Chad Holbrook admits this weekend isn’t just another 3-game series. The USC baseball coach thinks it’s one of the best rivalries in sports. Click to watch Holbrook’s comments from Thursday’s press conference to preview the big weekend series between #3 USC and #11 Clemson.
College baseball’s premier rivalry is this weekend as South Carolina (7-0) meets Clemson (6-1) for three games in three different sites. The series opens on Friday at in Columbia at Carolina Stadium with first pitch at 7 p.m. Game two of the series shifts to Greenville and the Reedy River Rivalry contest at Fluor Field with first pitch at 2:05 p.m. The series concludes on Sunday in Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium at 4 p.m.
No. 4/5 South Carolina hosts its final game at Colonial Life Arena Thursday night when the Georgia Lady Bulldogs come to Columbia for a 7 p.m tipoff. The Gamecocks (25-2, 13-1 SEC) will honor their lone senior, Wllka Montout, prior to the game along with recognitions for juniors Aleighsa Welch (1,000 career points) and Elem Ibiam (school single-season blocks record). Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with presentations beginning at approximately 6:40 p.m.
South Carolina (10-18, 3-12) was unable to overcome a 12-point deficit at the half as the Gamecocks fell at 83-67 on the road to Auburn (13-13, 5-10) Wednesday night at Auburn Arena.
A.C. Flora, Newberry, Lake Marion and C.A. Johnson keep their seasons alive with wins in the high school boys basketball state playoffs Wednesday night.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — No. 4 South Carolina is looking to launch its biggest celebration of the year Thursday night when it takes on Georgia.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Heathwood Hall forward A’ja Wilson has been named the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association high school player of the year.
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Charles Mann scored 19 points, Marcus Thornton added 15 and Georgia won its second straight game with a 71-56 victory over Missouri on Tuesday night.
A’ja Wilson of Heathwood Hall Episcopal School in Columbia, S.C., is the 2014 WBCA High School Player of the Year.
The Irmo basketball team is one win away from returning to the SCHSL 4A State Championship after their 76-65 win over Gaffney Tuesday night.
