COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– It’s time for the big selection Sunday. Officials at the University of South Carolina say My Carolina will host an NCAA Tournament Selection Show watch party for fans and Gamecock men’s basketball. Students, alumni and fans are invited. The South Carolina men’s basketball team will also be on hand at the watch party, which will take place…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Alex Destino and Dom Thompson-Williams each hit two-run homers and Braden Webb pitched 5.2 scoreless innings to earn his third win of the year as 16th ranked South Carolina defeated Charleston Southern 5-4 to clinch the weekend series. Webb allowed just three hits and two walks while striking out four batters. He is 3-1 on…
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (CU SID) — Seth Beer went 2-for-4 with two homers and four RBIs to lead No. 20 Clemson to a 6-5 victory over Wake Forest at David F. Couch Ballpark on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 10-3 overall and 1-1 in the ACC. The Demon Deacons dropped to 11-5 overall and 1-1…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 17/15 Kentucky (21-3, 2-0 SEC) clinched the Southeastern Conference opening series win at South Carolina (19-4, 0-2 SEC) with a 5-1 triumph on Saturday afternoon at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field. The Wildcats scored three with two down in the first. Brooklin Hinz, on a 2-2 count, notched the first RBI with her…
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Reginald Johnson Jr. had 21 points and eight assists and top-seeded Hampton beat South Carolina State 81-69 on Saturday to win its second consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament. Brian Darden scored 22 points, Jervon Pressley added 14 and Quinton Chievous 13 for the Pirates (20-10), who outscored the Bulldogs 14-2 over the final four minutes to…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Frank Martin, of course, was going to defend his team. After Carolina’s 65-64 loss to Georgia in the Quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament Friday night in Nashville, there are growing concerns among the fan base and internally at USC that the Gamecocks might miss the NCAA Tournament again. Martin though thinks otherwise. “If a third-place team that…
NORFOLK, VA (SC State Athletics) — The South Carolina State Bulldogs will face top-seed Hampton in the 2016 MEAC Men’s Basketball Championship game Saturday (Mar. 12) in The Scope Arena. Tipoff is 1 p.m. and will be televised live on ESPN2. No.1-seed Hampton and last year’s tournament champion advanced with an 89-55 thrashing of Savannah State in the semifinal game…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — J.J. Frazier hit 1 of 2 free throws with 2.1 seconds left, and Georgia rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat South Carolina 65-64 Friday night in the Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinals for the Bulldogs’ fifth-straight win. The sixth-seeded Bulldogs (19-12) are back in the semifinals for a third-straight season, something only they and Kentucky can…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Sophomore right-hander Clarke Schmidt extended his scoreless inning streak to 24 innings and Dom Thompson-Williams went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs as 16th-ranked South Carolina defeated Charleston Southern 9-0 on Friday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are 13-2 on the year, with Charleston Southern dropping to 8-6 for the season. Schmidt allowed…
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Gabe McCray finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, and Ed Stephens hit two free throws with 16 seconds left to lead No. 3 seed South Carolina State to a 67-65 win over Norfolk State in the semifinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament on Friday night. Greg Mortimer scored 14, while Eric Eaves and Stephens…
