COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Georgia scored four runs in the second inning and added two more in the ninth as the Bulldogs defeated 30th ranked South Carolina 6-3 on Thursday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are now 31-22 and 12-16 in the SEC with Georgia 24-30 and 10-18 in league play. Bulldog starter left-hander Andrew Gist earned the…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina officially began the road to the NCAA Championships on Thursday, as 2017 NCAA East Regional qualifiers were announced. Carolina will send 19 individual entries to the Regional, and three relay squads will represent the Gamecocks May 25-27 at the UK Outdoor Track & Field Complex in Lexington, Ky. In order to qualify for…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Not even the starting pitcher with the best ERA in the majors could slow down the hot-hitting, free-swinging New York Yankees on Wednesday night. Aaron Hicks hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run fourth inning, New York piled up 16 hits against Jason Vargas and the Kansas City bullpen, and the Yankees rolled to…
No. 24/24 South Carolina (32-23. 8-15 SEC) plays in its 20th NCAA Regional this weekend, opening up action in the Tucson Regional against Northeast Conference champ St. Francis. First pitch for Friday’s opener is set for 7 p.m. EDT/4 p.m. in Tucson, with ESPN3.com providing video coverage. The winner takes on the winner of No. 2 national seed Arizona and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (31-21, 12-15 SEC) closes out the regular season with a three-game SEC series vs. Georgia (23-30, 9-18 SEC) at Founders Park. The series opens on Thursday with first pitch at 7 p.m. Friday is “Senior Day” with first pitch also at 7 p.m. The series concludes on Saturday at 3 p.m. Thursday and…
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (USC SID) — South Carolina men’s golf wrapped up play at the NCAA West Lafayette Regional on Wednesday afternoon with a ninth place finish, ending the young team’s season just shy of the program’s fifth straight NCAA Championship berth. Winds were howling with 40 MPH gusts at the Kampen Course as the Gamecocks grinded out a 302…
Courtesy: USC Athletics COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s tennis coach Kevin Epley has been named the Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Carolina Region Coach of the Year, the ITA announced Monday. Epley took over at South Carolina in June 2012 and wasted no time furthering the winning tradition established by the late Arlo Elkins. Epley has taken the Gamecocks…
COLUMBIA, SC (USC SID) — When the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series returns to the track this Friday at Charlotte Motor speedway for its fifth event of the 2017 schedule, the University of South Carolina Gamecocks will once again be on board the No. 66 Bolen Motorsports Chevrolet. The Gamecocks were last on board at Martinsville Speedway in conjunction with…
Columbia, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior right-handed pitcher Wil Crowe has been named to the 2017 SEC Baseball Community Service team. The conference names a Community Service Team for each of its 21 league-sponsored sports, looking to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to his community through superior service efforts. This past year, Crowe participated…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Justin Row, Carlos Cortes and Alex Destino all homered as 30th ranked South Carolina defeated USC Upstate 6-3 on Tuesday night at Founders Park. Carolina is now 31-21 on the year, with the Spartans dropping to 22-30. Freshman right-hander Cody Morris allowed just three runs on eight hits with seven strikeouts to earn the win….
