COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Freshman outfielder Carlos Cortes has been named to the 2017 Perfect Game Freshman All-America Team it was announced on Thursday. Cortes hit .286 (48-for-168) in his first season with the Garnet & Black with a team-high 12 homers as well as 41 RBIs. This is the second Freshman All-America honor for Cortes, who was also…
Former Gamecock Wes Bryan is set to compete in his first ever U.S. Open Thursday in Erin Hills, Wisconsin. The Dutch Fork High grad is now two months removed from winning his first PGA Tour event at the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, but now the stakes are raised for the 21st-ranked golfer in the world as he looks to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior left-hander John Parke was selected in the 21st round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox. Parke is the sixth Gamecock to be selected in this year’s draft and the third to be drafted by the White Sox. Parke went 2-1 in 14 appearances with a pair of starts…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s golfers Katelyn Dambaugh, Ainhoa Olarra and Ana Pelaez all garnered All-America honors from Golfweek, the publication announced this week. Dambaugh was selected to the All-America First Team, while Olarra and Pelaez were recognized as Honorable Mention All-Americans. Carolina, which ended the season ranked No. 12 in the final Golfweek poll, was one…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior Keenan Huskey was named an Honorable Mention All-America selection by Golfweek, the publication announced this week. It marks the first All-America honors for the team captain. Huskey’s selection marks the 37th All-America laurels in program history, and he becomes the 22nd different player to be deemed one of the nation’s best. He’s the seventh player to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina senior left-hander Josh Reagan was selected in the 15th round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics. Reagan led South Carolina in appearances with 27 on the year and was 6-2 with a 2.72 ERA as well as a pair of saves. Reagan allowed 21 runs, 17 earned, on 49 hits…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior outfielder Alex Destino was selected in the 14th round of the 2017 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox. Destino tied for the team lead with 41 RBIs on the year. Destino hit 10 homers and batted .255 (52-for-204) with 31 runs scored and eight doubles as well. Destino is the fourth…
Gamecock pitcher Clarke Schmidt (soon to be Yankees pitcher after he signs his contract) defended Chad Holbrook Tuesday afternoon in a phone call to ABC Columbia Sports. The first-round pick in this year’s MLB Draft believes the players, not coaches, were responsible for USC’s 2017 record, which ended in the Gamecocks missing out on the postseason for the second time…
Former Gamecock guard PJ Dozier worked out for the Charlotte Hornets Tuesday morning ahead of next week’s NBA Draft. The projected second-round pick has now showed off his skills for 10 teams this offseason (he’s met with 13 NBA teams total), but Tuesday morning’s workout was special. After growing up in Columbia growing his game with the hometown Gamecocks, Dozier…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina earned its first ranking in the final poll of a season under head coach Beverly Smith, as the Gamecocks tied for 25th in the final National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA)/USA Today Poll for 2017. Finishing the year with a 34-25 overall record, the Gamecocks took 32 points in the final vote, tying fellow…
