Good Morning Fam! Gamecock baseball’s Ethan Petry has been named the Pat Sorenti Most Valuable Player in the Cape Cod League!

What else is mixed into today’s Brew? Check it out below!

🥇  Quincy Hall wins gold
🏈 Comeback players
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

Tailgate Talks. Pull up a chair and join Gamecock Football legends Patrick DiMarco and Stephen Garcia as they reflect on their time in Columbia and share stories with fans in a new weekly show, Tailgate Talks.

Get ready for laughs, behind-the-scenes insights, and the kind of unfiltered access you can only get from DiMarco and Garcia plus special guests from USC past and present – including a certain visor-wearing HBC in Episode 2.

Tailgate Talks premieres on Wednesday, August 14 on Gamecocks+ with new episodes streaming weekly.

📈 STOCK UP

🔺 Gold Standard. Former Gamecock Quincy Hall is bringing a gold medal back to the USA! He won the men’s 400m final in comeback fashion. His 43.40 winning time was a personal-best. He is now the first Gamecock to earn gold in the 400m. Check out the race! 

🔺 Comeback Season. Two Gamecock football players were named to the 2024 Comeback Player of the Year Award Watch List! Tight end Brady Hunt and running back Rocket Sanders landed on the list for the award that recognizes college football student-athletes for overcoming injury, illness, or other circumstances.

🔺 Onto The Semis. Team USA and A’ja Wilson took down Nigeria 88-74 in the Olympic quarterfinals! The former Gamecock recorded another double-double, scoring 20 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. She added two blocked shots and two assists. Team USA advances to the semifinals where they’ll play Australia on Friday.

🔺 Softball, Soccer & Scholars. South Carolina softball had 15 student-athletes earn Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete honors! This number ties a program record from last season. The Gamecocks have had double-digit honorees for nine-straight seasons. The men’s soccer team also stood out in the classroom. They earned the Team Academic Award from the United Soccer Coaches for exemplary performance in the classroom. They finished the academic year with a 3.64 GPA, the No. 3 team GPA in NCAA DI.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

The women’s basketball program won 18 games in its first full season of varsity athletics competition, 1974-75.

Today’s trivia question…

Who is the first team the Gamecocks defeated?

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

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Thursday 8/8

🏊 Women’s Diving 3-meter Springboard Semifinals (Julia Vincent) @ 4:00 a.m.
⛳️ Women’s Golf Stroke Play Round 2 (Nanna Koerstz Madsen) @ 5:06 a.m.

📆 COMING SOON

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF — 23 DAYS
🤙 South Carolina vs. Old Dominion
📅 August 31, 2024
🏟️ Williams-Brice Stadium — Columbia, South Carolina

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: College of Charleston

🤙 Have a great Thursday, y’all.