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Everything Mark Kingston said after South Carolina's game one win over Florida

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April 12, 2024

Everything Mark Kingston said after South Carolina's game one win over Florida

Following South Carolina’s 10-3 win over Florida on Friday, head coach Mark Kingston spoke to the media. Here’s what he had to say.

On if the ninth inning rally can carry over

“I mean, again, you’re only as good as your next game. But today was a really good game. And it was punctuated by that last inning. It was a two-run ballgame. And you knew that the lineup for them was flipping over and Caglianone would be coming up. You just hope he wasn’t going to have the opportunity to be the tying run. So the fact that we were able to put up those runs late really allowed us to relax a little more in the bottom of the ninth.”

On Cole Messina hitting leadoff tonight and playing well

“Well, that was what the hope was. You’ve seen a lot of big strong guys in 2024 in modern baseball. Teams are going that way with the leadoff hitter. Here last year, Wyatt Langford did it for them, and he’s already in the big leagues. Schwarber’s done it, Judge has done it, Mike Trout does it. Again, we’re trying to find that the best version of ourselves. And until we find it and feel that we found it, we’re going to keep trying things. So we tried it today and it was a good look. There’s no question it was a good look today.”

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On keeping the faith in Will Tippett’s offense

“We made an adjustment in terms of just saying he’s going to hit right-handed the rest of the way. And you saw why. He has the ability to change the game like that if he can make contact. So that was really good for him and his confidence, I think. And that will help him. It’s good for us just to see that he’s capable of doing it.”

On Eli Jones’ outing

“He made some adjustments. A lot of times, he’s fastball-change and then a curveball-slider are kind of third pitches today. He featured the curveball and the slider. I think it shows that he can make adjustments based on who we’re facing and the kind of hitters he’s facing. So he bounced back. It’s the first thing I told the team in the postgame is Eli just showed what this thing’s all about. You have a tough week last week and you bounce back this week. It just shows that he has a heart of a champion.”

On taking Jones out after six innings of work

“Well, it was a very close game. And we’ve been burned a few times this year by trying to get more out of guys. We have confidence in our bullpen right now. And I think we need to hand the ball off to a guy a pitch too early rather than a pitch too late.”

On the decision to pitch to Caglianone in the seventh with a base open

“Well, there were two outs, you have a four run lead, you don’t invite another run with a 15 home run guy on deck. If that’s a two-run ballgame, you have a decision to make. Four-run ballgame, there was no decision to be made. The guy hit a homer, but we still had a two-run lead. And you don’t invite more runs when you’re up by four in that situation.”

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On being more aggressive early in the count against Brandon Neely

“We knew he was the closer for them, and we were going to try to get his pitch count up. By the same token, he was going to get ahead of us with that fastball. So we want to be more aggressive. But we also want to take types of swings that allow us to have success. I thought we took more swings that were shorter and quicker and much compact tonight, especially in RBI situations. And I think that’s why you saw score 10 runs and had 13 hits.”

On if the conversation about approach involved shorter and more compact swings

“We’ve been stressing it for a while. But sometimes, they just need to see it work and see it really quick to know how important that is. I mean, it’s always been an emphasis. Long swings just don’t work in RBI situations. But sometimes it just clicks there.”

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Men’s Golf Visits South Carolina for Colleton River Collegiate

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February 28, 2026

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Men’s Golf Visits South Carolina for Colleton River Collegiate

BLUFFTON, S.C. – Kentucky men’s golf begins the month of March at the Colleton River Collegiate this Sunday and Monday at Colleton River Club (par 72, 7403 yards).

UK joins a 15-team field for the 54-hole event, which will consist of 36 holes of continuous play on Sunday, followed by 18 holes on Monday. An 8 a.m. shotgun start will kick things off on Sunday, while Monday’s final round will begin with another shotgun start, this time at 7:45 a.m.

UK is paired with Indiana, Kansas State and Ohio State for the first day of play.

The Wildcats will utilize the same starting five, albeit in a different order, as was featured at the Watersound Invitational just two weeks ago. There, the Cats finished seventh in a loaded field and found themselves as high as third place during the final nine holes.

Sophomore Jacob Settles had the best showing of his collegiate career, finishing tied for seventh at 5-under par, while senior captain Jack Schoenberger had his highest finish of the season, placing tied for 14th at 2-under.

Jacob Lang, Luke Coyle and Cole Stockard will complete UK’s starting five alongside Settles and Schoenberger, the fourth time in six events the Wildcats have featured this starting unit.

Freshman Cameron Phillips will tee it up as an individual once again after an impressive showing in the same role at the Watersound where he tied for 29th and had two rounds under par.

Fans can follow along with live scoring on the Scoreboard Powered by Clippd website.

Kentucky Lineup:

Jack Schoenberger: Senior, Alpharetta, Ga
Jacob Lang: Sophomore, Alvaton, Ky.
Jacob Settles: Sophomore, Winchester, Ky
Luke Coyle: Junior, Campbellsville, Ky.
Cole Stockard: Freshman, Dalton, Ga.
Ind. Cameron Phillips: Freshman, Portsmouth, Ohio

Competing Schools (15): Chattanooga, Cincinnati, ETSU, Indiana, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kentucky, Memphis, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Northwestern, Ohio State, Rutgers

For the latest on UK Men’s Golf follow the Wildcats on X and Instagram @UKmensgolf, and online at ukathletics.com.

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Biden visits Columbia, thanks SC Democrats for 2020 primary support

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February 28, 2026

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Biden visits Columbia, thanks SC Democrats for 2020 primary support

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Former President Joe Biden spoke Friday at the Columbia Art Museum in downtown Columbia at an event hosted by the South Carolina Democratic Party to honor his more than 50 years with the party and to mark his 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary victory.

Biden entered the South Carolina primary having lost Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada. His win in the state gave his campaign momentum heading into the rest of the primary calendar.

“People in this room brought my campaign back from the brink — a lot of pundits, people in the press had given up on me,” Biden said.

Biden said South Carolina’s support was central to his path to the presidency.

“If I could just get to South Carolina I could win the nomination, and I knew if I won the nomination I’d win the presidency because I knew what Bill Clinton and Barack Obama knew before me — South Carolina picks presidents,” Biden said.

South Carolina Democratic Party Chair Christale Spain said Biden’s performance in the state went beyond a primary win.

“Biden didn’t just win, he delivered,” Spain said.

Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., whose endorsement of Biden ahead of the 2020 primary was a key moment in the campaign, attended the event. Clyburn praised Biden’s record of public service.

“There is no American ever who has demonstrated through his service more substance — and I might add sustenance — than Joseph Robinette Biden,” Clyburn said.

Biden also directed remarks at the current Trump administration and called on Democrats to turn out for November’s midterm elections to help flip the House or Senate.

“There’s no time to give up — it’s time to get up, get up, get up, continue to fight,” Biden said.

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South Carolina Room at CCPL Main Library closes May 1 for 8-10 weeks

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February 26, 2026

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South Carolina Room at CCPL Main Library closes May 1 for 8-10 weeks

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Researchers and history buffs will soon have to plan around a temporary closure at the Charleston County Public Library’s Main Library as renovations approach.

The library’s South Carolina Room, located at the Main Library at 68 Calhoun St., will temporarily close to the public beginning May 1, as the building prepares for renovation later this year.

The South Carolina Room is expected to be unavailable for about eight to 10 weeks during the transition. During that time, services, collections and in-person research assistance will not be accessible.

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The department will reopen to the public in a temporary location at 1248 Camp Road, though an official reopening date has not yet been announced.

The South Carolina Room is CCPL’s primary local history and genealogy research department. It preserves and provides access to materials documenting the history and people of Charleston County and South Carolina, including historical documents, maps, photographs, manuscripts, newspapers and other archival resources used for scholarly research, family history and community exploration.

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CCPL said the temporary relocation will allow continued preservation of materials while renovations at the Main Library are underway. Updates on reopening timelines and services will be shared at ccpl.org and through the library’s official communication channels.

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