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USC Gets Sweep, Now 51 Straight Shutout Innings

Gamecock pitching continued its early season dominance Sunday, upping its shutout innings streak to 51 straight with a 6-0 win against Eastern Kentucky. #5 Carolina got the sweep and improved to 7-0 on the season behind another strong start by Wil Crowe. The freshman struck out five in 6.1 scoreless innings. 5 Gamecock relievers came on from there to preserve their 5th straight shutout.

USC Women Clinch Share Of First SEC Title

No. 4/6 South Carolina outlasted Florida in a gritty 69-55 victory Sunday afternoon at Colonial Life Arena in front of a season-best crowd of 10,547. With today’s win and Texas A&M’s loss to Kentucky, the Gamecocks have clinched at least a share of the SEC regular-season title. It is South Carolina’s first in the SEC and their sixth conference championship in school history (five in Metro Conference).

Clemson Sweeps Maine With 10-2 Sunday Win

Garrett Boulware went 3-for-4 with three RBIs to lead #13 Clemson to a 10-2 win over Maine at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon to complete the three-game sweep. The Tigers (5-1) scored four runs in the first inning and added four runs in the third inning to build a 9-1 lead and never looked back against Maine, Tiger Head Coach Jack Leggett’s alma mater.

Wynkoop Shines in USC’s Win Saturday

Sophomore left-hander Jack Wynkoop hurled 7.1 scoreless innings and tallied a career-high 10 strikeouts as he combined with three other Gamecocks for a three-hit shutout as South Carolina blanked Eastern Kentucky 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at Carolina Stadium.