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Today's Date In Gamecock History
February 29th
1980 - In the home season opener Bret Baynham pitched seven shutout innings against Tennessee, with Martin Small also shutting out the Vols in the 8th and 9th. Tennessee got only three hits on the day, while offensively the Gamecocks scored fifteen runs on fifteen hits, highlighted by home runs from shortstop Rod Carrway and Mark Boatwright. Carolina improved to 2-0 on the year with the win.

Birthdays
SportAthletePositionHometownBeginEndNote
FB Hal Hamrick Center Canton, GA 1989 1990 Juco transfer was starting center in 1990

Games Played on February 29th
Football
DateScoreNote
Men's Basketball
DateScore
1912-02-29 Wofford 26 , South Carolina 20
1924-02-29 Tulane 60 , South Carolina 23
1936-02-29 South Carolina 37 , VMI 34
1952-02-29 Clemson 78 , South Carolina 64
1964-02-29 South Carolina 74 , Maryland 64
1992-02-29 Tennessee 87 , South Carolina 64
2012-02-29 Mississippi State 69 , South Carolina 67
2020-02-29 Alabama 90 , South Carolina 86
Baseball
DateScore
1980-02-29 South Carolina 15 , Tennessee 0
1988-02-29 South Carolina 10 , Campbell 0
1992-02-29 South Carolina 5 , Coastal Carolina 3
2004-02-29 South Carolina 5 , George Mason 0
2020-02-29 South Carolina 8 , Clemson 5
Men's Soccer
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Volleyball
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Women's Soccer
DateScore
Women's Basketball
DateScore
2004-02-29 Vanderbilt 62 , South Carolina 41
Softball
DateScore
1988-02-29 South Carolina 22 , Georgia Southern 0
1988-02-29 South Carolina 17 , Georgia Southern 0
2012-02-29 South Carolina 13 , Charlotte 7
2020-02-29 Troy 2 , South Carolina 1
2020-02-29 South Carolina 10 , Charlotte 0