UPDATED — Former Gamecock to Swing for the Fences on Baseball’s Opening Day
When the Red Sox and Yankees face off in the Bronx for baseball’s first game of the season, South Carolinians should look closely at a familiar face in left field. The Boston Red Sox announced that former Gamecock standout and Greenville Drive alum Jackie Bradley, Jr. made the opening day roster and will start against […]
Karma is not just a Female Dog. It’s apparently a Female RiverDog.
Robert Refsnyder, the former University of Arizona outfielder and Most Outstanding Player of the 2012 College World Series, has a new home – one he swore he’d NEVER have – South Carolina. Just hours after the Wildcats defeated the University of South Carolina in the CWS, preventing the Gamecocks’ third consecutive baseball national championship, Refsnyder […]
FROM THE DESK OF: I Got the Call from the Myrtle Beach Pelicans
BY: Taft Matney Driving back from Columbia last week, the phone rang. I looked down and noticed the 843 area code. I thought about it for a minute and decided to answer. Don’t worry. I went hands-free and hit the Bluetooth button on the steering wheel. The voice on the other end began, “Mr. Matney?” […]
