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Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
USC Upstate defeats Winthrop 7-4 to secure 2nd straight Big South Softball Tournament Title
CLINTON, S.C. (USC Upstate SID) – USC Upstate Softball came into Saturday morning with a goal to get the job done with their eyes on claiming the trophy in the 2025 Big South Softball Championship game against No. 4 seed, Winthrop University. From a storytelling perspective, the stage was set for a 2024 Big South Conference Tournament rematch with Upstate needing one win and Winthrop needing two wins. USC Upstate swept their way through the 2025 Big South Softball Championships with a 7-4 victory over Winthrop to punch their ticket to NCAA Regionals. The Spartans came in hot with a lead off double from Denver Lauer and Alanna Deal being walked to first. Through the chilly winds, the bats were hot as Sophia Kardatzke drove in the first run with an RBI single. With zero outs still on the board, Carson Shaw followed with a hit past the infield with Kardatzke and Lauer sprinting home increasing Upstate's lead to scoring continued with Abigail Pippen reaching first with a bunt that resulted in a fielding error to get her on base safely while Carson Shaw made her way to home plate for the fourth run. With a base hit from Abby Polk and a sacrifice bunt from Emily Stern, a groundout to first took the attention away from Pippen advancing home. The hot inning added a sixth run was driven in with another fielding error on Winthrop and Abby Polk sprinting home for a 6-0 Drerup entered the circle focused as ever striking out a batter while keeping the Eagles scoreless through two innings. Upstate entered the bottom of the third inning motivated to continue their offensive firepower which displayed with Liza Simmerson knocking a two-out double to left field driving in another run for a 7-1 lead. The Eagles began to push for a late rally with a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth and two hits in the of the seventh resulting in a groundout that advanced a run Winthrop looked for one last opportunity down three runs, a foul ball to left field was caught by Amie Johnson for the final out sealing the deal as the 2025 Conference Tournament Champions. With the win over Winthrop to secure another conference championship, Upstate Softball punched their ticket with an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals. Following the game, Emily Stern, Alanna Deal, Carson Shaw, and Maddie Drerup were named to the All-Tournament Team. With Maddie Drerup gaining two wins in the circle through the 2025 Big South Softball Conference Championships against Longwood and Winthrop, Drerup was named the tournament MVP. ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMMaddie Drerup, USC Upstate (MVP)Alanna Deal, USC UpstateCarson Shaw, USC UpstateEmily Stern, USC UpstateMegan Powell, WinthropLonna Addison, WinthropEmma Jackson, WinthropRachel Smith, RadfordMorgan Cooper, RadfordAvery Drake, LongwoodMaryanna Guy, LongwoodThe Spartans have officially punched their ticket in the NCAA Regionals. Information for Regionals is scheduled to be released Sunday, May 11th at 7:00 P.M. following the NCAA Softball Selection Show. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
USA TODAY Sports projects new NCAA Tournament seed and opponent for Clemson basketball
Clemson basketball has never had a season like the one they've enjoyed so far in 2025. Brad Brownell's team completed the regular season last Saturday with a blowout win over Virginia Tech to finish 26-5 overall and 18-2 in ACC play. Both the 26 overall wins and 18 conference victories were school records for Clemson, who slayed college basketball blue bloods Duke, Kentucky and North Carolina. Clemson can win the school's first ACC Tournament championship this week when the Tigers begin play Thursday at Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Advertisement Clemson will be the No. 3 seed in the ACC Tournament. Their NCAA Tournament seed is still up in the air, but the Tigers could help themselves tremendously with a run to Saturday night's conference title game. On Tuesday, USA TODAY Sports' expert panel of Paul Myerberg, Eddie Timanus and Erick Smith moved Clemson up one spot from last week in their new field of 68 projections. The group now have the Tigers as a projected No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament. ESPN's Joe Lunardi also has Clemson as a No. 4 seed in his updated bracketology projections, while CBS Sports' Jerry Palm projects the Tigers as a No. 5 seed. USA TODAY Sports' panel has Clemson facing Big South Championship title game winner High Point in a No. 4/13 seed game in the South Region, where the Auburn Tigers are the No. 1 seed. Bruce Pearl's Tigers join Duke, Houston, and the Florida Gators as projected No. 1 seeds entering conference tournament week. Clemson basketball schedule: TV channel, tipoff for Tigers in ACC Tournament The Tigers will take the court Thursday night for a scheduled 9:30 p.m. ET tipoff in the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament. They'll face the winner of Wednesday evening's game between No. 6 seed SMU and either No. 14 seed Florida State or No. 11 seed Syracuse. Clemson's game will be televised on either ESPN or ESPN2. Advertisement Contact us @Clemson_Wire on X, and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Clemson Tigers news and notes, plus opinions. Follow Steve Holley on Twitter/X at @BySteveHolley. This article originally appeared on Clemson Wire: Clemson earns new March Madness prediction from USA TODAY Sports
NBC Sports
09-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Bobby Pettiford sparks huge rally and High Point tops Winthrop for Big South title, first NCAA bid
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Bobby Pettiford scored 17 points off the bench and High Point rallied from a 15-point second half deficit to defeat Winthrop 81-69 in the Big South Championship title game on Sunday, giving the Panthers their first trip to the NCAA Tournament. Winthrop led by 10 points at halftime and 48-33 with 15 minutes remaining. Pettiford nailed a 3-pointer and followed it with a layup to start a 14-0 run that got High Point within 48-47. Three and a half minutes later, Trae Benham's three-point play broke a 52-all tie and High Point led for the first time since it was 14-13. The Panthers (29-5) led the rest of the way although Winthrop was within 75-69 with a minute to go. However, the Eagles did not score again and the Panthers went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line to close out their first Big South Championship title. High Point has won the Big South regular season title six times. The Panthers' 14th straight win was due in large part to 50 points from their bench, 44 in the second half. In addition to Pettiford's 17 points, Abdoulaye Thiam had 12 points, Benham had eight points and 10 rebounds, and Terry Anderson added eight points. Kezza Giffa, who scored 16 points, was the only starter with more than six points. Winthrop (23-11) had five players reach double-digits in scoring. Kelton Talford led the Eagles with 15 points, followed by Bryce Baker with 11, Nick Johnson with 11, Kasen Harrison with 10 and K.J. Doucet with 10 points to go with nine rebounds.
Washington Post
09-03-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Bobby Pettiford sparks huge rally and High Point tops Winthrop for Big South title, first NCAA bid
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Bobby Pettiford scored 17 points off the bench and High Point rallied from a 15-point second half deficit to defeat Winthrop 81-69 in the Big South Championship title game on Sunday, giving the Panthers their first trip to the NCAA Tournament. Winthrop led by 10 points at halftime and 48-33 with 15 minutes remaining. Pettiford nailed a 3-pointer and followed it with a layup to start a 14-0 run that got High Point within 48-47. Three and a half minutes later, Trae Benham's three-point play broke a 52-all tie and High Point led for the first time since it was 14-13. The Panthers (29-5) led the rest of the way although Winthrop was within 75-69 with a minute to go. However, the Eagles did not score again and the Panthers went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line to close out their first Big South Championship title . High Point has won the Big South regular season title six times. The Panthers' 14th straight win was due in large part to 50 points from their bench, 44 in the second half. In addition to Pettiford's 17 points, Abdoulaye Thiam had 12 points, Benham had eight points and 10 rebounds, and Terry Anderson added eight points. Kezza Giffa, who scored 16 points, was the only starter with more than six points. Winthrop (23-11) had five players reach double-digits in scoring. Kelton Talford led the Eagles with 15 points, followed by Bryce Baker with 11, Nick Johnson with 11, Kasen Harrison with 10 and K.J. Doucet with 10 points to go with nine rebounds. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: and
Fox Sports
09-03-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Bobby Pettiford sparks huge rally and High Point tops Winthrop for Big South title, first NCAA bid
Associated Press JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — Bobby Pettiford scored 17 points off the bench and High Point rallied from a 15-point second half deficit to defeat Winthrop 81-69 in the Big South Championship title game on Sunday, giving the Panthers their first trip to the NCAA Tournament. Winthrop led by 10 points at halftime and 48-33 with 15 minutes remaining. Pettiford nailed a 3-pointer and followed it with a layup to start a 14-0 run that got High Point within 48-47. Three and a half minutes later, Trae Benham's three-point play broke a 52-all tie and High Point led for the first time since it was 14-13. The Panthers (29-5) led the rest of the way although Winthrop was within 75-69 with a minute to go. However, the Eagles did not score again and the Panthers went 6-for-6 from the free-throw line to close out their first Big South Championship title. High Point has won the Big South regular season title six times. The Panthers' 14th straight win was due in large part to 50 points from their bench. In addition to Pettiford's 17 points, Abdoulaye Thiam had 12 points, Benham had eight points and 10 rebounds, and Terry Anderson added eight points. Kezza Giffa, who scored 16 points, was the only starter with more than six points. Winthrop (23-11) had five players reach double-digits in scoring. Kelton Talford led the Eagles with 15 points, followed by Bryce Baker with 11, Nick Johnson with 11, Kasen Harrison with 10 and K.J. Doucet with 10 points to go with nine rebounds. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: and recommended
