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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.

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.

Sunday, May 12, 2013  Freshman Jack Wynkoop worked into the sixth inning and USC took a lead in the third inning they would not look back from as the Gamecocks completed the sweep over Georgia on Sunday at Carolina Stadium.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Jordan Montgomery took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and South Carolina scored three runs in the fifth inning to knock off Georgia 7-1 on Senior Day Saturday at Carolina Stadium.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  When South Carolina opens the 2015 college football season, reports indicate the team will continue its old ACC rivalry with North Carolina at a game in Charlotte.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  Tanner English's RBI triple in the top of the ninth inning gave USC a lead they would not look back from as the Gamecocks knotted the series at LSU with a 4-2 win on Saturday night.

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

Saturday, April 13, 2013  Tied at 4-4 entering the bottom of the sixth inning, Florida batted around to score 10 runs on eight hits on the way to 14-5 victory over eighth ranked South Carolina on Saturday afternoon to sweep a three-game SEC series at McKethan Stadium.

Sunday, April 07, 2013  Eleventh ranked South Carolina belted out a season-high 21 hits with 10 different Gamecocks recording at least one hit on the way to a 19-2 victory over Tennessee to sweep a three-game SEC series at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Friday, March 29, 2013  Reports out Friday indicate Ohio State has received permission to talk to South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn Staley about that school's head coaching vacancy. The Buckeyes fired Jim Foster earlier this month after 11 seasons at the helm of Ohio State's program.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 

Monday, March 25, 2013  South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner heads up the latest class of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. Tanner won two national championships as Gamecocks baseball coach before taking over as AD last July.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Fifth-ranked South Carolina blasted three home runs and freshman left-hander Jack Wynkoop allowed just two runs to earn his fourth win of the year in a 9-5 victory over The Citadel Riley Park Tuesday evening.

Friday, March 15, 2013  South Carolina sophomore Evan Beal struck out a career-high 10 batters as the No. 5 Gamecocks beat Missouri 4-1 on Friday in the SEC opener at Taylor Stadium.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Starter Jordan Montgomery pitched eight shutout innings, allowing just three hits and striking out a career-high nine batters, to lead South Carolina to a 6-0 series-opening win over arch-rival Clemson Friday night.