tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:01:15 +0000http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/index.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Brian Shoemaker)Blogger2655125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-6436174319633794122Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:55:00 +00002010-03-09T18:01:15.148-05:006:00 - We're live from Carolina Stadium for tonight' USC-Valparaiso for Game 1 of a two-game set. Game 2 is scheduled for Wed. at 7 p.m. Nolan Belcher (1-0, 0.00 ERA in 7.0 IP) is scheduled to make his second start of the season tonight with a spot in the weekend rotation on the line. He will be opposed by Bryce Shafer, who is 1-0 with a 2.95 ERA. He is Valpo's No.1 starter. We should have USC's http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/usc-valparaiso-game-blog-tue-39.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scott Hood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-6707078423990163011Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:46:00 +00002010-03-07T13:32:03.573-05:001:25 - Count on Ray Tanner to spring a couple of surprises with the lineup. Here is today's starting lineup:Merrifield - 3B (.351)Bradley Jr. - CF (.615)Jones - DH (.318)Enders - 2 (.448)Ebert - 1B (.143)Matthews - RF (.259)Beary - LF (.310)Morales - 2B (.333)Wingo - SS (.375)P - Tyler Webb (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 8.2 IP, 7 hits, 9 K, 1 BB, .226 OBA) Christian Walker and Bobby Haney, the starting left http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/usc-clemson-game-3-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scott Hood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-4773130914049377271Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:10:00 +00002010-03-06T17:46:51.836-05:0025:45 - USC wins 7-5. Rubber game of the 3-game series is Sunday at 2 p.m. Tyler Webb is SP for USC.5:25 - In the top of the 9th, Morales led off with a 5-3 groundout. Wingo walked. Marzilli F-8. That brought up Merrifield, who delivered a 2-out RBI single in 7th to tie the score ar 4-4. He drives a pitch into RCF! Wingo scores!! It's 5-4 USC. Jackie Bradley Jr. up. He singles to RF! Here comes http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/usc-clemson-game-2-blog-sat-march-6.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scott Hood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-9139961586597494076Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:46:00 +00002010-03-05T21:15:56.355-05:009:00 - Beary leads off the T9. He fans looking. One out. Morales up. He walks. haney up. Jones will PH. Good call by Tanner. Jones is batting .333 (7-for-21). Lefty hitter. 2-0. F-8 for 2nd out. Brison Celek will PH for Wingo. 1-1. Foul. 1-2. 2-2. Close pitch there. Strike three looking. It's over. USC loses 4-3. 8:50 - Bangs gets the final out in the B8. We go to the T9 with USC trailing 4-3.http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/usc-clemson-game-1-blog.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Scott Hood)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-5258781036790117224Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:05:00 +00002010-03-03T21:05:22.938-05:00USC pressing, Bama beats it, Galloway fouls Brock up top. Miss and make, 71-66.Downey comes up, dribbling time, drives and waits, pops, rims out. Bama ball, Torrance is fouled. Make and make, Raley-Ross for 3, no good. 73-66.Downey loses the ball, Torrance all the way and sinks it with the foul. Game over.Late ovations for the seniors as Horn pulls them out.USC loses its sixth straight and seems http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/79-70-crimson-tide-final.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-3078082918799768156Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:50:00 +00002010-03-03T20:57:14.728-05:00USC pressing, Bama beats it, Galloway fouls Brock up top. Miss and make, 71-66.Downey comes up, dribbling time, drives and waits, pops, rims out. Bama ball, Torrance is fouled. Make and make, Raley-Ross for 3, no good. 73-66.Downey loses the ball, Torrance all the way and sinks it with the foul. Game over.Late ovations for the seniors as Horn pulls them out.USC loses its sixth straight and seems http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/crimson-tide-win-79-70.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-1504546739937025131Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:44:00 +00002010-03-03T20:50:18.078-05:00USC trailing a point with 3:31 to play. Bama ball.Torrance tries a J, no good, Knox uncontested putback, 67-64. Downey for 3, no good, Bama ball.Mitchell drives in, hits the floor hard but is fouled. He'll have two shots. Miss and make, 68-64 Tide.Downey trapped, throws to Muldrow, wisely decides not to shoot, to Galloway for 3. No good, Bama ball.Torrance to the hole, got it. 70-64 Tide.Gallowayhttp://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/70-66-crimson-tide-119-second.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-9162860527199384269Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:37:00 +00002010-03-03T20:44:40.653-05:00Gamecocks have no answer for Alabama's versatility. Tide have dished inside all night and USC will not adjust. Besides being killed on the boards, going freezing from the field and not making free throws, that's why Alabama has the lead.Downey is now the official steal leader. Guess they credited that jumpball to him.Downey handling the ball, almost loses, to Galloway wing, for 3, GOT IT. 62-http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/65-64-crimson-tide-331-second.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-5071009276319473899Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:30:00 +00002010-03-03T20:37:26.943-05:00Mitchell has one shot out of the break and makes it, 59-57 USC. Raley-Ross drives to the left, pushes one off the glass wide, Bama ball. Tide up 43-19 in rebounding.Wide-open to Mitchell underneath, one-hand jam, this game is tied. USC cannot defend that inside pass.Muldrow again with that ungainly hook, misses badly but is fouled. He's got two shots. Miss (fourth straight for the team) and miss.http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/62-59-crimson-tide-538-second.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-4943772348554690972Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:19:00 +00002010-03-03T20:30:30.197-05:00USC ball and inbounded to Galloway, who's having a great game. Wilder throws an alley-oop and GALLOWAY JAMS IT. 16 points for the young man, 55-48.Mitchell puts back a miss, 55-50, USC ball. Wilder called for a block, 55-53, but Downey is fouled and will have two. Make and make, 57-53.Torrance for 3, miss, after a loose ball bounced in and out of Muldrow's hands. Mitchell miss, Hines finally getshttp://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/59-56-gamecocks-753-second.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-1270223928955897327Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:09:00 +00002010-03-03T20:18:47.857-05:00Out of the timeout and Downey has 15 points. Bama inbounds, USC traps, Hines down-low pass to Hillman, blocked. Downey tries to go all the way, pushed down, no call. Brock wide-open on the 3, gets it. 49-45 USC.Downey answers with a 15-foot fade, 51-45. Quick pass inside to Knox, Downey reaches in and hacks him for his third foul. Two shots for Knox.Make and miss, 51-46, but Bama rebounds. Wilderhttp://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/53-48-gamecocks-1149-second.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-7333798360417353223Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:55:00 +00002010-03-03T20:09:20.174-05:00Second half beginning and USC has the ball. Muldrow tries a one-hand, no good. Hines spins around Raley-Ross, goes for the breakaway, Raley-Ross grabs his jersey to prevent it, foul. No shot, Bama ball.Mitchell in for a leaping one-hander, gets the roll, 39-38 Gamecocks. Muldrow tries for the shot, no good, got two shots coming up. Make and make, 41-38 USC.Brock loses the ball on a drive, Muldrowhttp://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/49-42-gamecocks-1522-second.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-6204754323604473035Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:50:00 +00002010-03-03T19:54:41.298-05:00USC shooting 55.2 percent while Alabama is at 50. Hillman has 12 off the bench and Knox has 10. Tide out-rebounding USC 22-8 but has 13 turnovers.Downey with 12 point son 5-of-8 shooting with three assists and two steals. Galloway with nine points. Lakeem Jackson 0-for-2 on free throws and is now 15-of-54 for the season. That's got to be a record.http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/halftime-stats.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-6667362272721177131Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:50:00 +00002010-03-03T19:50:31.476-05:00USC ball and in to Raley-Ross. He drives, won't give up, sinks it. 36-31.Mitchell misses a 3, Hines has the board but loses it. Jackson hesitates, drives, gets it, 38-31.Knox up and fouled, he'll have two shots. Make and make, 38-33 Gamecocks.Bama has 13 turnovers. USC shooting nearly 62 percent.Downey misses a 3, Muldrow rebound and fouled, he's got two shots. Make and miss, 39-33.Brock nails a http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/39-36-gamecocks-halftime_03.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-3497863632196786679Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:35:00 +00002010-03-03T19:46:40.585-05:00USC ball and in to Raley-Ross. He drives, won't give up, sinks it. 36-31.Mitchell misses a 3, Hines has the board but loses it. Jackson hesitates, drives, gets it, 38-31.Knox up and fouled, he'll have two shots. Make and make, 38-33 Gamecocks.Bama has 13 turnovers. USC shooting nearly 62 percent.Downey misses a 3, Muldrow rebound and fouled, he's got two shots. Make and miss, 39-33.Brock nails a http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/39-36-gamecocks-halftime.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-5632861560089234535Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:27:00 +00002010-03-03T19:35:24.773-05:00Gamecocks up 11 and working it around, Muldrow gets picked off trying to hand to Downey. Alabama quickly down, whistle, should have been offensive foul but instead they call goaltending. Second foul on Downey as well and Hillman will get an and-1. He misses, 31-22 USC.Jackson back to Downey at the top, boom for 3. 34-22 Gamecocks and he's got 12.Brock with a quick rebound and coast. Downey falls http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/34-31-gamecocks-312-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-1302579440982743871Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:13:00 +00002010-03-03T19:27:13.050-05:00Hillman comes off the bench and sinks a 3, 18-11. He was suspended last game. Galloway tries to match it, too much, off the rim and out of bounds.Press forces a turnover, Gamecocks ball. Spinella, Jefferson and Steed in beside Jackson and Galloway. Spinella bouncer in to Steed, he takes two dribbles, up and in. Man, he can surprise you. 20-11. Bama has to call a 30 when Brock falls down with the http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/31-20-gamecocks-723-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-9023516509117473476Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:05:00 +00002010-03-03T19:11:14.937-05:00Tide ball out of timeout and USC sticking with the same lineup. Torrance working around, can't get a 3 from Brock, back to Torrance. Good D from Evka there. In to Hines, backs in, Downey with the strip and he's tied the school record.Downey dishes to Wilder, from 15, GOT IT. 11-0 and the crowd going nuts. Wilder waving his arms. Knox finally scores for the Tide and it's 11-2. Flurry of points, http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/18-8-gamecocks-1314-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-615693194345176861Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:57:00 +00002010-03-03T19:05:41.246-05:00Maybe I'll see all of you "fans" in Nashville for the Vanderbilt game on Saturday. And for all of those who did show up tonight, well done. You know what you've got.Here we go ... Guy in a houndstooth hat behind the Alabama bench. WRONG SPORT.Bama wins the tip and Brock comes up. Downey on him, Tide go inside, travel and a turnover. Downey beats the press, dishes to Evka. Head-fakes, guy flies byhttp://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/9-0-gamecocks-1739-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-1068107803949884782Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:56:00 +00002010-03-03T18:56:57.721-05:00Crowd half-full, if that. Absolutely pathetic.http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/about-to-begin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-2487254009962066153Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:49:00 +00002010-03-03T18:54:16.844-05:00Alabama -- Mikhail Torrance, Anthony Brock, Tony Mitchell, Justin Knox, Chris Hines. Crimson Tide going big, with one guard and four forwards.USC -- Darrin Horn gives the seniors a start. Evka Baniulis joins Sam Muldrow in the post, Robert Wilder joins Brandis Raley-Ross and Devan Downey in the backcourt.http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/starting-lineups_03.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-6395064729171415706Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:49:00 +00002010-03-03T18:51:36.301-05:00Alabama -- Mikhail Torrance, Anthony Brock, Tony Mitchell, Justin Knox, Chris Hines. Crimson Tide going big, with one guard and four forwards.USC -- Darrin Horn gives the seniors a start. Evka Baniulis joins Sam Muldrow in the post, Robert Wilder joins Brandis Raley-Ross and Devan Downey in the backcourt.http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/starting-lineups.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-3202372604545298131Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:39:00 +00002010-03-03T18:49:31.328-05:00Showing a nice highlight video of all five of the guys while the tables and jerseys and such are being set up. For those of you who had a ticket and didn't come, you should give up a football ticket to compensate. No excuse.Trey Brown, manager, leads the way before Robert Wilder. His parents are here.Brandis Raley-Ross walks on with his mom and dad.Evka Baniulis on with his girlfriend and her http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/senior-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-1121672703721997287Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:55:00 +00002010-03-03T18:37:36.563-05:00Still a very sparse crowd here, including in the student section. All of you should be ashamed.http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/23-minutes-to-go.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-580589611252455916.post-4007899128536989155Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:53:00 +00002010-03-03T17:55:28.005-05:00Ready for Senior Night here at the Colonial. I notice USC didn't pop for those senior T-shirts, designed like the jerseys with the different numbers of the seniors on them. Somebody's got to pay for those football renovations.Stay tuned.http://gameday.gamecockcentral.com/2010/03/greetings-from-cla.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (David Cloninger)0