Tuesday, August 6, 2013

NEWS DIGEST, AUG. 6

Calvi, Toman on list
Former University of South Carolina assistants Mark Calvi (South Alabama) and Jim Toman (Liberty) are on PerfectGame.org's list of 10 rising college head coaches.
Rising

Tracking the Tigers
Clemson has posted a statistical update on its players in the professional ranks.
Tigers

SEC  has half of top 10
Five Southeastern Conference baseball stadiums, including USC's Carolina Stadium, are in CollegeBaseballDaily.com's ranking of the top 10 stadiums in College Baseball. Clemson's Doug Kingsmore Stadium is among two ACC venues in the rankings. Two Big Ten stadiums and one Pac 10 stadium complete the list. LSU's Alex Box Stadium is No. 1
Top 10

USC, Clemson in Twitter elite
USC's Twitter account for baseball - @GamecockBasebll - and Clemson's matching account - @CUTigerBaseball - are ranked second and 13th, respectively, among followers in school-maintained accounts for that sport, according to statistics compiled by UTSports.com. The USC account has 44,207 followers and the Clemson account has 13,325 as of Tuesday. LSU leads with 49,461 followers. There are nine SEC schools and seven ACC schools (including Louisville) in the Top 25. There breakdowns for several other sports, too.
Social

Dyson chips in
Former USC pitcher Sam Dyson homered and was the winning pitcher for the New Orleans Zephyrs in his AAA debut Monday night. He is a Miami Marlins farmhand.
Dyson
 

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