With the win over No. 2/3 Florida in the final game of the regular season, South Carolina claimed a spot in the 2013 Southeastern Conference Tournament, where the Gamecocks will take on host and seventh-seeded Kentucky in the first round at 6:30 p.m. EDT on Wed., May 8.
Former Clemson All-American Kyle Stanley finished sixth at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte on the PGA Tour Sunday, giving former Tiger golfers a top 10 finish on four different professional golf tours this weekend.
The South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt game has been cancelled due to the weather. Persistent rain has forced officials to make the decision. The game will not be made up at a later day, reducing the number of conference games by one.
Due to inclement weather, Sunday’s baseball game between Clemson and Maryland was postponed. The two teams are slated to conclude the three-game series on Monday with two games. The first game is scheduled for 1:30 PM and the second game is scheduled for 7:00 PM on ESPNU.
Top ranked Vanderbilt raced out to a five-run lead and despite a pair of runs from ninth ranked South Carolina in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Gamecocks were defeated 5-2 on Saturday afternoon in game two off a three-game SEC baseball series at Carolina Stadium. The final game of the series has been moved to Noon due to the weather forecast in Columbia on Sunday.
The second game of the doubleheader between #14 Clemson and Maryland on Saturday was rained out. The two teams are scheduled to make game-two of the series up on Sunday at 1:00 PM. Maryland won game-one of the series on Saturday by a score of 7-2. Game-three of the series is scheduled for Monday at 7:00 PM on ESPNU.
Senior lefthander Jimmy Reed struck out 11 and allowed only two runs on four hits in 8.0 innings pitched to lead Maryland to a 7-2 win over #14 Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Clemson and Maryland will play game-two of the three-game series on Sunday at 1:00 PM.
Roy Williams joined the Gamecock baseball team in the dugout Saturday at Carolina Stadium. The UNC basketball coach bid $3,000 at the Reece Holbrook Win Away Foundation benefit in 2012 to sit in Chad Holbrook’s dugout this season.
With forecasts predicting rain throughout the day on Sunday, South Carolina and Florida, with approval from the Southeastern Conference, have agreed to play a doubleheader on Saturday, with first pitch set for 2 p.m. EDT at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field.
Clemson back up quarterback Chad Kelly tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Clemson’s Spring Game in April. He had surgery to repair his ACL on Thursday morning.
