Great 8th inning!

Getting ready to hear from Mark Kingston to preview the series against the No. 1 Tigers.

Weather I'm sure will be a big topic with a lot of rain in the forecast, as well as what his pitching rotation could look like after Will Sanders was pulled from the weekend rotation at Mississippi State last weekend.

Olivia had already announced that she would not be using her extra Covid year but she's had one of the better farewell announcements in a long time.

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Still several other SEC teams in the mix though.

Checking in from Charlotte for a big midweek ballgame tonight.

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South Carolina lineup:
Braylen Wimmer - SS
Gavin Casas - DH
Ethan Petry - RF
Cole Messina - 1B
Dylan Brewer - LF
Talmadge LeCroy - 3B
Michael Braswell - 2B
Jonathan French - C
Evan Stone - CF

Matthew Becker - P

Since 1999 (24 years), The Huskies Men's BB Team has won FOUR NCAA Titles (still alive, this year) and been to 6 Final Fours (including this year).

In that same time span, the UConn Women's BB Team has won TEN NCAA Titles and been to 18 Final Fours. During the infamous 2019/2020 season when no NCAA tournament was held, the UConn Ladies went 29-3.

By the way, these numbers are NOT the total numbers of NCAA Titles and Final Fours in UConn's BB History.

Beal has already said she's gone. Olivia is done. Boston and Cooke have not said one way or the other. LA might improve her draft stock if she came back.

I'm able to confirm that two defensive players at positions of need made it in for OVs today.

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DE Derrick McLendon is obviously at a big time position of need. While he doesn't quite have the upside of Jordan Burch, I'd say he grades out a little better than Gilber Edmond did and would provide some much needed depth.

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Another position that the staff wants one more depth piece at is LB. Vongphachanh wasn't highly recruited out of HS but has been very productive at Utah St. He had over 100 total tackles in 2022 and 2 sacks. He'd immediately bring a lot of experience to a room full of young talent.

Some notes on what Shane Beamer had to say about his team's first scrimmage of spring practice, which was held last Saturday:

Since our girls had the best record in basketball against big competition and since we beat LSU not once but twice (and it wasn't even close), doesn't that make us the #1 team in the nation regardless of the NCAA tournament.

Hearing from Beamer for the second to last time before the spring game today. Live updates to come, with Shane scheduled to hit the podium at 12:30.

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This was expected and she pretty much said she going prior to the Final Four.

More in this week's Recruiting Rumor Mill:

By LSU ,! Down 20 points! I wonder if the Iowa coach is going to accuse the Tigers of Bar room fighting? 😎

The only reason we bring up Lampkin is because the staff reached out to him early in the process. At the time, we said Lampkin would make the least sense to bring in. That column can be viewed here.

Stay tuned as we’ve heard a MBB portal commitment (one we’ve covered) is in the horizon. Also, a new round of portal targets will be available for GamecockScoop members this week.

At first, she will be released in a protected preserve (approx. 50 acres) in the Pacific Northwest, her home waters. Lolita is believed to be 57 years old.

An interesting /heartwarming side note. Lolita's mother, who is over 90 years old, is still alive and resides in the same area where Lolita will be released.

You should wear down the Turtles @ the 2nd 1/2. It's only a matter of time👍

This week is the litmus test for how far this group can go.

Nm

It has been 1450 days since the softball team has won a conference series, but South Carolina takes down the 11th ranked Gators to 3-0 to clinch the series against Florida. KEEP IT GOING!

May bite us in the butt further down the line? These ladies are good, but so is everyone else that makes a final 4. I'm slightly concerned