Good morning. The desert is treating Gamecock women’s golf well. Here’s an inside look at the team’s mindset as we’re in the final days of the NCAA Tournament.

What else do we have mixed into today’s Brew? ⤵️

🏀 Morning match-up
🎾 32 best
🤙 And much, much more

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In The Zone. Tyler Johnson wheeled and dealed on the mound for Gamecock baseball. The former South Carolina pitcher joins the latest episode of Gamecock Talk to walk us through how he got in the zone before every outing — and how he knew he was dialed in.

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🔼 Morning Match-Up. It’s Game Day Morning! Don’t forget to tune in to the SEC Network at 10:30 a.m. ET this morning for Gamecock baseball’s opening-round battle in the SEC Tournament. South Carolina takes on 11th-seeded Georgia with James Hicks getting the nod on the mound.

🔼 Conference Stars. We’ve got more awards coming in for Cole Messina and Ethan Petry! Both Gamecocks earned First-Team All-SEC honors, while Petry was also named to the conference’s All-Freshman team.

🔼 Never Too Early. And speaking of awards, preseason football watch lists are trickling out, and our Gamecocks are making their presence felt! An incredible 11 Gamecocks were named to Athlon’s preseason lists with All-America recognition for punter Kai Kroeger and receiver Juice Wells. Check out the full list here.

🔼 32 Best. Gamecock women’s tennis standout Ayana Akli is on to the Round of 32! Akli won her NCAA Tournament opening round match-up in singles play yesterday, defeating No. 42 Emma Jackson of Duke.

🔼 Get Outside. Angel City FC and former Gamecock star Savannah McCaskill enjoys a hobby off the pitch: she loves nature! Savannah talked about why the great outdoors is so, well, great — and the lessons she’s been able to draw from how our environment mimics the ups and downs of life. Watch the full conversation with Savannah here. 

​🔼 Head To Head. Gamecock women’s golf is on to the next! South Carolina advanced to the quarterfinals as the No. 4 seed and will face Southern California. The team quarterfinals get underway at 12 p.m. ET from Scottsdale on the Golf Channel.

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Hang Time. Kroeger dominated the SEC last season. How many yards per punt did he average?

Got your guess? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the right answer!

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Answer: 46.1 yards per punt

29 of Kroeger’s 58 punts landed inside the 20.

Have a good Tuesday, y’all.