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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.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  The South Carolina softball team fell behind in the first inning and was never able to recover against No. 4 Tennessee, losing 5-0 in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament on Thursday night.

Monday, May 06, 2013  The South Carolina softball team is getting ready for the postseason for the first time since 2007.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Fred Thomas scored a career-high 21 points Wednesday night as No. 13 seed Mississippi State defeated No. 12 seed South Carolina 70-59 in the first round of the Southeastern Conference tournament.

Monday, March 11, 2013  South Carolina coach Frank Martin says the Gamecocks have made significant strides the past two months despite their struggles in the Southeastern Conference

Friday, March 08, 2013  Kristi Bellock scored 17 points, Karla Gilbert added 11 in a reserve role and No. 19 Texas A&M beat No. 17 South Carolina 61-52 in the Southeastern Conference tournament quarterfinals Friday.

Friday, May 25, 2012  Brian Johnson hurled a complete game and was backed by 11 hits as Florida eliminated USC from the SEC Tournament 7-2 on Friday night.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  Adam Matthews went 3-for-4 with two RBI as South Carolina stayed alive in the SEC Tournament with a 5-3 win over Auburn.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  Gamecocks play Auburn Thursday in elimination game.

Saturday, May 19, 2012  LSU scored two runs in the top of the 10th inning to defeat USC and win the SEC regular season title at Carolina Stadium Saturday.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  The No. 25 lady Gamecocks have hit the road to join the madness. The team left for West Lafayette, India Thursday afternoon for Saturday’s NCAA Tournament contest against Eastern Michigan.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  Fans are invited to join the South Carolina women’s basketball team in the McGuire Club of Colonial Life Arena to watch the NCAA Selection Show on Monday, March 12.

Monday, March 05, 2012  The Gamecocks, who finished with the 12th seed in the league, play the fifth-seeded Crimson Tide at 3:30 (eastern) pm Thursday in New Orleans.  The winner of the game will play Florida Friday at 3:30 pm.

Saturday, March 03, 2012  USC (23-8) will play Tennessee Saturday at 6pm with a trip to the championship game on the line.

Friday, March 02, 2012  La'Keisha Sutton’s 15 points in just 20 minutes led the offense.