Good morning. Don’t miss Aliyah Boston doing Aliyah Boston things — like draining a contested buzzer beater from downtown to force overtime for the Fever.

Here’s what’s new in today’s Brew ⤵️

🍽️ Dine on that
⚾ To the City of Angels
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

Best Of The Best. Have you missed any of our Best Of countdowns yet? We’re halfway through July and we’ve got you covered with a recap. Check out the best videos on Gamecocks+ from our fall and spring film rooms, Gamecocks Access pieces, and My Time stories, all neatly packaged right here at GamecocksPlus.com.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Dine On That. What does Paul Finebaum think about South Carolina as the fall gets closer?

“I don’t think there’s a person listening who doubts right now that Shane Beamer has this program rolling…from a momentum standpoint,” Finebaum said. “And that’s as important as a final season record. Because he did something that nobody had done in so long.

Beating Clemson at the end of the year, Shane Beamer can dine on that one for a long time.”

🔼 Out Of The Park. New South Carolina baseball assistant coach Joey Holcomb has his own approach when it comes to coaching hitters. So what’s his philosophy for the Gamecock bats next season?

“I think it’s important to have a lineup of physical athletic players,” he said. “You’re not going to be able to stand up there and hit singles and doubles and score a bunch of runs. You’re going to have to rely on being able to hit the ball out of the park and have that three-run home run that’s the difference in the game, or even be able to do short game start type stuff to be able to get guys off the mound, make them field their position.”

Read more about Holcomb and what he brings to Columbia here.

🔼 To The City of Angels. We’ve got another Gamecock heading to the big leagues! Will McGillis signed a free agent deal with the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday morning. McGillis finished the 2023 season with a .313 batting average, 30 RBI, 29 runs scored, 14 homers, and four doubles.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Countdown: 51. The Gamecock record for most passing yards in a single game is 510, set in 2018. Against which opponent did the Gamecocks air it out for their all-time record?

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

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Clemson

Jake Bentley passed for 510 yards against the Tigers on November 24, 2018.

Have a good Thursday, y’all.