Sports

Brodey's blast helps Fireflies beat Augusta in finale

Quinn Brodey’s go-ahead home run in the eighth on Tuesday delivered Columbia a 2-1 series-clinching victory over Augusta. The Fireflies defeated the GreenJackets three times during the four-game set and are now 7-5 in the second half.

Acuna’s homer lifts Braves over Yankees 5-3 in 11

Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning that nicked the glove of a leaping Aaron Judge in right field, and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Yankees 5-3 on Monday night in a matchup between the top teams in each league.

Gamecocks swim team hires new assistant

South Carolina head swimming and diving coach McGee Moody has announced that Pam Swander will join the Gamecocks as an assistant coach of the men's and women's swimming programs.

Former Tiger falls in first Wimbledon match

Yannick Maden became the first former Clemson men’s tennis player to play in the Wimbledon Gentlemen’s Singles draw since 1992 on Monday morning, when he squared off against the No. 9-ranked player in the world, John Isner. Maden, from Stuttgart, Germany, fell to the American Isner in three sets, battling tightly against the top-10 opponent, particularly in the second and third sets, at the All-England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, England.

GreenJackets handle Fireflies, 11-2 Sunday

Edgardo Fermin has been a different player at the plate since the start of June. The precocious Mets prospect whacked two more hits on Sunday against Augusta and extended his hit streak to 13 straight games.

Fireflies edge GreenJackets in series-opener Saturday

Dionis Paulino finished with three extra-base hits on Saturday – including a go-ahead home run in the sixth – and led Columbia to a 3-2 series-opening victory over Augusta at SRP Park. Paulino wound up a triple shy of recording the cycle on a night he tallied a career-high four hits. The Fireflies are back above .500 (5-4) in the second half of the season.

Meet The Team

On Twitter

Facebook

What's On

Categories: Sports