Cock-A-Doodle Brew 5/16: California Dreamin'

Softball hosts NCAA Regional, baseball upsets No. 1 LSU, and more.

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Sydney Fields
May 16, 2025

 

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🥎 Softball hosts NCAA Regional
⚾️ Baseball walks off No. 1 LSU
🤙 And much more!

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

🥎  PREMIERING THIS WEEK - The Follow: The Arrival (Ep. 1): In the heart of Columbia, a new era of South Carolina softball has begun. With a first year head coach making her return to the program, and a combination of impact returners and fresh faces, the Gamecocks are hungry to prove they belong. After a roaring start, one thing is certain: it didn’t take long to shatter those last place preseason expectations. Gamecock softball has arrived.

🎙️ TAILGATE TALKS

Tailgate Talks: Jamie Speronis — Steve Spurrier's right hand man, DFO, NFL liaison. Whatever title you want to use, one thing is certain: Jamie Speronis wore more hats than you could count. The man who spent 12 seasons with Gamecock football and more than two decades alongside the Head Ball Coach has plenty of great memories and even more stories to share.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Pack Beckham. It’s NCAA Regional weekend at Carolina Softball Stadium! Elon, North Florida, and Virginia join the Gamecocks at this weekend’s tournament. South Carolina will play Elon tonight at 5:30 p.m. on ESPN+. The winner of this game will play the winner of Virginia vs. North Florida tomorrow at 1 p.m. The losers will play tomorrow at 3:30 p.m.

Five Gamecocks earned NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region honors! Jori Heard, Arianna Rodi, and Lexi Winters earned second-team honors, while Sam Gress and Quincee Lilio were named to the third team.

🔺 Walk It Out. It was a wild ending at Founders Park last night as Dalton Mashore scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth to defeat No. 1 LSU 6-5! Before the wild antics, KJ Scobey tied the game with a solo homer to start the ninth.

Now, it’s Senior Day at Founders Park! South Carolina will honor 10 seniors before first pitch tonight at 7 p.m. The first 500 fans will receive a free t-shirt! Tonight’s game will air on SEC Network. The series will conclude tomorrow at 3 p.m. on SEC Network+.

🔺 California Dreamin’. Gamecock women’s golf makes its fifth-straight NCAA Championship appearance this weekend! They’ll tee off in Carlsbad, California this morning. The 30 teams and six individuals will play 54 holes of stroke play before the top 15 teams and top nine individuals compete for an additional day of stroke play. Then, the top eight teams will advance to match play competition. The GOLF Channel will provide live coverage through the final three days.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Today’s trivia question…

When was the last time Gamecock softball had five or more NFCA All-Region honors?

Think you know it?

Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the right answer!

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday 5/16

🎽 Track & Field at SEC Outdoor Championship
⛳️ Women’s Golf at NCAA Championships
🥎 No. 8 Softball vs. Elon @ 5:30 p.m. | Tickets | ESPN+
⚾️ Baseball vs. No. 1 LSU @ 7:00 p.m. | Tickets | SEC Network+

Saturday 5/17

🎽 Track & Field at SEC Outdoor Championship
⛳️ Women’s Golf at NCAA Championships
🥎 No. 8 Softball vs. Virginia or North Florida @ 1:00 or 3:30 p.m.
⚾️ Baseball vs. No. 1 LSU @ 3:00 p.m. | Tickets | SECN+

Sunday 5/18

⛳️ Women’s Golf at NCAA Championships

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Six players earned honors in 1997

🤙 Have a great weekend, y’all