Lexington County broke a three-game winning streak for the University of South Carolina alumni in the 11th annual Gamefish Cup. The current collegiate players on the Blowfish topped some of the best USC ballplayers from the late 1990’s and the 21st century, winning 2-1. Marshawn Taylor drove in the only two LC runs on a an RBI-single in the 4th…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has landed South Florida’s Mark Kingston as its new baseball coach. Gamecocks athletic director Ray Tanner announced the hiring of Kingston on Friday. Kingston spent the past three seasons with the Bulls, leading them to a 100-78-1 record and a pair of NCAA regional appearances. USF won 42 games in 2017, surpassing the 40-win mark…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Mark Kingston has been named the head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina, Athletics Director Ray Tanner announced today. He becomes the 30th head coach in the history of Gamecock Baseball. Kingston comes to Carolina following a three-year stint as the head coach at USF. He compiled a 100-78-1 record while in Tampa,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — According to numerous sources, South Carolina will hire South Florida head baseball coach Mark Kingston to fill the vacant role with the Gamecocks. The contract is expected to be finalized tomorrow morning by the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees. USF currently pays Kingston around $140,000 per season base salary, but USC is expected to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — According to numerous sources, South Carolina plans to hire South Florida head baseball coach Mark Kingston to the same role at USC. The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees has a meeting set for Friday morning to finalize Kingston’s contract. Kingston is considered to be one of the best up-and-coming head coaches in the business,…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Former Gamecock pitcher Wil Crowe signed a contract with the Washington Nationals, ABC Columbia confirmed Wednesday night. The deal is worth nearly $950,000. Crowe was taken by Washington in the second round of the MLB Draft in early June, after an up-and-down career with Carolina. In his three full seasons with USC, Crowe went 17-12 in…
Toronto Blue Jays’ Justin Smoak hits a home run against the New York Yankees during the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, May 31, 2016, in Toronto. (Mark Blinch/The Canadian Press via AP) TORONTO (AP) — Marcus Stroman bounced back from his worst start of the season with one of his best. Stroman pitched five-hit ball into the eighth…
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina head women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks left for Tokyo, Japan today to play three exhibition games in the next week. The trip, which spans June 27 to July 5, includes three exhibition games against the Japan National Team. It will be the Gamecocks’ first international trip under Staley. “We’ve been looking for…
CHICAGO (AP) — Not much has come easy for the New York Yankees over the past two weeks. Not even the wins. Jordan Montgomery matched his season high with seven solid innings and closer Aroldis Chapman shut down a ninth-inning rally just in time, lifting the Yankees over the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Monday night. New York led 6-1…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Freshman outfielder Carlos Cortes has been named to the 2017 Baseball America Freshman All-America Team it was announced on Monday. 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 third Freshman All-America honor for Cortes, who was also…
