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.
Clemson kicked off spring practice Wednesday afternoon with new defensive coordinator Brent Venables. Tim Hill has the story from the Wednesday ABC Columbia News at 11.
Richie Shaffer tied a school record with three doubles and Phil Pohl, Jon McGibbon, and Dominic Attanasio all set career highs for RBIs in #19 Clemson’s 16-4 win over Holy Cross at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday. The Tigers improved to 6-4 on the season, while the Crusaders dropped to 3-5. It was the first meeting between the two since the 1958 College World Series.
Noah Dixon’s job is to make Dutch Fork athletes stronger and faster. For his efforts on and off the field, he is this week’s ABC Columbia MVP. Rob Brennan has the story on the Wednesday ABC Columbia News at Six.
South Carolina State had three players in double figures but was unable to overcome 19 turnovers and a poor-shooting opening half in dropping a 62-53 decision to Bethune-Cookman Tuesday in the opening round action of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament at the Joel Coliseum.
