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Saturday, June 08, 2013  Freshman Skye Bolt hit a game-winning RBI single through the right side in the ninth inning to lift North Carolina past South Carolina 6-5 Saturday in the opener of the NCAA super regional best-of-3 series.

Saturday, June 08, 2013  South Carolina senior pitcher Tyler Webb was chosen by the New York Yankees in the 10th round of the 2013 MLB Draft on Friday.

Friday, June 07, 2013  Rain and bad weather from Tropical Storm Andrea has forced the postponement of Friday's opener between No. 1 overall seed North Carolina and South Carolina in their best-of-3 NCAA super regional series.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Gamecock baseball signee and former Lexington High School standout Nick Ciuffo was chosen 21st overall by Tampa Bay in the Major League Baseball draft on Thursday night.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  All USC sophomore first baseman Kyle Martin has done since entering the program in 2012 is wait for an opportunity.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  The Gamecocks will open super regional play Friday in Chapel Hill, NC against the NCAA tournament's No. 1 overall seed North Carolina in a best-of-three series.

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.

Saturday, June 01, 2013  The Gamecocks jumped on Liberty quick with three runs in the first inning, and Jordan Montgomery had a career-high 11 strikeouts as USC rolled Liberty 19-3 on Saturday night at Carolina Stadium.

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.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Lexington High School catcher and South Carolina signee Nick Ciuffo has been named the 2012-13 Gatorade South Carolina Baseball Player of the Year.

Monday, May 27, 2013  For the fourth straight season, USC will host an NCAA regional at Carolina Stadium, but it's who they'll host that is more interesting. For the second year in a row, Clemson will head to the Columbia regional as a two-seed.

Monday, May 27, 2013  The South Carolina Gamecocks was announced as one of 16 hosts for an NCAA Regional in college baseball on Sunday. The Clemson Tigers will not host.

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.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Fresh off of a state championship in his senior season, Lexington High School catcher Nick Ciuffo announced Tuesday he will accept an invitation to attend the 2013 MLB Draft in New York.

Saturday, May 18, 2013  LB Dantzler hit two solo home runs, but it was not enough to take down Mississippi State as the Bulldogs defeated USC 7-2 to win the series.