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Yahoo
18-05-2025
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USC rolls past North Florida 8-0 in 5 inning to win Columbia Regional
COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) – For the third time in program history, the South Carolina softball team is heading to the NCAA Super Regionals. The No. 8 seed Gamecocks (43-15) won the Columbia Regional Tournament Sunday (May 18), taking down North Florida (47-15) 8-0 in a five-inning rule-rule victory. Brook Blankenship and Abigail Knight led the Carolina offense with a pair of hits on the day. Knight drove in three runs while Blankenship has two RBIs. The game resembled the Gamecocks first face-off against North Florida, with both teams held scoreless through the top of the fourth inning. Sam Gress (13-9) in the start for Carolina tossed four scoreless innings, giving up three hits. Like the previous matchup, the Gamecocks broke through offensively first. In the bottom of the fourth, Ella Chancey reached on an error and stole second. Brooke Blankenship had the clutch single, allowing Chancey to score. Abigail Knight followed with a single to score Blankenship and give the Gamecocks the only runs they would need. Jori Heard came in the fifth to pitch a clean frame to prevent a response from North Florida and earn her third save of the season. The game broke open in the bottom of the fifth when Karley Shelton found a two out single to put one on for Arianna Rodi. Rodi's double to right center scored Shelton and took down two records in the process. Her hit marked the team's 324th RBI and 96th double on the season, setting a single-season record. Pinch runner Chloe Lackey scored on a Lexi Winters single to put the Gamecocks up by four. Back-to-back singles from Blankenship and Knight put Carolina within reach of ending the game early. With a 1-1 count, senior Emma Sellers made the final blow with a single to left for the walk-off win in run-rule fashion. With the win, the Gamecocks punched their ticket to the Super Regional for the first time since 2018. It will be the first time they have hosted a Super Regional at Carolina Softball Stadium since the format was implemented in 2005. Carolina will host the Super Regional and winners of the Los Angeles Regional, either UCLA or UC Santa Barbara, with the schedule to be announced. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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18-05-2025
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Knight has 3 RBIs to help S. Carolina beat N. Florida in 5 innings, advance to super regionals
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Abigail Knight had three RBIs and Brooke Blankenship added two RBIs and scored two run on Sunday to help South Carolina beat North Florida 8-0 in five innings to win the Columbia Regional. No. 8 seed South Carolina (43-15) will host a super regional next weekend against the winner between ninth-seeded UCLA and UC Santa Barbara. The Gamecocks will host a super regional for the first time since the format was implemented in 2005 and advanced beyond the regional for the first time since 2018. Advertisement Sam Gress (13-9) gave up three hits over four scoreless innings and Jori Heard pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for her save of the season. Ella Chancey reached base on a fielding error with two out in the fourth, stole second base and then scored on a single Blankenship, who advanced to second on a throwing error. Knight followed with an RBI single down the line in right that made it 2-0. Karley Shelton hit a two-out single in the fifth and then scored on a double by Arianna Rodi. Lexi Winters followed with an RBI single and Chancey walked on four consecutive pitches before Blankenship added a run-scoring single and then stole second. Knight hit a two-RBI single down the line in right, advanced to second on the throw home and scored on a single by Emma Sellers to make it 8-0. Allison Benning (25-7) allowed six runs, four earned, on five hits with three walks across 4 2/3 innings for North Florida (47-15) ___ AP college sports:
Associated Press
18-05-2025
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Knight has 3 RBIs to help S. Carolina beat N. Florida in 5 innings, advance to super regionals
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Abigail Knight had three RBIs and Brooke Blankenship added two RBIs and scored two run on Sunday to help South Carolina beat North Florida 8-0 in five innings to win the Columbia Regional. No. 8 seed South Carolina (43-15) will host a super regional next weekend against the winner between ninth-seeded UCLA and UC Santa Barbara. The Gamecocks will host a super regional for the first time since the format was implemented in 2005 and advanced beyond the regional for the first time since 2018. Sam Gress (13-9) gave up three hits over four scoreless innings and Jori Heard pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for her save of the season. Ella Chancey reached base on a fielding error with two out in the fourth, stole second base and then scored on a single Blankenship, who advanced to second on a throwing error. Knight followed with an RBI single down the line in right that made it 2-0. Karley Shelton hit a two-out single in the fifth and then scored on a double by Arianna Rodi. Lexi Winters followed with an RBI single and Chancey walked on four consecutive pitches before Blankenship added a run-scoring single and then stole second. Knight hit a two-RBI single down the line in right, advanced to second on the throw home and scored on a single by Emma Sellers to make it 8-0. Allison Benning (25-7) allowed six runs, four earned, on five hits with three walks across 4 2/3 innings for North Florida (47-15) ___ AP college sports:
Yahoo
09-05-2025
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Texas A&M eliminates South Carolina from SEC Softball Tournament, 12-4 in 5 Innings
ATHENS, Ga. (USC SID) – The No. 14/12 South Carolina (40-15) softball team fell to No. 1/1 Texas A&M (44-9) 12-4 in five innings Thursday night (May 8) in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. The Gamecocks jumped out to an early lead in the top of the second. Lexi Winters drew a leadoff walk, and two outs later scored on Abigail Knight's single to right center. The Aggies got a pair of two-run home runs in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. Carolina cut the deficit in half in the third on Karley Shelton's fourth home run of the season. A leadoff walk in the fourth by Ella Chancey led to another South Carolina run. A single from Brooke Blankenship moved her to third before a fielder's choice off the bat of Knight brought her home. TAMU added a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the inning. Quincee Lilio connected on her first home run of the season to lead off the top of the fifth. The Aggies would answer with six runs in the bottom of the fifth to end the game. Sam Gress (12-9) started for Carolina, striking out a pair while allowing four runs on five hits in 1 2-3 innings. The Gamecocks now wait to hear their name called Sunday during the NCAA Selection Show that begins at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
