EUGENE, OR (USC SID) — South Carolina women’s golf opened play at the NCAA Championship on Friday, posting a 293 (+5) to end round one at Eugene Country Club in a tie for eighth place. The No. 18 Gamecocks, who began the tournament on the par-4 10th alongside Virginia and Florida State, were once again led by standout Katelyn Dambaugh. The…
There was virtually no wait for Jackie Bradley Jr. to get 25 straight. The Gamecock great homered on the second pitch he saw Friday night, a solo shot to dead center field in the 2nd inning off Cleveland Indians pitcher Corey Kluber. The Red Sox outfielder’s 8th home run of the season extended his major league leading hitting streak to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina junior quarterback Connor Mitch will transfer to another school following his graduation later this summer, it was announced today. “Connor and I spoke today,” said head coach Will Muschamp. “Connor has the opportunity to graduate from South Carolina this summer and will look to continue his playing career at another university…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina sophomore right-hander Clarke Schmidt has been named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy, presented by Easton Foundations and awarded by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. The award is given to the top player in collegiate baseball. Schmidt is 9-2 with a 2.72 ERA in 14 starts. He has allowed 34 runs,…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (USC SID) — Behind junior Nickie Blue’s controlling performance, South Carolina (37-21) shut out No. 24/24 USF 2-0 on Friday afternoon to start the 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. Blue (19-12) scattered eight hits in her fourth shutout of the year. She contributed two double plays to her own cause while not walking a Bull. South Carolina…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Student-athletes at the University of South Carolina set a departmental GPA record by earning a 3.278 for the spring semester, it was announced today. It marked the 19th-consecutive semester in which the student-athletes have combined for a GPA above a 3.0. Two teams earned their highest GPA to date – Women’s Swimming & Diving (3.733)…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The qualifiers for the NCAA East Regional Preliminary Championships were announced Thursday afternoon. South Carolina track and field will send 23 individual athletes and three relay teams to the meet, hosted by the University of North Florida. Competition begins May 26 and runs through May 28 at Hodges Stadium in Jacksonville. The meet welcomes the…
TUSCALOOSA, AL (USC SID) — Senior infielder Marcus Mooney broke a 4-4 tie with a two-out two-run single in the top of the sixth inning and right-handers Reed Scott and Tyler Johnson combined for 4.1 scoreless innings of relief as sixth ranked South Carolina defeated Alabama 6-4 on Thursday night in the series opener at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The Gamecocks are…
EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — No. 18 South Carolina is ready to compete in the 2016 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship, set for May 20-25 at Eugene Country Club in Eugene, Ore. The Gamecocks and 23 other schools will open the tournament with three rounds of stroke play before the field is cut to 15 teams. A fourth round of stroke…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (39-13, 17-9 SEC) closes out the SEC slate this weekend with a three-game series at Alabama (31-21, 15-12 SEC). First pitch for the opener on Thursday is 8 p.m. ET with Friday’s contest also at 8 p.m. ET. Saturday’s series finale is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast live…
