Gamecocks Drafted

Four members of the University of South Carolina baseball team were selected in the 2012 Major League Baseball draft this week.
Junior first baseman Christian Walker was picked by the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth round. The All-SEC selection has been the Gamecocks’ primary source of offense this year, hitting .319 with 11  home runs and [...]

Ready For Regionals?

GAMECOCKS EYE THREE-PEAT
The University of South Carolina will host NCAA regional action this weekend – the first hurdle for head coach Ray Tanner’s squad as it seeks its third consecutive national championship. To advance to the next round, though, the Gamecocks will have to clear a bracket that includes their arch-rivals the Clemson Tigers, as [...]

Gamecock Baseball Heats Up

After a rocky 2-6 start to conference play, the University of South Carolina baseball team has gotten its act together … and then some.
The two-time defending national champions have reeled off an impressive 15-3 conference record over the last six weeks – including sweeps of Mississippi State, Auburn and Alabama. As a result the Gamecocks [...]

Back-To-Back Champs!

After waiting more than a century for its first national championship, the University of South Carolina didn’t have to wait nearly as long for its second …
The Gamecock baseball team – which defeated UCLA last summer to claim the school’s first national title in a major sport – added a second championship to the trophy [...]

Gamecocks One Win Away From Repeat Championship

All year long, University of South Carolina second baseman Scott Wingo has come through in clutch situations for the Gamecocks with his bat- including four game-winning walk-off hits. On Monday night in Omaha, the senior from Greenville, S.C. did it with his glove, too – twice denying the Florida Gators their own walk-off celebration in [...]

Gamecock Baseball Notes

University of South Carolina associate head coach Chad Holbrook has withdrawn his name from consideration for the head coaching position at the University of Tennessee – a huge relief for fans of the defending national champions.
“I am flattered by the interest of the University of Tennessee but am withdrawing my name from consideration for the [...]