Gamecocks prepare for fall practice
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After 16 seasons in the Gamecock dugout, USC head baseball coach Ray Tanner has decided to tackle a new challenge.
The Gamecocks finally have a national champion in the major leagues.
Although football season is still more than a month away, three Gamecocks are already on the watch lists of two prestigious awards.
It's the first thing you learn when you want to become a member of the sports media. You don't pull for teams. You pull for good stories. No cheering, no booing. You present the facts without bias or prejudice.
Sure, the Gamecocks owned a 27-11 record heading into their late April weekend series at Auburn. Yes, they had weathered a disastrous 1-5 start in SEC play and had picked up their first conference sweep the previous weekend against Mississippi State.
Close game, late innings, opponent trying to take the lead. The bullpen doors swing open and a roar goes up from the USC faithful.
There is big money at stake for both programs and players, bragging rights for fans and television contracts for conferences. These sports, it would seem, would require focus, intensity and snarling.