Junior center fielder Evan Marzilli belted a three-run homer and tied a career-high with four RBI and behind five scoreless innings from starting pitcher Joel Seddon, third ranked South Carolina defeated Furman 7-0 Wednesday evening in non-conference action at Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks improve to 37-12 on the year while Furman drops to 22-26 for the season.
Paul Maholm outpitched Tim Hudson to win his fourth straight start, Bryan LaHair hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 1-0 Wednesday.
Wednesday night’s Lexington at White Knoll AAAA Lower State high school baseball playoff game has been postponed due to rain. It will be made up at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
he Atlantic Coast Conference and ESPN have extended their television deal through the 2026-27 season. The ACC and the network announced the extension Wednesday. A person familiar with the agreement told The Associated Press that it’s worth $3.6 billion over the 15 years. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because financial terms weren’t released when the two sides announced the deal.
Clemson scored the final seven runs, capped by Richie Shaffer’s walkoff homer in the 10th inning, in its 9-8 victory over Tennessee Tech at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. The Tigers improved to 29-20, while the Golden Eagles dropped to 19-28.
Former Gamecock All-American Melvin Ingram signed his first NFL contract Tuesday. Financial details weren’t released for the standard 4-year deal with the Chargers. San Diego took Ingram 18th overall. Last year the Chargers signed the 18th pick to a contract in the $8.5 million neighborhood.
A.C. Flora and Gilbert baseball are now one win away from a state championship series. Lexington and White Knoll will play Wednesday for a spot in the AAAA Lower State Championship. Tim Hill has the highlights from the Monday ABC Columbia News at 11.
College of Charleston took advantage of three Tiger errors to score two unearned runs, which proved to be the difference in the Cougars’ 4-2 victory over Clemson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Monday afternoon. The Cougars improved to 32-15 on the season and won their first contest against the Tigers in 24 all-time meetings. The Tigers, who won the series 2-1, fell to 28-20.
Brad Keselowski used a big push from Kyle Busch to pass leader Matt Kenseth, and after leaving the Daytona 500 winner in their wake, Keselowski staved off Busch’s attempt to snatch the win. Using a move Keselowski said he had dreamed about, he held on for his second win of the season and second at Talladega.
23-year-old Rickie Fowler won his first PGA Tour event with a birdie on the first hole of a playoff against Rory McIlroy and D.A. Points. All three men finished 72 holes at the Wells Fargo Championship 14 under par.
