Fireflies drop season-opener to Riverdogs, 2-1
The Fireflies opened the 2019 season in front of an energetic crowd of more than 6,000 on Thursday night.
Ronny Mauricio – just one day removed from his 18th birthday – impressed on Friday night against Charleston. The 3rd-rated Mets prospect reached base safely all four plate appearances against the RiverDogs. He and the Fireflies had trouble scoring, though, and it was Charleston who came out on top at Segra Park, 6-1.
The Gamecocks dropped a pair of contests to Alabama on Friday (April 5) at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Carolina fell in game one, 9-0, and lost the nightcap, 4-1.
Logan Davidson, Kyle Wilkie and Elijah Henderson each hit a home run and Davis Sharpe tossed 6.2 strong innings in No. 13 Clemson’s 5-1 victory over No. 8 Louisville at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday night.
Just about everything Zion Williamson did at Duke created a highlight or headline in a spectacle of a season.
Vanderbilt has hired Memphis Grizzlies assistant and former NBA star Jerry Stackhouse as its basketball coach.
South Carolina’s only PGA TOUR event is taking place April 15-21, 2019 on Hilton Head Island.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed former Gamecock safety Isaiah Johnson this week.
The Fireflies opened the 2019 season in front of an energetic crowd of more than 6,000 on Thursday night.
Former Gamecock golfer Ainhoa Olarra has made the cut at the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur, winning the second playoff hole Champions Retreat to qualify for the final round at Augusta National on April 6. The group will be the first women to play a competitive round in the storied history of the club.
On Monday, April 8, 2019, Sumter, South Carolina will celebrate Ja Morant Day.