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USC’s Dalles agrees to terms with O’s

June 16, 2009 By
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South Carolina catcher Justin Dalles has agreed to terms and will sign a contract with the Baltimore Orioles. Dalles was selected in the sixth round of the 2009 MLB Draft, the fourth time in Dalles’ career that he has been drafted.

Dalles is scheduled to report to the Aberdeen IronBirds of the New York-Penn League. He is the second Gamecock player to sign with a professional team. DeAngelo Mack signed a contract with the New York Yankees earlier
in the week.

Dalles earned second team All-SEC honors this past season hitting .324 (60-for-185) with 39 runs scored. He also hit 15 HR and finished with 47 RBI. He was also part of the NCAA Regional All-Tournament team after a tremendous weekend in Greenville, where he hit .589 (11-for-19) with three HR and 10 RBI.

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USC knocks off ECU in Regional

May 30, 2009 By

After Saturday night’s 12-2 win over host East Carolina, USC is in the driver’s seat in the Greenville, NC Regional.  The Gamecocks will play the winner of ECU and Binghampton Sunday at 6:00 with a chance to clinch the regional.

Blake Cooper went the distance on the mound and Justin Dalles and Adam Matthews provided the offensive fireworks to lead the Gamecocks to within one win of a Super Regional.

Cooper didn’t allow a run until the 8th inning when East Carolina hit a two run homer.  He scattered 14 hits in his nine innings of work and managed to get out of several jams.  The Pirates left 12 runners on base.  Cooper struck out six and walked two.  It was his third complete game of the season.

Dalles had a monster night at the plate.  He went four for five with two home runs and seven RBI’s.  One of those home runs was a grand slam in the seventh inning the busted the game wide open.  The Gamecocks scored six runs that inning to take a 12-0 lead.

Matthews had his best day as a Gamecock.  Getting the start in the DH spot he went four for five with two home runs.  He  also scored three times.

The Gamecocks improve to 40-21 this season.  It is the tenth straight year the team has won 40 or more games.

East Carolina and Binghampton will play at 2:00 Sunday.  The winner will have to beat USC twice to advance.   Ray Tanner plans to start freshman lefty Nolan Belcher tomorrow.

Box Score

AUDIO: USC post East Carolina presser (9:30)

(USC baseball coach Ray Tanner along with starting pitcher Blake Cooper, catcher Justin Dalles and D.H. Adam Matthews)

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Dalles exepcted to play for USC

May 29, 2009 By
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USC starting catcher Justin Dalles is expected to be in the lineup when the Gamecocks take the field this afternoon in their NCAA Regional game against George Mason.  He didn’t practice Thursday because of an illness and Ray Tanner wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to play today.

USC spokesman Andrew Kittick confirmed this morning that Dalles is feeling better today and should be ready to play.  Dalles is hitting .295 with 12 homeruns and 37 RBI’s.

If for some reason Dalles can’t play, today Kyle Enders will start in his place.

We will see if Dalles can make it through the game.  Temperatures are expected to be in the mid to upper 80′s today.  Catching is arguably the most physically demanding job on the field so it will be interesting to see how Dalles rebounds from his sickness.

Regardless, Ray Tanner is undoubtedly happy to have Dalles at his disposal this afternoon.

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