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Thursday, April 11, 2013  Irmo's Dustin Johnson is just one stroke off the lead after firing 5-under 67 in the first round of the Masters.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Former Coastal Carolina head football coach David Bennett has been hired by Lexington County School District One.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  Marshall Henderson scored 27 points, Murphy Holloway added 15 and Mississippi pulled away in the second half to beat Coastal Carolina 90-72 on Tuesday night.

Wednesday, October 31, 2012  South Carolina's non-conference football games next year include a season opener against North Carolina and a first-ever matchup with Coastal Carolina.

Sunday, June 03, 2012  Jason Stolz had two home runs and Dominic Leone pitched seven strong innings to lift Clemson to a 5-3 victory over Coastal Carolina on Sunday and keeping the Tigers alive in the NCAA tournament's Columbia Regional.

Saturday, June 02, 2012  Tyler Herb pitched a two-hitter and Jacob May hit a three-run homer as Coastal Carolina knocked Manhattan out of the NCAA tournament's Columbia Regional 11-1 on Saturday.

Friday, June 01, 2012  The Tigers will face either two-time defending national champion South Carolina or Manhattan on Saturday.

Thursday, May 31, 2012  Manhattan's Sewitt puts his 33 2/3 scoreless innings streak on the line against host South Carolina.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  Three of the best college baseball programs in South Carolina, including arch-rivals USC and Clemson, plus a team from New York will battle at Carolina Stadium in the NCAA Division I Columbia Regional.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012  Coastal Carolina scored one run in the seventh inning and four more runs in the eighth inning to pull out the three-run win.

Thursday, August 11, 2011  Coastal Carolina University starting guard Danny Nieman has been suspended for the fall semester for violating the school's code of conduct.  Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek said Thursday that Neiman was suspended but would not comment further.

Saturday, June 04, 2011  Richie Shaffer, Will Lamb and John Hinson homered as Clemson beat Coastal Carolina 12-7 on Saturday night to advance to the championship game of the Clemson Regional.

Friday, June 03, 2011  Tommy La Stella homered twice and Hayes Orton went 5 for 5 with three RBIs for Coastal Carolina in a 13-1 rout of Connecticut in the Clemson Regional on Friday.

Saturday, November 27, 2010 

Friday, November 19, 2010  Desmond Holloway scored 18 points and Coastal Carolina used a second-half run to pull away from USC Upstate 71-50 at the Charleston Classic on Friday.