First baseman (a 2022 first-round pick since promoted), infielder (a former South Carolina Gamecocks signee) and infielder got off to slow starts.

Source: https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/minor_leagues/tampa-bay-rays-prospects-going-for-a-riverdogs-3-peat/article_b8e180fa-4e4c-11ee-88d0-ef80a18fd4b8.html

The previously unbeaten South Carolina Gamecocks ran into the unstoppable Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes in the 2023 Women’s Final Four on Friday night, falling 77-73 and losing out on their chance to repeat as national champions.

Source: https://awfulannouncing.com/college-basketball/dawn-staley-media-criticisms-south-carolina-style-bar-fighters.html

Weekend tailgate parties for the South Carolina Gamecocks have always come with the territory, the Jacos said.

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