Hampshire Fires 60 At BMW In Greenville
Travis Hampshire fired at a 12-under 60 in Greenville, SC at the BMW sponsored Nationwide Event. Hampshire’s round at Carolina Country Club has given him a commanding 5-shot lead over the field.
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Byrnes Stays Alive, Sumter Gets Title Shot Friday
After dominating Byrnes 11-0 in game one of the class AAAA state championship series Monday night, Sumter suffered a 3-2 loss at Byrnes in game two. The two teams will meet at Gilbert High School Friday night for the decisive game three.
Gamecocks Go For SEC Championship
The battle for the SEC baseball crown has come down to the final weekend of the regular season with Florida, South Carolina and Vanderbilt vying for the title.
The trio are tied with 20-7 league records with their eyes on the top seed in the Southeastern Conference tournament next week.
Tigers Entertain During Rain Delay
Will Lamb had five of the Tigers’ season-high 23 hits in #15 Clemson’s 19-0 victory over Davidson at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. In their last regular-season home game, the Tigers improved to 37-16 on the season. The Wildcats ended their season with an 18-30 record.
Cubs Demote Clemson’s Colvin
The Cubs are giving outfielder Tyler Colvin a chance to try to work out of his hitting funk in the minor leagues.
Chicago optioned the struggling outfielder to triple-A Iowa on Tuesday before the second game of a series against the Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs called up outfielder Tony Campana to take his spot. They also swapped relievers, replacing Marcos Mateo with Scott Maine.
USC Finishes Home Schedule With 9-5 Win
Second ranked South Carolina batted around in the fifth inning to score five times on the way to a 9-5 victory over UNC Asheville on Tuesday evening at Carolina Stadium in non-conference action. South Carolina is now 42-11 on the year with the loss dropping Asheville to 15-34 for the season.
Flora Wins 2nd Straight Golf State Title
After watching St. James celebrate what they thought was a one-shot win for the class AAA state championship, Flora went on to win a 4-man playoff over St. James to earn back-to-back state titles.
McCann Leads Braves To Walk Off Win
Brian McCann came off the bench in the ninth inning to tie it with a pinch-hit, two-out homer, then hit a two-run shot in the 11th to lead the Atlanta Braves past the Houston Astros 3-1 on Tuesday.
Irmo Soccer Stays Perfect
After sitting through an hour rain delay and playing through rain in the first half Tuesday night, Irmo beat J.L. Mann 2-1 to advance to Saturday’s class AAAA state championship game.
Clemson’s Miller Gets ACC Weekly Award
Clemson shortstop Brad Miller has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Player of the Week for the third time this season, while Georgia Tech’s Buck Farmer and Virginia’s Tyler Wilson are the Co-Pitchers of the Week.
