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Yesterday at 11:10 PM  For the second consecutive year, the AC Flora Falcons are 3A baseball state champions.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  Game two of the AAA baseball state championship between AC Flora and Airport has been postponed due to rain.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  LB Dantzler hit two solo home runs, but it was not enough to take down Mississippi State as the Bulldogs defeated USC 7-2 to win the series.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  Clemson pounded out 13 hits, but could not get runners home as Florida State defeated the Tigers 6-1 on Saturday to win the series and clinch the Atlantic division in the ACC.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Grayson Greiner blasted a two-run home run in the 10th inning to give No. 14 South Carolina a 5-3 win over Mississippi State on Friday night to even their weekend series at two games apiece.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Marcus Davis delivered a two-run single in the first inning and that proved to be enough as Florida State defeated Clemson 2-1 on Friday night.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Josh Reagan pitched a complete game and the Lexington Wildcats capitalized all night on Bengals errors to defeat Blythewood 4-0 in game three of the AAAA State Championship at Carolina Stadium on Friday night.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Jae Roberts delivered a walk-off home run in extra innings to give Hammond a 7-4 win over Wilson Hall and the 3A SCISA championship.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Sophomore righthander Daniel Gossett pitched six scoreless innings to lead No. 17 Clemson to an 8-2 win over eighth-ranked Florida State Thursday night at Dick Howser Stadium.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  After 12th ranked South Carolina built a 4-1 lead, 16th ranked Mississippi State struck with four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning including a two-out bases loaded walk to Brett Pirtle that scored Nick Ammirati as the Bulldogs defeated the Gamecocks 5-4 on Thursday night in a game one of a three-game SEC series.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  As South Carolina baseball coach Chad Holbrook heads into the SEC regular season finale, he isn't surprised by anything that's happened during his debut season, not even second-guessing from fans expecting more after two national championships and a runner-up finish last year.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Consecutive sacrifice flies by Graham Saiko and Chase Vergason helped lift No. 14 South Carolina to a 4-3 win over Presbyterian in Tuesday night's regular-season home finale at Carolina Stadium.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Clemson freshman Kevin Bradley blasted a three run, walk-off home run to give the Tigers an 8-7 win over USC-Upstate in Tuesday's regular-season home finale at Doug Kingsmore Stadium

Monday, May 13, 2013  South Carolina assistant baseball coach Sammy Esposito and strength and conditioning coach Billy Anderson will serve one-game suspensions following their ejections from the May 12 game against Georgia.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Gamecocks athletics director Ray Tanner expects it will be some time before he fully appreciates his election to the state of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.