Golfweek honors three Gamecocks
Golfweek magazine released their collegiate All-America teams on Tuesday, and the list includes three Gamecocks.
Junior Katelyn Dambaugh made the list as a third-team honoree on the women’s side. Dambaugh ranks first in school history with a 73.68 career scoring average. The junior from Goose Creek, South Carolina, played her best golf at the end of the spring season and will look to continue her success this fall.
Seniors Matt NeSmith and Will Starke were named to Golfweek’s first and third teams, respectively. NeSmith and Starke rank among the top in school history. Last season, Starke and NeSmith posted the best two scoring averages in school history.
Both golfers were honored with third-team All-American selections following their junior seasons. NeSmith was ranked this year by Golfweek as the 10th-best collegiate golfer in the country. NeSmith became just the second Gamecock in school history to win the SEC Championship.
ITA releases preseason rankings
The South Carolina women’s tennis team begins its fall season Friday in Williamsburg, Virginia. The Gamecocks have a ranked doubles team and one ranked singles player entering the season.
The doubles team of junior Caroline Dailey and sophomore Hadley Berg enters the fall campaign ranked 12th in the nation. The duo went 7-6 last spring with a marquee win over the No. 20 in the country. They finished the season ranked 33rd in the nation.
The team holds the highest preseason ranking of any South Carolina singles or doubles team since 2001.
Dailey is also ranked No. 85 in the nation in singles. As a sophomore, Dailey amassed a 23-19 singles record and won five of her final six matches. She finished last season as the 119th-best player in the country.
South Carolina will open the season with the three-day Tribe Invitational hosted by William & Mary.
Football injury update
Redshirt sophomore quarterback Connor Mitch is doing well after being released from the hospital Tuesday, according the South Carolina team physician Dr. Jeffrey Guy.
Mitch sprained his right shoulder when diving for a loose ball in the first half of Saturday’s game against Kentucky and was admitted to Palmetto Richland Hospital to receive treatment. While there, complications arose with a hip pointer injury that Mitch suffered in the Sept. 3 opener against North Carolina.
Mitch is expected to miss most, if not all, of this season and will be re-evaluated in the coming weeks.
Starting cornerback Chris Lammons is likely out for Saturday's game against Georgia, co-defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward announced after practice Tuesday. Lammons missed Saturday's game versus Kentucky with knee and rib injuries.
Baseball schedules first fall scrimmages
Head baseball coach Chad Holbrook announced that the South Carolina baseball team will open up fall practices this weekend with three scrimmages.
All scrimmages are open to the public and will take place at Carolina Stadium. Friday's scrimmage will begin at 4 p.m. while Saturday's is slated for 11:30 a.m. and Sunday's is set for 12:30 p.m.
Per a South Carolina Athletics’ press release, three Gamecock baseball players will miss significant time this fall due to surgeries. Junior outfielder Gene Cone will miss all of fall practice following surgery on his right thumb to fix a torn ligament.
Freshman catcher Chris Cullen and junior right-handed pitcher Taylor Widener will miss two to three months apiece after undergoing Ulna Nerve Transposition surgeries on their throwing arms.