LEXINGTON, KY. (USC SID) — LT Tolbert and Alex Destino each homered and second-ranked South Carolina belted out 11 hits on the way to a 10-5 victory over Kentucky on Friday night at Cliff Hagan Stadium. The Gamecocks improve to 36-9 and 16-5 in the SEC with Kentucky dropping to 27-19 and 11-11 in league play. Destino drove in four…
BATON ROUGE, La. (USC SID) — South Carolina posted a program-record 277 (-11) in round two of the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional to build a commanding eight-stroke lead on Friday at University Club. Three Gamecocks shot under par for the No. 24 Gamecocks, who sit at 9-under (567) through two days at the 54-hole event. Friday’s performance was two…
(WOLO) — The San Francisco 49ers released former Gamecock quarterback Dylan Thompson Friday. Thompson was with the 49ers for one season. The Boiling Springs, S.C. native spent most of his rookie season on the practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster in week 10 but never took a regular season snap for the 49ers. Thompson’s 5-year USC career…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Former Gamecock standout Marcus Lattimore will join the football coaching staff at Heathwood Hall. Last month, the former San Francisco 49er turned down a job to join the coaching staff at the University of South Carolina to focus on his foundation. In a statement Lattimore says, “First, I want to thank Jeff Whalen, his staff, and…
BATON ROUGE, La. (USC SID) — Women’s golfers Marion Veysseyre and Katelyn Dambaugh each carded an opening-round 70 (-2) to push the No. 24 Gamecocks near the top of the leaderboard at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional on Thursday. Sixth-seeded South Carolina sits in second place and just four strokes off the lead after posting a 290 (+2) on day one…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — South Carolina (35-9, 15-5 SEC) travels to Kentucky (27-18, 11-10 SEC) for a three-game SEC series. First pitch for the opener is 6:30 p.m. on Friday with a6:30 start on Saturday as well. Sunday’s series finale is scheduled for 3 p.m. All three games can be heard on the Gamecock IMG Network including flagship station…
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (USC SID) — The University of South Carolina Men’s Golf team earned the No. 3 seed in the 2016 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional, it was announced on Thursday morning. Ranked 17th in the nation heading into the NCAA postseason, the Gamecocks will compete alongside of 12 other teams at Ol’ Colony Golf Complex in Tuscaloosa, Ala., from May 16-18. The top…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Second-ranked South Carolina broke a 1-1 tie on a successful squeeze bunt by Marcus Mooney in the seventh inning and Madison Stokes added a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth as the Gamecocks defeated USC Upstate 4-1 on Wednesday night at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are 35-9 with USC Upstate now 18-24 on…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Steve Pearce hit one of four Tampa Bay homers, a go-ahead three-run shot in the sixth inning, and the Rays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Wednesday night. Brandon Guyer, Steven Souza Jr. and Curt Casali added solo home runs for the Rays, who went 4-4 on an eight-game homestand. Pearce chased Alex Wood…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (USC SID) — University of South Carolina Men’s Golf senior Matt NeSmith was honored as a First Team All-SEC selection, the league office announced Wednesday. NeSmith was joined on the SEC’s postseason honoree list by fellow senior Brendan Gramley, who was selected to the conference’s Community Service Team. “Both of these young men are very deserving of their awards, and we appreciate…
