News digest, June 17

Creighton adds Kingston

Former South Carolina head coach Mark Kingston has been named associated head coach at Creighton and will take over as head coach to replace Ed Servais in 2026, the Omaha school announced Monday.
Creighton

Bulldogs hire Weisz from Coastal

Gardner-Webb has announced then hiring of Zach Weisz as an assistant baseball coach. Weisz  has served as director of baseball operations at Coastal Carolina.
Bulldogs

MLB Draft combine participants

Several players with connections to South Carolina will be participating in the MLB Draft Combine beginning Tuesday in Phoenix.

* Central Bucks HS: Chase Harlan, 3B (Clemson signee).
* Clemson: Austin Gordon, RHP; Will Taylor, OF;.

* Coastal Carolina: Sam Antonacci, SS; Blake Barthol, 2B; Derek Bender, C; Alexander Meckley, RHP;

* College of Charleston: Cole Mathis, 3B.
* Kentucky: Ryan Waldschmidt, OF (Charleston Southern transfer).
* Presbyterian: Joel Dragoo, OF; Daniel Eagen, RHP; 

* P27 Academy: Brendan Lawson, SS.
* River Bluff HS: Beau Hollins, LHP (USC signee).
* South Carolina: Eli Jerzembeck, RHP; Eli Jones, RHP; Roman Kimball, RHP; Cole Messina, C; 
* State College of Florida: Brandon Clarke, LHP (USC signee).

* Summerville HS: Carson Messina, RHP (USC signee); P.J. Morlando, RF (USC signee).
* Tennessee: Billy Amick, 3B, Leesville/Clemson transfer.

* Walton HS: Dane Moehler, RHP (Clemson signee).
Combine

Commitments

* Gideon Antle, OF, Sr., Ohio U, to North Greenville.
* Reese Lumpkin, RHP, Sr., Winthrop, to Miami.

* Keenan Nelms, RHP, Fr., College of Central Florida, to Florence-Darlington Tech.

* Jase Wolta, 3B, So., Kansas City CC, to South Carolina.

Transfer portal

* Ryan Foody, LHP/1B, Fr, Charleston Southern.
* Kynton Gay, IF, Fr., Claflin.

* Jagger Jefferis, LHP, Sr., USC Upstate.
* Landon Lucas, RHP, Sr., College of Charleston

* Jace Rinehart, OF, Jr, USC Upstate