USC 17th; Clemson 21st
South Carolina is ranked 17th and Clemson 21st in PerfectGame.org's early recruiting rankings for the 2014 signing class. North Carolina is ranked No. 1. RHP Grant Holmes of Conway helped Florida earn a No. 3 ranking. Click on individual schools for a list of signees.
PG rankings
Earlier, the Website gave Florida the No. 1 ranking among 2013 signing classes. USC was No. 3 and Clemson No. 20.
2013 rankings
Paladins add 10
Furman has announced the signing of 10 players during the fall early signing period. All of the signees are from out of state.
Paladins
Smith selected
Furman coach Ron Smith (shown above) has been selected for induction into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Smith was a two-sport standout in high school and at Furman.
Smith
Hose sign 10
Presbyterian College has announced the signing of 10 players for its 2014-15 recruiting class. Included are two South Carolinians: P/C/IF Tanner Chock of Loris and RHP Russell Thompson of Laurence Manning.
PC
Coker signs six
Coker has announced six signees for the 2014-15 recruiting class. Three South Carolinians - RHP Joey Carpenter of Wren, 2B/SS Bryson Conner of North Augusta and P Zack Bennett of Woodmont - are in the group.
Cobras
Patriots sign six
Francis Marion has announced the addition of six players during the early signing period. They include SS Trevor Bradley from West Columbia and USC Sumter, 3B Cody Smiley of Laurens and IF/OF Brandon Young of Aynor.
FMU
PC reveals schedule
Presbyterian has announced its 2014 schedule.
PC
The school later announced it would play two games at Fluor Field in Greenville: Pittsburgh (March 11) and Wofford (March 19).
Hose
Spartans detail schedule
USC Upstate also has announced its 2014 schedule.
Spartans
Recruiting
TheDiamondProspects.com has reported many player commitments since my last notebook. Check them out here.
Commitments
Warriors helping others
Southern Wesleyan's baseball players are collecting toys for the Country Santa project in the Pickens County area. The organization distributes toys to underprivileged children.
Santa
The SWU baseball team also served as co-host of a charity golf tournament in Anderson last month.
Golf
Young signs pro deal
Former Benedict standout Brandon Young has signed a contract with the Trinidad (Colo.) Triggers, a team in the independent Pecos League. Young is the son of Benedict coach Selwyn Young.
Young
Ex-Crusader signs
Former North Greenville player Adam Taylor has signed to play for the Gary Railcats of the independent American Association.
Taylor
Thompson studies abroad
Claflin University has posted a feature on baseball player Jalen Thompson, who spent time in Australia studying at Griffith University.
Thompson
Pacers set bull riding event
USC Aiken's baseball program will receive the proceeds of a bull riding event set for Jan. 14 in Augusta.
Pacers
Niekro, Lopez to speak
Former Atlanta Braves Phil Niekro and Javy Lopez will be speakers at the Charleston RiverDogs' 10th annual Hot Stove Banquet Jan. 31 in Charleston.
Banquet
Fire Ants set fundraiser
USC Sumter is selling coupon books as a fundraiser for its baseball program.
USCU
Coastal offers voucher package
Coastal Carolina is offering a $50 voucher package for 12 home games - other than the Baseball at the Beach Tournament - in 2014. The Chanticleers will play a TicketReturn.com Field in Myrtle Beach as work continues on an on-campus facility.
Chanticleers
Clemson offers birthday party packages
Clemson is offering birthday party packages for the 2014 season for fans ages 12 and under.
Tigers
National notes
* Baseball is one of seven sports being eliminated by Temple after the 2014 school year.
Owls
* Southeastern Louisiana will operate at 10.7 scholarships (the NCAA limit if 11.7) the next two seasons as a result of NCAA penalties imposed because of a lack of institutional control. An NCAA investigation found the school allowed 137 athletes over five years to compete despite being academically ineligible. Football and men's and women's basketball also suffered penalties.
Lions
* CollegeBaseballInsider.com has listed early signings for many Division I schools.
Signings
* Brian Murphy has been promoted to head coach at William & Mary, one of College of Charleston's rivals in the Colonial Athletic Association. He replaced Jamie Pinzino, who left to become pitching coach at Oklahoma.
Tribe
* The town of Cary, N.C., has been awarded an additional three years of being host of the NCAA Division II College World Series. The agreement extends the event's tenure there through 2018. Cary and Mount Olive College have co-hosted the event the last five years and the 2014 and 2015 events had previously been awarded to the site.
DII
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