News digest, May 6

Inabinet retires at Francis Marion

Art Inabinet announced his retirement Monday after 24 seasons as head coach at Francis Marion.

Inabinet had a 704-478-2 record with the Patriots and was 788-532-2 as a coach at four-year schools.   His 2006 team went to the NCAA  Division II world Series. His final team went 18-30, but qualified for the Conference Carolinas Tournament where it lost to Erskine in the first round.

He was head coach at North Greenville when it transitioned from a  junior college to a four-year program.

Inabinet played for Horace Turbeville at Winthrop and was an assistant coach to Gerald Griffin at FMU before  taking over.

The new coach will be the third in the program's history. Griffin started the program in 1973 and coached 28 seasons.

Inabinet

Art Inabinet got his 700th with the Patriots
this year against Claflin. (FMU photo)

Game previews/notes

* Clemson (Charlotte, Truist Field)

Tigers

49ers

* Coastal Carolina (UNCG)
Chanticleers

* College of Charleston (The Citadel)
Cougars

Bulldogs

* Presbyterian (Wofford)
Blue Hose

* South Carolina (at Winthrop)

Gamecocks

Eagles

Rankings

* D1Baseball: 1. Tennessee. 2. Clemson. 13. South Carolina.

D1

* Baseball America: 1. Tennessee. 4. Clemson. 16 South Carolina.
BA

* National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association: 1. Tennessee. 3. Clemson. 13. South Carolina.
Scribes

* Perfect GameUSA: 1. Tennessee. 3. Clemson. 16. South Carolina.
PG

* USA TODAY: 1. Tennessee. 4. Clemson. 14. South Carolina.
Coaches

* College Baseball Central: 1. Tennessee. 3. Clemson. 11. South Carolina.
CBC

* College Baseball Nation: 1. Tennessee. 2. Clemson. 11. South Carolina.
CBN

* 11point7 midmajor: 1. East Carolina. 8. College of Charleston. 16. Coastal Carolina. 

Midmajor

* NJCAA Division I: 1. Gaston College. 6. Florence-Darlington Tech.
NJCAA