Burgess has started seven games behind the plate in 2021 for the Gamecocks, hitting .292 with a pair of runs scored, a home run, five RBI and a .417 slugging percentage.
Frank Martin’s future at South Carolina is a hot topic this season.
South Carolina junior guard AJ Lawson was honored with SEC postseason accolades today from the league’s coaches, as the Toronto, Canada, native was named Second Team All-SEC.
McGee Moody, the longest tenured head coach in University of South Carolina Gamecock swimming and diving history, will no longer lead the program. The decision was a mutual agreement between Moody and the athletics department.
Texas A&M and South Carolina rounded out the top five teams in the poll. The Gamecocks won the SEC championship on Sunday, beating Georgia.
No. 17 South Carolina softball scored five runs in the top of the first and never looked back on its way to an 8-1 victory over North Carolina to take home the tournament championship in the Carolina Classic on Sunday at Anderson Stadium.
Freshman forward Corinna Zullo provided the game-winning goal for the Gamecocks late in the first half and Lauren Chang and Jyllissa Harris added insurance in the second half.
Aliyah Boston had 27 points and 10 rebounds as No. 7 South Carolina pulled away in the third quarter to beat No. 16 Georgia 67-62 and win its second straight SEC Tournament title — and sixth in the past seven years.
Julian Bosnic pitched 5.2 innings of no-hit baseball with nine strikeouts, which tied a career high, and four walks. He picked up his first win of the season.
The defending champion Gamecocks (21-4) will seek their sixth tournament crown since 2015 on Sunday against No. 16 Georgia, which beat top-seeded and No. 2 Texas A&M 74-68 in the other semifinal.
