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Former Gamecock Jackie Bradley Jr. Homers, Red Sox Beat Orioles, 7-2

BALTIMORE (AP) — Xander Bogaerts did the damage early, extending his hitting streak to 23 games and driving in two runs. From there, Boston used the long ball to pull away from the Baltimore Orioles in a matchup between the top two teams in the AL East. Jackie Bradley put the first-place Red Sox ahead for good with a sixth-inning…

Fireflies Take on Rome in Road Contest Monday

Columbia Fireflies (25-25) at Rome Braves (20-30) RHP Andrew Church (1-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Oriel Caicedo (1-0, 3.16) Monday, May 30, 2016 — State Mutual Stadium (Rome, GA) — First Pitch 6:00 p.m. — Game 51 LISTEN: WGCV 620 AM, 105.1 & 96.3 FM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App   ABOUT LAST GAME: Columbia dropped the series finale to…

Warriors’ Remaining Tickets for Game 7 Sell Out in Under 5 Minutes

Larry W. Smith/EPA The deciding game of the Western Conference championship is, not surprisingly, a very hot ticket. In fact, according to ticketing search engine TiqIQ, Monday night’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Golden State Warriors has the second-highest list prices for an NBA Game 7 in the past five years ($960 per ticket). The only Game…

Wil Crowe to Start on Opening Day for Blowfish

LEXINGTON, S.C. (Blowfish) — After missing the entire 2016 season for the South Carolina Gamecocks due to Tommy John surgery, pitcher Wil Crowe will make his first start since 2015 on the home opener for the Lexington County Blowfish. The 2014 Freshman All-American will take to the bump for the first time since an elbow injury that sidelined the Sevierville,…

NCAA Regional Matchups Announced

COLUMBIA, S.C (WOLO) – The NCAA announced Monday the four teams that will play the Columbia Regional this weekend at Founder’s Park. Columbia Regional: (1) USC, (2) UNC Wilmington, (3) Duke, (4) Rhode Island #Gamecocks @abc_columbia — Mike Gillespie (@MikeABCColumbia) May 30, 2016 The Gamecocks take on Rhode Island Friday at 7 p.m. USC will face Rhode Island at 7 p.m. Friday…

Clemson to Host 2016 Regional

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — 2016 ACC Tournament Champion Clemson was one of 16 sites selected to host an NCAA Regional for the 70th-annual Division I Baseball Championship, it was announced Sunday night by the NCAA. The regional will begin at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday. The Tigers will be one of four teams to play in the double-elimination tourney, as…

Dietrich Homers, Braves Fall to Marlins, 7-3

Miami Marlins’ Derek Dietrich is high-fived by manager Don Mattingly, right, and teammates after hitting a two-run home run to score Justin Bour in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman) ATLANTA (AP) — Derek Dietrich’s big day at the plate ended with a scary injury in…