Sophomore lefthanders Brandon Leibrandt and Billy Strode combined to scatter 13 hits and allow only one run to lead #8 Florida State to a 6-1 victory over #14 Clemson in front of 4,979 fans at Dick Howser Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Seminoles, who won the series 2-1, improved to 44-11 overall and 20-10 in the ACC. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 39-17 overall record and an 18-12 ACC mark.
Despite a pair of homers from senior first baseman LB Dantzler, the 12th ranked Gamecocks allowed a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the 2nd and 16th ranked Mississippi State tacked on two more runs in the sixth and three in the eighth on the way to a 7-2 victory over South Carolina in the rubber game of a three-game SEC series.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has signed the junior college player of the year in 5-foot-7 guard Olivia Gaines.
South Carolina (33-24) fell in five innings to fourth-seeded Texas (46-8) 11-2 to start Saturday’s action in the Austin Regional at Charlene & Red McCombs Field.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina baseball coach Chad Holbrook hasn’t been surprised by anything that’s happened during his debut season, not even the second-guessing from fans expecting more after two national championships and a runner-up finish last year.
Grayson Greiner’s two-out two-run homer in the top of the 10th inning lifted 12th ranked South Carolina to a 5-3 victory over 16th ranked Mississippi State on Friday evening at Dudy Noble Field in game two of a three-game SEC series. The Gamecocks clinch the No. 4 seed at next week’s SEC Tournament and earn a bye into Wednesday night and the double elimination format in bracket two. South Carolina is 39-15 and 17-11 in the SEC with Mississippi State dropping to 39-16 and 15-14 in league play.
The #8 Florida State Seminoles scored two runs in the first inning and held on for a 2-1 victory over #14 Clemson in front of 5,086 fans at Dick Howser Stadium on Friday night. The Seminoles, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 43-11 overall and 19-10 in the ACC. The Tigers, who saw their nine-game winning streak come to an end, fell to 39-16 overall and 18-11 in the ACC.
IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have signed cornerback B.W. Webb, their fourth-round pick, to a four-year deal worth about $2.5 million.
Josh Reagan went the distance scattering three hits, Dalton Addy had two hits and Brandon Camp added an RBI double that lifted top-ranked Lexington to a 4-0 win over 3rd-ranked Blythewood and the AAAA State Championship before 6,240 at Carolina Stadium on Friday.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chargers outside linebacker Melvin Ingram has torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, putting his season in jeopardy.
