Martin Named First-Team All-American
South Carolina senior first baseman Kyle Martin earned first-team All-America honors from Baseball American and third-team All-America honors from D1Baseball.
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Behr Named Academic All-American
Clemson graduate Stephen Behr has been named a Capital One Division 1 Academic All-American as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Starke, NeSmith Named Golfweek All-Americans
South Carolina juniors Will Starke and Matt NeSmith have been named Golfweek All-Americans, Golfweek announced Thursday.
Dreher, Dambaugh Earn Golfweek All-America Honors
Senior Justine Dreher and sophomore Katelyn Dambaugh earned All-America honors from Golfweek, the organization announced on Thursday.
USC Releases Volleyball Schedule
The South Carolina volleyball program announced its 2015 schedule on Thursday, which features eight matches against NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago and a trip into Big Ten territory.
Pirates Pick Newberry’s Baur In 28th Round
Newberry College graduate Albert Baur has been selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Baur is the 847th overall pick in the 28th round.
Three Tigers Taken On Final Draft Day
Three current Tigers and one Clemson signee were chosen on the final day of the Major League Baseball draft Wednesday. Junior righthander Brody Koerner (Concord, N.C.) was selected in the 17th round (No. 513 overall pick) by the New York Yankees, junior righty Clate Schmidt (Acworth, Ga.) was picked in the 32nd round (No. 951 overall) by the Boston Red Sox and sophomore Eli White (Easley, S.C.) was chosen in the 37th round (No. 1117 overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Smoak Helps Blue Jays Beat Marlins
Former Gamecock Justin Smoak hit one of four Blue Jays homers, Scott Copeland won in his first major league start and Toronto beat the Miami Marlins 7-2 Wednesday to extend its winning streak to eight.
Nationals Draft Schrock In 13th Round
South Carolina junior infielder Max Schrock was selected by the Washington Nationals in the 13th round of the 2015 MLB Draft. Schrock was the third Gamecock to be drafted this year and was the No. 404 overall selection.
Okey Named 1st-Team All-American
Sophomore catcher Chris Okey (Mount Dora, Fla.) was named a first-team All-American by NCBWA on Wednesday.
