COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior outfielder Gene Cone earned first-team All-SEC honors, sophomore right-handed pitcher Clarke Schmidt earned second-team All-SEC accolades and catcher Chris Cullen, first baseman LT Tolbert and right-handed pitchers Adam Hill and Braden Webb were named to the SEC All-Freshman team, as the league announced its annual baseball honors on Monday afternoon. Junior outfielder Gene Cone…
EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — South Carolina advanced to the fourth round of the NCAA Championship after posting another solid round at Eugene Country Club on Sunday. The No. 18 Gamecocks, who currently sit in seventh place with a 54-hole total of 872 (+8), shot a 290 (+2) on day three to secure a spot in the final round of…
BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz’s last hit wound up being a souvenir. Many in the crowd at Fenway Park wished the ball had stayed on the field. Ortiz went 4 for 4 with a solo home run and a double that sent a fan flying, Gamecock great Jackie Bradley Jr. extended his hitting streak to 27 games and the Boston…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (USC SID) –South Carolina (38-23) held the lead through five and a half innings but could not hold back No. 7/7 Florida State (51-8), as the Seminoles claimed a 2-1 win on Sunday afternoon at JoAnne Graf Field. Junior first baseman Kaylea Snaer led off the fourth with her 27th double of the year, hitting a foot below…
EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — Led by steady rounds from senior Sarah Schmelzel and sophomore Ainhoa Olarra, No. 18 South Carolina remained in good position at the NCAA Championship following Saturday’s second round at Eugene Country Club. The pair of golfers each carded a 71 (-1) to help the Gamecocks post a 289 (+1) and end round two in…
BOSTON (AP) — Joe Kelly clearly showed he was ready to come back. Kelly pitched no-hit ball for 6 2/3 innings in his first start since a month on the disabled list, Mookie Betts had a grand slam and a solo homer, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 9-1 on Saturday. “I just felt super strong out…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (USC SID) — Behind the first career shutout of junior Jessica Elliott, South Carolina (38-22) eliminated No. 24/24 USF (45-16) with a 6-0 win on Saturday night in the Tallahassee Regional at JoAnne Graf Field. Elliott (18-9) scattered four hits, two walks and a hit-by-pitch in her first complete-game shutout, striking out four in the win. She got…
TUSCALOOSA, ALA. (USC SID) — SEC EASTERN DIVISION CHAMPIONS! Sixth ranked South Carolina belted out 15 hits on the way to a 9-7 win over Alabama to sweep a three-game SEC series and clinch a top two seed in next week’s SEC Tournament. The Gamecocks are 42-13 and 20-9 in the SEC with Alabama 31-24 and 15-15 in league play. …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (USC SID) — Four two-out runs propelled No. 8 national seed Florida State (50-8) to a 4-0 win over South Carolina (37-22) in the winner’s bracket game on Saturday afternoon in the 2016 Tallahassee Regional. The seventh-ranked Seminoles claimed a 2-0 lead with two down in the sixth. Carsyn Gordon singled up the middle, scoring Jessica Warren and…
TUSCALOOSA, AL (USC SID) — John Jones and Dom Thompson-Williams each hit their seventh home runs of the season and backed freshman right-hander Braden Webb, who allowed one run in six-plus innings of work as sixth ranked South Carolina defeated Alabama 4-2 to clinch a three-game SEC baseball series. The Gamecocks are now 41-13 and 19-9 in the SEC with…
