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.”
Clemson tips off the NIT semifinals 7 p.m. Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden against SMU on ESPN2.
After losing out on the starting center field job in spring training to Grady Sizemore and being optioned to AAA Pawtucket, former Gamecock Jackie Bradley Jr. ended up in the Boston Red Sox lineup on Opening Day for the second season after all.
South Carolina junior catcher Grayson Greiner earned SEC Player of the Week honors as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon.
