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April 22nd
2000 - #1 USC relied on the long ball in a double header sweep of Kentucky. The top-ranked Gamecocks took game one 15-5 as catcher Brandon Pack homered twice and Nate Janowicz, Trey Dyson, Tripp Kelly and Chris Plummer also cleared the fences. Kip Bouknight improved to 12-0 on the year with the win, while Scott Barber picked up his ninth save by pitching three scoreless innings of relief. Game Two was closer, as Carolina edged the Wildcats 11-10 in ten innings. Pack, Dyson, Kelly and Marcus McBeth all hit home runs in the second game, while reliever John Wesley picked up the win. Barber came out of the bullpen again to record his second save of the day. The victories were USC's 14th and 15th straight as the team improved to 40-4 on the year.

Birthdays
SportAthletePositionHometownBeginEndNote
FB Joe Addison Long Snapper Columbia, SC 1984 1988 Regular long snapper for 4 years. Had 6 special teams tackles
BB Charlie Aldrich First Base Hilton Head, SC 1985 1987 Slugging 1B hit .342 with 41 home runs. All-Metro in 1987
FB John Dantonio Defensive End Zanesville, OH 1975 1978 2-year starter had 181 tackles, 7 sacks. Brother of Mark Dantonio
FB Brian Elam Cornerback North Augusta, SC 1999 2002 Top backup corner had 37 career tackles
FB Michael Flint Wide Receiver Mount Pleasant, SC 2001 2005 Former walk-on became regular in WR rotation. Had 5 catches for 22 yard average
FB Sadarius Hutcherson Offensive Line Huntingdon, TN 2016 2018 Rising senior has 29 starts at guard and tackle
FB Rachiem Monroe Cornerback Charleston, SC 2000 2003 Shrine Bowler had 17 tackles, 2 pass breakups in career

Games Played on April 22nd
Football
DateScoreNote
Men's Basketball
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Baseball
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1900-04-22 South Carolina 13 , Furman 6
1902-04-22 South Carolina 9 , Furman 0
1905-04-22 North Carolina 18 , South Carolina 8
1910-04-22 South Carolina 14 , Wake Forest 6
1911-04-22 Washington & Lee 15 , South Carolina 6
1912-04-22 South Carolina 2 , Davidson 1
1913-04-22 Catholic 3 , South Carolina 0
1915-04-22 Wake Forest 12 , South Carolina 0
1920-04-22 Oglethorpe 10 , South Carolina 7
1924-04-22 South Carolina 6 , Benedictine 1
1925-04-22 South Carolina 10 , Presbyterian 8
1927-04-22 Auburn 11 , South Carolina 2
1929-04-22 South Carolina 7 , Furman 3
1931-04-22 South Carolina 17 , The Citadel 1
1935-04-22 Duke 13 , South Carolina 1
1935-04-22 Duke 7 , South Carolina 2
1938-04-22 Georgia Tech 7 , South Carolina 2
1939-04-22 Georgia Tech 12 , South Carolina 4
1940-04-22 Presbyterian 10 , South Carolina 6
1941-04-22 South Carolina 12 , Presbyterian 3
1946-04-22 South Carolina 14 , Presbyterian 7
1950-04-22 South Carolina 15 , Furman 0
1952-04-22 South Carolina 7 , Davidson 4
1955-04-22 North Carolina 13 , South Carolina 2
1957-04-22 Wake Forest 8 , South Carolina 0
1961-04-22 Maryland 9 , South Carolina 8
1961-04-22 Maryland 4 , South Carolina 2
1966-04-22 South Carolina 4 , Wake Forest 0
1974-04-22 South Carolina 7 , Baptist 1
1975-04-22 Davidson 4 , South Carolina 3
1976-04-22 South Carolina 9 , UNC-Wilmington 8
1977-04-22 South Carolina 7 , Tennessee 2
1978-04-22 South Carolina 14 , Tennessee 4
1981-04-22 South Carolina 7 , The Citadel 4
1982-04-22 South Carolina 4 , Georgia Southern 0
1986-04-22 The Citadel 5 , South Carolina 4
1987-04-22 South Carolina 10 , Methodist 7
1988-04-22 Clemson 7 , South Carolina 6
1989-04-22 South Carolina 7 , Clemson 1
1990-04-22 Florida State 6 , South Carolina 3
1991-04-22 The Citadel 3 , South Carolina 1
1995-04-22 South Carolina 9 , Vanderbilt 2
2000-04-22 South Carolina 15 , Kentucky 5
2000-04-22 South Carolina 11 , Kentucky 10
2001-04-22 South Carolina 6 , Georgia 0
2003-04-22 South Carolina 5 , UNC-Asheville 1
2005-04-22 Alabama 6 , South Carolina 4
2006-04-22 Kentucky 15 , South Carolina 12
2007-04-22 South Carolina 11 , Mississippi 9
2008-04-22 South Carolina 5 , Furman 3
2009-04-22 Clemson 12 , South Carolina 2
2011-04-22 South Carolina 8 , Mississippi State 2
2012-04-22 South Carolina 11 , Auburn 7
2014-04-22 South Carolina 8 , Davidson 0
2016-04-22 South Carolina 8 , Missouri 5
2017-04-22 Florida 7 , South Carolina 5
2018-04-22 South Carolina 8 , LSU 6
Men's Soccer
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Volleyball
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Women's Soccer
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Women's Basketball
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Softball
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1975-04-22 South Carolina 41 , Coker 9
1977-04-22 South Carolina 24 , Limestone 4
1978-04-22 South Carolina 3 , Winthrop 2
1982-04-22 Indiana 6 , South Carolina 0
1989-04-22 South Carolina 4 , South Florida 3
1989-04-22 South Carolina 2 , Virginia 0
1989-04-22 South Carolina 5 , North Carolina 4
2006-04-22 South Carolina 3 , Mississippi 2
2006-04-22 South Carolina 2 , Mississippi 0
2007-04-22 South Carolina 2 , Kentucky 0
2009-04-22 South Carolina 6 , Coastal Carolina 2
2012-04-22 Tennessee 6 , South Carolina 3
2014-04-22 South Carolina 3 , Georgia Southern 1
2016-04-22 LSU 7 , South Carolina 2
2017-04-22 Auburn 2 , South Carolina 0
2018-04-22 South Carolina 6 , Missouri 2