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April 21st
1985 - The Gamecocks brought out their bats in a 17-0 battering of Louisville in this 1985 Metro Conference game. USC had 20 hits in the game, ten of which went for extra base hits. Offensive leaders included 3B Dave Hollins, whose four hits included a double and a home run, 1B Joe Datin (2B, 3B, HR), CF Scott Mackie (three hits) and SS Jeff Barns (home run). Mike Cook cruised through seven innings on the mound, as he and relievers Steve Boley and Glenn Jenkins combined to allow just five hits. The Sunday win gave USC a series victory over the Cardinals.

Birthdays
SportAthletePositionHometownBeginEndNote
FB Steve Dorsey Fullback Baltimore, MD 1976 1979 Underrated fullback was 3-year starter, had 1215 rushing yards
FB Kevin Saylor Long Snapper Barnwell, SC 1998 2002 Regular snapper as senior, had 3 special teams tackles
FB Brian Scott Wide Receiver Darlington, SC 1998 2001 Co-captain and MVP as senior had 93 catches, 1506 yards over career
BB Dom Thompson-Williams Outfield Sioux City, IA 2016 2016 Hit .321-8-41 in one season before Yankees drafted him

Games Played on April 21st
Football
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1899-04-21 South Carolina 7 , Furman 5
1903-04-21 South Carolina 7 , Guilford 6
1905-04-21 North Carolina 5 , South Carolina 3
1909-04-21 South Carolina 7 , Charleston 6
1911-04-21 South Carolina 4 , Virginia Christian 3
1913-04-21 Washington & Lee 5 , South Carolina 4
1914-04-21 South Carolina 7 , Wake Forest 6
1917-04-21 North Carolina 16 , South Carolina 6
1920-04-21 Oglethorpe 12 , South Carolina 4
1922-04-21 The Citadel 3 , South Carolina 0
1923-04-21 South Carolina 8 , Furman 7
1924-04-21 South Carolina 5 , Mercer 3
1925-04-21 Newberry 4 , South Carolina 3
1926-04-21 South Carolina 13 , Erskine 5
1930-04-21 South Carolina 6 , Wofford 2
1933-04-21 South Carolina 17 , Furman 3
1936-04-21 South Carolina 4 , Newberry 3
1939-04-21 South Carolina 9 , Georgia Tech 7
1942-04-21 Newberry 5 , South Carolina 3
1950-04-21 Furman 12 , South Carolina 11
1951-04-21 Furman 10 , South Carolina 8
1951-04-21 Furman 6 , South Carolina 2
1953-04-21 Furman 7 , South Carolina 5
1956-04-21 Duke 9 , South Carolina 6
1958-04-21 Clemson 5 , South Carolina 3
1959-04-21 South Carolina 7 , Georgia Southern 5
1961-04-21 Virginia 5 , South Carolina 2
1962-04-21 Wake Forest 8 , South Carolina 4
1964-04-21 Erskine 3 , South Carolina 2
1967-04-21 North Carolina 3 , South Carolina 0
1972-04-21 Clemson 5 , South Carolina 2
1973-04-21 South Carolina 6 , Elon 0
1975-04-21 South Carolina 5 , Wofford 0
1975-04-21 South Carolina 2 , Newberry 0
1977-04-21 South Carolina 5 , Wofford 0
1978-04-21 South Carolina 15 , Wofford 4
1979-04-21 South Carolina 3 , East Tennessee State 2
1980-04-21 South Carolina 8 , Pfeiffer 4
1981-04-21 South Carolina 5 , Mercer 0
1982-04-21 South Carolina 4 , Mercer 3
1982-04-21 South Carolina 9 , Mercer 5
1983-04-21 South Carolina 10 , Augusta 1
1984-04-21 Georgia Southern 8 , South Carolina 3
1985-04-21 South Carolina 17 , Louisville 0
1987-04-21 Clemson 7 , South Carolina 3
1988-04-21 South Carolina 5 , Furman 4
1989-04-21 South Carolina 8 , Clemson 3
1990-04-21 South Carolina 6 , Florida State 5
1992-04-21 Clemson 10 , South Carolina 9
1993-04-21 Clemson 8 , South Carolina 7
1995-04-21 South Carolina 4 , Vanderbilt 3
1996-04-21 South Carolina 8 , Vanderbilt 7
1997-04-21 South Carolina 12 , Wofford 1
1999-04-21 Clemson 5 , South Carolina 4
2001-04-21 Georgia 5 , South Carolina 4
2002-04-21 South Carolina 4 , LSU 3
2004-04-21 South Carolina 5 , The Citadel 2
2006-04-21 Kentucky 10 , South Carolina 9
2007-04-21 Mississippi 6 , South Carolina 0
2009-04-21 South Carolina 14 , USC-Upstate 6
2012-04-21 South Carolina 5 , Auburn 3
2013-04-21 South Carolina 3 , Kentucky 1
2015-04-21 Furman 2 , South Carolina 1
2017-04-21 South Carolina 4 , Florida 2
2018-04-21 South Carolina 11 , LSU 4
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1978-04-21 South Carolina 7 , Winthrop 4
1979-04-21 South Carolina 10 , Benedict 3
1979-04-21 South Carolina 24 , Clemson 5
1984-04-21 Louisiana Tech 1 , South Carolina 0
1984-04-21 Louisiana Tech 4 , South Carolina 0
1985-04-21 South Carolina 2 , North Carolina 0
1985-04-21 South Carolina 4 , North Carolina 3
1988-04-21 South Carolina 3 , Furman 0
1988-04-21 South Carolina 5 , Furman 0
1989-04-21 South Carolina 4 , Nicholls State 3
1989-04-21 South Carolina 8 , Austin Peay 0
2007-04-21 South Carolina 6 , Kentucky 5
2007-04-21 South Carolina 2 , Kentucky 1
2010-04-21 Coastal Carolina 4 , South Carolina 3
2012-04-21 Tennessee 4 , South Carolina 2
2013-04-21 South Carolina 3 , Auburn 1
2015-04-21 South Carolina 8 , Georgia Southern 0
2017-04-21 Auburn 2 , South Carolina 0
2018-04-21 South Carolina 8 , Missouri 3