News digest, Sept. 12

Gamecocks detail league schedule

A home series against defending national champion Tennessee and a road series against College World Series runner-up Texas A&M are on South Carolina's Southeastern Conference schedule for 2025.

USC, in its first season with Paul Mainieri at the helm, also faces 2024 CWS participants Kentucky (away) and Florida (home) on consecutive weekends.

The conference has abandoned divisions, so normal East Division rivals Georgia, Missouri and Vanderbilt are not on the schedule.

In addition to Florida and Tennessee, home series are against newcomer Oklahoma, Ole Miss and LSU. Completing the 30-game conference slate are series at Arkansas, Auburn and Mississippi State.

All series are currently listed as Friday-Sunday except for the Ole Miss,which is Thursday-Saturday because of Easter. Game times and possible date readjustments (to Thursday for TV) will be announced later. The nonconference schedule, including the annual series with Clemson, will be announced at another time.
South Carolina's 2024 SEC series schedule
Times TBA, dates subject to change
March: 14-16: Oklahoma; 21-23: at Arkansas; 28-30: Tennessee.

April: 4-6: at Mississippi State; 11-13: at Texas A&M; 17-19: Ole Miss; 25-27: at Kentucky.

May: 2-4: Florida; 9-11: at Auburn; 15-17: LSU.
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Commitments

* Ryker Butcher, C,  Conley (NC) HS, to Winthrop, 2025.
* Garrett Nyurd, RHP/C, North Lenoir (NC) HS, to Winthrop, 2025.
* Chris Jackson, MIF, Ashley Ridge HS, to USC Sumter, 2025.
* Grayson Ledford, LHP, Laurens HS, to Limestone, 2025.

* Riley Matthews, SS, Marvin Ridge (NC) HS, to Anderson, 2025.
* Jake McCracken, LHP/1B, Conway HS, to Francis Marion, 2025.

* Dune Staniszewski, C/IF, South Aiken HS, to Augusta, 2025.

* Will Watson, OF, Pinewood Prep, to Wofford, 2026.