Good morning. Goosebumps. Chills. An epic finish at the ballpark. Chris Veach and the Gamecocks gave us all of the above on Saturday night, and now your Gamecocks are headed to the super regionals!

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

✨A true star
🥰 Home is where the heart is
🤙 And much, much more

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Retirement Party. Grayson Greiner took the diamond for three seasons in the Garnet & Black and finished his last season as a semifinalist for the 2014 Johnny Bench Award while earning a spot on the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Watch List and landing on the SEC All-Defensive Team.

Greiner, who was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the third round of the 2014 MLB Draft, earned a call-up from Triple-A in 2018. Greiner retired from life on the field last month.

The latest episode of Gamecock Talk tells his story from Columbia to the big leagues to life after hanging up the cleats.

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🔼 Time To Be Super. Gamecock baseball is off to the super regionals! South Carolina dominated the Columbia regional, going 3-0 on the weekend and exploding for 41 runs over three games. This will mark the 14th time the Gamecocks have advanced to the super regionals.

As Coach Kingston said after the game: “This is why you come to South Carolina.”

🔼 The Next Level. What a weekend of firsts for former South Carolina baseball standout TJ Hopkins! Hopkins made his MLB debut on Saturday afternoon for the Cincinnati Reds against the Brewers. He tallied his first RBI in his first appearance, then made his first career start the next day.

🔼 Dominant On D. And speaking of former Gamecocks doing cool things after Columbia, women’s soccer defender Kaleigh Kurtz made her 50th consecutive regular-season start for the North Carolina Courage of the NWSL, giving her the club’s all-time record.

🔼 A True Star. Is there anything Aliyah Boston can’t do? Aliyah earned WNBA Rookie of the Month honors after her league debut! Listen to Fever head coach Christie Sides rave about what Aliyah brings to the court every single day. Aliyah averaged 15.8 points and six rebounds per game through the Fever’s first six games of the season.

And if you can’t get enough cool Aliyah stats, check this one out: Before the weekend’s slate, she had the sixth-best player efficiency rating across the entire WNBA, and she’s in some seriously elite company. The top five? Breanna Stewart, Brittney Griner, Nneka Ogwumike, Jackie Young, and Aj’a Wilson.

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Home Is Where The Heart Is. South Carolina playing in the regional championship game last night marked the team’s first appearance in a regional championship at Founders Park since what year?

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

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Answer: 2016

The last time South Carolina appeared in the regional championship at Founders Park came in 2016. Before yesterday, the Gamecocks made their last appearance in any regional championship in 2018.

Have a good Monday, y’all.