The Big Spur
USC lost the lead late and couldn’t quite rally enough South Carolina got off to a hot start but missed chances to build a big early lead against Florida on Friday night and couldn’t recover from losing the lead, dropping the first game in the Super Regional 5-4.
The Gamecocks got on the board early, going up 1-0 in the first inning when Will McGillis hit a leadoff homer. Braylen Wimmer followed with a single, Cole Messina knocked a base hit with one out, and Gavin Casas si...
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There’s only one thing to blame for the Gators’ gridiron woes. And a new kind of Pepsi Challenge could fix them. Late in my seventh grade year, my school welcomed a new student from the state of Indiana. I had just attended the Final Four in Indianapolis, where the Florida Gators had triumphed over the North Carolina Tar Heels and succumbed to the dirty trickery of Tom Izzo and the Michigan State Spartans in the NCAA Tournament final. Much like George Costanza and George Peppard having the sam...
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Each week we’ll look at how former South Carolina baseball players are doing in the major and minor leagues It’s time for our weekly look at how former South Carolina baseball players are doing in the pros.
First, the guys playing for MLB teams:
Jackie Bradley Jr. - Kansas City Royals In 43 games, has a batting average of .133, with 14 hits, 1 home run, and 6 RBI Batting average ⬇️ since last week
Jonah Bride - Oakland Athletics In 8 games, has a bat...
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The Big Spur
USC outscored its opponents 41-14 in the Regional 1-seed South Carolina rolled to a 16-7 win over 2-seed Campbell in the Columbia Regional on Sunday night, punching their ticket to the Super Regionals next weekend.
The Camels got on the board early, taking a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a home run by Logan Jordan. The lead was short-lived, though, as the Gamecocks answered in the next inning. Cole Messina reached on an error to start things off, then Talmadge LeCroy got ...
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The Big Spur
USC advanced in the winner’s bracket 1-seed South Carolina beat 3-seed North Carolina state 6-3 to advance in the winner’s bracket of the Columbia Regional.
The game was scoreless until the third, when the Gamecocks took a 2-0 lead after Will McGillis walked with two outs and Braylen Wimmer went yard. USC broke things open in the fifth. Wimmer, Ethan Petry, and Cole Messina walked to load the bases with two outs and Talmadge LeCroy walked too to force in a run and make the ...
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The season ends in inevitable heartbreak... It took just 91 seconds for Spurs to kill to hopeful Elland Road atmosphere, as he was found completely open in the penalty area to tuck away the killer goal to send Leeds United down.
But there were 88 minutes left to play, and in the span, The Whites struggled to trouble Fraser Forster between the Spurs sticks. Robin Koch ...
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Strong Sandy, Soler, and surprise Davis all star in route of Rockies. The last time Sandy Alcantara stood on the pitcher’s mound at Coors Field on August 6, 2021, then-manager Don Mattingly took the ball from his ace in what, to this day, remains a career-worst outing.
Lasting just 3.2 innings, the future unanimous NL Cy Young coughed up 10 runs on 10 hits, surrendering 3 home runs. By Game Score - of which Sandy totaled a score of 0 - it was and s...
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An updated look at the top Miami Marlins prospects. For a low-budget franchise like the Miami Marlins, scouting and player development will always be crucial. To ultimately compete at the major league level, the Fish must first identify players with promising talent and makeup, then bring out the best in them. Some will matriculate to Miami’s roster, while others will be flipped elsewhere for more complementary pieces, and the reali...
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Today’s Marlins news roundup also includes an upcoming line of Sandy Alcantara apparel that’ll raise funds for a good cause. Monday’s Game
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The Marlins made a peculiar trade , acquiring 31-year-old outfielder Jonathan Davis from the Tigers for outfield prospect Brady Allen , their fifth-round pick from the 2021 MLB Draft. Davis hasn’t shown much pop in his previous MLB opportunities (.185/.291/.245, 54 wRC+...
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Letting you know who’s out with injuries, what they’re recovering from and when to expect them back on the field. No ability is more important than availability. With that in mind, Fish Stripes has created this landing page to be frequently updated throughout the baseball season with the latest on injuries affecting Miami Marlins players in both the majors and minors.
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RHP Nic Enright (60-day IL, Hodgkin’s Lymphoma)
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A Marlins memory from this day in 2018. Despite being one of the top perennial pitchers in baseball during his time with the New York Mets, Jacob deGrom has lost eight of his last 14 decisions against the Miami Marlins. Against Miami, deGrom also holds a sub-three ERA for his career.
On this day five years ago, the right-hander was as good as advertised, but the Mets’ bullpen let him down. After being shut out for eight innings, the Marlins scored two runs in the ninth to s...
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The Marlins couldn’t take full advantage of their scoring opportunities in Monday’s loss. The Marlins traveled to the Mile High City for game one of a four-game set against the Colorado Rockies. Playing at Coors field poses a big threat to the Marlins pitching staff as it is the most hitter-friendly park in baseball, but the high altitude works both ways. It is set to be an exciting series.
A quick start
Jon Berti wasted no time getting things starte...
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Miami adds some major league-ready outfield depth via trade in exchange for a recent draft pick. On Monday, the Miami Marlins announced their acquisition of outfielder Jonathan Davis from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for 2021 fifth-round draft pick Brady Allen .
The Marlins have acquired OF Jonathan Davis from the Tigers in exchange for minor league OF Brady Allen. #Marlins — Kevin Barral (@kevin_barral) May 22, 2023
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Edward Cabrera and Chase Anderson will start Monday’s Marlins vs. Rockies game at Coors Field. Full lineups and game notes in here. Welcome to Monday’s Marlins (24-23, -54 RD) vs. Rockies (19-28, -46 RD) game thread.
It’s the opening of a new Marlins series, which means we’re doing an hour-long livestream with the Fish Stripes staff and special guests.
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The Whites’ survival hopes are taken out of their hands... Leeds United have doomed themselves to a practically no-hope situation going into the final day of the season after surrendering a 1-0 lead at West Ham .
Rodrigo opened the scoring when he arrived in the penalty area to meet Weston McKennie’s long throw from the left, volleying the ball into the roof of the Hammers’ net.
WHAT A GOAL! Rodrigo fires Leeds ahead with this brilliant strike ⚪...
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Sam Alladryce’s first match ends in defeat... Leeds United could not stop the rot at the Etihad in Sam Allardyce’s first game in charge, as Gungogan’s double was enough for the champions-elect.
It took 20 minutes for City to break the deadlock, as the City captain waited patiently on the edge of the box while Mahrez opened up room to cut the ball back to him. Once the ball arrived, Gundogan...
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Another lacklustre performance from The Whites... Leeds United just don’t seem to have it in them anymore, as they were comfortably beaten by Bournemouth on the south coast.
The home side took the lead after 20 minutes when Jefferson Lerma got on the end of Billing’s blocked shot, placing the ball perfectly into the top right corner.
Lerma grabbed his second just five minutes later when Meslier’s poor attempt to clear...
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Predicting the NFL Draft is a fool’s errand. Projecting where players would thrive is more fun. The only thing more prevalent on the Internet right now than NFL mock drafts are jokes about blue checkmarks. There are hundreds — thousands? — of mocks out there. The most prolific NFL draft pundits are on mock draft 7.0 by now, and every top prospect has been projected to just about every NFL team.
That said, I’m joining the party with my own mock draft, ...
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A result that does nothing for either side... Leeds United were unable to hang on to beat relegation rivals, Leicester City as the two sides shared the points at Elland Road.
The visitors thought they’d taken the lead after 6 minutes when Tielemans fired a fierce strike from the edge of the box off the underside of the crossbar and into the top left corner. Thankfully for Leeds, Soumare ...
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Three straight defeats for United... Leeds United followed up their horror of a week with another defeat, this time away at Craven Cottage.
The first half was pretty flat, but the match started to get going after the break, and before long, Fulham took the lead. Willian’s ball from the left could not be properly cleared by the hand of Meslier, and the ball dropped kindly to Wilson who smashed the ball off the u...
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Our first look at the 2023 Gators comes on a Thursday night. I really don’t need to do a full-blown preview for this one, do I? I already wrote out a bunch of predictions for Florida’s spring game earlier this afternoon, and while I’m as excited as you are — give or take — to endure enjoy an SEC Network+ broadcast over on ESPN+ , I think we all know the stakes of this Thursday night.
And, additionally: Florida’s gymnastics team living through an all-ti...
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This should be fun — little more, nothing less. With another spring practice cycle successfully put behind us without mention — I’m sure I missed some of the best action that’s ever happened during the series of practices that the players care even less about than the fall camp that they cannot wait to have end because of the sweltering Gainesville heat and humidity — it is, of course, time for a spring game exhibition that will serve as much of the basis fo...
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One last performance in Gainesville for the hometown star... Last week, representatives from all 32 NFL teams were in Gainesville for Florida Pro Day. They pilled into the Heavener Football Training Center and the Condron Family Indoor Practice Facility to get an up close look at 11 former Gators football players — and one track star looking to get back on the gridiron.
Draft season is a long and winding process for prospects hoping to impress scouts, coac...
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The best things in life are passed down. Football is the greatest sport. It’s the ultimate team game, and truly takes everyone working in unison to achieve success. And in my opinion, the greatest version of football is played at the college level.
The quality of play in the NFL is obviously superior and the pro game is built to achieve a level of parity that is lacking in college football. However, the college game combines a high-level of play with a lot more variation of scheme than is se...
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