Palmetto State Baseball

Morris names K.C. Carter as head coach

2026-10-18T22:36:57.005-04:00

Sorry I'm late with this folks. This was announced in September, but after staying busy chasing scores almost every day during the season, I have trouble getting motivated to check school websites during the offseason. - Rudy
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KC Carter was head coach at Clark Atlanta
for 10 seasons. (BlackCollegeNines.com photo)

Kentaus "KC" Carter has been named head coach at Morris College. He replaces Ed'Zaviah Paul, who moved to S.C. Central Christian University after four seasons.

Carter most recently was an assistant coach at Morehouse College. Before that he was head coach at Clark Atlanta, compiling a 109-24 record in 10 seasons. Previous stops included Winston-Salem State and his alma mater, Florida A&M.

Below is a link to a story by BlackCollegeNines.com about Carter's hiring.
Carter

S.C. Central Christian to field baseball team

2026-10-18T21:54:34.022-04:00

S.C. Central Christian College, a school in Cayce, is adding baseball to its athletics program. Ed'Zaviah Paul, who was head coach at Morris for the past four seasons, is head coach for the Gladiators, who will compete in the New South Athletic Conference. Paul played Wilson High, Florence-Darlington Tech and Claflin. He also served as an assistant coach for James Randall at Claflin for one season.

Paul's assistant coaches are Tyler Gregory and Drew Holcombe.

Other NSAC member schools include Apprentice School, Atlantis University, Mid Atlantic Christian and Virginia State. Several also have membership in the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association.

S.C. Central also fields teams in football and basketball.

State Division I teams offer fall exhibition games

2026-09-17T13:39:42.694-04:00

Here are the fall exhibition games I've been able to find for S.C. NCAA Division I schools. I have yet to find complete schedules for Charleston Southern, Presbyterian, The Citadel, USC Upstate and Winthrop.

Update, 1:55 p.m. Sept. 17: Friend and fellow Carolina Hurricanes fan Will Thompson of USC Sumter reports the Fire Ants will play a pair of games against DI schools. They've been added to the schedule.

Sept. 20
USC Sumter at Presbyterian, 1 p.m.

Oct. 8

The Citadel at College of Charleston, 6 p.m.

Oct. 9

High Point at South Carolina, 4 p.m.

Oct. 10

USC Upstate at Wofford

Pelicans Ballpark, Myrtle Beach

Clemson vs. Coastal Carolina, 4 p.m.

Oct. 11

USC Sumter at Charleston Southern

Pelicans Ballpark, Myrtle Beach

Clemson vs. Coastal Carolina, 1 p.m.

Oct. 16

Wofford at Gardner-Webb

Segra Park, Columbia

South Carolina vs. College of Charleston, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 17

The Citadel at Coastal Carolina, 3 p.m.

Oct. 23
Winthrop at South Carolina, 4 p.m.

Oct. 24

First National Bank Field, Greensboro

Coastal Carolina vs. Duke, 3 p.m.

Oct. 31

Clemson at Georgia Tech, 1 p.m.

Nov. 1

Georgia Tech at Clemson, 1 p.m.

Fifth Third Park, Spartanburg

South Carolina vs. Duke, 1 p.m.

Nov. 7

Wofford at Longwood

RIP, Ron Scarborough

2026-08-19T21:46:35.180-04:00

I found out today that former Upstate radio personality Ron Scarborough today after a period of declining health. He had had health struggles for almost a decade and, to the best of my knowledge, had been in assisted living for most of that time. Below is a May 25, 2018, account of a meeting at Fluor Field. That was the last time I saw him in person. I couldn't write a better tribute now than I did then. - Rudy

Ron Scarborough has been a tireless supporter of Upstate
sports on all levels. He was at Thursday's Southern
Conference Tournament as a member of the working media.
(Palmetto State Baseball photo)

I was sitting in top row of the Fluor Field grandstand before Furman's game in the Southern Conference Tournament on Thursday when someone tapped me on the shoulder.

I turned around and saw Ron Scarborough, sitting in a wheelchair. I first got to know Ron when he operated a baseball card shop in Greenville 30 or more years ago and I still had my collection. He later started a radio sports talk show. He's been on several area stations, most recently WGOG in Walhalla.

Ron has been a great friend of Palmetto State Baseball. He had me on weekly throughout the season for several years and frequently gave plugs for this Website. He wanted me to continue this season, but I declined for reasons of my own and not anything to do with Ron.

Since I left The Greenville News in 2012 most of our interactions have either been at Doug Kingsmore Stadium during a Clemson game or via telephone. I saw him walking down the hall at St. Francis Hospital one day in 2016 while I was waiting for a heart cath that turned into having three stents implanted. His mom was having a hospital procedure the same day. Not long after that, I heard Ron had suffered a stroke. A few months later he had another. The total is now up to four over the past year or so.

His health and his appetite have been affected. He's lost 70 pounds and now uses a wheelchair to get around. He said there are only a couple of food items he can tolerate the taste of.

Ron is a proud holder of a PHD -- Parker High Diploma -- and I grew up going to church with several of his classmates. He's good people.

During my 40-year journalism career I worked alongside and in competition with many folks who provided great coverage of high school sports. Some at the top of the list (this isn't meant to be comprehensive) are Tom Layton, Bob Castello and Scott Keeler at The Greenville News; Bill Mitchell at The State; Steve Sanders and Jason Gilmer at The Herald-Journal in Spartanburg; Barry Byers at The Herald in Rock Hill; Phil Kornblut of S.C. SportsTalk; and Stan Olenik and Pete Yanity at WSPA-TV.

All those folks have done a lot of great work, but nobody -- N-O-B-O-D-Y -- has put more effort into getting the accomplishments of high school (and other youth level) athletes recognized than Ron.

Ron has hosted a Friday night high school football scoreboard show for more than a decade, including interviews from area coaches. His accompanying Internet scoreboard is a must-visit online destination. He's had a couple of dozen or so "mini" high school football coaches shows weekly as part of his radio program in season. Despite his health challenges, he's planning to do the scoreboard show again this fall. "I need to get my voice stronger," he said Thursday.

He's been the reason some area "touchdown clubs" and baseball-softball clubs haven't folded. Those clubs' meetings always included some form of recognition for high school athletes for in-season accomplishments. He's helped promote the Big League World Series in Easley.

He's also big on helping youngsters -- like those at Shriners' hospitals -- with health challenges to experience special moments involving athletes or sports memorabilia.

He just loves bringing happiness to youngsters. On Thursday he showed me a Ken Griffey Jr. rookie card he'd brought to give to a youth he'd met at at earlier SoCon Tournament and expected to see this year.
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That's the kind of person Ron was. My condolences to his family and friends.

Lee to serve as assistant at alma mater

2026-06-11T17:18:08.357-04:00

Monte Lee has been on the coaching staff of a college program
in South Carolina for every season since 2001. (Palmetto State Baseball photo)

Former College of Charleston star and head coach Monte Lee has been named an assistant coach on Chad Holbrook's staff at his alma mater, the school announced Thursday afternoon. A source told The Post and Courier that a press conference is scheduled for Monday.

Lee most recently was interim head coach at South Carolina after Paul Mainieri was fired in March. He was informed after the season he would not be retained.

He has a 528-305 record as a head coach, taking teams to NCAA Tournament appearances in eight of 14 full seasons.

The Lugoff native played for the Cougars from 1996-99, compiling a .333 batting average. He was an assistant coach at Spartanburg Methodist and South Carolina before being named head coach at College of Charleston before the 2009 season. He moved from Charleston to Clemson as head coach in 2016. After Lee was dismissed at Clemson, he returned to USC as an assistant.

Lee

Coastal Carolina turns to Lemonis

2026-06-11T16:50:20.617-04:00

Chris Lemonis played in a College World Series at The Citadel
and coached Mississippi State to a CWS title. (Coastal Carolina photo)

Coastal Carolina on Thursday announced the hiring of Myrtle Beach native Chris Lemonis as head coach.

Lemonis replaced Kevin Schnall, who was named coach at South Carolina on Wednesday.

The Socastee High graduate played for The Citadel's 1990 College World Series team and coached Mississippi State to the national championship in 2021 before being fired during the 2025 season. Lemonis also was head coach at Indiana and assistant coach at The Citadel and Louisville, where he was under fellow The Citadel graduate Dan McDonnell.

There was no immediate word about assistants.

Lemonis

Gamecocks announce Schnall's hiring

2026-06-10T20:48:39.304-04:00

Kevin Schnall becomes the 33rd head baseball coach in Gamecocks
history. (University of South Carolina photo)

As expected, South Carolina announced the hiring of named Kevin Schnall as its next head baseball coach on Wednesday. The announcement came after the hire was approved by the school's Board of Trustees.

Schnall comes to Columbia from Coastal Carolina, where he was a former player and longtime assistant before taking over as head coach prior to the 2025 season. He led the Chanticleers to a 56-13 record and the College World Series last season and a 37-23 record in 2026.

Speculation on a possible replacement after Paul Mainieri was fired in March quickly included Schnall. There were premature reports of his hiring earlier this month, but John Whittle of TheBigSpur.com and others finally confirmed the deal earlier this week.

Several members of Schnall's staff at Coastal - including pitching coach Matt Williams - are expected to join him at USC. Williams was Carolina's pitching coach under Mark Kingston in 2024, but was not retained when Paul Mainieri took over.

South Carolina had a program-worst 22-35 record in 2026, losing its final 13 games. Monte Lee served as interim head coach after Mainier's firing, but he is not being retained.

One of Schnall's challenges will be building a roster. Many Gamecocks players entered the transfer portal, although their return is possible if there is mutual interest. Several members of the 2026 Chanticleers roster have announced intentions to join Schnall in Columbia.

A welcome celebration is planned for 7:30 p.m. Friday at Founders Park.

There was no immediate word on a possible replacement for Schnall at Coastal Carolina. FAn speculation on social media has included current Chants assistants Chad Oxendine and Matt Schilling, as well as North Greenville coach Landon Powell, former Mississippi State coach Chris Lemonis, Troy coach Skylar Meade and former Chanticleer Mike Morrison, among others.

Schnall

Celebration

State scoreboard, Sunday, May 31

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Christian Stratis hit safely in 10 of his
last 12 games. (The Citadel photo)

Player of the day: Christian Stratis, The Citadel 1B, HR, 4 RBI

Atlanta Regional
* Oklahoma 15, The Citadel 5 - The Sooners (34-22) scored five runs in the third inning and seven in the fourth to eliminated the Bulldogs (36-26).

Oklahoma 15, The Citadel 5 - Cit: Michael Gibson 1B, 2B, R

Game 6: Georgia Tech vs. Oklahoma, 6 p.m.

Tallahassee Regional
* Florida State 2, Coastal Carolina 1 - Trey Beard struck out nine batters in four innings and the Seminoles (39-18) held off the Chanticleers (37-23) to avoid a two-and-out on their own field by eliminating the Chanticleers. The game was suspended by rain in the sixth inning on Saturday, and there was no additional scoring on Sunday. Coastal was held to three hits - two of them by Trace Mazon. The Chanticleers struck out 18 times.

Florida State 2, Coastal Carolina 1 - Coa: Luke Jones 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 K

St. John's 21, Northern Illinois 8

Game 5: Florida State vs. Northern Illinois, 6 p.m.

Tuscaloosa Regional
* Oklahoma State 12, USC Upstate 1 - Reno Indomenico and Campbell Smithwick hit two home runs apiece and the Cowboys (39-21) ended the season for Upstate (34-30).

Oklahoma State 12, USC Upstate 1 - Up: Trey Bentley 1B, 2B, RBI

Game 6: Alabama vs. Oklahoma State, 8 p.m.
Complete NCAA Regional schedule
(3/1343)

State scoreboard, Saturday, May 30

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Zach Hunt leads the Bulldogs with 11 homers
and 51 RBI. (The Citadel photo)

Player of the day: Zach Hunt, The Citadel, HR, walk-off two-run single

Atlanta Regional
* The Citadel 9, Illinois Chicago 8, 10 innings - Zach Hunt's 10th-inning single scored two runs and gave the Bulldogs (36-25) a come-from-behind win over Illinois Chicago (27-29-1). The Citadel took a 7-3 lead with a five-runs seventh, but the Flames hit two homers in the eighth and one in the ninth to force extra innings. Ashton Kampa gave UIC the lead in the top of the 10th with his second homer of the game. T.J. Anderson and Michael Gibson drew walks to lead off the bottom of the frame,. After Matthew Lively bunted the runners over, Hunt slapped the winner up the middle to give them their first NCAA Tournament win since 2010 and send them to an elimination game on Sunday against Oklahoma.

*Oklahoma 8, The Citadel 3 - Earlier Saturday, the Sooners scored the game's final seven runs to win a first-round game postponed from Friday because of rain. The loss snapped an eight-game losing streak for The Bulldogs.

Oklahoma 8, The Citadel 3 - Cit: Michael Gibson 1B, 2B, HR, BB, 2 R

The Citadel 9, Illinois Chicago 8, 10 innings - Cit: Sam Dansky 1B, 2B, HR, 2 R
Georgia Tech 9, Oklahoma 3

Tallahassee Regional

* Florida State 2, Coastal Carolina 1, T6 suspended until Sunday - Rain forced the elimination game to be suspended until Sunday at 11 a.m.

Suspended until 11 a.m. Sunday
Florida State 2, Coastal Carolina 1, T6
Postponed until 2 p.m. Sunday
Game 4: St. John's vs. Northern Illinois, 7 p.m.

Tuscaloosa Regional
* Alabama 7, USC Upstate 5 - Justin LeBron singled twice and homered as Alabama moved into Sunday's regional championship round. Eric Hines had a three-run homer as part of a four-run third inning for the Crimson Tide. Johnny Sweeney's two-run homer brought Upstate within three runs, and Trey Bentley added an RBI double in the ninth. The game ending with the potential tying run on second. Upstate plays Oklahoma State at 3 p.m. Sunday for a chance to meet Alabama Sunday night.

Oklahoma State 8, Alabama State 7, 11 innings

Alabama 7, USC Upstate 4 - Up: Trey Bentley 1B, 2B, R, RBI

Complete NCAA Regional schedule
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State scoreboard, Friday, May 29

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Max Bianchini helped the Spartans hold their
lead over the Cowboys. (USC Upstate photo)

Player of the day: Max Bianchini, USC Upstate, 3 IP., 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K

Atlanta Regional
* Bulldogs rained out - The Citadel's opener with Oklahoma was rained out and will be played at 10 a.m. Saturday. That game's loser plays Illinois Chicago at 2 p.m. and the winner meets Georgia Tech at 6 p.m.

Georgia Tech 22, Illinois Chicago 5

Postponed until 10 a.m. Saturday
No. 2 Oklahoma (32-21) vs. No. 3 The Citadel (35-24), 10 a.m.

Tallahassee Regional
*Northern 12, Coastal Carolina 10 - The Huskies (36-17) rode an eight-run fourth inning to their first NCAA Tournament win and knocked the Chanticleers (37-22) into an elimination game against Florida State on Saturday. Coastal Carolina scored a run in the first and three in the second, but NIU put up two runs in the third and eight in the fourth to go up 10-4. The Chanticleer cut the deficit to three with a three-run fifth. The Huskies got two runs with two outs in the ninth, and they came in handy when Dean Mihos' three-run, two-out homer closed the deficit.

St. John’s 6, Florida State 5

Northern Illinois 12, Coastal Carolina 10 - Coa: Dean Mihos 1B, 2B, HR, 4 RBI

Tuscaloosa Regional
* USC Upstate 8, Oklahoma State 5 - The Spartans (34-28) scored scored three first-inning runs without a hit and that was the margin of victory against the Cowboys (37-21) in Upstate's first NCAA Tournament win. Upstate's first three batters drew walks. A wild pitch, a passed ball and a double play produced the three runs. OSU tied the score at 4-4, but Jake Armsey broke the deadlock with an RBI single in the fourth and Upstate never trailed again. Wylie Waters scored from second on a misplaced sac bunt in the fourth and Preston Luca had a two-run single in the eighth. Brent Stukes (8-3) pitched the first five innings. Max Bianchini went three scoreless innings and Jacob Kirby left the bases loaded in the ninth for his third save. Upstate plays Alabama on Saturday.

USC Upstate 8, Oklahoma State 5 - Up: Maloy Heaghney 2-4, BB, 2 R

Alabama 21, Alabama State 3
Complete NCAA Regional schedule

(2/1337)

State teams stay in Southeast for NCAA

2026-05-25T20:04:37.484-04:00

South Carolina's three teams in the NCAA Tournament won't have to leave the Waffle House footprint.

The Citadel is playing in the Atlanta Regional, Coastal Carolina is in the Tallahassee Regional and USC Upstate is in the Tuscaloosa Regional.

The 64-team NCAA Tournament field was announced Monday, There are 12 teams from the SEC, 9 from the ACC and 5 from the Sun Belt. The 16 regionals all have a four-team, double-elimination format. The 16 regional winners advance to one of eight best-of-three super regional the following weekend. Those eight super regional survivors go the the College World Series in Omaha.

The Citadel (35-24) earned the Southern Conference's automatic bid and will be the No. 3 seed in Atlanta, playing Oklahoma (32-21) at 5 p.m. Friday at Russ Chandler Stadium on the Georgia Tech campus. The game will be on ESPN+

Coastal Carolinas (37-21) earned an at-large bid from the Sun Belt Conference and will be the No. 2 seed in the Tallahassee Regional at Dick Howser Stadium. The Chanticleers will play Northern Illinois (35-17), which is making its first NCAA appearance since it moved from district to regional competition in the 1970s. The game is scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday on ESPN+. Coastal was believed to be in contention for a regional host spot before going 11-13 over its final 24 games.

USC Upstate (33-28) qualified by winning its second straight Big South Conference Tournament. The Spartans are the No. 3 seed at Tuscaloosa and will play Oklahoma State (37-20) in the first round. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday on ESPN+.

Top 16 national seeds

1. UCLA (51-6), 2. Georgia Tech (48-9), 3. Georgia (46-12), 4. Auburn (38-19), 5. North Carolina (45-11-1), 6. Texas (40-13), 7. Alabama (37-19), 8. Florida (39-19), 9. Southern Mississippi (44-15), 10. Florida State (38-17), 11. Oregon (40-16), 12. Texas A&M (39-14), 13. Nebraska (42-15), 14. Mississippi State (40-17), 15. Kansas (42-16), 16. West Virginia (39-14).

Super Regional pairings
No. 16 Morgantown vs. No. 1 Los Angeles
No. 15 Lawrence vs. No. 2 Atlanta
No. 14 Starkville vs. No. 3 Athens.
No. 13 Lincoln vs. 4. Auburn.
No. 12 College Station vs. No. 5 Chapel Hill.
No. 11. Eugene vs. No. 6 Austin.
No. 10 Tallahassee vs. No. 7 Tuscaloosa.

No. 9 Hattiesburg vs. No. 8 Gainesville.

ATLANTA REGIONAL

Friday
No. 1 Georgia Tech (48-9) vs. No. 4 Illinois Chicago (27-27-1), Noon, ACCN

No. 2 Oklahoma (32-21) vs. No. 3 The Citadel (35-24), 5 p.m., ESPN+

Saturday
Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Sunday
Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Monday
Game 7: if Game 5 winner wins Game 6

TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL
Friday
No. 1 Florida State (38-17) vs. No. 4 St. John’s (NY) (33-24), 3 p.m., ACCN

No. 2 Coastal Carolina (37-21) vs. No. 3 Northern Illinois (35-17), 8 p.m., ESPN+

Saturday
Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Sunday
Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Monday
Game 7: if Game 5 winner wins Game 6

TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL

Friday

No. 2 Oklahoma State (37-20) vs. No. 3 USC Upstate (33-28), 2 p.m., ESPN+

No. 1 Alabama (37-19) vs. No. 4 Alabama State (34-21), 7 p.m., ESPN+

Saturday
Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser
Sunday
Game 5: Game 4 winner vs. Game 3 loser
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner
Monday
Game 7: if Game 5 winner wins Game 6
Complete NCAA Regional schedule

Team of the week, May 18-24 (tie): The Citadel and USC Upstate

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The Citadel (5-0 for the week)

(beat VMI, Wofford, Mercer - twice - and Samford in the SoCon Tournament)

The Bulldogs picked up their first Southern Conference Tournament championship since 2010 with a dominant run through the event. Coach Russell Triplett's excelled both at the plate and on the mound, surviving a play-in game to reach the double-elimination portion of the event and claim the championship from the fifth seed.

USC Upstate (4-1 for the week)

(beat Winthrop, High Point, went 2-1 vs. Longwood in the Big South Tournament)
Coach Kane Sweeney's team beat the two teams to finish above them in the regular season and didn't let a weather-induced venue change from Asheville to Boiling Springs stop them from repeating as tournament champion.

Up next for both: NCAA regionals. Destination and opponents to be announced Monday

Previous winners

Jan. 23-Feb. 1: North Greenville
Feb. 2-8: Anderson
Feb. 9-15: Francis Marion

Feb. 16-22: Charleston Southern
Feb. 23-March 1: Benedict
March 2-8: Clemson

March 9-15: Coastal Carolina
March 16-22: Florence-Darlington Tech

March 23-29: Winthrop

March 30-April 5: North Greenville
April 6-12: Wofford
April 13-19: Winthrop
April 20-26: Coker

April 27-May 3: The Citadel
May 4-10: (tie) Charleston Southern, Claflin, Lander

May 11-17: Francis Marion

State scoreboard, Sunday, May 24

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Preston Lucas was 9-for-19 during the Spartans'
run to the tournament title. (USC Upstate photo)

Player of the day: Preston Lucas, USC Upstate, 4-7, 2B, R, RBI, BB

* Big South Tournament: After losing in its first chance to wrap up the title, USC Upstate (33-28) got three base-loaded walks in the first inning of Game 2 against Longwood (34-27) and never trailed in win the conference championship and automatic NCAA Tournament bid for the second straight season. Johnny Sweeney had an RBI groundout in the second and Wylie Waters and Brady Small added two-run homers in the third and fifth innings, r3espectively. Coach Kane Sweeney's squad got three no-hit innings from starter Chris Torres. After Jacob Kirby allowed two hits in four shutout innings, Andrew Kummer allowed no hits over two innings to close out the game. Longwood's Game 1 win ended a nine-game winning streak for the Spartans. A bases-loaded walk gave the Lancers the lead in the third and Jae'den Carter added a two-run homer in the seventh. Upstate pitchers struck out 15. The Spartans will learn their regional destination on monday.

ACC TOURNAMENT

Championship

Georgia Tech 13, North Carolina 6

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SEC TOURNAMENT

Championship

Georgia 11, Arkansas 1, 7 innings

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BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT

Championship

Longwood 4, USC Upstate 1 - Up: Johnny Sweeney 3B, RBI

USC Upstate 8, Longwood 1 - Up: Jacob Kirby W, 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 K
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CAA TOURNAMENT

Championship

Northeastern 3, Campbell 2

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SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

Southern Mississippi 6, Troy 2

Championship

Southern Mississippi 11, Louisiana 7
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State scoreboard, Saturday, May 23

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Will Holmes has struck out 112 batters in
88 1/3 innings this season. (The Citadel photo)

Player of the day: Will Holmes, The Citadel, W, 7 IP, 2 H, R, B, 10 K

ACC TOURNAMENT

Truist Field, Charlotte

Georgia Tech 9, Miami 3
North Carolina 13, Pitt 5
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SEC TOURNAMENT

Hoover (Ala.) Metropolitan Stadium

Georgia 8, Florida 7

Arkansas 2, Auburn 1
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* Big South Tournament: USC Upstate (32-27) moved into the championship round by beating top seed High Point (37-19) behind the shutout pitching of Brent Stukes and Jacob Kirby. The Spartans scored two runs - the first on a squeeze bunt - in the second inning and Stukes (8 innings) and Kirby (1) made sure that was enough. Wylie Waters singled twice and homered for Upstate, which is on a nine-game winning streak. Higlater Saturday for the right to play Upstate on Sunday ... Brogan Jones's third RBI of the game broke a 3-3 tie in the 11th inning as Longwood (32-26) eliminated Winthrop (33-24). The Eagles scored runs in the eighth and ninth innings to force extra innings. The decisive run was unearned. Jaylen Hernandez had three hits for Winthrop, which outhit the Lancers 12-5.

BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT

John Henry Moss Stadium, Boiling Springs, N.C.

ESPN+
Longwood 4, Winthrop 3, 11 innings - Win: Harrison Wilson 3.1 IP, H, 0 ER, 6 K

USC Upstate 5, High Point 0 - Up: Preston Lucas 2-5, 2 R

Game 9: High Point vs. Longwood, TBA

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CAA TOURNAMENT

Brooks Field, Wilmington, N.C

Campbell 5, Hofstra 3
Northeastern 5, Hofstra 4

Northeastern 7, Campbell 4
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* Southern Conference Tournament: Will Holmes (7-4) struck out 10 Samford (31-25) batters in seven innings as The Citadel (35-24) earned its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2010 with an unbeaten 5-0 run through the tournament. Christian Stratis had a walk, two hits and an RBI and Zach Hunt and Sam Danskey added RBI for coach Russell Triplett's Bulldogs. Michael Gibson doubled, scored a run and pitched the final 1 1/3 innings to get his 10th save of the season and third of the tournament.

SOCON TOURNAMENT

Fluor Field, Greenville

Championship Game

The Citadel 3, Samford 1 - Cit: Jayden Williams 3-5

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SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

DABOS Park, Montgomery, Ala.

Troy 11, South Alabama 10
Troy 9, Southern Mississippi 6

Troy University
Louisiana 12, Texas State 6
Louisiana 7, Texas State 4
Moved to Sunday

Game 16: Troy vs. Southern Mississippi

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* NCAA Division II Southeast Super Regional: Former Spartanburg Methodist and Limestone player Kemper Nix struck out seven in five innings and his Catawba (47-12) teammates scored five runs in the first inning to beat Francis Marion (46-14) and win the best-of-three regional. The Indians advance to the NCAA Division II World Series in Cary, N.C. Jimmy Koza and Charlie Bussey III had two hits apiece for the Patriots.

NCAA DII SOUTHEAST SUPER REGIONAL

Newman Park, Salisbury, N.C.

Best-of-three series

Catawba 6, Francis Marion 3 - Fra: Jafet Martinez-Delgado 6 IP, 3 H, R, 2 R
Catawba wins series, 2-1, advances to DII World Series
(4/1333)

State scoreboard, Friday, May 22

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Charlie Bussey III extended the NCAA DII single-season
record for runs scored to 118. (FMU photo)

Player of the day: Charlie Bussey III, Francis Marion, 3B, HR, 3 R, BB

ACC TOURNAMENT
Truist Field, Charlotte

North Carolina 10, Virginia Tech 4

Pitt 8, Florida State 6
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SEC TOURNAMENT

Hoover (Ala.) Metropolitan Stadium

SEC Network

Arkansas 8, Texas 1

Auburn 7, Texas A&M 0
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* Big South Tournament: Charleston Southern (30-24) was eliminated after losing twice in one day. The Buccaneers fell to top seed High Point in the resumption of a game suspended because of rain on Thursday. The Buccaneers took a the lead with two runs in the seventh, but High Point answered with three runs in the bottom of the seventh and held on. Then, CSU was eliminated by Longwood (31-26) when the Lancer scored nine runs over the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. Winthrop's game with Longwood and USC Upstate's game with High Point were moved to Saturday.

BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT

McCormick Field, Asheville

High Point 9, Charleston Southern 6 - Cha: Nathan Martinez 4-4, R, RBI

Longwood 10, Charleston Southern 4 - Cha: Tyler Wright 3-5, 2 RBI

Moved to Saturday

Game 7: High Point vs. USC Upstate, TBA
Game 8: Longwood vs. Winthrop, TBA

Game 9: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 winner, TBA

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CAA TOURNAMENT

Brooks Field, Wilmington, N.C

UNCW 6, Monmouth 1
Northeastern 7, UNCW 3

Moved to Saturday

Game 8: Campbell vs. Hofstra

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* SoCon Tournament: The Citadel (34-24) advanced to Saturday's championship game with a run-rule win over regular-season champion Mercer. Christian Stratis was 4-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs in support of pitcher Bryce Coulter (2-2), who pitched a complete game for the Bulldogs.

SOCON TOURNAMENT

Fluor Field, Greenville

The Citadel 14, Mercer 4 - Cit: Michael Gibson 1B, 2B, SB, 4 RBI

Samford 5, Western Carolina 1, 13 innings

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* Sun Belt Tournament: Louisiana (37-22) took an early five-run lead and held on to eliminate Coastal Carolina (37-21) in a game moved to Troy University because of a weather-induced schedule backup. Rex Watson and Trace Mazon had run-scoring hits in the fourth and Walker Mitchell and Mazon drove in runs in the eighth. Dean Mihos walked and Blake Barthol singled him to third with two outs in the ninth. After Barthol stole second, Mitchell struck out to end the game.

SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

Louisiana 5, Coastal Carolina 4 - Coa: Blake Barthol 4-5, 2 2B, SB, R
Southern Mississippi 7, Troy 6 - two-out walk-off grand slam on an 0-2 pitch
Moved to Saturday

Game 12: Game 10 loser vs. South Alabama

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* NCAA DII Southeast Super Regional: Francis Marion (46-13) scored the go-ahead run on a double-steal attempt and held on to force a deciding third game in the series at Catawba (46-12). Ethan McAnally gave the Patriots a 3-1 lead in the first inning, but the host Indians went ahead 5-4 in the fifth. FMU tied the score when Myles Profitt doubled in Will Dorrell in the bottom of the inning. Charlie Bussey III doubled and McAnally walked in the sixth inning. On a double steal attempt, Bussey scored from second while McAnally was thrown out. Robbie Jordan (12-2) got. the win. Game 3 is set for noon Saturday, with the winner advancing to the Division II College World Series in Cary, N.C.

NCAA DIVISION II SOUTHEAST SUPER REGIONAL

Newman Park, Salisbury, N.C.

Francis Marion 8, Catawba 5 - Fra: Charlie Bussey III 2B, HR, BB, 3 R

Best-of-three series tied, 1-1
(5/1329)

USC dismisses Lee, Rooney, Hendry

2026-05-21T23:57:59.942-04:00

Monte Lee talks with the media after an April 7 loss to College
of Charleston.(Palmetto State Baseball photo)

John Whittle of Gamecock247.com (formerly The BigSpur.com) reports South Carolina's administration has informed interim head coach Monte Lee, pitching coach Terry Rooney and assistant coach John Hendry that they will not be returning to the program.

Director of operations and player development Chris Gordon, strength and conditioning coach Billy Anderson and special assistant coach Stuart Lake will remain with the program until a new head coach is hired, Whittle reports.

Lee was named interim head coach after Paul Mainieri was jettisoned March 21 and coached the final 34 games. Lee expressed interest in the role on a permanent basis, but had a 10-24 record as interim coach, including 13 straight losses to end the season. He was 7-20 against SEC competition, including a loss to Tennessee in the conference tournament.

Lake, who has a role with the Gamecock Club, was serving as analyst for USC's radio broadcasts until he moved to the dugout after Mainieri's departure.

Lee was retained by Mainieri .from the staff of former head coach Mark Kingston. He previously served as an assistant at USC before becoming head coach at College of Charleston and later, Clemson.

Lee was listed as USC's hitting coach, but media reports indicated he was not in control. In addition, Mainieri replaced Lee with Rooney as primary in-state recruiter and Carolina has struggled to bring in high school talent.

USC had a school-worst 6.41 staff earned-run average in 2025. The ERA improved this season, but the offense ranked at or near the bottom of the SEC in many categories.‌ For instance, USC's overall batting average of .235 was 18 points worse than the next-closest team. Carolina was last in runs scored (276) by 64 runs, and on-base percentage (.325) by 45 points. The Gamecocks hit .203 in SEC play.

Hendry came to USC after serving in an off-field role at Virginia.
Whittle's story

State scoreboard, Thursday, May 21

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Henry Zenor has hit a first-inning leadoff homer in both Spartans
games of the Big South Tournament. (USC Upstate photo)

Player of the day: Henry Zenor. USC Upstate 4-5, BB, 3 2B, HR, 3 R, 2 RBI

ACC TOURNAMENT

Truist Field, Charlotte
Georgia Tech 16, Virginia 10

Miami 8, Boston College 2
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SEC TOURNAMENT
Hoover (Ala.) Metropolitan Stadium

Georgia 5, Mississippi State 3

Florida 13, Alabama 3, 8 innings

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* Sun Belt Tournament: Strong pitching from Cameron Flukey and Darin Horn helped Coastal Carolina (37-20) stay alive and eliminate Appalachian State (30-24). Flukey allowed a run on two hits and struck six in four innings. Horn went the final five innings, allowing two hits and a run while striking out eight. Trace Mazon had three hits, while Blake Barthol, Walker Mitchell and Rex Watson added two apiece.

SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

DABOS Park, Montgomery, Ala.

ESPN+

Troy 11, South Alabama 3

Coastal Carolina 8, Appalachian State 2 - Coa: Trace Mazon 3-4, R, 2 RBI
South Alabama 7, Georgia State 4
Texas State 4, Louisiana 3
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* Big South Tournament: Henry Zenor homered and hit three of USC Upstate's (31-27) 10 doubles in a run-rule win over Winthrop (33-23). The Spartans scored in their first six innings. Maloy Heaghney and Tyler Lang had three hits apiece, while Wylie Waters had a grand slam. Colin Crowley homered and singled for Winthrop ...High Point was leading Charleston Southern, 3-2, in the bottom of the second when the game was interrupted by rain. Instead of resuming the game, it was suspended until 9 a.m. Friday and Winthrop and USC Upstate played their game.

BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

McCormick Field, Asheville

Longwood 17, Radford 7

USC Upstate 18, Winthrop 6, 7 innings - Up: Jake Armsey 2 2B, R, 5 RBI

Unknown

Game 6: Longwood vs. lower seeded Game 4/5 loser.

Suspended until TBA Friday
Game 4: High Point 3, Charleston Southern 2, B2
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* CAA Tournament: Monmouth (30-22) scored five runs in the fifth inning to break a tie and eliminate College of Charleston (28-28). The Cougars scored single runs in the first and second innings, but Monmouth tied the score in the third with the help of an error.

CAA TOURNAMENT

Brooks Field, Wilmington, N.C

Monmouth 7, College of Charleston 2 - Cha: Dylan Johnson 1B, HR

Campbell 3, UNCW 1
Hofstra 6, Northeastern 0

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* SoCon Tournament: A seven-run ninth inning gave The Citadel (33-24) plenty of breathing room in a win over top-seeded Mercer to advance to the tournament semifinals for the first time since 2015. Trip Brown went six shutout innings, striking out seven, for the Bulldogs. Zach Hunt and Phillips Daniels drove in two runs each in the ninth. Mercer was shut out before hitting a pair of solo home runs in the ninth ... Later Thursday, Chris Katz hit a go-ahead inside-the-park shot in the eighth as Mercer (44-14) eliminated Wofford (34-22). The Terriers had leads of 3-2, 5-4, 7-5 and 8-6 before Mercer rallied.

SOCON TOURNAMENT

Fluor Field, Greenville

ESPN+

The Citadel 9, Mercer 2 - Cit: Zach Hunt 1B, HR, R, 2 RBI

Samford 9, Western Carolina 5
Mercer 9, Wofford 8 - Wof: Niko Brini 3-5, 2B, R, 2 SB, 3 RBI
Western Carolina 4, UNC Greensboro 3

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* NCAA DII Southeast Super Regional: Catawba (46-11) scored three runs in the first and four in the second to take Game 1 of the best-of-three series from Francis Marion (45-13). Charlie Bussey III and Ethan McAnally had three hits apiece for the Patriots. The series winner advances to the Division II World Series in Cary, N.C.

NCAA DIVISION II SOUTHEAST SUPER REGIONAL
Best of three
Catawba 12, Francis Marion 7 - Fra: Ethan McAnally 3-4, HR, 4 RBI
Catawba leads series, 1-0

(6/1324)

State scoreboard, Wednesday, May 20

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MIchael Gibson increased his batting average to .387
and picked up his 8th save. (The Citadel photo)

Player of the day: Michael Gibson, The Citadel, 8-for-10, 2B, HR, 7 R, 7 RBI, HBP, S, .1 IP, K

ACC TOURNAMENT
Charlotte

Virginia 6, Duke 4

Miami 11, Stanford 2

Virginia Tech 17, Notre Dame 10

Pitt 7, Wake Forest 4

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SEC TOURNAMENT
Hoover, Ala.

Mississippi State 12, Missouri 2

Florida 8, Vanderbilt 3

Arkansas 8, Tennessee 4

Auburn 3, LSU 1
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* Sun Belt Tournament: After Coastal Carolina (36-20) rallied from seven runs down to tie the game, Louisiana (36-21) score the next five runs to send the Chanticleers into the losers' bracket. Blagen Pado's second home run of the game, a three-run shot, pulled Coastal even at 7-7 in the sixth, but the Ragin' Cajuns scored three runs in the seventh and two in the eighth. Trace Mazon's one-out triple in the ninth pulled Coastal within one, but the next two batters were retired. The Chants face Appalachian State on Thursday.

SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
Montgomery, Ala.

Texas State 6, Appalachian State 5

Louisiana 12, Coastal Carolina 11 - Coa: Trace Mazon 3-5, 3B, R, 2 RBI

Southern Mississippi 7, Georgia State 6
Postponed until 10 a.m. Thursday
Game 6: No. 5 South Alabama vs. No. 4 Troy

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* CAA Tournament: Two Hofstra (21-27) pitchers held College of Charleston (28-27) to four hits and a pair of six-run innings helped the Pride run-rule the Cougars. CofC meets Monmouth in an elimination game on Thursday.

CAA TOURNAMENT

Brooks Field, Wilmington, N.C

Hofstra 13, College of Charleston 0 - Cha: Alex LaCoste 2-3

UNCW 5, Monmouth 0
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* Big South Tournament: Titus Von Kapff allowed two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings and Garrison Barile had three doubles to drive in three runs as Charleston Southern (30-21) scored all its runs in the first three innings to turn back Radford (25-25). Caden Wolfley and Tyler Wright also had three hits for the Buccaneers, who fae top seed High Point on Thursday ... Trey Bentley hit a tie-breaking grand slam in the sixth inning and USC Upstate (30-27) topped Longwood (29-28) in its opener. Bentley also had double and two singles for the Spartans, who play Winthrop on Thursday.

BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT

McCormick Field, Asheville

Charleston Southern 8, Radford 5 - Cha: Caden Wolfley 3-5, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI

USC Upstate 11, Longwood 8 - Up: Chris Torres 5.2 IP, 2 ER, 9 K

Suspended until 9 a.m. Thursday
Longwood 5, Radford 0, T2
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* Southern Conference Tournament: The Citadel (32-24) lashed out 39 hits and produced 34 runs in a pair of wins on the opening day. The Bulldogs scored four runs in the first inning and capped things with seven runs in the eighth for a run-rule win over VMI (28-27) in a play-in game. Then, they never trailed after a six-run first inning to beat Wofford (34-21) in the first round of double-elimination play. Against VMI, Michael Gibson had five hits and got the save and Phillips Daniels had three hits and drove in five runs. Andrew Buffkin (6-2) struck out eight in five innings against Wofford. Tanner Hardin doubled twice and drove in three runs for the Terriers. The Citadel plays top seed Mercer on Thursday, while Wofford meets the loser of that game in an elimination game.

SOCON TOURNAMENT

Fluor Field, Greenville

The Citadel 21, VMI 11 - Cit: TJ Anderson 3-5, 2B, HBP, 3 R, 2 RBI

UNC Greensboro 6, East Tennessee State 5

The Citadel 13, Wofford 7 - Cit: Andrew Bowers S, 4 IP, 3 H, R, 3 K

Samford 13, UNC Greensboro 1, 7 innings
(6/1318)

State scoreboard, Tuesday, May 19

2026-05-19T00:00:00.000-04:00

Patrick Evans' second triple of the year
tied him for the team lead. (USC photo)

Player of the day: Patrick Evans, South Carolina, 1B, 3B, HR, 2 R, 3 RBI

* ACC Tournament: Jayce Lee doubled in the go-ahead run in the third inning and added a home run in the sixth as Notre Dame (31-21) eliminated Clemson (31-26). The Tigers got solo homers from Tyler Litchenberger, Bryce Clavon and Jacob Jarrell and an RBI triple from Tryston McCladdie. Clemson pitchers struck out 16, but the Tigers struck out 12 times.

ACC TOURNAMENT

Truist Field, Charlotte

ACC Network

Duke 21, N.C. State 12
Stanford 11, California 4
Notre Dame 5, Clemson 4 - Cle:Tyler Lichtenberger 1B, HR
Pitt 16, Louisville 8

* SEC Tournament: The worst season in South Carolina (22-35) history ended in fitting fashion: another loss. The 13th consecutive loss came to Tennessee (38-19) and included shaky defense, ineffective pitching, too many strikeouts and an inability to shut down opponent in the next inning on the rare occasion when the Gamecocks did score.

SEC TOURNAMENT
Hoover (Ala.) Metropolitan Stadium

SEC Network

Missouri 10, Ole Miss 8
Vanderbilt 8, Kentucky 5
Tennessee 11, South Carolina 6 - USC: Jake Randolph 2-4, BB, R

LSU 6, Oklahoma 2

SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

DABOS Park, Montgomery, Ala.

ESPN+

Louisiana 11, Marshall 1
Georgia State 17, Old Dominion 1, 7 innings
(2/1312)

Team of the week, May 11-17: Francis Marion

2026-05-17T17:23:50.253-04:00

Francis Marion (3-0 for the week)

(beat North Georgia, went 2-0 vs. North Georgia

It's been a record-setting season, for Francis Marion, but there's room for more.

Coach Jeff Jefferson's squad is the first one in school history to qualify for the Super Regional round of the NCAA Division II playoffs, knocking off Conference Carolinas rival North Greenville twice on its home field..

It's just the latest step into uncharted territory for the Patriots. Charlie Bussey III pushed the Division II national record for runs scored in a season to 112 (and counting). Both Ethan McAnally (22) and Bussey (20) passed the previous school mark for homers in a season.

Robbie Jordan has become the school's all-time victories leader (32).

McAnally even came up big in another category in Saturday's clincher, making his first start of the season and pitching five innings to get his first career win.

The Patriots are batting .357 as a team and scoring 11.4 runs per game.

For all the big numbers compiled this season, the focus now is on the number 2 - two more wins and Francis Marion returns to the Division II College World Series for the first time since 2006. The Patriots play at Catawba in the best-of-three Southeast Super Regional beginning Thursday in Salisbury, N.C.

Up next: NCAA Division II Southeast Super Regional at Catawba, Thursday.

Also considered

College of Charleston (3-1) - home sweep of William & Mary
The Citadel (3-1) - road sweep of VMI
USC Upstate (4-0) - winning streak at six

Winthrop (3-1)

Previous winners

Jan. 23-Feb. 1: North Greenville
Feb. 2-8: Anderson
Feb. 9-15: Francis Marion

Feb. 16-22: Charleston Southern
Feb. 23-March 1: Benedict
March 2-8: Clemson

March 9-15: Coastal Carolina
March 16-22: Florence-Darlington Tech

March 23-29: Winthrop

March 30-April 5: North Greenville
April 6-12: Wofford
April 13-19: Winthrop
April 20-26: Coker

April 27-May 3: The Citadel
May 4-10: (tie) Charleston Southern, Claflin, Lander.

S.C. college baseball recap, Saturday, May 16

2026-05-16T23:33:24.431-04:00

ACC, SEC, Sun Belt, CAA, Big South, SoCon tournament schedules

2026-05-16T22:26:07.048-04:00

ACC TOURNAMENT

Truist Field, Charlotte

Single elimination
Tuesday, May 19

ACC Network

Game 1: No. 16 Duke vs. No. 9 NC State, 9 a.m.

Game 2: No. 12 Stanford vs. No. 13 California, 1 p.m.

Game 3: No. 15 Clemson vs. No. 10 Notre Dame, 5 p.m.

Game 4: No. 14 Pitt vs. No. 11 Louisville, 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20

ACC Network

Game 5: Duke vs. No. 8 Virginia, 9 a.m.

Game 6: Stanford vs. No. 5 Miami, 1 p.m.

Game 7: Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Virginia Tech, 5 p.m.

Game 8: Game 4 vs. No. 6 Wake Forest, 9 p.m.

Thursday, May 21

ACC Network

Game 9: Virginia vs. No. 1 Georgia Tech, 3 p.m.

Game 10: Miami vs. Boston College, 7 p.m.

Friday, May 22

ACC Network

Game 11: Virginia Tech vs. No. 2 North Carolina, 3 p.m.

Game 12: Pitt vs. No. 3 Florida State, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 23

ACC Network

Game 13: Georgia Tech vs. Miami, 1 p.m.

Game 14: North Carolina vs. Pitt, 5 p.m.

Sunday, May 24

Championship Game

ESPN2

North Carolina vs. Georgi Tech, noon

SEC Tournament

Hoover (Ala.) Metropolitan Stadium

Single elimination

Tuesday, May 19

SEC Network

Game 1: No. 9 Ole Miss vs. No. 16 Missouri, 10:30 a.m.

Game 2: No. 12 Vanderbilt vs. No. 13 Kentucky, 30 minutes after

Game 3: No. 10 Tennessee vs. No. 15 South Carolina, 5:30 p.m.

Game 4: No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 LSU, 30 minutes after

Wednesday, May 20

SEC Network

Game 5: Missouri vs. No. 8 Mississippi State, 10:30 a.m.

Game 6: Vanderbilt vs. No. 5 Florida, 30 minutes after

Game 7: Tennessee vs. No. 7 Arkansas, 5:30 p.m.

Game 8: LSU vs. No. 6 Auburn, 30 minutes after

Thursday, May 21

SEC Network

Game 9: Mississippi State vs. No. 1 Georgia, 1 p.m.

Game 10: Florida vs. No. 4 Alabama, 30 minutes after

Friday, May 22

SEC Network

Game 11: Arkansas vs. No. 2 Texas, 4 p.m.

Game 12: Auburn vs. No. 3 Texas A&M, 30 minutes after

Saturday, May 23

SEC Network

Game 13: Georgia vs. Florida, 1 p.m.

Game 14: Arkansas vs. Game 12 winner, 30 minutes after

Sunday, May 24

Championship

ABC

Georgia vs. Arkansas, 2 p.m.

SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

DABOS Park, Montgomery, Ala.

Tuesday, May 19

ESPN+

Single elimination

Game 1: No. 10 Marshall vs. No. 7 Louisiana, 4 p.m.

Game 2: No. 9 Georgia State vs. No. 8 Old Dominion, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20

ESPN+

Double elimination

Game 3: No. 6 Texas State vs. No. 3 Appalachian State, 10 a.m.

Game 4: Louisiana vs. No. 2 Coastal Carolina, 1:30 p.m.

Game 5: Georgia State vs. No. 1 Southern Miss, 5 p.m.

Game 6: No. 5 South Alabama vs. No. 4 Troy, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 21

ESPN+

Game 6: No. 5 South Alabama vs. No. 4 Troy, 10 a.m.

Game 7: Appalachian State vs. Coastal Carolina, 1:30 p.m.
Game 8: Georgia State vs. South Alabama, 5 p.m.

Game 9: Texas State vs. Louisiana, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, May 22

ESPN+

Game 10: Southern Miss vs. Troy, noon

Game 11: Louisiana vs. Coastal Carolina, 4 p.m.

Saturday, May 23

ESPN+

Game 12: Game 10 loser vs. South Alabama, 10 a.m.

Game 13: Texas State vs. Louisiana, 1:30 p.m.
Game 14: Game 10 winner vs. Game 12 winner, 5 p.m.

Game 15: if Game 11 winner wins Game 13, 8:30 p.m.
or

Game 16: if Game 12 winner wins Game 14, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 24

ESPN+

Game 16: Troy vs. Southern Mississippi, TBA
Game 17: Championship, 2 p.m.

CAA TOURNAMENT

Brooks Field, Wilmington, N.C

Wednesday, May 20

Game 1: No. 4 College of Charleston vs. No. 5 Hofstra, noon

Game 2: No. 3 Monmouth vs. No. 6 UNCW, 4 p.m.

Thursday, May 21

Game 3: College of Charleston vs. Monmouth, 11 a.m.

Game 4: No. 1 Campbell vs. UNCW, 3 p.m.

Game 5: No. 2 Northeastern vs. Hofstra, 7 p.m.

Friday, May 22

Game 6: Monmouth vs. UNCW, 11 a.m.

Game 7: UNCW vs. Northeastern, 3 p.m.

Saturday, May 23

Game 8: Campbell vs. Hofstra, 11 a.m.

Game 9: Northeastern vs. Game 8 loser, 2 p.m.

Game 10: Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 6 p.m.

Sunday, May 24

Game 11: Northeastern vs. Campbell, 1 p.m.

BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT

McCormick Field, Asheville

Wednesday, May 20

Game 1: No. 4 Charleston Southern vs. No. 5 Radford, 11 a.m.

Game 2: No. 3 USC Upstate vs. No. 6 Longwood, 3 p.m.

Game 3: Radford vs. Longwood, 7 p.m.

Thursday, May 21

Completion of Game 3: Longwood 5, Radford 0, T2, 9 a.m,

Game 4: No. 1 High Point vs. Charleston Southern, 11 a.m.

Game 5: No. 2 Winthrop vs. USC Upstate, 3 p.m.

Game 6: Longwood vs. lower seeded Game 4/5 loser, 7 p.m.

Friday, May 22

Resumption of Game 4: High Point 3, Charleston Southern 2, B2, 9 a.m.
Game 6: Longwood vs. lower seeded Game 4/5 loser, TBA

Saturday, May 23
Game 7: High Point vs. USC Upstate, 1 p.m.
Game 9: Game 7 loser vs. Game 8 winner, TBA

John Henry Moss Stadium, Boiling Springs, N.C.
Game 8: Game 6 winner vs. higher seeded Game 4/5 loser, TBA

Sunday, May 24

Game 10: USC Upstate vs. Longwood or High Point, noon

Game 11: if Upstate loses Game 2, 45 minutes later

SOCON TOURNAMENT

Fluor Field, Greenville

ESPN+

Wednesday, May 20

Single elimination

Game 1: No. 5 The Citadel vs. No. 8 VMI, 9 a.m.

Game 2: No. 6 East Tennessee State vs. No. 7 UNC Greensboro, 12:30 p.m.

Double elimination

Game 3: The Citadel vs. No. 4 Wofford, 4 p.m.

Game 4: UNC Greensboro vs. No. 3 Samford, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 21

ESPN+

Game 5: The Citadel vs. No. 1 Mercer, 9 a.m.

Game 6: Samford vs. No. 2 Western Carolina, 12:30 p.m.

Game 7: Mercer vs. Wofford, 4 p.m.

Game 8: Game 6 loser vs. UNC Greensboro, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 22

ESPN+

Game 9: The Citadel vs. Mercer, 9 a.m.

Game 10: Samford vs. Game 8 winner, 12:30 p.m.

Game 11: if Game 7 winner wins Game 9, 4 p.m.

Game 12: if Game 8 winner wins Game 10, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 23

Championship Game

ESPNU
The Citadel vs. Samford, 7:30 p.m.

State scoreboard, Saturday, May 16

2026-05-16T00:01:00.000-04:00

Ethan McAnally's first pitching start of the year helped
the Patriots advance to the Super Regional. (Francis Marion photo)

Player of the day: Ethan McAnally, Francis Marion, 3-5, SB, R, 2 RBI, W, 5 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 K

* NCAA Division I: Luke Gaffney's three-run homer highlighted a five-run third inning and Clemson (31-25, 10-20 ACC) held off Virginia Tech (29-23, 15-15) to salvage the series finale and assure itself of the 15th seed for the ACC Tournament. The Tigers will play Notre Dame on Tournament ... Lane Tobin hit a pair of homers and drove in four runs as The Citadel (30-24, 11-10 SoCon) completed a sweep of VMI (28-26, 3-18). The teams are rematched in the first round of the SoCon Tournament ... Louisiana (34-21, 16-14 Sun Belt) scored two runs in the fifth and held on to beat No. 20 Coastal Carolina (36-19, 21-9). Coastal's loss, coupled with Southern Mississippi's win over Georgia Southern, gave the Golden Eagles the regular-season championship and made the Chanticleers the No. 2 seed for the Sun Belt Conference Tournament ... South Carolina (22-34, 7-23 SEC) got its only four hits in a three-run second inning, but Vanderbilt (32-24, 14-16) scored five runs in the fifth to send the Gamecocks to their 12th straight loss. Carolina plays Tennessee on Tuesday in the SEC Tournament ... Nick Diaz singled and homered to drive in four runs as College of Charleston (28-26, 18-12 CAA) wrapped up a sweep of William & Mary (21-32, 12-18) ... Alan Benhardt and Ethan Wilson had two-RBI hits in the sixth inning and Winthrop (33-22, 15-9 Big South) beat Longwood (29-24, 11-13) ... Garrison Barile walked, singled, homered and drove in four runs as Charleston Southern (29-21, 13-11 Big South) closed out the regular season by rallying past Radford (25-24, 12-12) ... Brady Small's three-run homer gave USC Upstate (29-27) the lead in the sixth inning and Jacob Kirby's solid four-inning relief outing allowed the Spartans to overtake Northern Kentucky (25-28) and end the regular season on a six-game winning streak ... Samford (28-24, 12-9 SoCon) scored eight runs in the first two innings and five in the seventh to complete a run-rule win over Wofford (34-20, 12-9) and pass the Terriers for the third seed in the SoCon Tournament ... Gardner-Webb (25-30, 10-14 Big South) scored five runs in the third inning en route to taking the series finale over Presbyterian (12-44, 8-16).

* NCAA DII Southeast Regional: Francis Marion (45-12) scored the game's first eight runs and held off North Greenville (49-12) to win the Tigerville bracket. Zander Buchan, Charlie Bussey III and Will Dorrell homered for coach Jeff Jefferson's squad. The Patriots advance to play Catawba in the best-of-three Super Regional next weekend. Games are at 6 p.m. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, if necessary, in Newman Park in Salisbury, N.C. That winner qualifies for the Division II World Series in Cary, N.C. Earlier Saturday, Thomas Powell's two-run single in the third inning gave North Greenville the lead and the Trailblazers eliminated North Georgia (42-16). Powell had two hits in the win and four in the loss to Francis Marion.

Beyond the border
* ACC: No. 2 Georgia Tech pounded No. 23 Boston College, 15-2, to complete a series sweep ... N.C. State took the series finale from No. 2 North Carolina, 7-2 ... Miami avoided a sweep at No. 11 Florida State, 7-4 ... Louisville downed Virginia, 10-5 ... Notre Dame ripped Pitt, 21-10 ... Duke scored five runs in the eighth to avoid a sweep by Wake Forest, 7-3 ... California get a series win over Stanford, 2-1.
* ACC standings: Georgia Tech 25-5; North Carolina 22-8; Florida State 19-11; Boston College 17-13; Miami 16-14; Wake Forest 16-14; Virginia Tech 15-15; Virginia 14-16; N.C. State 14-16; Stanford 13-17; Louisville 13-17; Notre Dame 13-17; California 12-18; Pitt 11-19; Clemson 10-20; Duke 10-20.

* SEC: No. 5 Auburn whipped No. 4, Georgia, 14-4, to avoid a sweep ... No. 10 Texas A&M edged No. 13 Mississippi State, 7-6 ... No. 6 Texas beat Missouri, 12-7, to clinch the second seed ... No. 18 Alabama took the rubber game over No. 15 Ole Miss, 6-2 ... No. 19 Florida completed a sweep of LSU, 15-11 ... Tennessee beat Oklahoma, 9-4, in the completion of Friday's suspended game, but the Sooners took the schedule game, 12-9 ...No. 10 Arkansas scored 10 runs in the first, but needed to score the final four runs of the game to beat Kentucky, 16-12.
* SEC standings: Georgia 24-6; Texas 19-10; Texas A&M 18-11; Alabama 18-12; Florida 18-12; Auburn 17-13; Arkansas 17-13; Mississippi State 16-14; Ole Miss 15-15; Tennessee 15-15; Oklahoma 14-16; Vanderbilt 14-16; Kentucky 13-17; LSU 9-21; South Carolina 7-23; Missouri 6-24.

Charleston Southern 10, Radford 7 - Cha: Caden Wolfley 2-4, BB, 3 R

Clemson 10, Virginia Tech 8 - Cle: Jack Crighton 3-5, HR, 2 RBI
College of Charleston 12, William & Mary 2, 7 innings - Cha: Will Tippett 3-3, HR, 3 RBI

Louisiana 3, Coastal Carolina 2 - Coa: Dean Mihos 1B, 3B, 2 RBI
Gardner-Webb 9, Presbyterian 2 - PC: Amman Dewberry 1B, HR, 2 RBI

Samford 13, Wofford 3, 7 innings - Wof: Niko Brini 1B, 3B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI
The Citadel 12, VMI 7 - Cit: Sam Dansky 2B, BB, 2 SB, 3 R, 2 RBI
USC Upstate 10, Northern Kentucky 9 - Up: Henry Zenor 3-4, 2B, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI
Vanderbilt 5, South Carolina 3 - USC: Cooper Parks 3.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, BB, 3 K

Winthrop 11, Longwood 5 - Win: Chazz Grossington 1B, HR, 2 BB, 4 R, 3 RBI
end regular season

NCAA Division II Southeast Regional
Ray & Bea Dillard Field, Tigerville
North Greenville 7, North Georgia 3 - NGv: Ben Leikam W, 4 IP, H, R, 3 BB, 3 K
North Georgia eliminated
Francis Marion 11, North Greenville 8 - Fra: Jimmy Koza 3-4, R, 2 RBI
Francis Marion advances to play at Catawba

Newman Park, Salisbury, N.C.

Young Harris 14, Wingate 3
Wingate eliminated
Catawba 6, Young Harris 4

Catawba advances to host super regional
(12/1310)

S.C. college baseball recap, Friday, May 15

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State scoreboard, Friday, May 15

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Ben Timblin leads the Terriers in triples, homers
RBI and stolen bases. (Wofford photo)

Player of the day: Ben Timblin,Wofford, 5-5, 3B, HR, 3 R, 7 RBI

Honorable mention: Cameron Flukey, Coastal Carolina 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 K

Honorable mention: Darin Horn, Coastal Carolina, 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 9 K

* NCAA Division I: Cameron Flukey struck out five in four innings and Darin Horn added nine in five innings as No. 20 Coastal Carolina (36-18, 21-8 Sun Belt) won a four-hit shutout over Louisiana (33-21, 15-14) to even the series. The Chanticleers remained in a first-place tie with Southern Mississippi, which beat Georgia Southern, 10-1 ... Ben Timblin had two singles, a triple and two homers to drive in seven runs as Wofford (34-19, 12-8 SoCon) evened its series at Samford (27-24, 11-9) ... Virginia Tech (29-22, 15-14 ACC) scored both runs in the bottom of the ninth - with the winner coming on a misplayed infield rundown - to clinch a series win over Clemson (30-25, 9-20). Held to two hits through eight innings, the Hokies got a leadoff double from Ethan Ball, who moved to third on a flyout. Nick Locurto followed with a game-tying single and Pete Daniel singled Locurto to second Daniel broke for second on a pitch in the dirt, got in a rundown and was tagged out as he returned to first while Locurto, who had moved to third on the play, broke for home and scored before a throw got to home. Clemson pitchers struck out 10, including three by Ariston Veasey in three innings ... Sam Dansky's homer tied the score in the ninth and The Citadel (29-24, 10-10 SoCon) scored three runs in the 10th to clinch a series win at VMI (28-25, 3-17) ... Vanderbilt (31-24, 13-16 SEC) scored six runs in the first and withstood a modest South Carolina (22-33, 7-22) comeback to deal the Gamecocks their 11th straight loss. Missouri's loss to Texas assured the Gamecocks of finishing 15th in the conference ... Will Tippett homered and drove in four runs as College of Charleston (27-26, 17-12 CAA) clinched a series win over William & Mary (21-31, 12-17) ... Colin Crowley and Chazz Grossington drove in five runs apiece and Winthrop (32-22, 14-9 Big South) beat Longwood (29-23, 11-12) to snap a five-game conference losing streak ... Preston Lucas's bases-loaded walk in the eighth capped a comeback from seven runs down to Northern Kentucky (25-27) as USC Upstate (28-27) won its fifth straight game ... Radford (25-23, 12-11 Big South) broke a tie with six runs in the seventh and clinched a series win over Charleston Southern (28-21, 12-11) ... Ryan Kennell's two-run single gave Gardner-Webb (24-30, 9-14 Big South) the lead and the Bulldogs evened the series with Presbyterian (12-43, 8-15).

* NCAA Division II Southeast Regional: Francis Marion (44-12) rallied from an early two-run deficit to top North Greenville (48-11) and reach Saturday's championship game. Ethan McAnally had a three-run homer for the Patriots in the seventh to pad a one-run lead. The Trailblazers got a two-run homer from Josh Foulks in the ninth for the final margin ... North Georgia (42-15) rallied from seven runs down after two innings to eliminate Lander (36-21) from Tigerville portion of the regional. On Saturday, the Nighthawks play North Greenville for the right to face Francis Marion Saturday night.

Beyond the border
* ACC: No. 3 Georgia Tech beat No. 23 Boston College 14-1, to wrap up the regular-season championship ... No. 2 North Carolina clubbed N.C. State, 17-7 ... No. 11 Florida State hammered Miami, 11-1 ... Louisville whipped Virginia, 12-2 ... Notre Dame evened its series with Pitt, 6-4 ... Wake Forest topped Duke, 7-2 ... Cal evened its series with Stanford, 4-3.
* ACC standings: Georgia Tech 24-5; North Carolina 22-7; Florida State 19-10; Boston College 17-12; Wake Forest 16-13; Miami 15-14; Virginia Tech 15-14; Virginia 14-15; Stanford 13-16; N.C. State 13-16; Louisville 12-17; Notre Dame 12-17; Pitt 11-18; California 11-18; Duke 9-20; Clemson 9-20.

* SEC: No., 4 Georgia picked up a series win at No. 5 Auburn, 9-7 ... No. 19 Florida clinched at series win over LSU, 11-1 ... No. 15 Ole Miss evened its series with No. 18 Alabama, 9-0 ... No. 10 Texas A&M tied it series with No. 13 Mississippi State, 11-9 ... No. 12 Arkansas edged Kentucky, 5-4 ... No. 6 Texas took care of Missouri, 11-6 ... Tennessee was leading Oklahoma, 5-3, with rain caused suspension of the game in the bottom of the seventh. It will resume Saturday prior to the scheduled game.
* SEC standings: Georgia 23-6; Texas 18-10; Texas A&M 17-11; Alabama 17-12; Florida 17-12; Auburn 16-13; Mississippi State 16-13; Arkansas 16-13; Ole Miss 15-14; Tennessee 14-14; Oklahoma 13-15; Kentucky 13-16; Vanderbilt 13-16; LSU 9-20; South Carolina 7-22; Missouri 6-23.

* SoCon: Mercer beat East Tennessee State, 9-7, and has a 14-6 league record. The Bears clinch the top seed for the conference tournament with a win on Saturday. Should Mercer lose, Western Carolina (13-7) can clinch the top seed with a win over UNC Greensboro. The Catamounts have the head-to-head tiebreaker by virtue of a series sweep.

Coastal Carolina 6, Louisiana 0 - Coa: Darin Horn W, 2 H, BB, 9 K
College of Charleston 8, William & Mary 5 - Cha: Braeden Smith 2-4, R, 2 RBI
Gardner-Webb 11, Presbyterian 6 - PC: Cam Mallo 2-3, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI

Radford 12, Charleston Southern 6 - Cha: Garrison Barile 1B, HR, 2 R
The Citadel 7, VMI 4, 10 innings - Cit: Zach Hunt 1B, 2 2B, 4 RBI

USC Upstate 8, Northern Kentucky 7 - Up: Maloy Heaghney 3-4, 2B, BB, 2 R, 2 RBI

Vanderbilt 9, South Carolina 5 - USC Luke Yuhasz BB, 2B, R, RBI
Virginia Tech 2, Clemson 1 - Cle: Jarren Purify 2-4, BB, 2 SB
Winthrop 23, Longwood 5 - Win: Luke Earnhardt W, 5.2 IP, 1 ER, 8 K
Wofford 8, Samford 6 - Wof: Cullen Condon W, 7 IP, 4 R, 9 K

NCAA Division II Southeast Regional
Ray & Bea Dillard Field, Tigerville
North Georgia 12, Lander 11 - Lan: Zach Cowart 2-4, 2 BB, 2 SB, 3 R, RBI
Lander eliminated
Francis Marion 6, North Greenville 4 - Fra: Robbie Jordan, W, 2 R, 5 K

Newman Park, Salisbury, N.C.
Wingate 14, Belmont Abbey 10
Belmont Abbey eliminated
Catawba 17, Young Harris 5
(12/1298)