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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.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  Rod Odom and Dai-Jon Parker each scored 18 points to lead Vanderbilt to a 74-64 victory over South Carolina on Saturday in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  South Carolina has been picked to finish third in the SEC East by the conference's coaches.

Saturday, January 19, 2013  Kyle Fuller scored 12 points and Dai-Jon Parker 11 as Vanderbilt held on down the stretch to defeat South Carolina 58-51 Saturday for its first Southeastern Conference victory of the season.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  No. 18 South Carolina played its usual fierce defense to beat Vanderbilt 64-48 Thursday night, holding an opponent below 50 for the 12th time in 16 games.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  South Carolina's first-year coach Frank Martin has been prepping for his Southeastern Conference debut since growing up in south Florida.  The Gamecocks open SEC play Wednesday.