Hastings wins first championship, Beckles sets meet record A busy week for former and current South Carolina track athletes ended with two ex-Gamecocks capturing national titles. Natasha Hastings, who competed for the Gamecocks from 2005 to 2008, won the 400-meter dash at the USATF Senior Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa to claim her first national title USA Outdoor Championship.
Gamecocks advanced to Supers despite injuries, roster shuffling When South Carolina opened up the 2013 baseball season in February, the outlook for the Gamecocks went something like this: On the mound, Jordan Montgomery would emerge as the dominant Friday night starter, veteran Colby Holmes would anchor the Saturday spot and Nolan Belcher would grow into his role as a Sunday starter.
Group features pair of four-star recruits The South Carolina football team upgraded its future roster earlier this month with the commitment of another four-star recruit. Kevin Crosby, from Bamberg, S.C., is the second four-star recruit in the 2014 recruiting class to commit to the Gamecocks.
Dantzler, Webb, Westmoreland chosen by Blue Jays, Yankees, Marlins As South Carolina’s season came to an end in Chapel Hill, three Gamecocks were chosen to continue their baseball careers in the big leagues. Tyler Webb, L.B.
Head basketball coach Frank Martin has added Texas A&M Corpus Christi head coach Perry Clark to the Gamecocks coaching staff. Clark has also served as head coach at Tulane and Miami and has over 30 years of NCAA men’s basketball coaching experience.
Even for a program like South Carolina, not every season ends in Omaha. The Gamecocks came up just short in Chapel Hill, falling 5-4 to North Carolina in the third and final game of the Super Regional series, ending a run of three consecutive trips to the College World Series.
For just the second time in his five years as a member of South Carolina’s coaching staff, Chad Holbrook’s season ended without a trip to the College World Series.
Even for a program like South Carolina, not every season ends in Omaha. The Gamecocks came up just short in Chapel Hill, falling 5-4 to North Carolina in the final game of the Super Regional series, ending a run of three consecutive trips to the College World Series.
It’s been a roller coaster homecoming for Gamecock second baseman Max Schrock. A native of Chapel Hill, N.C., Schrock has shone and struggled in his return to his hometown to play against UNC for a place in the College World Series.
With their backs against the wall, the Gamecocks showed why they’ve been one of college baseball’s most successful programs over the past three seasons, shutting out North Carolina for the first time in more than two years.
Redshirt senior has faced injury, bad play from teammates For Nolan Belcher, it was a familiar experience. Once again, the senior pitcher got little help in a start and wound up without the result he had hoped for, as the Gamecocks dropped a 6-5 decision to North Carolina on Saturday afternoon.
North Carolina may be the top-seeded team in the NCAA Tournament, but the Tar Heels were not South Carolina’s toughest opponent on Saturday afternoon. Instead, USC proved to be its own worst enemy.
Of their opponents, the Gamecocks may have their most complex relationship with the Tar Heels.
South Carolina’s final obstacle to a fourth consecutive trip to Omaha is, perhaps, the toughest opponent they will face all year. The North Carolina Tar Heels may also be the foe that has the most complex relationship with the Gamecocks. USC has played 25 different teams in 60 games this season, ranging from bitter rival Clemson, to SEC powers like LSU and Vanderbilt, to in-state squads like Wofford and Presbyterian.
South Carolina’s baseball team finds itself in a familiar situation this week. The Gamecocks are two victories away from advancing to the College World Series for a school-record fourth consecutive year.
New coach, new roster. Same expectations, same result. For the fourth consecutive year and the 11th time in 14 seasons, the South Carolina Gamecocks head into a weekend series needing just two wins to advance to the College World Series.
In the end, only Mother Nature could delay South Carolina’s march to the Super Regionals. The Gamecocks needed two days to knock off the Liberty Flames by a score of 6-4, thanks to a rain delay that halted Sunday night’s contest in the fifth inning and forced the game to be postponed until Monday afternoon.