Southern California and California both played the 17th hole five shots better than Clemson late in Saturday’s final round to keep the Tigers from advancing to the National Championship Tournament. The Tigers finished with a 898 score and a sixth-place standing in the 14-team regional field at Rich Harvest Farms Golf Club in Sugar Grove, Ill. The top five teams advance to the National Championship Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Steve Spurrier says he’s not slowing down as he prepares for his 10th season at South Carolina and does not believe his successful program will slow down after losing No. 1 NFL draft pick Jadeveon Clowney.
A four-run first inning and a four-run fifth inning helped lead ninth ranked Vanderbilt to a 9-3 win over eighth ranked South Carolina on Friday evening at Hawkins Field. Vanderbilt is now 40-15 and 17-12 in the SEC with the Gamecocks now 41-14 and 17-12 in league play. The rubber game of the series is scheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m. ET. It will be televised live on CBS Sports Network and can be heard on the Gamecock IMG Network including flagship station, 107.5 FM, “The Game.”
College of Charleston beat William & Mary 3-2 in 23 innings Friday, tying for the second-longest game in NCAA history.
The fourth-seeded South Carolina men’s golf team will head into the final round of the NCAA Eugene Regional in position to clinch its second-straight NCAA Championship berth after shooting a 293 (+13) on Friday in the second round at Eugene Country Club.
Stephen Behr, Cody Proveaux, Austin Langdale and Carson Young all had rounds of one-over-par 73 on Friday to lead Clemson to a 292 team score and a third-place standing after two rounds of the NCAA Sugar Grove Regional at Rich Harvest Farms Golf Club in Sugar Grove, Ill.
Sophomore lefthander Andrew Chin pitched a complete game two-hitter to lead Boston College to a 3-1 victory over Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night. The Eagles (22-32, 10-19 ACC) evened the series 1-1 against the Tigers (33-22, 14-14 ACC), who saw their 11-game winning streak over Boston College dating to 2010 come to an end.
USC softball didn’t start the NCAA softball tournament like it hoped. The Gamecocks garnered just three hits in a 6-0 loss to South Florida in Tallahassee. USC will play the loser of host Florida St. and Fordham in an elimination game of the double elimination NCAA regional Saturday at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN.
South Carolina is losing two players from its large freshman class this past season in guard Jaylen Shaw and forward Desmond Ringer.
Jadeveon Clowney officially kicked off his NFL career at a Houston Texans rookie mini-camp workout Friday. Click to watch the story from the Friday ABC Columbia News at Six.
