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(6) Louisville Sweeps (18) Clemson Sunday, 9-8

LOUISVILLE, KY. (CU SID) — Corey Ray’s walkoff double with two outs in the ninth inning scored Colin Lyman from second base and lifted No. 6 Louisville to a 9-8 victory over No. 18 Clemson at Jim Patterson Stadium on Sunday afternoon.   Clemson (24-12, 8-10 ACC) scored three runs in the first inning, then Ray’s two-run homer in the…

Gamecocks Fall 13-4 At Georgia

ATHENS, GA. (USC SID) — Georgia struck for eight runs in the bottom of third inning and tallied 19 hits on the way to a 13-4 victory over second-ranked South Carolina on Saturday night at Foley Field. The Gamecocks are now 29-7 and 11-3 in the SEC with Georgia improving to 19-17 and 5-9 in league play. Georgia junior left-hander…

Fireflies Face Drive Saturday at 7 p.m.

Columbia Fireflies (5-4) vs. Greenville Drive (5-4)  LHP Kevin Canelon (0-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Daniel Gonzalez (1-0, 0.00) Saturday April 16, 2016 — Spirit Communications Park — First Pitch 7:05 p.m. — Game 10 LISTEN: WGCV 620 AM / ColumbiaFireflies.com / TuneIn Radio App   ABOUT LAST GAME: The Fireflies’ four-game win streak was snapped on Friday night after the team fell to Greenville, 8-3. Ivan Wilson…

WATCH: Drive Snaps Fireflies Win Streak

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Fireflies) — The Fireflies jumped out to an early lead against Greenville on Friday, but couldn’t hold it, falling 8-3, at Spirit Communications Park. Columbia’s four-game win streak was snapped. David Thompson doubled off of Roniel Raudes (W, 2-0) to start the bottom of the second inning and scored when Joe Tuschak singled. Thompson’s streak continued, though —…

Benedict Beats Claflin In Jackie Robinson HBCU Classic

GREENVILLE, S.C. (BC SID) — Shomarii Thomas hit a monster two-run homer over the left field wall and added an RBI single to help lead the Benedict College Tigers to a 9-6 victory over Claflin in the Jackie Robinson HBCU Classic at Fluor Field on Friday night. Benedict improved to 23-11 overall, while Claflin dropped to 17-24. This was a…