Carlos Rodon tossed 8.0 innings of three-hit ball and #17 N.C. State escaped a jam in the ninth inning to defeat Clemson 3-1 in front of 5,619 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Wolfpack, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 23-10 overall and 10-7 in the ACC. The Tigers dropped to 20-16 overall and 9-8 in ACC play.
Thomas Brittle blooped a one-out single to right field in the 12th inning and Tyler Slaton slid home safely in a close play to give Clemson a 7-6 walkoff victory over #17 N.C. State in front of 4,964 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 series lead, improved to 20-15 overall and 9-7 in the ACC. The Wolfpack fell to 22-10 overall and 9-7 in ACC play.
Colt Knost shot a 6-under 66 on Friday to take a two-stroke lead over Carl Pettersson after the second round of the RBC Heritage.
9th-ranked South Carolina rallied from three runs down with four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning with pinch hitter Sean Sullivan tying the game with a two-out triple and scoring the winning run on a wild pitch on the way to a 7-6 victory over Mississippi State in the series opener on Friday night in front of 8,105 fans at Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks are now 25-10 and 6-7 in the SEC while Mississippi State drops to 21-13 and 5-8 in league play.
Bishopville native Tommy Gainey is three shots off the lead after the first round of the RBC Heritage. The big Gamecock fan was pleased overall with his round of 70 Thursday. Tim Hill has the story from the Thursday ABC Columbia News at Six.
A three-run third inning and a two-run seventh inning was enough for Francis Marion, who knocked off ninth ranked South Carolina 5-4 on Wednesday evening in the first game ever played in brand-new Cormell Field at Sparrow Stadium in Florence, S.C. The Patriots, currently ranked No. 20 in Collegiate Baseball’s Division II poll, improve to 27-13 while the loss drops South Carolina to 24-10 for the season.
Georgia erased an early 7-2 deficit to post an 8-7 win over Clemson Wednesday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. Tim Hill has the highlights from the Wednesday ABC Columbia News at Six.
USC and Clemson golfers are among another strong field in Hilton Head for this week’s RBC Heritage. Tim Hill has a preview from the Wednesday ABC Columbia News at Six.
Willie Cornelius is the definition of giving back to the kids in his local community. Since 1974, Coach Cornelius has operated a spring break and summer sports camp for Richland County children. Cornelius is an employee for the county and uses his free time to run these camps.
Chipper Jones came off the disabled list and began his final season in the majors with a single and a two-run homer to help the Atlanta Braves get their first win of the season, 6-4 over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.
