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• USCB softball teams earn sweep in opening doubleheader
  It was a day nearly two years in the making.

• USCB baseball team wins 2 vs. Milligan
  The University of South Carolina Beaufort baseball team staked ace Michael Heesch to a big lead in the opener and made the most of limited scoring opportunities in the nightcap to sweep a doubleheader from visiting Milligan (Tenn.) on Saturday, winning 9-6 and 6-2 at Richard Gray Sports Complex in Hardeeville.

• Excitement running high for debut of USC Beaufort softball team
  Work crews sprayed white paint this week on the recently built equipment building and changing room adjacent to the dugouts at Richard Gray Baseball Complex in Hardeeville. Saw horses remained nearby and fencing went up as USC Beaufort softball players began stretches before practice.

• USC Beaufort baseball team taken down by Flagler
  A big sixth inning Wednesday put the USC Beaufort baseball team in position to earn its fifth straight win, but the bullpen was unable to hold on, as NCAA Division II Flagler College rallied to beat the Sand Sharks, 5-4, at St. Augustine, Fla.

• USC Beaufort baseball team sweeps series with Mid-Continent
  Deep breaths helped Caleb Daniels through his first collegiate start.

• Sand Sharks take third straight from Mid-Continent
  USC Beaufort baseball coach Bryan Lewallyn wants to see what the Sand Sharks have in the bullpen, wants to give everyone a shot. But USCB's starters haven't given him much a chance during the first week of the season.

• USC Beaufort baseball team rallies past Mid-Continent again
  Senior left-hander Michael Heesch was able to recover quickly from a shaky start Thursday, throwing a five-hitter to lead the University of South Carolina Beaufort baseball team to a 5-2 win over Mid-Continent (Ky.) at Richard Gray Sports Complex in Hardeeville.

• USC Beaufort baseball team drops home opener to Brewton-Parker
  There was no second-guessing Saturday afternoon for Bryan Lewallyn and Erik Armstrong.

• USC Beaufort baseball season starts with victory
  Leading up to the season, USC Beaufort baseball coach Bryan Lewallyn said if he needed to win one game, he would want to hand the ball to Michael Heesch.

• USC Beaufort Baseball 2012 Season Preview
  Michael Heesch began this past fall preparing himself mentally for the season ahead, imagining he and his USC Beaufort baseball teammates destroying opponents in 2012.

• Sand Sharks help North team win Sun Conference all-star baseball game
  Five USC Beaufort baseball stars helped the North team to a 4-0 win in the annual Sun Conference All-Star Game on Saturday in Babson Park, Fla.

• USC Beaufort Notebook, Jan. 16: Five Sand Sharks to play in baseball all-star game
  The University of South Carolina Beaufort baseball team will have strong representation in the Sun Conference All-Star Game on Saturday at Webber International University in Babson Park, Fla., as five Sand Shark seniors were picked to compete in the exhibition.

• USC Beaufort signs Layman, three others for next softball season
  The USC Beaufort softball team won't be losing any seniors after their upcoming inaugural season, which begins Feb. 11, but the Sand Sharks are already in the process of adding pieces for their second season.

• USCB's Hutson, Meyer run at NAIA national meet
  The USC Beaufort cross country season concluded Saturday in Fort Vancouver, Wash., as seniors Selena Hutson and Marshall Meyer competed in the NAIA national championship meet near Portland.

• USC Beaufort men 3rd, women 5th at Sun Conference meet
  The USC Beaufort men's team finished third and the women placed fifth Saturday in the Sun Conference championships hosted by Ave Maria University near Naples, Fla.

• USC Beaufort baseball coach steps down to join Pirates' system
  Rick Sofield is going pro again.

• Carpenter leads USCB men to strong finish of fall season
  The USC Beaufort men's golf team wrapped up its fall season Tuesday with a strong showing at the Johnson & Wales Wildcat Invitational, as Jordan Carpenter earned medalist honors and the Sand Sharks finished in second place, one stroke behind the host school.

• Sand Sharks find new track and field coach
  In searching for a dedicated track and field coach, USC Beaufort athletics director Ty Rietkovich wanted to find someone with a varied background who could complement cross country coach Larry Kimball's expertise with distance runners.

• USCB women place 4th in fall finish to golf
  Led by sophomore Kendra Collins' third-place finish, the USC Beaufort women's golf team wrapped up the fall season with a fourth-place showing among 20 teams Tuesday at the Flagler Fall Slam at Marsh Creek Country Club in St. Augustine, Fla.

• Meyer, Hutson lead Sand Sharks at Southeast Classic
  Southeast Classic, Rome, Ga.: Cross country teams from USC Beaufort tuned up for the upcoming Sun Conference meet with efforts Saturday at the prestigious Southeast Classic in Rome, Ga.