Sanders’ Gem Lifts Gamecock Baseball Past Georgia to Clinch Series Win
Carolina picks up a series win over Georgia in Athens for the first time since 2010.
Carolina picks up a series win over Georgia in Athens for the first time since 2010.
The Tigers take four days off before returning to action to host Virginia in a three-game series, starting Friday at 6 p.m. on ACC Network.
Next up South Carolina State will wrap of the 2021 Spring season on the road on April 17th, in Dover, DE against the Hornets of Delaware State in a 6 p.m. start at Alumni Stadium.
The Tigers, who took a 2-0 lead in the series and won their sixth ACC game in a row, improved to 14-10 overall and 8-6 in the ACC. The Wolfpack dropped to 9-11 overall and 4-10 in ACC play.
The 53 points for Newberry are the most in a game since defeating Virginia University of Lynchburg 55-7 in 2017.
Wes Clarke was 3-for-5 on the day to lead the Carolina offense. George Callil reached base four times and drove in a pair. He joined Josiah Sightler and Brennan Milone with two hits apiece.
Gray Collegiate alum Hunter Helms now looks poised to move up to second-string on the QB depth chart at Clemson.
Roussin-Bouchard put on a show for her final round, sinking a ANWA record seven birdies for the final round.
Boston followed up her National Freshman of the Year season with another stellar campaign in 2020-21, averaging a double-double (13.7 ppg/11.5 rpg) overall, in SEC play (13.3 ppg/12.3 rpg) and against ranked opponents (14.4 ppg/12.1 rpg).
Nick Clayton (4-0) earned the win by pitching the final 4.0 innings without allowing a run. Wolfpack starter Reid Johnston (2-1) suffered the loss, as he yielded eight runs on eight hits in 7.0 innings pitched.