Grayson Greiner’s one-out walk-off pinch-hit single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted top-ranked South Carolina to a 2-1 victory over Appalachian State on Tuesday night at Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks are now 25-3 on the year and remain undefeated in non-conference play while the loss drops the Mountaineers to 8-17.
A five-run sixth inning broke open a close game in No. 15 Clemson’s 13-2 victory over Furman at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. The Tigers (18-9) took a 1-0 lead in the home-and-home season series over the Paladins (11-18), as the two will play at Fluor Field in Greenville on May 13.
USC defensive line coach Deke Adams has to replace three starters among the four down linemen, including All-Americans Jadeveon Clowney and Kelcy Quarles.
South Carolina sophomore guard Tiffany Mitchell earned Third-Team All-America honors from the Associated Press today, making her the first Gamecock to hold All-America status since 2003. Junior forward Aleighsa Welch was named honorable mention by the AP for her standout season as well. The duo helped the Gamecocks to the most productive regular season in school history and the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.
Former Gamecock Jackie Bradley Jr. visited the White House Tuesday morning with the Boston Red Sox.
South Carolina guard Sindarius Thornwell has been named as a finalist for the 2014 Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year Award.
Former Gamecock Justin Smoak hit a three-run homer and Dustin Ackley had a three-run triple while the Mariners batted around in the ninth inning, roaring back from an early two-run deficit for their eighth straight victory on opening day, 10-3 over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
The Tigers return home to play Furman and Winthrop in midweek games.
South Carolina (24-3) returns to action vs. Appalachian State on Tuesday (8-16) with first pitch at 7 p.m. at Carolina Stadium. It can be heard on the Gamecock IMG Network including flagship station 107.5 FM, “The Game,” with Andy Demetra and Tommy Moody on the call. Live gametracker stats are also available at GamecocksOnline with live video streaming on the All Access Channel.
In his sixth full season as Clemson Head Coach, Dabo Swinney did something Monday he had never done previously. He held a scrimmage where his defense was free to tackle the quarterback. No purple jerseys, everything was “live.”
