Home run king Hank Aaron will not be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch to open the last season at Capital City Stadium. A conflict in Aaron’s schedule has moved his Columbia appearance from May 29th to June 12th.
South Carolina senior first baseman LB Dantzler is one of 10 NCAA baseball student-athletes selected as a finalist for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award ®. Nationwide fan voting begins immediately to help select the winner. Fans are encouraged to vote on the Senior CLASS Award website – seniorCLASSaward.com or on the Senior CLASS Award Facebook fan page through June 10. Fan votes will be combined with media and Division I head coaches’ votes to determine the winner. The winner will be announced during the 2013 College World Series in Omaha.
No. 10 South Carolina took a 6-4 lead into the top of the eighth inning but Gardner-Webb rallied with two runs in the eighth inning and one in the ninth with the tying and winning runs both scoring on Gamecock errors as the Bulldogs defeated South Carolina 7-6 on Tuesday evening in non-conference action in front of 4,825 fans at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C. Gardner-Webb improves to 21-19-1 with South Carolina now 31-11 on the year.
The Gamecock FanFest rolled down to the Lowcountry Tuesday afternoon.
Click to watch video from today including comments from Steve Spurrier and Frank Martin courtesy WCIV.
Starting a day-night doubleheader that opened with a 23-degree temperature, Justin Upton hit his major league-leading 10th home run, Dan Uggla and rookie Evan Gattis also connected and the Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 Tuesday.
The Charlotte Bobcats of the NBA fired coach Mike Dunlap after just one season.
Senior first baseman LB Dantzler homered in both the 5-2 and 3-1 victories against Kentucky. He is the team’s leading hitter with a .331 average (48-for-145) with 12 homers and 42 RBI. Dantzler ranks among the league leaders in the SEC in many categories including third in home runs (12), third in slugging percentage (.669), fourth in walks (28), fourth in total bases (97), tied for fourth in runs batted in (42), tied for fifth in doubles (11), and ninth in on-base percentage (.444).
South Carolina (31-10) heads to Shelby, N.C. on Tuesday night for a non-conference tilt vs. Gardner-Webb (20-19-1). First pitch at Keeter Stadium is set for 6 p.m. Senior right-hander Colby Holmes will start on the mound for the Gamecocks.
Atlanta Braves right fielder Jason Heyward was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday after an appendectomy.
South Carolina freshman left-hander Jack Wynkoop has been named SEC Freshman of the Week as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon. Wynkoop hurled a career-high eight innings to pick up his fifth win of the season in the 3-1 win over Kentucky on Sunday.
