Michael Sauls
Sports Reporter at The State
Sports Reporter for @thestate covering South Carolina women's basketball and more | Fmr: @virginianpilot | Alum: @thegamecock | USBWA & FWAA | Opinions are mine
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thestate.com | Michael Sauls
South Carolina head coach Ashley Chastain Woodard meets North Florida head coach Jeff Conrad before the Gamecocks’ game against North Florida at Beckham Field in Columbia on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Sam Wolfe Special To The State South Carolina head softball coach was named the National Coach of the Year by D1 Softball Wednesday morning. Chastain Woodard just wrapped up her first year at the helm of the Gamecocks’ program with a 44-17 record.
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thestate.com | Michael Sauls
South Carolina head coach Ashley Chastain Woodard looks on during the Gamecocks’ game against North Florida at Beckham Field in Columbia on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Sam Wolfe Special To The State South Carolina had two new coaches leading their respective teams this spring season in baseball’s Paul Mainieri and softball’s Ashley Chastain Woodard. Of those two, Chastain Woodard’s team excelled in Year 1, while Mainieri’s Gamecocks floundered.
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thestate.com | Michael Sauls
South Carolina head coach Ashley Chastain Woodard looks toward the stands before the Gamecocks’ game against UCLA at Carolina Softball Stadium in Columbia on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Sam Wolfe Special To The State South Carolina softball’s season had been nothing short of a fairy tale story this year. But unfortunately the magic ran out. The Gamecocks were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament on Sunday after falling to UCLA 5-0 in game three of the Columbia Super Regional.
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thestate.com | Michael Sauls
UCLA’s Jessica Clements scores against South Carolina in the first inning of Sunday’s NCAA Tournament super regional final game at Carolina Softball Stadium. Sam Wolfe Special to The State South Carolina softball’s storybook season came to an end on Sunday. The No. 8 Gamecocks lost 5-0 to No. 9 UCLA in game three of the Columbia Super Regional at Carolina Softball Stadium.
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thestate.com | Michael Sauls
South Carolina coach Ashley Chastain Woodard talks to pitcher Sam Gress during Saturday’s Super Regional game against UCLA at Carolina Softball Stadium. Sam Wolfe Special to The State South Carolina softball was one out away the program’s first Women’s College World Series trip since 1997. The Gamecocks will have to wait another day.
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RT @gogamecocks: South Carolina softball opens NCAA Tournament with win over Elon https://t.co/6a7FGDNYZL
FINAL | South Carolina 5, Elon 2 The Gamecocks will play North Florida tomorrow at 1 p.m. Arianna Rodi's two-run homer combined with Jori Heard's strong 5.1 innings out of the bullpen make the difference.
E6 | South Carolina 5, Elon 2 Three up and three down for the Gamecocks. South Carolina needs three more outs to get things done here today.