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Clemson Back In Baseball Rankings

By Clemson Athletic Communications

CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — The Tigers entered the top 25 of the Collegiate Baseball poll at No. 20 on Monday after winning three of four games last week, including two victories in three games against No. 18 South Carolina over the weekend.   It marks Clemson’s first top-25 ranking since being ranked No. 24 in the 2015 Baseball America preseason ranking….

Watson A Semifinalist For Sullivan Award

By Clemson Athletic Communications

ORLANDO, FL (CAC) — College Football’s most exciting quarterback is eyeing yet another prestigious award after his stellar 2015-16 campaign. Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson is one of four college football players among the top 16 semifinalists vying for the prestigious AAU James E. Sullivan Award, the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) announced today. In 2015, Watson led the Clemson Tigers to…

Schmidt Named SEC Pitcher Of The Week

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina sophomore right-handed pitcher Clarke Schmidt has been named SEC Pitcher of the Week. Schmidt struck out a career-high nine batters in eight scoreless innings of work in Friday’s 8-1 win over Clemson. Schmidt’s outing was the longest of his career. Schmidt is 3-0 on the year with a 0.43 ERA after three starts….

Benedict Women’s Basketball Team Earns Second Seed For NCAA South Region Tournament

By: Benedict SID

INDIANAPOLIS (Benedict SID) — The Benedict College women’s basketball team earned the second seed in the NCAA South Region Tournament and will travel to Jackson, Tennessee. The Lady Tigers, 27-2 overall, won the SIAC Tournament on Saturday with a 74-52 victory over Kentucky State. Benedict is advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year Benedict will face seventh…

Gamecocks Down MSU, Win Second-Straight SEC Championship

By: USC SID

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (USC SID) — No. 3/2 South Carolina continued its defensive dominance and mixed in 55.6 percent shooting in the second half to claim its second-straight SEC Tournament championship with a 66-52 win over No. 16/16 Mississippi State. The momentum shifted in the second quarter, during with South Carolina used an 11-0 run over the final 4:43 to establish…

USC Baseball Falls 4-1 At Clemson

By: USC SID

CLEMSON, S.C. (USC SID) — Clemson freshman right-hander Alex Eubanks limited 13th ranked South Carolina to just one run on six hits and a pair of two-run frames in the third and fourth innings was enough to lift the Tigers to a 4-1 victory over the Gamecocks in the rubber game of a three-game weekend series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. …