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Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Former Gamecock standout Jackie Bradley, Jr. hit his first career home run and finished with three RBIs, as the Boston Red Sox set season highs for hits and runs in a 17-5 rout of the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

Friday, May 31, 2013  Catcher Trey Wimmer drove in six runs, starter Josh Richardson scattered six hits and Liberty won its first NCAA tournament game in 13 years with an 8-3 victory over Clemson on Friday.  Clemson has now lost six straight games.

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 14, 2013  Clemson freshman Kevin Bradley blasted a three run, walk-off home run to give the Tigers an 8-7 win over USC-Upstate in Tuesday's regular-season home finale at Doug Kingsmore Stadium

Friday, May 10, 2013  South Carolina senior Nolan Belcher limited Georgia to just five hits and two runs in Friday's 7-2 series-opening win at Carolina Stadium.

Monday, May 06, 2013  The Clemson Tigers capped off a doubleheader with a 9-5 victory over the Maryland Terrapins Monday evening at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

Saturday, May 04, 2013  Vanderbilt raced out to a five-run lead and was able to to withstand a late push from South Carolina to beat the Gamecocks 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at Carolina Stadium.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Despite a late-inning push, No. 15 South Carolina fell 3-2 to second-ranked Vanderbilt Friday night at Carolina Stadium in game of a three-game weekend series.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  South Carolina took a 6-4 lead into the top of the eighth inning but Gardner-Webb rallied to beat the No. 15 Gamecocks 7-6 on Tuesday evening at Keeter Stadium in Shelby, N.C.

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.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Joey Pankake led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a walk-off home run to power No. 8 South Carolina to a 6-5 win over The Citadel on Tuesday night at Carolina Stadium.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Jon McGibbon's run-scoring single in the ninth inning gave No. 17 Clemson the lead and the Tigers added two more runs in the inning to beat Western Carolina 12-9 at Hennon Stadium on Tuesday night.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  South Carolina tallied 12 hits including a pair of home runs from TJ Costen and LB Dantzler as the No. 11 Gamecocks defeated Charleston Southern 9-5 on Tuesday night in non-conference action at Carolina Stadium.

Monday, April 01, 2013  After proving he belongs on the big league roster by putting in a red-hot spring training, former Gamecock Jackie Bradley, Jr. showed he belonged on one of the biggest stages there is in Boston's 8-2 opening day win over the New York Yankees.

Friday, March 29, 2013  South Carolina batted around in the first inning to score five runs times and senior left-hander Nolan Belcher struck out nine batters to beat No. 13 Texas A&M 6-4 on Friday night at Carolina Stadium.