Gamecocks

Friedrich Wins NCAA First Round Match

TULSA, Okla. (USC SID) — South Carolina men’s tennis redshirt sophomore and 51st-ranked Gabriel Friedrich defeated No. 30 Florian Lakat of the University of California, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (4), Wednesday in the First Round of the NCAA Tennis Singles Championships at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla.   “Gabriel (Friedrich) fought his tail off today,” head coach Josh…

Stanford Edges USC In NCAA Match Play

EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — South Carolina fell to Stanford, 3-2, in the match play quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship on Tuesday at Eugene Country Club. The No. 18 Gamecocks’ postseason run resulted in a seventh-place result at the tournament, their second-highest finish ever at the NCAA Championship. Tuesday’s match between South Carolina and Stanford came down to the wire…

Dambaugh On All-American First Team

EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Women’s Golf junior Katelyn Dambaugh was honored as a First Team All-American, the Women’s Golf Coaches Association announced today at the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championship. Dambaugh is one of just 11 NCAA Division I golfers named to the All-America Team. A native of Goose Creek, S.C., Dambaugh entered the…

USC Advances To NCAA Championship Match Play

EUGENE, Ore. (USC SID) — South Carolina women’s golf posted a fourth-round 290 (+2) on Monday to secure a top-eight finish and advance to the match play stage at the NCAA Championship. The No. 18 Gamecocks concluded the stroke-play portion in seventh place with a four-day score of 1162 (+10), their best 72-hole total in program history. Tomorrow’s quarterfinal contest…

WATCH: Holbrook Previews SEC Tournament

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Chad Holbrook thinks winning the SEC East division championship and being in the top five in the latest NCAA RPI are two of the biggest reasons Carolina baseball should earn a top 8 national seed in this year’s NCAA tournament.  Monday, the Gamecocks (42-13, 20-9 SEC) headed to the SEC Tournament in Hoover, AL.  Before hopping…

Cone Makes All-SEC First Team

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Junior outfielder Gene Cone earned first-team All-SEC honors, sophomore right-handed pitcher Clarke Schmidt earned second-team All-SEC accolades and catcher Chris Cullen, first baseman LT Tolbert and right-handed pitchers Adam Hill and Braden Webb were named to the SEC All-Freshman team, as the league announced its annual baseball honors on Monday afternoon. Junior outfielder Gene Cone…