Two-time defending national champion USC baseball is predicted to finish second in the highly-competitive SEC East, according to Monday’s SEC Coaches Preseason Poll. Florida is predicted to win the conference. Tim Hill has the story on the Monday ABC Columbia News at Six.
Markeshia Grant had 20 points, making five 3-pointers, and LaKeisha Sutton scored on a left-handed scoop shot in the final minute as No. 24 South Carolina held off Florida 62-58 on Sunday.
Tanner Smith had 20 points and five assists to help Clemson pull away for a 78-58 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday. Smith hit 8-of-9 from the field, including 3-of-4 from beyond the arc, and the Tigers (12-12, 4-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) snapped a three-game losing streak.
BJ Young scored 27 points Saturday as Arkansas set a record for victories at Bud Walton Arena with a 76-65 win over South Carolina. The Gamecocks lost their fifth game in a row.
Irmo native and former Dutch Fork stand-out Dustin Johnson is in second place at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees has approved several contracts for coaches in the Athletics Department, it was announced today.
A total of 20 South Carolina baseball games will be televised this year as eight more were added today as part of the University’s IMG package with FS South, FS Carolinas and SportSouth.
No. 24 South Carolina dropped a tough 68-47 decision at Arkansas on Thursday night at Bud Walton Arena. The Gamecocks (18-6, 7-4 SEC) struggled shooting the ball and could not stop a streaking Razorback offense that stretched its win streak to seven games.
Irmo native Dustin Johnson’s first round 63 has him in a three-way tie for the first round lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Tim Hill has the story on the Thursday ABC Columbia News at 11.
Airport’s Kirk Burnett and Newberry’s Bill Harvey have been selected to be assistant coaches in the 2012 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas.
