Carolina’s Mark Kingston supporting plan to pay third assistant
By : Analis Bailey
Gamecock baseball coach Mark Kingston is in favor of a new proposed NCAA bylaw that would make “volunteer assistants” paid members of a baseball or softball staff.
South Carolina junior Silvia Chinellato clinched the Gamecocks’ win, 4-3, over Florida on Friday afternoon with a three-set victory in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament at the Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas.
Sixth-seeded Gamecock men’s tennis (17-8) advanced to the semifinal round of the SEC Tournament for this first time since 1999 after taking down the No. 3 seed, 11th-ranked Texas A&M (20-7), 4-2 in Friday’s quarterfinal round at the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex.
Friday night’s baseball game between the Gamecocks and Texas A&M has been postponed due to severe weather hitting Columbia in the afternoon and evening.
No. 15 Gamecock softball’s Friday night game against UNCG has been postponed due to severe weather hitting Columbia in the afternoon and evening.
The Gamecocks hung tight with the No. 7 Texas A&M until late in the game before allowing a seven-spot in the top of the seventh in an 8-2 loss to the Aggies Thursday night (April 18) at Founders Park.
Gamecock baseball coach Mark Kingston is in favor of a new proposed NCAA bylaw that would make “volunteer assistants” paid members of a baseball or softball staff.
Gamecock freshman guard A.J. Lawson announced on Wednesday that he plans to submit his name for the 2019 NBA Draft, but will not hire an agent.
According to Dawn Staley, forward Kiki Herbert Harrigan has withdrawn her name from the transfer portal and plans to come back to USC next season.
Following South Carolina’s win over North Carolina Tuesday night in Charlotte, Mark Kingston, TJ Hopkins, and Dylan Harley broke down the impact of the outcome following their heartbreaking series loss to Florida, the keys to their success against the Tar Heels, and what USC’s head coach thinks of defeating his alma mater for the first time as a Gamecock.
The Gamecock pitching staff allowed just four hits and the Gamecock offense belted a pair of home runs and scored runs in four separate innings in a 5-2 win over No. 17 North Carolina Tuesday night (April 16) at BB&T Ballpark.