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SportsTalk Rewind 5.22.12: Daily Relfector’s Nate Summers (AUDIO)

May 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Since the completion of spring football practice, SportsTalk has been traveling around the country (via airwaves of course), getting in touch with various beat writers who cover the respective opponents of both Clemson and USC for the 2012 football season.  Tonight we welcomed into the program East Carolina beat writer for the Daily Reflector in Greenville, North Carolina, Nate Summers.

AUDIO: Nate Summers

East Carolina is second up on the schedule for the USC Gamecocks in 2012.  The Pirates were the opener on the 2011 schedule for South Carolina, playing at Bank of America Stadium, and gave the Gamecocks quite the scare.  The Gamecocks needed a late 2nd-half charge from embattled Quarterback, Stephen Garcia, to get out of Charlotte with a W.  The Pirates need to replace some major parts from last season’s squad to try and contend with USC this season.  Nate explains….

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Clemson dominates Phil Steele’s Preseason 1st team Offense

May 22, 2012 By 4 Comments

Sammy Watkins is a Preseason First Team Receiver and Kick Returner per Phil Steele

One of the most prestigious college football preview publications in the country is “Phil Steele’s College Football Preview”.  He recently released his Preseason All-ACC team, and the Clemson Tigers dominate the list on the offensive side of the ball, representing 1/3 of the first team.

First Team All-ACC on Offense include: RB Andre Ellington; WR Sammy Watkins (who also is the first team kick returner); WR Deandre Hopkins; and C Dalton Freeman.

Quarterback Tajh Boyd represents the Tigers on the 2nd team offense.  Tight End Brandon Ford is represented on the 3rd team, and Tackle Brandon Thomas rounds out the 4th team on offense.

On Defense, the loan representative on the first team for the Tigers is DE Malliciah Goodman.  Sophomore Linebacker, Stephone Anthony, is on the 2nd team.  Another Linebacker, Corico Hawkins, is on the 3rd team, and Safety Rashard Hall rounds out the 4th team Preseason All-ACC defensive team.

 

 

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SportsTalk Rewind 5.21.12: Browning Points (AUDIO)

May 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Every Monday here at SportsTalk we provide our listenership with the best stock car analysis the state has to offer.  For this, we welcome into the program our good friend and President of Darlington Raceway, Chris Browning. 

AUDIO: Chris Browning

The NASCAR circuit has been hovering around Charlotte a lot lately.  This past weekend, Charlotte Motor Speedway hosted the  All-Star race.  Dale Earnhardt Jr won a small victory, and Jimmy Johnson got back to his dominant ways again. 

This week the stock car guys return for the Coca-Cola 600.  Chris breaks down the funky formatting for All-Star weekend, and looks ahead to all the action continuing in Charlotte this weekend.

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Coastal Carolina grabs top honors in the Big South Conference

May 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Coastal Carolina players obtained top individual awards and have eight named All-Big South:

After winning its sixth straight Big South regular season baseball championship, Coastal Carolina was honored with four of the league’s five top individual awards – Player of the Year Daniel Bowman, Co-Pitcher of the Year Aaron Burke, Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Tucker Frawley and Coach of the Year Gary Gilmore– and placed eight on the All-Big South team, including first team picks Bowman, Burke, Frawley and Rich Witten as well as second team selections Alex Buccilli, Ryan Connolly, Josh Conway, and Tyler Herb.

This marks the 11th time a Chanticleer has earned Big South Player of the Year and, since starting the award in 2007, the fifth time in six years a Chant has been voted Pitcher of the Year. Gilmore was named Big South Coach of the Year for the eighth time in his career.

Daniel Bowman, Big South Player of the Year

Bowman (Bridgewater, Va.) has set numerous Coastal Carolina records and is approaching some Big South marks as well. He is just the second player on the league history to amass 200 career RBI and 200 runs scored. Also, he is four hits shy of becoming the only player in Big South history with 200 RBI, 200 runs scored and 300 hits. He was the Big South Player of the Week twice and he earned the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association National Hitter of the Week once. Bowman had hit streaks of 11, nine and eight games, while having a team-best streak of 32-straight games of reaching base safely (by hit/walk/hit by pitch). He scored the game-winning run a team-best eight times and drove in the game winner on six occasions.

Through the regular season, Bowman ranks second in the league in overall batting average (.383) and he batted a league-best .400 in conference games only,. Overall, he was first in total bases (121), second in hits (82), second in triples (5), second in slugging percentage (.565), third in runs scored (52), fourth in on base percentage (.464), ninth in stolen bases (13) and 10th in RBI (38). Versus Big South competition, Bowman not only led the league in batting average, but he ranked first in hits (38), first in triples (4), second in total bases (58), third in runs scored (24), third in slugging percentage (.615), third in on base percentage (.467) and fifth in RBI (20).

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SCBCA announces coaches and players of the year

May 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By: Justin Stevens

The SCBCA has selected the coaches and players of the year for each class.

AAAA

Alex Cunningham from Byrnes, who has helped the Rebels get to the state championship series, was selected as AAAA player of the year. Brian Hucks, Lexington High School, was selected as AAAA coach of the year as he led the Wildcats to a deep run in the 4A playoffs.

AAA

Fort Mill swept the player of the year and coach of the year categories as Andrew Tomasovich was awarded AAA player of the year, and Brad Mercer was named AAA coach of the year. Fort Mill made it to the state championship series in 3A, where they eventually lost to A.C. Flora.

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