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 [...]
Gamecocks Drafted
Great Baseball Weekend
There’s a new March Madness in South Carolina … baseball.
With the University of South Carolina men’s basketball program reeling (and Clemson University’s hoops team only recently breaking even), sports fans in the Palmetto State are turning their attention earlier than ever to the diamond, where both programs are ranked in the Top 20.
In fact the [...]
Gamecocks Sweep Elon
The third-ranked University of South Carolina baseball team swept Elon over the weekend – improving to 6-0 on the season.
The two-time defending national champions blanked the Phoenix (formerly the “fighting Christians”) 6-0 on Sunday behind the pitching of junior Colby Holmes – who tossed 5.2 scoreless innings. USC’s arms dominated this series – giving up [...]
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University of South Carolina associate head coach Chad Holbrook has withdrawn his name from consideration for the head coaching position at the University of Tennessee – a huge relief for fans of the defending national champions.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 [...]
