Series recap: South Carolina sweeps doubleheader to take series over Cougars
By brennan doherty | Feb. 15, 2015Just one game into the 2015 college baseball season, No. 5 South Carolina head coach Chad Holbrook was already frustrated.
Just one game into the 2015 college baseball season, No. 5 South Carolina head coach Chad Holbrook was already frustrated.
No. 1 South Carolina (23-1, 11-0 SEC) reminded folks just how talented it still is and handled conference foe LSU (14-10, 8-4) with ease, winning 86-62.
Much like South Carolina's infield, the team's three starting outfielders bring a wealth of experience into the 2015 season.
You can’t deflate a baseball, but you can lower its seams.
The most efficient process of ripping off a Band-Aid that simultaneously inflicts the least amount of pain is pulling it off in one quick, fluid motion.
A catcher that can excel defensively is an asset, but a catcher that can do that and produce at the plate is a luxury.
It’s no secret that the Gamecocks will have one of the best pitching duos in the SEC atop their rotation in sophomore Wil Crowe and junior Jack Wynkoop.
The Gamecock infield may have lost three-year starting third baseman Joey Pankake to the MLB, but they hope to replace his offensive production with a healthy Max Schrock.
After losing its Friday starter Jordan Montgomery to the New York Yankees in the form of a fourth-round draft pick, South Carolina will incorporate a "next man up" mentality into its starting rotation this season.
It was a rough home opener for the South Carolina Gamecocks, as they fell to the Golden Knights from UCF, 4-1, putting their record at 4-2 on the season.
The Gamecock women’s golf team ended the fall season with the best ranking in school history of No. 1 in the country in the GOLFSTAT rankings. A month later, the team was dealt a blow when freshman phenomenon Nanna Madsen announced she would forgo the rest of her eligibility to turn pro.
Returning home after its first loss of the year loss against No. 2 Connecticut, No. 1 South Carolina (22-1, 10-0 SEC) will take on the LSU Tigers (14-9, 8-3 SEC) in the Colonial Life Arena, Thursday night at 7 p.m.
Few teams in the Southeastern Conference have struggled as mightily as South Carolina, which beat Missouri 65-60 Tuesday night, has thus far.
South Carolina’s softball team will host Central Florida in its home opener Wednesday afternoon.
The two coaches who have engineered South Carolina and Connecticut’s hot starts will unite to coach the United States women’s basketball team in the 2016 Olympics, UConn head coach Geno Auriemma announced Monday.
Traveling to Storrs, Connecticut, South Carolina (22-1, 10-0 SEC) competed to keep its undefeated season intact, but failed in doing so, losing 87-62.
30.4 points and 432.7 yards per game later, South Carolina has finally made plans to improve its defense in anticipation of the 2015 season. Gamecock head coach Steve Spurrier formally introduced Jon Hoke as one of South Carolina’s new co-defensive coordinators at a press conference on Monday, also noting that Lorenzo Ward, the Gamecocks’ defensive coordinator since 2009, will also work under the same title as Hoke. The University of South Carolina Board of Trustees approved the hire of Hoke Monday morning.