Sam Stroup

3 weeks ago | carolinanewsandreporter.cic.sc.edu | Sam Stroup

South Carolina’s public high school state basketball championships are returning to Columbia next spring. The S.C. High School League approved the relocation to USC’s Colonial Life Arena during a committee meeting on April 9, which came after negotiations between the league and the University of South Carolina. “We’re excited to bring the high school basketball championships back to Columbia,” SCHSL said in an official statement.

3 weeks ago | dailygamecock.com | Sam Stroup

The South Carolina baseball team defeated North Florida 3-2 in 10 innings on Tuesday night at Founders Park with freshman infielder K.J. Scobey delivering a walk-off RBI-double to clinch the win for the Gamecocks. "This was our first true walk-off win," head coach Paul Mainieri said. "You forget how exciting those are when you've been away from the game." South Carolina took a 2-0 lead in the fifth on three hits.

3 weeks ago | dailygamecock.com | Sam Stroup

One of the University of South Carolina's fastest-growing on-campus activities is pickleball, a tennis-like sport that's recently become popular in the United States. Pickleball involves players lobbing a ball back and forth over a net for points. Points are typically won by the serving team, which alternates every possession. Pickleball can be played with singles (two players) or doubles (four players), and games are typically played to 11, 15 or 21 points.

4 weeks ago | dailygamecock.com | Sam Stroup

The University of South Carolina's men's club rugby team hosted a fundraiser last month for second-year accounting student Erik Elken, who was diagnosed with sarcoma. The club hosted the "Bald for Big E" event on the Russell House patio on March 27. Participants donated $5 to have their heads shaved for cancer awareness. Elken was initially diagnosed with a torn labrum earlier this year, but university doctors located a tumor in his femur and the surrounding tissue.

1 month ago | dailygamecock.com | Sam Stroup

The South Carolina baseball team defeated The Citadel 4-0 in a shutout win on Tuesday night. Four Gamecocks pitchers held the Bulldogs to seven hits in the contest. Sophomore pitcher Tyler Pitzer earned his fourth win of the season in relief, giving up two hits and one walk in 2.1 innings South Carolina jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second inning. Freshman infielder K.J. Scobey hit a solo home run, his fourth of the season.