Big Night In Big Leagues For Former Gamecocks
Former Gamecocks Jackie Bradley Jr. (Red Sox), Steve Pearce (Orioles) and Justin Smoak (Mariners) all had big hits in the big leagues Tuesday night.
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Blowfish Blown Out On Opening Night
The Columbia Blowfish fall 9-0 to the Forest City Owls at McNair Field in Forest City, North Carolina on Opening Night of the 2014 Coastal Plain League campaign.
Stanford leads NCAA men’s golf tournament
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — Stanford topped the leaderboard Saturday in the suspended second round of the NCAA Men’s Golf Championship, while the Cardinal’s Cameron Wilson and South Carolina’s Will Starke shared the lead in the individual standings.
The Clowney-Watt Era Begins In Houston
Defensive standouts J.J. Watt and No. 1 pick Jadeveon Clowney were on the field for the first time in Houston on Tuesday.
Gossett A Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
Junior righthander Daniel Gossett (Lyman, S.C.) was one of 21 semifinalists for the Golden Spikes Award, announced Tuesday by USA Baseball. The award, won by former Tiger Khalil Greene in 2002, is presented annually to the top amateur baseball player in the country.
Shuttle Route Changes For USC Baseball
The South Carolina baseball gameday shuttle location will be moved to Bates House area for the NCAA Columbia Regional. The shuttle move is to alleviate anticipated parking problems associated with high school graduations on campus this weekend. The change in location will ensure that the USC Baseball traffic does not coincide with the graduation traffic.
USC-Georgia Football Kickoff Set For 3:30
South Carolina football will host the Georgia Bulldogs on Sat., Sept. 13, at 3:30 p.m. (ET) on CBS, the television network announced today. The Gamecocks have won three of the last four meetings with Georgia, including the last two at Williams-Brice Stadium. This season’s contest will kick off CBS’ 14th consecutive season of national coverage of SEC Football’s marquee game.
Seddon Makes All-SEC 2nd Team
South Carolina junior pitcher Joel Seddon earned second-team All-SEC honors with junior outfielder Tanner English, junior catcher Grayson Greiner and junior third baseman Joey Pankake named to the SEC All-Defensive team, as the league announced its annual baseball honors on Tuesday.
Wilson Makes Cut With Team USA
Following six trials sessions from May 25-26 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center (USOTC), South Carolina signee A’ja Wilson (Hopkins, S.C./Heathwood Hall) highlights the 12-member 2014 USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team announced Monday evening. The team, which was selected by the USAS Basketball Junior National Team Committee, will compete in the USA Basketball-hosted 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship at the USOTC Aug. 6-10.
Video: Holbrook Previews Regional
South Carolina will host an NCAA Regional in Columbia for the fifth straight season. Head coach Chad Holbrook previewed the regional on Monday afternoon. Click on the ABC Columbia video to hear from the second year head coach.
