NEWS DIGEST, AUG. 5

Sorry for the slow updates. I've been doing some college & high school football preview work, which pays more than this site. Or course, picking up cans and bottles for recycling pays more than this site.

Wolves' Barbieri honored
Newberry's Eric Barbieri has been named to Jewish Sports Review's all-American team for 2013.  Barbieri hit .335 with 16 doubles, 8 home runs and 46 RBIs. He played designated hitter, outfield and first base. Barbieri was named to the South Atlantic Conference's all-tournament team. He went 7-for-16 with four doubles, a homer and three RBIs.
Barbier

Patriots add six players
Four South Carolinians are among six players Francis Marion has signed for the 2014 season. The South Carolinians are  infielder Graham Herrington of Galivants Ferry, S.C., right-handed pitcher of Bethune, catcher William Robbins of Rock Hill and Bryce Saunders of Aiken.
Patriots

The Patriots also added 14 transfers.
Transfers

Eagles pick up four
Winthrop has signed four junior college players for the 2014 season, including pitcher Travis Shelley of USC Lancaster.
Eagles

Claflin offers preview, recruiting update
Claflin University has posted a summer version of its preview of the 2014 season, including information on incoming players.
Claflin

Clemson offers update
Here's the latest time-lapse photography on the work at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
DKS

Clemson updates player stats
Here's last week's Clemson update on former Tigers in the pro ranks.
Pro Tigers

Also, here's last week's update on Tigers playing summer collegiate baseball.
Summer

Greiner talks of Team USA experience
USC catcher Grayson Greiner gives TheBigSpur.com his impressions of spending the summer as part of the U.S. Collegiate National Team. The American went 20-3, including a five-game sweep of Cuba. All three losses were suffered in Japan.
USA

BC official, Davidson coach honored
Pete Frates of Boston College's support staff and and Davidson coach Dick Cooke have been named winners of the 2013 Tom Walter College Baseball Inspiration Award by CollegeBaseballInsider.com. Frates, director of baseball operations for BC, is battling Lou Gehrig's Disease and Cooke coached the 2013 season after being  seriously injured in a traffic accident in 2012. The award is named for Tom Walter, the Wake Forest coach who donated a kidney to Demon Deacons freshman Kevin Jordan prior to the 2011 season.
Walter

Palmetto Games rosters set
Rosters have been announced for the six teams in The DianmondProspects.com's Palmetto Games high school-age tournament Aug. 10-11 at Carolina Stadium in Columbia.
Palmetto

Greer signs pro deal
Former USC Upstate player Brody Greer has signed a free-agent contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Greer

Commitments
TheDiamondProspects.com reports the following player commitments:
* Mann High left-hander Will Fuqua has committed to Wofford.
Fuqua
* Nation Ford infielder Brandon Fite has committed to Winthrop.
Fite
* St. James right-hander Trent Revis has committed to Florence-Darlington Tech.
Revis
* Byrnes righty Alex Eubanks has committed to  UNC Asheville.
Eubanks
* St. Joseph's catcher David Marable has committed to Erskine.
Marable

Evan Graves of Orangeburg Prep has signed to play for USC Salkehatchie, according to the Orangeburg Times & Democrat.
Graves

Wofford offers Update
 Wofford recently posted an update on how its players were faring in summer collegiate leagues.
Terriers

Wofford signs 12
Wofford also announced the signing of 12 p[layers, including Elliot Lance of Lexington.
Terriers

Scolamiero delivers
Clark Scolamiero of Greenville High and the Southeast team won the home run hitting competition in connection with the Big League World Series completed last week in Easley. His committed to USC.
Homers

Greenville team wins
The Southeast team scored six runs in the bottom of the six and beat Venezuela of in the BLWS championship. College of Charleston recruit Bradley Jones and Clemson recruits Grant Cox and Glenn Batson were among the other contributors.
BLWS