COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina outfielder Carlos Cortes has been named First-Team Freshman All-America by D1 Baseball. Cortes, a 5-7, 195-pounder from Oviedo, Fla., hit .286 (48-for-168) with a team-high 12 home runs, 27 runs scored and 41 RBI during his freshman campaign for the Garnet and Black. This is the fourth Freshman All-America honor for…
For the third consecutive year, SEC Network is handing the reins over to the 14 Southeastern Conference schools for a two-week stretch. Beginning Monday, July 17, each school will exclusively program 24-hours of the network with classic games, films, ESPN original content and school-produced content. During the SEC Network Takeover, the schools have the opportunity to create an entire day of…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Recent South Carolina women’s golf addition Lois Kaye Go qualified for the 2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur Thursday after sharing medalist honors at Bermuda Run Country Club. Go posted a 1-under 71 at the club’s East Course in Advance, N.C., one of 23 qualifying sites for this year’s national amateur championship. The Gamecock rising sophomore, who joined Carolina in…
The University of South Carolina won the Certified SC Grown Palmetto Series for the second year in a row. The Palmetto Series is an annual points competition between the state’s flagship universities in head-to-head athletic events. Points were also awarded for highest team GPA and for a food drive tackling hunger in their communities. Presented by the South Carolina Department…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Five South Carolina women’s golfers have been named 2016-17 Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-American Scholars, the organization announced Wednesday afternoon. Recent Gamecock graduates Katelyn Dambaugh and Jia Xin Yang, rising junior Marion Veysseyre and rising sophomores Ana Pelaez and Anita Uwadia each earned the distinction. The 2016-17 All-America Scholar Team includes 952 golfers who needed to…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina Football will be represented by quarterback Jake Bentley, tight end Hayden Hurst and wide receiver Deebo Samuel at Kickoff 2017 – the SEC Football Media Days, next week in Birmingham, it was announced today. Gamecocks’ Head coach Will Muschamp and the trio of offensive standouts will be at the Wynfrey Hotel…
NEW YORK (WNBA)– Dallas Wings guard Allisha Gray today was named the WNBA Rookie of the Month for games played in June. Gray earned the honor for the second month in a row. The fourth overall pick in WNBA Draft 2017 presented by State Farm led all rookies in scoring (11.4 ppg), rebounding (4.6 rpg), steals (1.27 spg) and minutes played (28.4 mpg)…
TOKYO, Japan (USC SID) – South Carolina women’s basketball closed out its competition with the Japan National Team Tuesday, playing a full 40-minute game for the first time on the tour. Japan claimed a 78-57 victory with a strong fourth quarter after the Gamecocks posted their most competitive effort of the three days to hold the lead much of the first half….
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Gamecock-great Justin Smoak was named the starting first baseman for the American League All-Star Team on Sunday. It will mark the first All-Star Game appearance for the eight-year Major League veteran. In 80 games played this season, Smoak is hitting .303 and leads the Blue Jays with 22 home runs and 52 RBIs. His 22 home…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – The University of South Carolina mourns the loss of former Gamecock great, Max Runager, who passed away on Friday. Runager was 61 years old. Runager, who starred at Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School, was an outstanding punter for coach Jim Carlen’s teams of the late 1970s and was voted to Carolina’s all-time team in 1992. He punted in…
