USC Aiken Softball Climbs to No 15 in Nation
The USC Aiken softball team jumps three spots to No 15 in the NFCA Division II Top 25, posting a 34 14 record and awaiting next Sunday’s tournament fate. Meanwhile the Pacers baseball team sits No 7 in the nation and leads the Southeast Region standings, ahead of Georgia College and State and Francis Marion in the Peach Belt Conference.
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GreenJackets fall to RiverDogs after big innings
The Charleston RiverDogs erupted for five runs in the fourth and a second five in the eighth to beat the Augusta GreenJackets 13 2 at Lake Olmstead Stadium. Davidson NC AP Stephen Curry to announce stay or NBA draft. Curry averaged 28.6 points per game last season amid the decision. USC Aiken baseball tallies 15 runs on 15 hits in the fourth inning.
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Legg Heads Home to Aiken After Cancer Diagnosis
Meredith Legg, USC Aiken's all time leading scorer, is returning to South Carolina after seven days of radiation treatment in Philadelphia for melanoma of the eye. She plans a slow drive home with stops in Virginia and North Carolina, aiming to finish her May 7 graduation and resume schoolwork.
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Lady Mustangs trample Strom Thurmond in playoff warmup
Midland Valley Lady Mustangs routed Strom Thurmond 22-0 in five innings as Courtney Howell pitched a two hitter with 11 strikeouts. Howell and Amber Holley lead a strong pitching duo while Haley Justice and Dani Frank fueled the offense with multi run performances. The mercy-ruled win improves MV to 23-3 and sets up a home playoff game next Thursday at 6 p.m. against the Region 6 No. 4 seed, likely Marlboro County.
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Michelle Yeater
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Dani Frank
Pacers Crush Pfeiffer For 28-10 Victory At Home
Grandinetti leads USC Aiken as the seventh ranked Pacers erupt for 32 hits and 28 runs, powered by an 11-0 peak and a 15-run third inning. Alex Franklin, John Sherrer, and Nick Aranas post four or more hits each with multiple RBIs, as USC Aiken extends to a school record 15-game win streak. Pfeiffer pitcher woes include nine hurlers used and an eight-run inning.
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Justin Fry
Chris Miller
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Clemson bats dominate USC in 12-2 Columbia win
Clemson secures a decisive 12-2 victory over cross-state rival South Carolina at Carolina Stadium. Kyle Parker hits a three-run homer, John Nester drives in three, and Ben Paulsen and Wilson Boyd add two RBIs each as Clemson builds an 8-0 lead before coasting to the win behind Scott Weismann and Matt Vaughn. Adam Westmoreland suffers the loss.
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