USC Gamecocks

Awotunde Earns All-American Honors

EUGENE, ORE. (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s track and field team kicked off the NCAA Outdoor Championships Wednesday afternoon at Hayward Field. Two Gamecocks earned spots in Friday track finals, and Josh Awotunde got the team on the board with a podium finish in the shot put. Even though it was his first career trip to the national meet, Awotunde competed…

Blowfish Extend Winning Streak To Six Games

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (Blowfish) — After back to back games totaling 27 hits, all Lexington County needed tonight was five to knock off the Florence RedWolves. The game got off to a feisty start, as Coach Jonathan Johnson and Adam Sasser (Georgia) were tossed in the third inning arguing balls and strikes with home plate umpire Chad Dixon. The ejection…

USC Tops NCAA in Women’s Basketball Attendance

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina ranks No. 1 in average home women’s basketball attendance for the second-straight season, the NCAA formally announced today. The Gamecocks averaged 14,364 fans at Colonial Life Arena this season as one of two programs to draw over 10,000 per game. South Carolina’s increase of 2,072 over last season’s average ranked second in the…

Hill And Webb Named Freshmen All-Americans

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Freshmen right-handed pitchers Adam Hill and Braden Webb were named to the 2016 Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-America team from Collegiate Baseball, as announced on Wednesday, June 8. Webb became the 31st pitcher in school history to reach 10 or more wins with a victory in the 4-2 win over Alabama on May 20.  He allowed…

Gamecock Pair Makes PGA Tour Debut

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf alumni Matt NeSmith and Wesley Bryan will make their professional PGA TOUR debuts this week at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Both NeSmith and Bryan earned sponsor’s exemptions to the tournament, which runs June 9-12 at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn. Bryan is playing in his first-ever PGA TOUR event after making a name…

Super Gamecocks! USC Wins Regional 10-5 Over UNCW

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Madison Stokes drove in three runs and South Carolina won its fourth straight to capture the NCAA Tournament’s Columbia Regional with a 10-5 victory over UNC Wilmington on Tuesday. The Gamecocks (46-16) host Oklahoma State, which ousted No. 7 national seed Clemson last weekend, in the best-of-three super regionals starting Saturday. That winner gets a spot…

Game Times Set For First Three USC Games

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Game times have been set for South Carolina’s first three football games of the 2016 season, it was announced today. The Gamecocks will open the 2016 season at Vanderbilt on Thursday, September 1, with an 8 pm ET (7 pm CT) start on ESPN. The Gamecocks lead the all-time series against Vanderbilt by a 21-4…

Stachler Qualifies For U.S. Open

ROSWELL, Ga. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina men’s golf student-athlete Ryan Stachler qualified for the 116th U.S. Open on Monday, advancing out of Sectional Qualifying and into the second major championship of the 2016 golf season. Stachler finished second at Ansley Golf Club’s Settindown Creek Course to secure one of three spots from the 39-player field. He will test his skills…