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FIRST BASE // 03.17.09
And suddenly it seems like a rebuilding year again. It's easy to overreact to the first conference series of the season -- after all, the Gamecocks won two of the first three in last year's initial SEC effort and ended up with a short trip to the NCAA tournament. So what happened in Starkville --...
FIRST BASE // It Begins with a Bang
Well, that went well. South Carolina demolished Duquesne over the weekend, sweeping the three-game series by a combined 27-4 margin. This might still be a rebuilding year, but at least it's not looking to be a loooong rebuilding year. Any doubts aboud DeAngelo Mack? Gone. And he's got backup....
FIRST BASE // 02.16.09
If you go looking for South Carolina in its usual lofty position in the preseason baseball rankings, you won't find it. The Gamecocks are nowhere to be found in the Baseball America Top 25, and Collegiate Baseball has them at 42nd, technically in the "Other Teams Receiving Votes" category. Tied...
FIRST BASE :: Back in it? Hardly [May 5]
South Carolina did what it needed to do against a perfectly respectable team the past weekend, winning a series against the Florida Gators and moving into a tie for third in the SEC East. A sweep would have been ideal, but two out of three ain't bad.Unfortunately, it wasn't good enough to make up...
FIRST BASE: Disaster [April 28]
Sure, the Gamecocks' bid for the SEC East title isn't technically over. But, being realistic, you can stick a fork in South Carolina's hopes; they're done.The past weekend's sweep at the hands of LSU was nothing short of a disaster. The team dropped from second in the SEC East to a three-way tie...
FIRST BASE: Georgia's to lose? [April 21]
Oooh. On time for once.How important is the race for the SEC East division crown?In the larger scheme of things, not very. At least not for South Carolina. After all, the top eight SEC teams get into the postseason tournament -- the two division champs and the best six remaining teams. With a weak...
FIRST BASE: Week of March 31
(Operating under the theory "better late than never," and taking a pass because of the Horn news.)It's not unreasonable to take the 25-game point as a marker of where a team is in college baseball. The season is not quite halfway over, but the sample size is pretty good. There are three series'...
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