COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 13 South Carolina women’s tennis will take on Winthrop Friday at 5 p.m. at the Carolina Tennis Center in the 2016 NCAA Tournament First Round. The Gamecocks, who are hosting first- and second-round action for the first time since 2002, will follow a match between No. 17 Georgia Tech and No. 39 Princeton Friday…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior right-hander Taylor Widener struck out a career-high 12 batters in a career high 7.2 innings pitched and sophomore outfielder Alex Destino hit a pair of solo home runs as third-ranked South Carolina defeated Presbyterian 3-1 on Tuesday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are now 37-11 on the season, while Presbyterian dropped to 24-24….
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Trailing 4-0 with two outs and the bases empty in the fourth inning, No. 23 Clemson tallied eight straight hits to score seven runs in its 13-4 victory over College of Charleston at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the two-game, midweek series, improved to 32-16, while the…
BOSTON, MA – MAY 10: Chris Young #30, Jackie Bradley Jr. #25 and Mookie Betts #50 celebrate after their victory over the Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park on May 10, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts, Hanley Ramirez and Travis Shaw each homered and the Boston Red Sox continued their strong hitting…
GREENVILLE, S.C. (Fireflies) — The Fireflies held off a furious Greenville rally in the late innings on Tuesday to win, 7-6, at Fluor Field. For the second straight series against the Drive, Columbia (18-14) won three of four from its Southern Division rival and also finished the road trip with a 5-2 record. P.J. Conlon (W, 5-0) dazzled for…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Junior forward Jaron Blossomgame is headed to Chicago for the NBA Draft Combine, held Wednesday through Sunday. The event will be televised live by ESPN2 on Thursday and Friday from 3-7 p.m. Blossomgame has not signed with an agent in order to retain his final season of eligibility. He and other early entries will have…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — Great news is on the horizon for Fireflies fans across the globe. Beginning Thursday, May 12, all Columbia Fireflies home games will be broadcast worldwide on MiLB.TV. Anyone with a valid monthly or yearly MiLB.TV subscription can watch every Fireflies game played at Spirit Communications Park. Currently, all 140 Fireflies games are broadcast over the…
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (WOLO) — A familiar face to Columbia-area basketball is switching high schools. Tuesday, Westwood High School announced Jeff DiBattisto as its new head boys basketball coach. DiBattisto makes the move from Dreher where he was the head boys basketball coach for the past three seasons. He takes over at Westwood for Terry Dozier, a former Gamecock standout basketball…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (36-11) returns home to begin a five-game homestand on Tuesday night hosting Presbyterian (24-23). First pitch at Founders Park is scheduled for 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on SEC Network Plus and can be heard on the Gamecock IMG Network including flagship station, 107.5 FM, “The Game.” The Gamecocks lead…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — The Tigers conclude their 13-game homestand when they host Monte Lee’s former team, College of Charleston, in a two-game, midweek series. SERIES SETUP • Who – College of Charleston (24-21-1) vs. Clemson (31-16) • Rankings – COC – NR; CU – No. 23 BA, No. 24 USA • When – Tuesday (6:30 p.m.), Wednesday (4 p.m.) • Where – Clemson,…
