Columbia, S.C. (USC SID) – Junior right-hander Clarke Schmidt, junior right-hander Wil Crowe and sophomore right-hander Adam Hill will headline the Opening Weekend rotation for the Gamecocks as announced by head coach Chad Holbrook Monday afternoon. Schmidt will start Opening Day vs. UNCG with Crowe taking the mound in Saturday’s contest for the Gamecocks and Hill getting the ball for…
Columbia, S.C. (USC SID) – South Carolina junior right-hander Tyler Johnson and junior right-hander Clarke Schmidt earned Preseason All-America accolades as announced by D1Baseball on Monday afternoon. Johnson was a first-team selection with Schmidt earning second-team selection honors. South Carolina opens the 2017 season on Friday, Feb. 17 hosting UNCG. Last season, Johnson went 3-2 with a 2.42 ERA and…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – University of South Carolina co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Bryan McClendon has been named one of the nation’s top 25 recruiters for the 2017 cycle by Rivals.com, it was announced today. Here’s what Rivals had to say about McClendon: “The former Georgia assistant has always handled the city of Atlanta, and he had success once again in…
Gonzaga is No. 1 for a second straight week in The Associated Press college basketball poll following a week in which all but four of the top 10 teams lost at least one game. The Bulldogs (24-0), the only remaining unbeaten team in Division I, received 59 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday. Villanova (22-2) moved…
NEW YORK — UConn remains No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll while Tennessee re-enters the Top 25. The Huskies (22-0) continue to run through opponents, as their record winning streak is at 97 and counting. UConn is followed by Baylor, Maryland, Mississippi State and Florida State on Monday. South Carolina fell to sixth after losing to the…
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (USC SID) – Senior center Alaina Coates posted a monster stat line that included a career-high 19 rebounds to lift No. 4/6 South Carolina over Arkansas 79-49 Sunday afternoon at Bud Walton Arena. The performance marked her second-straight game with at least 15 boards for the Gamecocks, who moved to 20-2 overall and 10-1 in conference play with the…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — No. 4/6 South Carolina continues its three-game week with a 2 p.m. (ET) tipoff at Arkansas Sunday. The Gamecocks (19-2, 9-1 SEC) and Razorbacks (13-9, 2-7) are two of the stingiest defensive teams in the SEC this season, though South Carolina also leads the league in scoring offense, while Arkansas ranks 10th. SOUTH CAROLINA NOTABLES •…
NEW YORK CITY (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina women’s track & field team was victorious on Saturday, topping a highly-regarded field to capture the 2017 Armory Track Invitational. On the men’s side, Carolina was also successful, finishing in second place at the Armory Track Center in Manhattan. The Gamecock women’s crew finished with 89 points, while Ohio State…
Photo: USC SID BISHOP, Ga. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina equestrian team earned their most convincing victory of the season on Saturday as they knocked off Delaware State, 14-6, in a neutral-site meet at the UGA Equestrian Complex. Carolina won all four disciplines to close the first spring weekend of the regular season. In addition to the team…
South Carolina guard Sindarius Thornwell (0), with teammate Duane Notice (10), grabs a rebound during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – Paced by sophomore guard PJ Dozier’s seventh 20-point game of the season and four 3-pointers each from seniors Sindarius…
