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Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Former Gamecock standout Jackie Bradley, Jr. hit his first career home run and finished with three RBIs, as the Boston Red Sox set season highs for hits and runs in a 17-5 rout of the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

Monday, June 03, 2013  South Carolina captured the Columbia Regional on Monday with a 6-4 win over Liberty, notching the Gamecocks' 27th straight NCAA tournament win at home.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Kyle Martin broke a 3-3 tie with an RBI single as part of South Carolina's four-run eighth inning Friday night and the Gamecocks beat Saint Louis 7-3 at the Columbia regional.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Catcher Trey Wimmer drove in six runs, starter Josh Richardson scattered six hits and Liberty won its first NCAA tournament game in 13 years with an 8-3 victory over Clemson on Friday.  Clemson has now lost six straight games.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  Conrad Gregor singled home the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning to give Vanderbilt a 4-3 win over South Carolina Thursday in an elimination game of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

Friday, May 17, 2013  The South Carolina softball team's first visit to the NCAA Tournament since 2007 is a success so far. The Gamecocks knocked off Houston 6-4 Friday afternoon in opening-round action.

Monday, May 06, 2013  The South Carolina baseball team is holding steady in the latest polls despite dropping a weekend series to No. 2 Vanderbilt.  The Gamecocks are ranked 15th in this week's Baseball America top-25.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  South Carolina's series finale with No. 2 Vanderbilt was rained out Sunday afternoon and the game will not be made up.

Saturday, May 04, 2013  Vanderbilt raced out to a five-run lead and was able to to withstand a late push from South Carolina to beat the Gamecocks 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at Carolina Stadium.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Despite a late-inning push, No. 15 South Carolina fell 3-2 to second-ranked Vanderbilt Friday night at Carolina Stadium in game of a three-game weekend series.

Friday, May 03, 2013  South Carolina men's basketball coach Frank Martin and his wife, Anya, are hoping to make a difference in the fight against cancer. The couple hosted the inaugural Coaches vs Cancer Ball at Colonial Life Arena Friday night.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Grayson Greiner is getting another chance to be America's catcher.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Freshman shortstop Tyler Krieger smacked an RBI single in the bottom fo the ninth inning to give No. 17 Clemson a walk-off 5-4 win over Presbyterian at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday night.  The Tigers have now won seven straight games.

Monday, April 01, 2013  After proving he belongs on the big league roster by putting in a red-hot spring training, former Gamecock Jackie Bradley, Jr. showed he belonged on one of the biggest stages there is in Boston's 8-2 opening day win over the New York Yankees.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  South Carollina's LB Dantzler homered twice for the first time in his career and drove in a career-high six runs as the No. 5 Gamecocks beat Davidson 12-4 Wednesday evening at Carolina Stadium.