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Women advance to Final Four over Seminoles
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W hen t he f i na l buzzer sounded, the South Carolina players and coaches jumped a nd hu g g e d e a c h ot he r, happy as ever. Emotions were running high Sunday afternoon, and for good reason. Top-seeded Sout h Ca rol i na defeated second-seeded Florida State 80 -74 in t he Elite Eight, clinching a spot in the Final
Four for t he f irst t ime in school history. The G amecock s have ju n ior shoot ing g uard Tiffany Mitchell to thank for that. When the game was on the line, Mitchell, who Gamecock head coach Dawn St a le y h a s c a l le d S out h Carolina’s “Superwoman,” took over. T h a t ’s n o t h i n g n e w, t h o u g h . Fr o m d a y o n e , M itchel l ha s e st abl ished herself as the go-to player
on a team full of skill and talent. She lived up to that role on Sunday, scoring a season-high tying 21 points. With the Gamecocks and Flor ida St ate k not ted up in the final few minutes, it was Mitchell who scored the next seven points for South Carolina. Her dagger of a three-pointer with just over one minute remaining put the Gamecocks ahead by five points and South Carolina wou ld hold on f rom t hat
point on. “It’s just great to finally take this program to a Final Four,” Mitchell said after the win. “It’s really f un to be able to enjoy this moment with our team.” Wit h t he game coming down to the wire, there was
no doubt in Staley’s mind that Mitchell would make an impact. “She hit big buckets for us,” Staley said. “I had no doubt where t he ball was going even though A laina SEEFINALFOURPAGE3
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A sea of pastel washed over Camden Saturday as traditional Carolina Cup-goers often dress to the nines.
Carolina Cup police presence heavy to bolster race safety Kevin Smarr @THEGAMECOCK
T he p ol ic e p r e s e nc e w a s not taken lightly at this year’s Carolina Cup, South Carolina’s 83rd annual outdoor party. A bout 250 pol ice of f icer s were inside of the Springdale Race Course in Camden, South Carolina, on Saturday, according to The State. Another 70 were located outside the race grounds, patrolling the roads for DUIs and accidents.
There were upwards of 40 u ndercover of f icer s loc ated inside the racetrack, as well. In an effort to deter underage drinking, Carolina Cup received it s big g e s t p ol ic e pre s e nc e compared to the Cups in years past. But t he i n c r e a s e d p ol ic e act iv it y did n’t stop t he f u n. 50,000 people were expected to attend the race, nicknamed t he world’s la rge st cock t a i l party,with most in attendance frequenting College Park, the
tailgating spot for most college students. “ T h e a m o u nt o f c o p s a t Carolina Cup ruined my last t i me g o i n g b e c au s e of t he amount of times I had to get asked for ID,” third-year early c h i ld ho o d educ at ion m ajor Cathy Johnson said. “I had to worry that if I danced outside of my tent that I was going to be pulled out and asked for my identification.” SEECUPPAGE2
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NA MI) will host a parade and block party on Main Street May 2 to celebrate how far the organization has come and those whom they have helped along the way. The National Alliance on Mental Illness ( NA MI) is an organization that works to raise awareness and provide support for those dealing with mental illness in their lives. “O ne of t he most i mpor t a nt way s to help people liv ing wit h mental illness is to acknowledge mental health openly and honestly, with the same level of importance as we give to physical health without stigma, without shame,” according to the NA MI newsletter regarding the event. Mental illness is a relatively general term which includes disorders such as P TSD, depression, anxiety, ADHD/ADD, autism and bipolar disorder. One significant goal of NAMI is to provide families and friends with the knowledge and comfort that they are not alone in coping with mental illness. In fact, approximately 61.5 million Americans experience a mental illness each year. There will be a DJ, dance floor, food, local vendors and face painting to benefit NA MI Mid-Carolina.
— Anna Hirshfield, Staff Reporter
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Columbia population exceeds 800,000, according to census Columbia became the second-largest metropolitan area in SC after the population reached and surpassed 800,000 in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau estimates released last Thursday. From July 1, 2013 to July 1, 2014, an additional 8,000 people moved to Columbia, raising the population by 1 percent from 792,422 to 800,495. Even though the Columbia metro area is second to the tri-city area of Greenville, Anderson and Mauldin, the city of Columbia is the largest in the state, with 133,358 residents. —James Stewart, Assistant News Editor
Football team kicks off first spring scrimmage with optimistic results The Gamecocks returned to the gridiron last Saturday, where they proceeded to make their first 14 passes of the preseason, signaling a positive start to 2015. “We wanted all the quarterbacks to get to pitch it around a bit,� head coach Steve Spurrier said. “I wanted each of them to get at least ten throws, so [this] was pretty good practice for the quarterbacks.� “Everybody, I think, played well on offense,� junior quarterback Perry Orth said. “It was a good day.� Orth led the passers with 80 yards while completing seven of his nine attempts. Complementing Orth were redshirt quarterbacks Connor Mitch and Michael Scarnecchia, who completed six of eleven passes totaling 74 yards and an interception and nine of twelve passes and totaling 72 yards, respectively. “This was, I think, some good work for all of them.� Spurrier said. — James Stewart, Assistant News Editor
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FINALFOURPAGE1 Coates was having a prett y good second half. But Tiffany Mitchell is the person we want. We want the ball in her hands when we need a basket.” Sophomore center Alaina Coates, who was named t he Greensboro R e g i o n a l’s M o s t O u t s t a n d i n g Player, continued her good play and scored 12 of her 14 points in the second half as the two teams went back-and-forth. Coming off the bench, freshman point g uard Bia nca Cuevas also played very well, scoring nine points in as many minutes to help South Carolina snap out of a funk in the
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fi rst half. A lt hough Sout h Carolina struggled early on, Staley was never worried. “I just felt we were in a good place, even though we were down,” Staley said. “It was familiar territory, so we didn’t panic. We just had to let the game settle in.” Having survived against Florida State, South Carolina is now one week away from playing in the Final Four in Tampa Bay. The Gamecocks aren’t content with where they are right now and plan on playing even better down in Florida. “I’ll tell you this,” Staley said, “we are not just going to show up and just be happy to be there.”
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Going outside? Better take Sweatshirt
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Countless types of bacon and pork products were served at Saturday’s ‘America Loves Bacon’ festival, hosted at Carolina Walk Park.
Bacon lovers go ham when food festival hits Columbia Sam Breazeale @TDG_ARTS
The A mer ica Loves Bacon festival left no doubt: South Carolina loves bacon. The first-ever touring bacon festival made a stop in Columbia last Saturday, bringing live music, cook ing demonstrations and greasy novelt y food items that put the State Fair to shame. The festival took place in Carolina Walk Park and lasted the entire afternoon. Diehard bacon fans could pay extra to receive V IP
tickets, giving them access to an extra hour and a half of bacon sampling, bacon T-shirts, bacon posters and more bacon merch. “[Bacon] is an awesome food,” sa id C hef Br ia n Duffy, who gave a cooking demonst rat ion at t he festival, “because of the fact that it’s got fat, it’s got salt and it’s got all that good crunch and mouth-feel.” Duffy, who has appeared on Spike’s real it y show “Bar Rescue,” served as a judge in the bacon-eating competition, in which five people competed to see who
could eat a pound of bacon in the smallest amount of time. Despite his love of bacon, D u f f y s a id h e d o e s n’t dislike people who don’t eat it. “ I love a veget a r ia n! I was a vegetarian for six months on a bet,” Duff y said. “I landed in Dallas, Texas, immediately went to Lockhart (Smokehouse), got as much bacon and pork as I could get, and then threw up for three hours.” Comed ia n s l i ke Joh n Gibson and John-Michael Bond and bands like The
C h e at e r s a n d Fo u r 14 performed, and v isitors each received five sampling tickets with admission to the festival to taste-test things like ghost pepper bacon, root beer bacon and bacon hoagies. D u f f y seemed to see America’s current love for bacon as a phase rather than a permanent phenomenon. “ We ’ v e g o t b a c o n wrapped ribs, bacon that’s done with chocolate and bacon t hat ’s done w it h s a l t e d c a r a m e l ,” s a i d Duffy. “I mean, it’s just an awesome trend.”
Chesney revives Cola fan base
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Kenny Chesney’s ‘The Big Revival Tour’ entertained crowds of all ages with his relaxing and popular country music sound.
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Kenny Chesney is no stranger to Columbia. Chesney brought The Big Revival tour when he came back to Colonial Life Arena Saturday for the seventh t ime si nce t he venue opened, a smash hit for country music lovers and Columbia natives alike. It had been a year since Chesney has toured, and Columbia was one of the first stops on The Big Revival. And while Taylor Swift didn’t make a guest appearance during this show, the energy that Chesney brought to the stage was more than enough to make up for any lack of international
pop star. Chesney’s concerts are famous for letting fans get crazy, and whether it was an older couple wearing cowboy hats and drinking Captain Morgan or the group of college st udents swigging down Bud Light, ever y concertgoer made it a point to never let the party stop. After all, when songs like “Beer in Mexico” or “No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems” are playing, it’s almost natural to relax and sit back, letting all the worries of the week slide out of mind, if only for a few hours. Chesney didn’t stop at just two or three hit songs. With a library as vast as his, just to play his top 10 or 15 songs would be doing him no
justice. Taking the stage at around 8:30 p.m., Chesney played late into the night and made sure no hit song was left untouched. Even the casual fan knew several songs played. Chesney’s presence at Colonial Life was the perfect kickoff to the start of the summer season. Though temperat u res st ayed low a nd it seems as though summer is another world away, Chesney brought it all on stage and transformed Colonial Life into a beach bum’s haven. With people in pirate costumes, songs about su m mer a nd t he da nci ng and jovial attitudes displayed by the fans, Chesney proved that, no matter where he is, he’ll bring the party.
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Earl Sweatshirt’s abysmal lyrics on his new album are shockingly heartfelt.
“I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside”
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Release Date: March 23 Artist: Earl Sweatshirt Label: Columbia Records Duration: 30 minutes Morgan Smith @MORETHANMORGAN
Chicago word whiz Earl Sweatshirt surprised fans with his second album “I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside,” and the lyrics in his songs make you think just that. Earl Sweatshirt continues to release music with depressing lyrics and daunting metaphors re-counting the many misfortunes in his life. The album portrays the 21-year-old’s recent hardships and situations that caused him pain and suffering. He raps about faulty relationships and the pain of losing loved ones. He even discusses the difficulties he has had getting used to the fame. Earl Sweatshirt worries his listeners by sharing his bloodthirsty fantasies of murder and psychotic dreams and thoughts. He reveals his problems with addiction through syllabic flow and rhyme, admitting his habit of relying on Xanax and describing his anxiety and paranoia, saying in his song Grief, “… ain’t as frantic as my thoughts, lately I’ve been panicking a lot / Feeling like I’m stranded in the mob, scrambling for Xanax out the canister to pop.” Though Earl Sweatshirt’s lyrics are harsh, it doesn’t denote his talent for expressing his feelings and thoughts through a mastered collection of verses that perfectly match the sluggish beats and drugged-out melodies. The instrumentals to his dark new album resemble beats that can be heard circa 1990s and are simple so as not to overtake the lyrical passion that he never slacks on in each track. Hard-hitting bass and spooky sound effects that only cause us to question the rapper’s sanity can be heard on every track. The album’s perfect relationship between instrumentals of off-beat jazzy measures, messy, almost non-existing melodies and lyrics can be credited to the fact that Earl Sweatshirt produced almost the entire album on his own under the alias RandomBlackDude. He also uses the alias to produce other rappers’ albums as well. To m a n y, E a r l S w e a t s h i r t ’s albu m may be overdoi ng it, but to underground admirers seek ing something new, or those who can find commonalities to the hardships he raps about, he can be considered a poetic master or an honest rap god. He uses his true emotions and doesn’t hold them back a bit, while growing his fan base and keeping confidence that his albums are fresh and communicating exactly what he hopes. Earl Sweatshirt may not like s--- and doesn’t go outside, but fans will like this and go outside to see him perform at the many places he plans on touring over the next couple of months.
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BASEBALLPAGE8 head i ng i nto nex t w e e k ’s s h o w d o w n with 19-11 Mississippi State. Before the trip to face the Bulldogs in Starkville, Gamecocks will head to Charleston to face t he Bu l ldog s from The Citadel (1412) on Tuesday.
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Six out of the seven Gamecocks that competed took home All-American honors. SWIMANDDIVEPAGE8 Glasen as All-Americans are junior Marwan El Kamash and sophomore Kevin Leithold. They, along with
Peribonio and Mahmoud, placed in the 800 freestyle relay. It is the third consecutive year that the Gamecocks have earned All-America honors in that event.
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Indiana’s recent religious freedom act a huge mistake Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), passed Third-year by Indiana legislators last week, public relations has caused a massive amount of student backlash from a variety of different sources. This new law would effectively allow Indiana businesses to refuse ser v ice to gay people on t he grounds of religious objection. Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has been a main proponent of the new law and has most recently attempted to claim that the intention of the new law is misunderstood. It’s incredibly disappointing that even in the modern United States, we still have governmental leaders who have utter disregard for equality. Legislating in favor of private businesses having more control over their own operations is generally a good thing, yet opening the door for discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is unacceptable. It is worth noting that Indiana is not the only state with a RFRA law (not to mention the Federal RFRA), and these laws have generally not resulted in widespread discrimination against the LGBT community. But I still call into question the underlying basis of a law that, if applied morally, has little effect on the status quo yet opens a back door to legal protection for immoral discrimination. From a political and economic standpoint, Gov. Pence has dealt Indiana a huge blow, as many businesses and organizations have mulled over boycotting the state. For example, Gen Con — the nation’s largest gaming convent ion t hat holds t heir annual convention in Indiana — has threatened to move out of the state if the law isn’t changed. The NCAA has also asked quest ions about t he ef fects of t h e l a w, a n d t hei r tenu re i n Indiana could be threatened if they are uncomfortable with the possible results from the RFRA. It may have b e e n i n G o v. Pe nc e’s b e s t interest to follow the example of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer who, last year, ended up vetoing similar legislation after seeing the amount of backlash would come out of a relatively minor action. Brewer was quoted as saying that the measure had “the potential to create more problems than it purports to solve.” Rather than having the foresight to see how much trouble this legislation, Gov. Pence went ahead and signed Indiana’s RFRA law in a private ceremony with religious leaders from multiple faiths. While the religious leaders had no real hand in writing the legislation, the idea of the legislation being signed in a backroom setting with religious leaders points towards a question of the level of separation between church and state in Indiana. While faith is a big pillar of our society, religion and religious leaders have absolutely no space to be included in lawmaking, even in a ceremonial gesture. Whether or not the law is discriminatory, which I believe it certainly can be, Gov. Pence and the Indiana lawmakers made a huge mistake by even bringing this act onto the table. What good could possibly come out of this law that would offset the negative counter-reaction from the rest of the nation? Perhaps Gov. Pence should put a bigger emphasis on doing what’s best for his citizenry rather than his clergy.
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Worth going to Florida to see USC basketball TOPIC USC women’s basketball team is headed to the Final Four, hosted in Tampa Bay.
OUR STANCE Fans should go to spur them on and witness history — win or lose. After South Carolina’s historic victor y over Florida State on Sunday, a rallying cry went up from the USC basketball fan base on Twitter: the Gamecocks are #TampaBayBound to meet their next contender in the Final Four. Now, the central question is this: Will the Gamecocks’ fans follow? It s hou ld b e s a id , US C ’s attendance numbers are better t h a n e ver y s i n g le wome n’s basketball college program in the country. On average, 12,293 people make their way to Gamecock home games, wh ich is an unheard-of number in collegiate w o m e n ’s b a s k e t b a l l . T h e
comparatively underperforming USC men’s basketba l l tea m garners little more than half that figure at 7,262. B e i n g t he No. 1 s e e d i n t he nat ion and a Final Fou r contender certainly doesn’t hurt your popularity. Even so, a USC fan tak ing a car up to Greensboro — the venue for t he prev ious t wo g a m e s — i s n’t really on t he same scale as braving a sevenplus hour drive t o Ta mp a B a y. Add the fact that t he upcom ing game falls on Easter weekend, a nd you have a recipe for an arena devoid of all but the staunchest USC fans. A nd t hat’s a real problem. He ad C o ac h D aw n St at e l y knows very well that having a crowd that cheers after every shot provides a psychological edge. When Stately first came to USC in 2008, the average
home game would draw around 2,000-3,000 people. The record for that season was 10-18. A nd as attendance grew, so did the USC’s control of the court. Far be it f rom us to make pronou ncement s about how st udent s shou ld spend t heir t ime, but hav ing a large, sympathetic crowd is one of the reasons that USC’s women’s basketball program is performing better than ever. We u r g e t hat st udent s consider putting themselves in the place to witness history: a USC basketball team contending for a spot in t he National Championships. The Gamecocks have never gotten this far before and we believe t hat, no matter what happens in Tampa Bay, they’re wort h seeing t hrough to t he end.
“No matter what happens in Tampa Bay, they’re worth seeing through to the end.”
GUEST COLUMN I fear to k now how many of you are blatantly unaware that March is indeed Women’s History Mont h, but fear not because every pair of eyes that graces this column is now in the know. I could sit here and list off the accomplishments of women throughout history, but I’m afraid we would run out of paper on which to print them. What I will do in this column is commend the women of USC on their efforts to educate and advocate for each other. The u n iversit y has come a long way since enrolling its fi rst female students 121 years ago. They weren’t given designated dormitories or even restrooms. They were descr ibed as a “monstrous regiment of women.” Fu n f ac t : Fr a nce s Gu ig na rd Gibbes (yes, that Gibbes) was the first woman enrolled at the university. Back then, women at the university were rebels in their own right. Today, t hey have cou nt less restrooms of their own and our two newest residence halls are designated for women. Women make up 54 percent of our student body. Women at USC conduct research, teach courses, head departments, oversee facilities
and so much more. First off, the Leadership and Ser v ice Center ha s done a n amazing job of putting together a month chock-full of events. From TED talks, to small lectures, to meetings and an award for Outstanding Woman of the Year, there’s no excuse for someone to move into April unenlightened. (Also, most of these happenings are free.) For whatever reason, people still complain that celebrations like Women’s History Month, Black H istor y Mont h a nd Hispanic Heritage Month have no place on the calendar. I beg to differ. When black and Hispanic women are t he heroes in our history textbooks, then we can talk about laying off celebration. I have said it and I will say it again: I love my women, women, women. A lbeit unconventional, The Daily G amecock ’s cr it icisms concerning the lack of women in leadership at USC is something to be thankful for. By recognizing the lack of women in our most prominent leadership positions on campus and giving us a call to action, The Daily Gamecock has incited many a response (both good and bad).
The Daily Gamecock h a s a l so m ade it a p oi nt to recognize the women who are leading some of the hundreds of student organizations here, and if anything, this serves as motivation for future women in leadership. In my opinion, any press is good press when it comes to women’s issues. Shameless plug: if you haven’t already heard of the CHICKS conference, you have now. I would be remiss not to mention somet h i ng t hat benef it s a nd empowers t he women in t his communit y. The f irst annual CH ICK S conference w ill be hosted on April 25 and seeks to help women kick start their careers with important lessons in leadership, empowerment and professionalism. W hile conferences like this are only the start, I see this is a catalyst for leadership and growth for the women of Carolina. I hope to see more events such as this one so we can continue to sow the seeds for a better world with women at the wheel. Now I would be remiss not to thank Beyoncé, for without her music, I would be lost. —Tatiana Chin, fourth-year IT student
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Coates named MVP after strong play Brennan Doherty @BRENNAN_DOHERTY
One year removed f rom a n impressive freshman campaign that was deemed wor t hy of t he SEC freshman of the year award, South Carolina sophomore center Alaina Coates said she felt like she had “simmered a little” in her sophomore season. That might be the case, but South Carolina’s 6-foot-4 scoring machine has saved her best play of the year for the postseason. A f ter t he Gamecocks earned a trip to the Final Four with their 8074 win over second-seeded Florida State Sunday, Coates was named t he Greensboro Regional’s Most Outstanding Player. And for good reason. Over the weekend, Coates turned in an 18-point, 10-rebound in Friday’s victory against fourth-seeded North Carolina in the Sweet 16 before adding 14 more points in the Gamecocks’ win against the Seminoles. For Coates, she’s happy to be playing well at such a critical juncture of the
season. “I feel like I’m play ing better basketball,” Coates said. “There’s always room for improvement. I k now during the regular season it didn’t turn out as great for me as I wanted it to, so I just want to be able to do more for my team and for myself coming into the postseason.” Coates certainly made an impact the latter stages of Sunday’s game. Of her 14 points, 12 came after halftime, as South Carolina engaged in a backand-forth battle with Florida State before eventually pulling away. “It just means a lot knowing that my hard work paid off; knowing that I was able to go out there and contribute to what my team was doing in a big way like that,” Coates said. “It means a lot.” South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley is very pleased with Coates’ play as of late and said that something has ‘clicked’ for her. “I t h ink she just realized how talented she is, and when she puts her mind to doing something, it works for her,” Staley said. “I think there wasn’t
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any doubt t hat she could be the best player on the f loor when she puts her mind to it. And she definitely was a key component of us getting to this point.” Like Coates, Staley does think that she perhaps hit a bit of a wall during the course of the regular season. But in Staley’s mind, that’s only natural when a young player like Coates continues to make the transition to the college game.
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With that said, Coates has seemingly gotten past t hat wall and is now playing some of the best basketball of her career. “Things are clearing up for her from a basketball standpoint and you’re seeing the benefits of her seeing it a little bit differently,” Staley said.
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Gamecock swim and dive make waves at NCAAs Will Helms @WHELMS21
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Senior Kyle Martin, batting .392 on the year, hit two home runs and drove in five RBIs against Georgia to keep his 15 game hitting streak alive.
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Following losses in the f i rst t wo ga mes of t he weekend series against 18-11 Georgia, something needed to change for No. 7 South Carolina. The Gamecocks (19-9) had lost three straight and six of their last seven. Desperately seek i ng pro duc t ion , he ad coac h Chad Holbrook shuffled his lineup Sunday and started four freshmen on offense. The move worked and the Gamecocks took the win, 8-5. Freshman Clarke Schmidt star ted on t he mou nd and survived a rough first inning to go five innings for the Gamecocks. The righty went five-plus innings for t he Gamecocks and gave up just five hits and three wal k s. W hen Sch m idt exited in the sixth inning, he lef t r u n ner s on f i r st and second. Schmidt was charged with four earned r u ns to move h is season ERA to 3.14.
Junior left-hander Vince Fiori relieved Schmidt but allowed bot h r u n ners to score to even the score at 4-4. From there, freshman r i g ht- h a nd e r Br a nd o n Mu r ray went to work , pitching into the seventh to earn the win, moving him to 3-0 on the year. Murray ha s become a weapon out of t he b u l l p e n f o r t h e G a me c o c k s l a t e l y , allowing just t wo e a r ne d runs in 15 innings, good for an impressive 1.20 ERA. Junior left y Jack Wynkoop pitched in relief on Saturday due to Friday night’s postponement. He took the loss in game one on Saturday but came back to earn his fi rst save of the season on Sunday. South Carolina, now 5-4 in the SEC, has struggled with offensive consistency
to start conference play. While seniors Kyle Martin and Elliott Caldwell, and sophomores Jordan Gore a nd G e ne C o ne a r e a l l hitting above .340 in league pl a y, no ot her h it t er i s hitting above .300. Holbro ok decided to act. The t h ird-year he ad c o ac h started four freshmen Sunday — t wo t hat do not normally start — and they stepped up. Catcher Hunter Taylor, designated hitter Alex Destino, third baseman Madison Stokes a nd lef t f ielder Clark Scolamiero gave the offense a spark. Taylor and Stokes had two RBIs apiece, while Scolamiero drove in one, and Destino added a walk and a run. “A l l t hose k ids have a chance to be really good player s ,” Holbrook sa id
“All those kids have a chance to be really good players.” — Chad Holbrook
of his freshmen. “Maybe I need to play them a bit more.” Taylor also added his fi rst career home run, a solo shot in the bottom of the sixth inning. “When I hit it I thought it had a pret t y good chance,” Taylor said. “It felt awesome. I don’t know if I’ll ever feel like that again, but it felt great.” M a r t i n picked up t wo hits Sunday to extend his hitting streak to 15 games. His third inning home run was his team-leading sixth of t he s e a s o n . M a r t i n’s 29 RBIs and .392 batting average also lead the team. Cone added t h ree h it s and t wo r u ns for t he G a meco ck s to cont i nue h i s sol id we ekend. T he sophomore center f ielder went 8-13 with four runs and an RBI against Georgia to help brea k h is recent slump at the plate. A f ter a rough week , a Sunday win is welcome for the Gamecocks as they t r y to bu i ld moment u m SEEBASEBALLPAGE5
The South Carolina men’s swim and dive team traveled to Iowa Cit y to compete in the 2015 Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships over the weekend. The G amecock s f in ished 19th, their highest fi nish since an 18th place finish in 2000. Freshmen Nils Wich-Glasen, Akram Mahmoud and Tomas Per ib on io a l l e a r ne d A l lAmerica honors in swimming. Wich-Glasen placed seventh overall in the 200 breaststroke. The freshman from Germanyis the first men’s Gamecock to earn All-America honors in the breaststroke. He also lowered his school record time in the preliminary to 1:52.60. Ma h moud a nd Per ibon io pl ac e d s i x t h a nd 13t h r e s p e c t i v e l y i n t h e 1, 650 freestyle. Mahmoud’s time of 14:46.50 is a new school record. Sen ior diver Cole M iller became the f irst Gamecock to earn A ll-A merica honors i n 1- m e t e r, 3 - m e t e r a n d platform diving with a 14th place finish in the platform diving event. He will end his collegiate career as a t hree time All-American. “Ever yone dove rea l ly well,” head diving coach Todd Sherritt said. “It was a great contest and Cole put himself right in it. We’ve only been able to train on a 10-meter pl at for m a few t i me s t h i s years, so for him to fi nish 14th overall is a great feat. This was a great way for him to end his career and he couldn’t have performed any better that he did.” Joining Mahmoud, Peribonio, Miller and WichSEESWIMANDDIVEPAGE5