Mike Zolk’s two-out, run-scoring single in the 11th inning was the difference in #19 North Carolina’s 6-5 win over #19 Clemson in front of 4,368 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Tar Heels, who swept the series 3-0, improved to 13-2 overall and 3-0 in the ACC. The Tigers fell to 6-7 overall and 0-3 in ACC play. The Tigers’ seven losses have been by a combined 11 runs in 2012.
The Benedict Tigers saw its season come to an end Saturday night after a loss in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Tournament. The Tigers were the 8 seed in the south region and lost to the 1 seed Alabama-Huntsville 69-61 at the UAH campus.
The #6 North Carolina Tar Heels scored three runs in the ninth inning, two on bases-loaded walks and one on a sacrifice fly, to defeat #19 Clemson 6-3 in front of 5,513 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Christian Walker went 3-for-4 with a pair of RBI and the Gamecock offense belted out 12 hits as second ranked South Carolina defeated Princeton 6-1 on Saturday afternoon in non-conference baseball action at Carolina Stadium.
Senior left-hander Michael Roth carried a shutout into the ninth inning with a career-high 10 strikeouts and Kyle Martin and Evan Marzilli each had three hits apiece as second ranked South Carolina edged out Princeton 2-1 on Friday evening in non-conference baseball action at Carolina Stadium. The victory marked head coach Ray Tanner’s 700th win at South Carolina.
Michael Morin struck out Phil Pohl with two outs and the bases loaded in the ninth inning to preserve #6 North Carolina’s 4-3 victory over #19 Clemson in front of 4,441 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday. The Tar Heels, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 11-2 overall and 1-0 in the ACC. The Tigers fell to 6-5 overall and 0-1 in ACC play. It was the Tigers’ fourth one-run loss of the season, and they have lost their five games by a combined seven runs.
Virginia Tech point guard Erick Green scored 24 points as the Hokies went on a 9-0 run to take the lead late in the game and hung on to beat Clemson 68-63 on Thursday night in the first round of the ACC tournament.
The Gamecock basketball team failed to win as many games as the USC football team this season. Alabama ended Carolina’s season with a 63-57 win in the first round of the SEC Tournament. The Gamecocks finish the year with a 10-21 record, tied for the most losses in a season in school history.
Clemson tight end Dwayne Allen and defensive end Andre Branch worked out for nearly four dozen pro personnel on Thursday, including New York Jets coach Rex Ryan.
Second ranked South Carolina raced out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning and freshman right-hander Joel Seddon hurled five scoreless innings in his first career start as the Gamecocks defeated UNC Asheville 8-1 on Wednesday evening in non-conference baseball action. Carolina improves to 10-1 on the year while the loss drops the Bulldogs to 7-7 for the season. Tim Hill has the story from the Wednesday ABC Columbia News at 11.
