Sports

Tiger Baseball Wins Wright St. Series Opener

Steve Wilkerson went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and two RBIs to lead Clemson to a 5-3 win over Wright State in the first game of a doubleheader at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 3-1 on the season. The Raiders fell to 3-1 in 2013.

1977 Baseball Team To Be Honored This Weekend

The 1977 South Carolina baseball team went all the way to the national championship game at the College World Series. June Raines’ first squad made a statement. After losing its first game in the postseason, the Gamecocks won four straight at Sarge Frye Field to win the NCAA Atlantic Regional Championship. The squad won three straight games in Omaha to advance to the finals of the CWS and finished with a 43-12-1 record. This Saturday, they will receive College World Series rings recognizing their achievements in a pregame ceremony.

USC-Albany Opener Postponed

The South Carolina-Albany baseball game scheduled for Friday has been postponed due to inclement weather in Columbia. The two teams will begin the series on Saturday with a single game scheduled for 4 p.m. at Carolina Stadium. A doubleheader has been scheduled for Sunday beginning at Noon. Both games will be nine innings.

Clemson-Wright St. Opener Postponed

The Clemson vs. Wright State baseball game scheduled for Friday at 4:00 PM at Doug Kingsmore Stadium was postponed due to inclement weather. The two teams are now scheduled to open the three-game series with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1:00 PM. Both games will be nine-inning contests and there will be approximately 30 minutes in between the games.