TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (USC SID) — Behind the first career shutout of junior Jessica Elliott, South Carolina (38-22) eliminated No. 24/24 USF (45-16) with a 6-0 win on Saturday night in the Tallahassee Regional at JoAnne Graf Field. Elliott (18-9) scattered four hits, two walks and a hit-by-pitch in her first complete-game shutout, striking out four in the win. She got…
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. (USC SID) — SEC EASTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONS! Sixth ranked South Carolina belted out 15 hits on the way to a 9-7 win over Alabama to sweep a three-game SEC series and clinch a top two seed in next week’s SEC Tournament. The Gamecocks are 42-13 and 20-9 in the SEC with Alabama 31-24 and 15-15 in league play. …
NOTRE DAME, IN (CAC) — Alex Eubanks pitched 7.0 scoreless innings with nine strikeouts to lead No. 18 Clemson to a 6-2 victory over Notre Dame at Frank Eck Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers, who swept the series 3-0 and won their fifth game in a row, improved to 38-18 overall and 16-14 in the ACC. The Fighting Irish…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (USC SID) — Four two-out runs propelled No. 8 national seed Florida State (50-8) to a 4-0 win over South Carolina (37-22) in the winner’s bracket game on Saturday afternoon in the 2016 Tallahassee Regional. The seventh-ranked Seminoles claimed a 2-0 lead with two down in the sixth. Carsyn Gordon singled up the middle, scoring Jessica Warren and…
TUSCALOOSA, AL (USC SID) — John Jones and Dom Thompson-Williams each hit their seventh home runs of the season and backed freshman right-hander Braden Webb, who allowed one run in six-plus innings of work as sixth ranked South Carolina defeated Alabama 4-2 to clinch a three-game SEC baseball series. The Gamecocks are now 41-13 and 19-9 in the SEC with…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson freshman Lauren Stephenson shot an opening round 75 at the NCAA Women’s Golf Championship at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon on Friday. The native of Lexington, S.C. stands in a tie for 69th place after the first round with the three over par score. Stephenson is the first Clemson women’s golfer to play in…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Fireflies) — Charleston broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning and Columbia came out on the wrong end of a 2-1 final at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. The Fireflies squandered a nice start from Tyler Badamo – the righty tossed five innings of one-run ball. The RiverDogs scored their first run with two…
EUGENE, OR (USC SID) — South Carolina women’s golf opened play at the NCAA Championship on Friday, posting a 293 (+5) to end round one at Eugene Country Club in a tie for eighth place. The No. 18 Gamecocks, who began the tournament on the par-4 10th alongside Virginia and Florida State, were once again led by standout Katelyn Dambaugh. The…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Freddie Freeman homered twice and drove in four runs and Nick Markakis also hit a home run to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 7-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. It was a rare power surge for the Braves, who entered last in the majors by a wide margin with just 15 homers. Philadelphia’s…
There was virtually no wait for Jackie Bradley Jr. to get 25 straight. The Gamecock great homered on the second pitch he saw Friday night, a solo shot to dead center field in the 2nd inning off Cleveland Indians pitcher Corey Kluber. The Red Sox outfielder’s 8th home run of the season extended his major league leading hitting streak to…
