STARKVILLE, MS (USC SID) — Gamecock junior Taylor Williams cranked a pinch-hit home run in the eighth to send South Carolina (36-20) to a 7-4 extra-innings victory in the opening game of the 2016 SEC Softball Tournament over sixth-seeded and No. 17/15 Missouri. Williams came on with two outs after a single by junior Victoria Williams and a two-out double…
CLEMSON, S.C. (CAC) — Clemson is ranked seventh in the final regular season Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. It is the eighth straight week Clemson has been ranked among the top 12 in the nation according to the Coaches poll. It is Clemson’s highest ranking in the Coaches Poll since May 13, 2009 when the Tigers were fifth heading into the NCAA…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 13 South Carolina women’s tennis will take on Winthrop Friday at 5 p.m. at the Carolina Tennis Center in the 2016 NCAA Tournament First Round. The Gamecocks, who are hosting first- and second-round action for the first time since 2002, will follow a match between No. 17 Georgia Tech and No. 39 Princeton Friday…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior right-hander Taylor Widener struck out a career-high 12 batters in a career high 7.2 innings pitched and sophomore outfielder Alex Destino hit a pair of solo home runs as third-ranked South Carolina defeated Presbyterian 3-1 on Tuesday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are now 37-11 on the season, while Presbyterian dropped to 24-24….
BOSTON, MA – MAY 10: Chris Young #30, Jackie Bradley Jr. #25 and Mookie Betts #50 celebrate after their victory over the Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park on May 10, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts, Hanley Ramirez and Travis Shaw each homered and the Boston Red Sox continued their strong hitting…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (36-11) returns home to begin a five-game homestand on Tuesday night hosting Presbyterian (24-23). First pitch at Founders Park is scheduled for 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on SEC Network Plus and can be heard on the Gamecock IMG Network including flagship station, 107.5 FM, “The Game.” The Gamecocks lead…
Boston Red Sox’s Jackie Bradley Jr. watches the flight of his grand slam as he runs down the first base line during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, May 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) BOSTON (AP) — Former Gamecock Jackie Bradley Jr. extended his career-high hitting streak to 15…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina signee Tyasha Harris (Noblesville, Ind./Heritage Christian) is one of 27 athletes invited to USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team Trials that will take place May 28-30 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. It marks the third-straight season a current or future Gamecock has been invited to a USA Basketball…
BERLIN, GERMANY (USC SID) — Two members of the University of South Carolina Swimming & Diving program swam well at the 2016 Deutschen Meisterschaften (German Championships) which concluded Sunday in Berlin. Kevin Leithold and Nils Wich-Glasen each qualified for finals in multiple events, with Wich-Glasen earning a podium spot. Wich-Glasen made the A final in all three of his races, including a place on the…
Courtesy: UK Athletics LEXINGTON, KY. (USC SID) — Dorian Hairston’s solo homer in the bottom of the 12th inning lifted Kentucky to a 5-4 win over second-ranked South Carolina in the rubber game of a three-game SEC baseball series at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The Gamecocks are now 36-11 and tied for first in the SEC with a 16-7 conference mark. …
