USCB

• Sand Sharks knock around Benedict College
  Jeremy Webb drove in three runs, R.J. Neal and Larry Perry knocked in two apiece and USC Beaufort won for the ninth time in 10 games, pounding Benedict College 12-3 on Tuesday at Hardeeville's Richard Gray Baseball Complex.

• USCB athletics director moving to Columbia after school year
  When Kim Abbott took over as USC Beaufort's director of athletics development nearly five years ago, she didn't know what to expect when building an athletics department from scratch.

• USCB baseball notebook: Sand Sharks find rhythm over busy break
  Spring Break was a bit of a misnomer for the USC Beaufort baseball team. With a week off from classes, the Sand Sharks did anything but take a break.

• Sweep keeps Sand Sharks baseball team rolling along
  The USC Beaufort rallied late in the opener, ace left-hander Adam Miller tossed a two-hit shutout in the second game and the Sand Sharks swept visiting Oswego State in a doubleheader Sunday at Hardeeville's Richard Gray Baseball Complex, winning 8-6 and 5-0.

• USCB men's golf team places second
  The USC Beaufort men's golf team bounced back from a rough weekend in the desert with a strong showing at Embry-Riddle's 21st annual Eagle Invitational, wrapping up a second-place finish Sunday in Daytona Beach, Fla.

• USCB golf team near top at Embry-Riddle Spring Invitational
  The USC Beaufort men's golf team found itself in the hunt to repeat as champions at Embry-Riddle's annual spring Eagle Invitational, as the Sand Sharks carded a team score of 299 after the first round Saturday at the Club at Pelican Bay in Daytona Beach, Fla.

• Sand Sharks unable to complete series sweep of Shawnee State
  When Cory Pallutch's throwing arm turned a nasty shade of purple within seconds of absorbing a line drive off the bat of David O'Neil, USC Beaufort's leadoff hitter, it seemed like the kind of bad break that might spell disaster for Shawnee State.

• Sand Sharks sweep Shawnee State; win streak hits 6
  Ace Adam Miller led USC Beaufort to another victory in the opener, and pinch hitter Brandon Collins smashed a three-run home run to cap a six-run rally in the second game, as the Sand Sharks swept a doubleheader from Shawnee State on Tuesday at Hardeeville's Richard Gray Baseball Complex.

• Rough final day in Nevada for USCB golf teams
  The weather and the course once again got the better of the USC Beaufort men's and women's golf teams Tuesday in the final round of the California Baptist University Spring Break Invitational at Primm Valley (Nev.) Golf Club.

• USCB golf teams struggle in Spring Break Invitational
  The USC Beaufort golf teams lost their way on a windy day in the desert.

• USCB notebook: Sand Sharks shaking up infield
  No, you don't need to schedule an appointment with an optometrist, because your eyes are not deceiving you.

• Fifth-inning rallies power USCB to sweep
  From staff reports

• Sand Sharks take first two from Fisher College
  The USC Beaufort baseball team took the first two games of its series against Fisher College on Saturday at Richard Gray Baseball Complex in Hardeeville, downing the visitors from Boston by scores of 5-0 and 7-1.

• USCB splits doubleheader with Southern Wesleyan
  If coach Rick Sofield has done his job and the pitchers have held up their end of the deal, the time eventually will come when a USC Beaufort hitter gets a chance to determine whether the Sand Sharks win or lose.

• USCB baseball notebook: Former Battery Creek star getting early chance to shine
  Former Battery Creek High School and Beaufort Ospreys standout Weldon Smith knew he eventually would get a chance to make his mark on the USC Beaufort baseball program, presumably next season, when he appears to be in line to take over the starting third base job after Zach Rossetti graduates.

• USCB endures rough day at Grayson Stadium
  USC Beaufort baseball is like a box of chocolates ... you never know what you're going to get.

• Sand Sharks begin track season at Savannah St.
  The USC Beaufort track team had a few eye-opening performances at Savannah State's Eye Opener meet on Saturday.

• Miller returns to Savannah, helps Sand Sharks defeat SCAD
  SAVANNAH -- Sure, it was strange when Adam Miller took the mound at Grayson Stadium and saw one of his best friends, John-Michael Crawford, staring back from the batter's box.

• Patient Sand Sharks use late surge to put away Savannah St.
  Believe in the process, Rick Sofield kept telling his USC Beaufort baseball team. Keep trusting what you're doing, he said, and keep doing it until it starts to work again.

• USCB notebook: Sand Sharks find room for improvement in doubleheader loss
  It was a disconcerting disappearing act. With the USC Beaufort baseball team facing a golden opportunity, the Sand Sharks offense went up in smoke -- and so did their hopes of establishing themselves as the top contenders for the Sun Conference title, at least for now.