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USC Drops Series To UGA

Daniel Nichols’ two-out grand slam in the bottom of the third inning helped lift Georgia to a 5-3 victory over seventh ranked South Carolina in the rubber game of a three-game SEC baseball series on Sunday afternoon at Foley Field. South Carolina is now 35-13 and 13-11 in the SEC with Georgia improving to 23-23-1 and 9-14-1 in league play.

Tigers Top UNLV 6-2 Sunday

Steve Wilkerson’s solo homer in the sixth inning broke a 1-1 tie and the senior added a two-run single in the seventh inning as Clemson defeated UNLV 6-2 Sunday afternoon at Fluor Field. The Tigers (28-19) took a 1-0 lead in the two-game series against the Rebels (29-17) in the first meeting between the two schools since 2001.

USC Evens Series With UGA Saturday

Sophomore left-hander Jack Wynkoop limited Georgia to just two runs on five hits in six innings of work and was backed by an offense that generated nine hits and nine walks as seventh ranked South Carolina defeated the Bulldogs 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at Foley Field.

Erwin, Tigers Shut Out James Madison 8-0

Sophomore lefthander Zack Erwin tossed a six-hit shutout to lead Clemson to an 8-0 victory over James Madison at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night. The Tigers (26-19) took a 1-0 lead in the two-game series against the Dukes (15-27).

Cabrera, Flores Tied For Wells Fargo Lead

Angel Cabrera and Martin Flores go into the weekend at Charlotte tied for the lead at the Wells Fargo Championship. They are 9-under 135, one shot ahead of Justin Rose, who had a 67. Former Clemson and Spring Valley High standout Jonathan Byrd is -5, tied for ninth.