USC Still No. 1 in Baseball America Top 25
South Carolina pulled out a tight series with Mississippi to remain No. 1 in the Baseball America College Top 25 rankings for the second straight week.
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South Carolina Baseball Notebook
South Carolina defeated Furman 5-0 in midweek action and followed that up with a pair of wins in a weekend series vs. 12th ranked Ole Miss to open SEC play. The Gamecocks are 18-1 on the year with a 2-1 record in league action.
USC Women’s Selection Show Party Tonight
South Carolina women’s basketball is ready to celebrate the announcement of the NCAA Tournament bracket with its fans on Mon., Mar. 17, at Colonial Life Arena.
Clemson Gets #3 Seed In NIT
A two-year absence from postseason play ended Sunday when Clemson accepted a bid to compete in the 2014 National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The third-seeded Tigers host No. 6 seed Georgia State on Tuesday in a 9 p.m. game televised by ESPNU. Clemson is returning to the NIT for the first time since the 2006-07 team advanced to the championship game in Madison Square Garden.
Coastal Goes For NCAA Tournament History
Coastal Carolina is one of two NCAA tournament teams from the state of South Carolina this year. The Big South tournament champion Chanticleers are the #16 seed in the East region and will play ACC champion #1 seed Virginia in Raleigh, NC on Friday. A #16 seed has never beaten a #1 seed.
USC Takes Two, Wins Ole Miss Series
Top ranked South Carolina outlasted 12th ranked Ole Miss 3-1 in game two of a doubleheader on Saturday evening to clinch the weekend series in the rubber game at Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks swept the doubleheader after rallying for a 6-5 win in 10 innings in the first game. South Carolina is 18-1 and 2-1 in the SEC with Ole Miss 17-4 and 1-2 in league play.
Clemson Sweeps Doubleheader, Wins Wake Series
The No. 14 Clemson Tigers totaled 14 hits en route to a 7-4 victory over Wake Forest at Wake Forest Baseball Park in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday. The Tigers (12-6, 5-1 ACC) swept the doubleheader and won the series 2-1 over the Demon Deacons (13-8, 3-3 ACC).
Carolina Comeback! USC Beats Ole Miss 5-4
Top ranked South Carolina rallied from three runs down with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat Ole Miss 5-4 in 10 innings.
Tigers Even Wake Series With 16-6 Win
Clemson jumped out to a 9-1 lead in the fifth inning and held on for a 16-6 victory over Wake Forest at Wake Forest Baseball Park in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday. The Tigers (11-6, 4-1 ACC) evened the series 1-1 against the Demon Deacons (13-7, 3-2 ACC).
Clemson Loses 63-62 Heartbreaker To Duke
Trailing by as much as 13 in the second half, Clemson rallied to take a lead into the final seconds of the game until Duke’s Rodney Hood made a pair of free throws with 3.8 left to give the Blue Devils a 63-62 victory in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals Friday at the Greensboro Coliseum.
