal the home opening win. Wil Crowe (University of South Carolina) was the headliner early, making his first start…
ATLANTA, GA – JUNE 01: Freddie Freeman #5 of the Atlanta Braves is dunked by Adonis Garcia #13 and Ender Inciarte #11 after his walk-off homer in their 5-4 win over the San Francisco Giants in the 11th inning at Turner Field on June 1, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) ATLANTA (AP) — There have…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — The Tigers host the Clemson Regional as the No. 1 seed with No. 2 seed Oklahoma State, No. 3 seed Nebraska and No. 4 seed Western Carolina. REGIONAL SETUP • Who – Western Carolina (30-29) vs. Clemson (42-18) • Rankings – WCU – NR; CU – No. 9 BA, No. 11 CB, No. 10 USA • When – Friday…
ATLANTA (BC SID) — For the second straight year, Benedict College won the 2015-16 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Commissioner’s Cup, announced on Wednesday. The coveted SIAC Commissioner’s Cup is presented to the athletic department within the conference that has excelled in both men’s and women’s sports. A scoring system of 10 points for conference titles, seven points for runner-up…
ROME, GA (Fireflies) — For a third straight game, the Fireflies erased a deficit and soared past Rome, winning 9-3 on Wednesday. Columbia swept the Braves during the last visit to Rome and is now 6-0 this season at State Mutual Stadium. The visitors entered the seventh inning trailing, 3-2. Jeff Diehl drew a walk against reliever Adam McCreery…
