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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.

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.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  South Carolina pitcher Tyler Webb has earned third-team All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball. Webb holds the South Carolina career record for appearances.

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.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  After 12th ranked South Carolina built a 4-1 lead, 16th ranked Mississippi State struck with four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning including a two-out bases loaded walk to Brett Pirtle that scored Nick Ammirati as the Bulldogs defeated the Gamecocks 5-4 on Thursday night in a game one of a three-game SEC series.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  The No. 10 Gamecocks scored three runs in the first two innings and Jack Wynkoop tossed seven strong innings as USC defeated No. 2 LSU 4-0 on Sunday to take the series 2-1.

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.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  Jack Wynkoop pitched a career-high eight innings and LB Dantzler hit a two-run homer as No. 18 South Carolina swept No. 17 Kentucky with a 3-1 win on Sunday at Carolina Stadium.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  Brison Celek delivered an RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning to propel the 18th ranked Gamecocks to a 7-6 win over No. 17 Kentucky on Saturday in game two of their doubleheader at Carolina Stadium.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The Gamecocks (28-10, 8-7 SEC) will host Kentucky (24-12, 7-8 SEC) this weekend in a three-game series at Carolina Stadium.

Monday, April 15, 2013  University of South Carolina closer Tyler Webb will remain out of action for at least another week as he deals with tenderness in his pitching arm. However, an MRI revealed no major damage.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  Eleventh ranked South Carolina pounded out a season-high 17 hits and all nine starters reached base at least once as the Gamecocks defeated Tennessee 12-8 to clinch the three-game series at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Friday, April 05, 2013  Max Schrock hit an RBI double in the top of the ninth inning to give the No. 11 Gamecocks a 5-4 win over Tennessee on Friday night.

Saturday, March 30, 2013  L.B. Dantzler hit two home runs as No. 14 South Carolina swept No. 13 Texas A&M with a 6-3 win on Saturday.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  LB Dantzler smashed a two-run double off the left field wall in the sixth inning to bring South Carolina back from a two-run deficit, and Graham Saiko delivered the go-ahead run in the seventh inning as No. 14 South Carolina rallied for a 3-2 win over Texas A&M Thursday night at Carolina Stadium.