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9th Inning Hit Extends JBJ’s Streak To 23

Former Gamecock Jackie Bradley Jr. came up with a clutch 9th inning single Tuesday afternoon to extend his major league leading hitting streak to 23 straight games.  Bradley and Boston lost game one of a doubleheader at Kansas City 3-2. Fellow Gamecock great Whit Merrifield was officially called up to the big leagues for the first time after the game. …

USC Part Of SEC Sweep At Alabama NCAA Regional

TUSCALOOSA, AL (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team clinched a spot at the NCAA Championship for the fourth consecutive season on Wednesday as the Gamecocks finished second at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional. Carolina shot 283 (-5) in the final round to post a three-day score of 852 (-12). Georgia won the Regional, finishing with a…

Clemson Golf Advances To NCAA Championship

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Graduates Miller Capps and Stephen Behr each shot under-par rounds to lead Clemson to a third-place finish out of 14 teams at the NCAA Regional Golf Tournament in Stillwater, Okla.  Clemson finished with a team score of 901 for the three-day 54-hole event and qualified for the NCAA National Tournament at Eugene Country Club in Eugene,…

Rome Takes Rubber Game Over Fireflies 8-5

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — Four Fireflies hitters collected two-hit games on Wednesday afternoon, but Columbia fell to the Rome Braves in the series finale, 8-5. Kevin Kaczmarski, David Thompson, Joe Tuschak and Vicente Lupo combined to reach base safely ten times. Rome (15-24) used a hit parade in the second inning to score six runs on seven hits, including doubles…

Frank Martin Announces Raymond Doby Won’t Return to USC Basketball

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Frank Martin announced on Wednesday the signing of Rakym Felder (G – 6-0 – 180 – Lincoln High School – Brooklyn, N.Y.), Hassani Gravett (G – 6-2 – 180 – Villa Rica, Ga./Alexander/Hargrave Military Academy/Pensacola State College), Khadim Gueye (C – 7-1 – 220 – Senegal/Bradenton, Fla./Victory…

Bride Named to SEC Community Service Team

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. (USC SID) — The SEC announced its annual Community Service Team for baseball Wednesday morning, and sophomore Jonah Bride has been selected to represent South Carolina. The Community Service Team highlights an athlete from each school who gives back to their community in superior service efforts. The Owasso, Okla., native led his team in community service hours with…

Clemson’s Batson to Serve on National Conditioning Board

Fort Worth, Tex. (CAC) — Joey Batson, Director of Football Strength and Conditioning Coach at Clemson University, has been elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa). Batson was elected at the organization’s 16th annual national conference in Fort Worth, Texas. The CSCCa was established in May 2000…

Stephenson Begins Play at NCAA Tournament

Clemson, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson freshman Lauren Stephenson will begin play in the 2016 NCAA Women’s Golf Tournament on Friday, May 20. This year’s national tournament will be played at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Oregon. She is the first Clemson women’s golfer to qualify for the NCAA National Tournament. Stephenson qualified by virtue of her fifth-place finish at the…

Gamecock Beach Volleyball Announces New Members

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina beach volleyball coach Moritz Moritz announced the addition of Hannah Edelman to the Gamecocks’ 2016 roster on Wednesday. “It is awesome anytime we can add a quality volleyball player and an even better person to our team,” said Moritz. “Hannah is a dynamic player with a solid beach IQ and will definitely push…

WATCH: Carolina Crushes Citadel 16-4

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Sixteen runs on sixteen hits led sixth ranked South Carolina to a 16-4 victory over The Citadel in it’s final regular season home game on Tuesday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks improved to 39-13, while the Bulldogs fell to 16-37 on the year. Sophomore right-hander Brandon Murray earned his second win of the season…