we look forward to cranking it up again on tuesday. >> chad holbrook, a happy camper today. hi. i'm mike gillespie. let's begin with baseball. after missing the post-season last year, the gamecocks were pretty adamant about getting on the field and starting strong. after today, there's no doubt carolina accomplished that goal. >> albany and caroline, a game 3 this afternoon. the fifth, carolina down 1-nothing. john jones coming through with an r.b.i. single. that makes it a tie game. then bet only of the sixth,,ene cone with an r.b.i. single to second. that scores the go ahead run from third. carolina goes up 2 to 1. the gamecocks don't look back. jones with three r.b.i.'s today. carolina takes game 3 and the series 8 to 1. chad holbrook pretty pleased with the weekend. >> i told my team after the game, as pleased as i am with the way they played, i think we can play a lot better. but i think we played all three phases of the game pretty well all weekend long. we battled at the plate, had really good at-bats, made great defensive plays. our pitchers threw strikes for the most pa

chad holbrook is beginning his fourth season as usc's head coach. he's excited to see this team on the field in a real game. holbrook has 23 returning players..to go along with a recruiting class ranked as high as number two nationally. chad: but opening day is very, very unique. if you put on a uniform and you've been in a dugout..you don't quite understand it and get a feel of it. it's like christmas eve to us...we're going to be excited. i won't sleep marcus: just like christmas eve..i mean...it's going to be hard to sleep tonight...knowing that another team is going to be rolling in here trying to beat us in our own park in front of our own fans on opening day..it gets me excited. i can't wait for tomorrow..it's going to be hard to sleep tonight. chad:we'll wake up earlier than we usually wake up..because we'll be anxious to get to the field and play. that's kind of what makes baseball and opening day so special. there's no time to celebrate for the usc women's basketball team. carolina can clinch the outright regular season title tonight with a

that means chad holbrook is a happy man. holbrook: "guys were full of energy today. they were full of togetherness. they were anxious for this day. they couldn't wait for it to get here and i think they performed well and i'm excited for them, but it's just one game and we'll try to build on it and play well again tomorrow." thompson-williams: "definitely jitters. the first pitch, there were a lot of jitters going on. when you come out here, when you see all this for the first time, it's heartwarming and it gets your spirit up a little bit. it makes you want to play the game. it makes you want to play the game the right way." the monte lee era is underway at clemson. lee leading the tigers in his first game as head coach. the tigers hosting the maine bears in the season opener. the tigers strike for two runs in the first a double down the right field line...eli white scores the first run of the season for clemson. but maine comes back to win it four to three....game two o s saturday at two at doug kingsmore stadium. we move to the high school basketball state playoff

head coach chad holbrook has 23 players from last years team....and 19 newcomers....freshmen and junior college transfers. holbrook and his coaches have been working with the team since august.....he says he learned a little about the team during preseason practices and scrimmages. this weekend he'll find out a lot more about this squad. when a new team walks in and the game's are being played and the lights get turned on..you learn something else. and we're going to learn who handles the pressure a little bit better, who performs better in a competitive type situation. i'm going to learn a lot about my team. what i hope to learn is these players are as good as i think they are. i'm excited about these group of guys and i'm excited about watching them play this weekend and helping them this weekend. fabulous forecast over the next pressure is in place. look for mostly sunny skies today through the weekend with highs today in the lower 60s.near 70 saturday and low to middle 70s sunday. a pattern change by monday as a storm system moves our way and will increase clouds and our rain chance

head coach chad holbrook's gleaming about his new stud pitcher... 3 "it was a good win for us. i thought that the story of the game was our pitching staff. and adam hill was terrific in his debut here at south carolina. it's been really, really fun to watch him grow. he performed extremely well. 11 k's in 6 ip, no walks. an incredible performance by him." him."heck of a performance by the hanna alum... gamecocks with another a matinee matchup 3 and everyone likes a good selfie...and coming up the ones this cat takes are just purrrr-fect.stick around for the nightcap- i know i'm excited! honey, would some captain d's make you feel better? yeeeaah! (woo) when you love seafood this much... back again? i i pe it's just a clumsy phase. ...it's gotta be d's. anything's worth it for our new home-style flounder meal or double dozen shrimp. also, try our grilled menu featuring new tuscan tilapia. for full meals starting at just $4.99, 3 we're back with the nightcap-- 3 and we are a selfie-crazed society...and now even some fun!check out this cat...called mannie....he's gained over 45-thousand fol

gamecocks open up 2016 at let's etherington out there, founders on board, there the chad holbrook and brandon mcelwain. he'll be playing quarterback for the gamecocks football team. he got a nice ovation announced with the reserves. bottom of the 2nd ining, top i should say. bottom of the 2nd, clark with a sac fly and that scores john jones with the first run of 2016. game cox go up 1-0. bottom of the 3rd ining, jones is back at the plate with the bases loaded. he's going to drop a 3 run double into center field. that will clear the bases and that gives the gamecocks a 4-0 lead. they've been rolling and bats are hot. there is another one, dom thompson williams. it's 9-1, gamecocks in the 6th ining. alyssa caught up with fan ons the property for the first time as gamecock basketball -- baseball is back. >> fans talked to me about how special it is to be here on opening day. you never know what the weather is going to be like. it's such a beautiful day. you want to see what the guys can do and see what kind of team we may have. i love watching hockey. opening day mean as new beginning.

chad holbrook and the gamecocks looking to go six and oh....here's the team's latest pregame ritual. hey..whatever works...right? first inning....clarke schmidt gets one of his eight strikeouts. he's gone seven innings.....giving up one hit and no runs. john jones puts carolina on the board in the bottom of the first....he sends one to deep to left....the solo shot stakes carolina to a one-nothing lead. second inning....chris cullen bangs a double off the left field wall ....l.t. tolbert will race home to make it two nothing. next man up...marcus mooney lays down a bunt.....he beats it out for a basehit. the throw gets away....cullen scores all the way from second base...three- nothing gamecocks. still in the 2nd inning....jones drives in another run. the hot shot up the middle....mooney scores to make it four nothing. they're in the inning.....carolina leads it to. seven. clem son is hosting james madison this weekend. the tigers are leading game one....three to one in the sixth inning. the usc men's basketball team continues the march to the big dance. the gamecocks right now are p

chad holbrook looking on and would watch hill get another. six inning, two hits allowed, no walks and 11 strikeouts. strong debut for hill. jean cone is at the plate. he lays down a perfect bunt. co man is up on first. bases loaded for marcus moon any. he lifts one to left. we're going to have runs cross the plate. that's an error. it's 5-0 carolina as they play in the 8th ining. >> switching gores to hoops, frank martin and company are home tomorrow for a 9:00 p.m. against tennessee, a team they lost to on the road earlier this year. how do you prepare for a team that's beaten you before. he talked about what they need to do this time around against the tennessee volunteers. >> bill once said competing is doing everything the right way whether you're screening, understanding a play, cuting as hard as you can, making a shot when it's your turn to make a shot. it embodies every one of those things. we played hard, that game, but we didn't compete. it's our job, as coaches, to acceptable, not if you want to get better. sec women on the grounds

is the start time. , chad holbrook looking back to bounce back from last year's disappointing season. missed time in the preseason because of football. the carolina coach can't wait to see what the new team can do. >> this is christmas eve to us, i won't sleep tonight. our players won't sleep tonight and we'll wake up earlier than we usually do because we'll be anxious to go to the field and play. >> translator: extra special opening day at clemson tomorrow. monitoree lee will coach his first game with the tigers. clemson hosts maine, the college of charleston is hoping to >> it's my job to keep them lose and relaxed and keep running them out there so they can get comfortable. and don't put a lot of pressure if you don't pitch well you'll not pitch for two weeks. hopefully, after week one, we know more going into week two. >> translator: and week two, clemson hosts james madison. tomorrow's opener against maine starting at 4:00. plenty of baseball coming up it was looks like great weather for it. >> alicia: absolutely. >> ben: those maine game can't wait to get down here, some brutal

here is chad holbrook after tonight's win. i'm pleased with the way we played. we played great defense behind our guys. the guys were full of energy today, anxious for this day. they couldn't wait for it to get here and i think they performed well. >> and up the road, the elgin grad in his first game has baseball coach, hosting maine. double out toe right and that brings in eli white. pitcher charlie barnes out of sumter will go to work. he strikes out two in the 1st ining. maine wins it 4-3, game two tomorrow at 2:00. where the super bowl of nascar is sunday. richard petty went there multiple times. trent is entering his third season as a crew chief on the sprint cup level. >> i feel more comfortable in the sprint come series. i feel good fact guys and i feel gad about the feedback eric was giving me last year. i feel like we were able to get the car in a good place. i think your qualifying needs to be better this year. all the things in 15 and the changes in '16 kittitas will >> the first race of the schedule series, jordan anderson, got tv time tonight. >> it

head baseball coach chad holbrook already has a plan in place for mcilwain. holbrook: "as far as football's concerned he's a football player. he's a football scholarship kid. i realize that. when football needs him he's going to be with football. he's shown me why he's been so highly thought of. i'm certainly glad he's here. he's an explosive athlete. he can do somethings at the plate. ball flies off his bat. i do expect him to contribute to our team. i do expect him to be a good baseball player here." talking hoops now... back in the top 25. carolina's 25th in the latest ap poll... 23rd in the coaches. usc making the leap back into the polls thanks to strong showings at home. gamecocks beat mississippi state and alabama inside the cla last week. this week... carolina takes its act on the road... to georgia tuesday... and a showdown at 8th ranked texas a&m saturday. the first challenge against uga... will certainly be a tough one. martin: "this week we got two on the road. it's my job to manage our team to make sure we are prepared physically and mentally to

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year number three in the chad holbrook era, usc missed out on the tournament for the first time this century. today, starting with a lot to prove, paved with perfect weather. gamecocks hosting albany. more than 7400 fans on hand. albany, by the way, hit six home runs all last season. clark schmidt, first right-handed opening starter since 2010. he is six strikeouts, six innings. tj hopkins, one of two assists on the game. the double play to end the top of the 3rd. bottom 3rd, another new starter for the gamecocks, they that's john jones transfer. gamecocks get 7 runs, combined in the 3rd and 4th, they cruise 10-1 in the opening day win. >> it was a great opening day for us, you know, i -- i'm pleased with the way we played. >> it was good to face another team and pitch and pull out a win, especially a win like that. it's big on the first opening day. >> when you come out here and see all of this, it's heartwarming, you know, and gets your spirit up a little bit and makes you want to play the game the right way. >> quite the carolina debut. game two tomorrow. montee lee last year knoc

chad holbrook, the coach pleased with him. >> we thought when we signed adam that we were getting the kid that had a bright future. i think you can see why we thought that today. he performed extremely well. >> there were nerves before i got out there and nerves when i got on the mound. but once i threw my first pitch, it was like any other game. back to the basics. doing what i do. >>> usc back at it tomorrow at >>> klemmsome baseball needed to get back in the ncaa conversation. that means a second win against georgia tech. jaron blossomgame, by 14. team high 22 on the game. clemson in control. looking to up 14 at the end of the first half. instead of marcus george's, beats the buzzer. yellow jackets complete the comeback late in the second half. adam smith, huge second half. clemson down 3 in the final seconds. donte grantham, talk about a huge second half. all of his 16 points come after halftime.. ties it up. georgia tech going right to the hoop in the final second and georgia's hunt gets the call at home. replay would confirm it was correct. game high 25. jaron blossomgame gets a

chad holbrook says he was pleased with the way the guys played, and he said the most difficult part of the night might have been filling out the lineup card. >> i had to walk to mymyffice and look at my board, i saw 5-60 lineups with 13-14 different players. eventually i had to pick one. i picked up the good one. so i am 1 for 1. brad: the games -- the team plays again tomorrow. lots of college baseball being played in the upstate today, michigan state beat pc. furman lost to fordham. wofford beat kentucky in the season opener. and usc upstate came from behind to beat george mason. the daytona 500 is less than 48 hours away, and the lone sprint cup team that has called spartanburg home for the last few years decided to move to north carolina during the offseason. marc dopher has that story from daytona. marc: during nascar's infancy, spartanburg was considered stock-car racing's capital. that has shifted north to the the trend continued in january when h scott motorsports moved to the headquarters from spartanburg to mooresville. the last sprint cup team to call the upstate home has mo

where chad holbrook and the gamecocksback at a windy founders park wednesday hosting winthrop... usc up 2-0 already in the first and adding to it... chris cullen with the base knock into left center... that brings in alex destino to make it a 3-run lead...later in the frame...two more runners on and the wind blowing out for one... first career homer for the freshman... gamecocks led it 6-0 after one and made things easy for canaan cropper on the mound... mound...the sophomore righty with a career high eight strikeouts on the afternoon and the gamecocks improve to 5-0 on the year with a 16-4 win... 3 "that win'll hopefully mean something later in the year, from an rpi standpoint. it was a good game to win." 3 wofford beats usc upstate, 6-3. the terriers used a four-run fifth inning to secure the win.wofford opens at 4-0 for the second straight season, while usc upstate is 3-1. every terrier batter had at least one hit in the game, 3 and kids typically have parents climbing up the walls...but instead this two year old is the one moving... 3 (woo) when you love seafood this much...

chad holbrook says he was pleased with how his guys played. -- looked at the board, and solve five or six different lineups with 1314 different players. eventually, i had to pick one. i picked a good one. brad: moore scores from opening day. wofford beat kentucky. tomorrow is the daytona 500 and the one nascar team decided to -- left in the upstate in spartanburg decided to move to north carolina in the off-season. that story from daytona. >> during nascar's infancy, spartanburg was considered the racing capital. over time, that shifted north to north carolina. that trend continued in january. h scott motorsports moved to more seville. the last team to call south carolina home has moved to north >> there are a lot more resumes that show up on the desk because guys can make a 20 minute drive the to not want to make the hour and 20 minute drive. i think it opens the doors, brings more resources. i know are parts guys are lot happier. >> it makes their lives easier. it makes it easier for them to compete. consider this. -- a part one of those guys h going back to the old neighborhood can

chad holbrook after the game. >> it was a big win for us. that big win will hope -- hopefully mean something later in the year from an rpi standpoint. in the big south. it was a good game to win. we performed well. we got off to a good start off -- and the first. i am proud of canaan cropper. those are not easy conditions to pitch in. the end tyler haswell pitched outstanding. >> high school playoff basketball, can you believe, folks, there are 10 best will teams that are going to take place in the upper state and lower state finals. the lower state will be in florence. that will take place on friday and saturday. harrison scores for you that we had last night. and there are some from tonight. take a look at the full-screen. spring valley getting the win over. ac flora looking very well. johnson. they were over minetta. hammond gets a win tonight. 64-49 over wilson hall. jackson. porter advances over newman. and ethan hall over the team they play. 10 teams will take place and the upper and lower state finals. will have more on thursday. we w

chad holbrook saying this week he's hoping they step up and get some things done. in the house here in columbia. let's go to the highlights, shall we? we'll pick it up the first run of the season with a sac fly going to score a run. number9 hitter gets it done. gamecocks up 1-0. little hit right there. but then john jones driving in a three, three run score. he's the new one for the gamecocks. all many come back and get one here in just a moment. all the runners clear the bases. jones, a lot of power. they get a little nice ding right there. the day for albany but the gamecocks, boy, if you a fan you're looking forward tour the future. and right here, a big, big hit. don thompson with the big power jack, hammer time, that one is gone. he would go 3-4 with his first career home run for the gamecocks. another new face i like this name because this name in the scripture, jonah brown he gets a big rip with a double into the corner for the rbi. he was one of six on the batters on the day to get an rbi. the gamecocks are very hot. the guy that started off he's going to g

chad holbrook says he was pleased with how his guys played. he said the most difficult part of the night may have been filling up the l leup card. >> i walked in my office, look to the board, and saw 5-6 different lineups. eventually i had to pick one. i picked a good one. brad: moore re college baseball scores from opening day. wofford beat kentucky. tomorrow is the daytona 500 and the nascar team decided to move one to north carolina in the off-season. >> during nascar's infancy spartanburg was considered the , racing capital. over time, that shifted north to north carolina. that trend continued in january. the last team to call south carolina home has moved to north carolina. >> there are a lot more resumes that show up on the desk because guys can make a 20 minute drive the to not want to make the hour and 20 minine drive. i think it opens the doors, brings more resources. our parts guys are lot of happier. >> it makes their lives easier. it makes it easier for them to compete. think of this. every time they needed apart, one of those guys

that along with the fact that head coach chad holbrook's bringing in the 2nd best recruiting class in the nation...make the gamecocks a tough opponent..."i'm going to learn a lot this weekend. i've been around these guys since august, and i feel like i've learned a lot up to this point. but when a new team walks in and the games are being played and the lights get turned on, you learn something else. i'm going to learn a lot about my team. what i hope to learn is these players are as good as i think they are."but in the s-e-c everyone's a tough 7 teams in the u-s-a today top 25....three of those are in the top 5...and this season the gamecocks face all three of those top 5 teams. "i have a feeling that people are going to be playing their best baseball against us. and likewise there's a sense of urgency that our players have that we need to go out and play our best baseball and get back to doing what we do."so the road back to omaha's certainly not an easy one...but it'll be one game at a time...one series at a time for the gamecocks...and it all begins friday against albany. we'll ha

chad holbrook says he was pleased with how his guys played. >> i walked in my office, look to the board, and saw 5-6 different lineups. eventually i had to pick one. i picked a good one. brad: moore college baseball scores from opening day. tomorrow is the daytona 500 and the one nascar team decided to move to north carolina in the off-season. that story from daytona. >> during nascar's infoseek, spartanburg was considered the racing capital. over time, that shifted north to north carolina. that trend continued in january. the last team to call south carolina home has moved to north carolina. >> there are a lot more resumes that show up on the desk because guys can make a 20 minute drive the to not want to make the hour and 20 minute drive. i think it opens the doors, >> it makes their lives easier. it makes them easier to compete. think of this. every time they needed apart, one of those guys had to get in the car and drive to charlotte. brad: thanks so much. the clemson men's basketball team is in the triangle for another must win situation if they want to stay in the hunt. they have

chad holbrook and carolina looking to bounce back from last year's disappointing season...usc missing out on the ncaa tournament for the first time this century. the carolina coach says he can't wait to see what his new team can do. still to come... heading back to the basketball court. it's a all for a good cause. adways... beginning tonight... the columbia police department is having a public safety checkpoint in north columbia. the area was selected based on traffic violations... including, d-ui- and speeding incidents. this is an effort to reduce traffic collisions. any vehicle that is stopped will be checked for a valid driver's licence... poissible impairment... seatbelt use... and other safety regulations. and speaking of public safety... the lexington public safety department and the lexington county sheriffs department are battling it out on the basketball court tonight... and it's all for a good cause. proceeds from the game are supporting the make a wish foundation and a local women and children's shelter. it all starts at seven tonight at gilbert high school. tickets are s

that is chad holbrook cooking off -- kicking off your four is a coach. there is mcelwain, the highly touted freshman. he got in some action late in the game against albany. the gamecocks are moving strong and clarke schmidt with the try count, the opening-day starter. he brought his a game. clark scolamiero with a fly. john jones to third. [cheers and applause] it is a 1-0 gamecock lead. bottom of the third, jones back at the plate. bases are loaded and he arrived on second. 4-0 gamecock's. a lot of new faces and you have to get your roster out to keep up. here's one you will hear about, it is the first homerun of the or for the gamecocks and one by a final of 10-0. game to will be later today at 2:00 at the new founders park. up the road in the upstate, monte lee in his first game as clemson's head football coach. tigers hosted maine and in the first, a double out will bring in eli white and they are up 1- 0. charlie brown's out of sumter. maine gets on top of the tigers to win by a final of 4-3. steve spurrier is getting busy, even though he is not get

chad holbrook saying this week he's hoping they step up and get some things done.