Cock-A-Doodle Brew 2/18: Diamond Day Ahead

Softball hosts North Carolina, Tonka prepares for the NFL Draft, and more.

 

What else is Brewin’?

🥎 Softball hosts North Carolina
🏈 Tonka prepares for the NFL Draft
🤙 And much more!

🎥 GAMECOCK DOCS

Forever to Thee: The Ray Tanner Legacy: Twenty-nine years at the University of South Carolina. Two national championships as a head coach, and several more as the athletics director. Three national coach of the year awards, twenty-one NCAA Tournament appearances, and the list goes on. Ray Tanner will be remembered at USC forever for his accomplishments and accolades as a coach and administrator, but that only scratches the surface of the impact he's made on this school and community. His legacy goes much deeper.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Back Again. Due to expected weather, tomorrow’s softball game has been moved to today! The Gamecocks will host North Carolina at 6 p.m. Fans at home can stream the game on SEC Network+. The Gamecocks were ranked No. 22 by Softball America this week.

🔺 Tonka Truck. South Carolina defensive lineman Tonka Hemingway reflects on his collegiate career and looks forward to his NFL story as he prepares for the Draft. He highlights his experiences at the Shrine Bowl, going into it looking to prove his worth and secure a spot in the league. Hemingway discusses how honored he is to have spent five years at South Carolina and earning his degree. Check out his Draft Diary - Part One.

🔺 Spring Soccer. The men’s soccer team will play multiple times this spring! They’ll host three matches at Stone Stadium against Canadian team Club De Soccer Phénix des Riviéres, Gardner-Webb, and Wofford. They’ll end the spring at the Carolina Cup for the two-day tournament filled with eight teams from around the Carolina’s.

🔺 Double Down. The women’s tennis team won two matches to close out the non-conference portion of the schedule! They defeated Wake Forest 4-1 before beating Western Carolina 4-0. The Gamecocks won singles in straight sets in both dual matches.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

The weekend series gave Paul Mainieri 1,508 career wins.

Today’s trivia question…

Where does he place on the all-time wins list for head coaches?

Think you’ve got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the right answer!

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Tuesday 2/18

⛳️ Women’s Golf at Moon Golf Invitational
🏊 Swimming & Diving at SEC Championship | SECN+
⚾️ Baseball at Winthrop @ 4:00 p.m. | ESPN+ 
🥎 Softball vs. North Carolina @ 6:00 p.m. | Tickets | SECN+
🏀 Men’s Basketball at LSU @ 9:00 p.m. | SEC Network

Wednesday 2/18

🏊 Swimming & Diving at SEC Championship | SECN+
⚾️ Baseball vs. Queens @ 4:00 p.m. | Tickets | SECN+

Thursday 2/19

🏀 No. 6 Women’s Basketball vs. Arkansas @ 7:00 p.m. | Tickets | SEC Network

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Tied for sixth

🤙 Have a great Tuesday, y’all