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Tuesday, June 18, 2013  The University of South Carolina football program has picked up a key recruit who says he chose the school not only for its athletics, but also its academics.  But, what Arden Key said about the school is being interpreted different ways.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  The South Carolina Gamecocks couldn't hold on to a two run sixth inning lead and fell just short of another trip to the College World Series in Omaha.

Monday, June 10, 2013  The Gamecocks and the Tar Heels will have to wait until Tuesday to see who will earn a trip to Omaha.

Sunday, June 09, 2013  Jordan Montgomery twirled a four-hit shutout and the South Carolina offense parlayed eight hits, nine walks and five stolen bases into eight runs, as the Gamecocks cruised to an 8-0 win over North Carolina in Game 2 of the best-of-3 Super Regional Series at Boshamer Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

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.

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

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  Former Gamecock Patrick DiMarco was signed by the Atlanta Falcons this week.

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.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  Gamecocks defensive end JaDeveon Clowney was honored by the South Carolina General Assembly at the State House on Tuesday for his achievements last season.

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.

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.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  The Gamecocks gave the No. 4 seed Texas Longhorns everything they could handle, but it was not enough as USC fell 6-0 on Sunday.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  The Gamecocks softball team scored five runs in the fifth inning and Audrey Broyles pitched a complete game as USC stayed alive with a 5-1 win over Houston in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.