COLUMBIA – South Carolina catcher Grayson Greiner has been named SEC Freshman of the Week.  Greiner had a key solo home run that jumpstarted a four-run rally in the bottom of the eighth as the Gamecocks came from behind to defeat MSU 7-6.  Greiner collected three hits over the weekend with a pair of doubles and the home run.  He also scored two runs.   He also had a grand slam in the 8-0 win over The Citadel on Tuesday night. 

Greiner has reached base 10 consecutive games.  He has raised his batting average to .240 (23-for-96) with four homers and 17 RBI.  In the last nine games played, Greiner is hitting .304 (7-for-23) with four runs and five RBI.  Six of his seven hits were extra base hits (four doubles, two homers).

(USC Sports Information contributed to this report.)