Crowe On Golden Spikes Watch List
Sophomore right-hander Wil Crowe is one of 50 players to be named to the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Watch List as announced by USA Baseball on Tuesday.
Sophomore right-hander Wil Crowe is one of 50 players to be named to the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Watch List as announced by USA Baseball on Tuesday.
Former South Carolina left-handed pitcher Michael Roth will throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Opening Day at Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks begin the 2015 season on Friday at 4 p.m. hosting College of Charleston in the first of a three-game series.
Junior outfielder Steven Duggar (Moore, S.C.) was one of 50 players named to the preseason watch list for the 2015 Golden Spikes Award on Tuesday. Sponsored by Major League Baseball, 2015 marks the 38th year of the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award, given to the top amateur baseball player in the country.
No. 1/1 South Carolina grabbed an early lead, but No. 2/2 Connecticut took advantage of a cold shooting stretch midway through the first half to take command of the contest and go on to notch the 87-62 win. Junior Tiffany Mitchell and senior Aleighsa Welch led the Gamecocks (22-1) with 17 points each. Welch also pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds to post her 20th career double-double to move into the program’s all-time top-10 in the category.
South Carolina hosts Missouri on Tuesday in only the fourth meeting all-time between the two schools, and the second at Colonial Life Arena. Both teams look to snap losing streaks, as Carolina has lost its last two – both on the road – and the Tigers have lost nine straight. Tuesday’s game will be broadcast on the SEC Network with Dari Nowkhah (pxp) and Joe Dean Jr. (analyst) on the call.
Clemson basketball returns home after a two-day turnaround following Sunday’s game at Miami to face a No. 10 Notre Dame team.
Tuesday’s 7 p.m. game on ESPN2 is the first time Clemson has hosted the Fighting Irish in Littlejohn Coliseum. Notre Dame won the first ever meeting between the two in South Bend last season.
Clemson announced Monday that five regular-season baseball games will be televised and 42 more will be available exclusively via live online video on TigerCast or ESPN3 in 2015. Therefore, 47 Clemson regular-season baseball games will be on some form of live video in 2015.
No. 4 Duke at Florida State, 7 p.m.
South Carolina remains No. 1 in The Associated Press poll for the 12th straight week, setting up a showdown with No. 2 Connecticut on Monday night.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Wofford College will continue as the summer home of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers.