One player came all the way from Italy. Another arrived from rural Illinois after a stop in South Dakota. Still another could’ve gone a lot of places but chose to stay home and see if he could help Texas Tech make the big time.
No. 15 Clemson scored four runs in the second inning and broke the game open with seven runs in the sixth inning to defeat Virginia Tech 14-1 at Union Park on Saturday afternoon.
Reid Morgan and Brett Kerry pitched nine solid innings and the University of South Carolina used a solo home run from Ian Jenkins and manufactured three runs in the sixth to shut out Auburn, 4-0, Saturday afternoon at Founders Park.
Fourth-seeded South Carolina women’s basketball ended its season with a loss to the No. 1 overall seed Baylor, 93-68, at Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday afternoon in the third round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament.
Tyler Herro poured in 19 points, including the go-ahead 3 with 25.8 seconds left and two clinching free throws to help the Wildcats beat third-seeded Houston 62-58 in the Midwest Region.
Zion Williamson soared for a two-handed, rim-rattling, crowd-thrilling alley-oop slam that gave Duke its biggest lead during a tight tussle against Virginia Tech in the East Region semifinals.
Matt McQuaid could not believe LSU was giving Michigan State freshmen Aaron Henry and Gabe Brown so much room at the 3-point line.
The euphoria of reaching the Elite Eight for the first time in 33 years had already worn off and Auburn coach Bruce Pearl was left to arrange his bravest smile on his face.
The Gamecocks lost for the sixth time in seven SEC games Friday night, dropping their series opener to Auburn 4-2.
A big second inning from Auburn proved to be the difference maker on Friday as the Tigers (21-5, 5-2 SEC) took game one of the series from the University of South Carolina baseball team (16-10, 1-6 SEC ), 4-2, Friday night at Founders Park.
