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South Carolina baseball, Paul Mainieri hires Chris Gordon as director of player development
South Carolina baseball’s new coach Paul Mainieri
Paul Mainieri speaks to the crowd at his introductory press conference on Thursday
COLUMBIA — South Carolina baseball coach Paul Mainieri has hired Chris Gordon as the director of player development, the school announced Monday.
Gordon’s job duties also include working as the as director of analytics and camp coordinator.
“Chris is going to be a valuable member of our staff,” Mainieri said in a school release. “In today’s game, analytics, technology, and statistics play a vital role in player development, recruiting, scouting reports, and game strategy. Chris’ proficiency in all of the developmental systems we have at our access … is outstanding and his ability to analyze the data to make recommendations to the coaches will be critical.”
Gordon spent the past two seasons at Texas, working on hitting and pitching development. He was promoted to the on-field coaching staff during the 2024 season and worked directly with the pitchers. Gordon was at Duke 2017-22 and was elevated to pitching coach in February 2021.
He’s also worked at East Tennessee State University and Milligan.
At South Carolina, Gordon will work on staff with brand new coach Paul Mainieri, who comes to the Gamecocks via retirement and assistant coaches Monte Lee, Terry Rooney and John Hendry.
REQUIRED READING: Everything to know about South Carolina baseball coach Paul Mainieri’s staff for 2025
Lulu Kesin covers South Carolina athletics for The Greenville News and the USA TODAY Network. Email her at lkesin@gannett.com and follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, @Lulukesin
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Guest Column: Ousting The 'Sister Senators' – FITSNews
“This election proves that South Carolina is pro-life …”
by HOLLY GATLING
National Right to Life President Carol Tobias is fond of saying that the abortion industry has the money, but the pro-life movement has the people, and we will take the people over the money any time. That proved true in the South Carolina Republican primary elections June 11 and the runoff June 25, when pro-life voters turned out to defeat three extremist Republican pro-abortion women senators and replace them with pro-life candidates who have pledged to support South Carolina Citizens for Life’s life-saving legislation.
“These races show that South Carolina voters in the Republican primary care deeply about the protection of unborn children,” said Lisa Van Riper, president of South Carolina Citizens for Life (SCCL), the state’s oldest and largest single-issue right-to-life organization. “People need to be very careful when attempting to disregard this issue.”
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The South Carolina Citizens for Life Action PAC contributed to the defeat of two of the three “Sister Senators” in the June 11 primary – and forced the third Sister Senator, Katrina Shealy, into a runoff on June 25 when she was soundly defeated by our PAC-endorsed candidate Carlisle Kennedy.
The “Sister Senators” is the name the secular news media gave to five pro-abortion women Senators, including three Republicans, who voted to defeat the Human Life Protection Act, and tried, but failed to defeat the Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act. So far, the Fetal Heartbeat Act has caused abortions occurring in South Carolina to decline by 80 percent, according to data maintained by the S. C. Department of Public Health (SCDPH).
On June 11, Sister Senator Sandy Senn lost to SCCL Action PAC endorsed candidate Matt Leber by 36 votes, the narrowest of the three victories. Mr. Leber, a pro-life member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, now moves up to the Senate.
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Likewise, Sister Senator Penry Gustafson lost to SCCL Action PAC endorsed pro-life candidate Allen Blackmon by a resounding rejection vote of 82.07 percent to 17.93 percent, according to the South Carolina Election Commission.
Some news media reports claimed more than $350,000 funded the campaigns to re-elect the pro-abortion Sister Senators. South Carolina Citizens for Life and the SCCL Action PAC focused on pro-life identified voting lists, cost-effective and truthful social media, get-out-the vote advertisements, and the simple message: Vote Pro-Life. Vote for Carlisle Kennedy. Vote for Matt Leber. Vote for Allen Blackmon.
Once again, this election proves that South Carolina is pro-life, and voters will hold elected officials and candidates accountable to the unborn members of our human family who cannot yet vote.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR …
Holly Gatling is a 1972 graduate of the University of South Carolina College of Journalism, and a 2018 graduate of Divine Mercy University where she earned her Masters of Science in Psychology. She is the executive director of South Carolina Citizens for Life (SCCL).
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Troopers investigating fatal Orangeburg Co. crash
ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) – The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash in Orangeburg County.
The crash happened Sunday at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Branch Dale Road near Rock Hill Road, approximately five miles north of Holly Hill, Lance Cpl. Lena Butler said.
A 2006 Toyota Avalon was traveling east on Branch Dale Road when it went off the roadway to the right and overturned.
The driver of the vehicle died as a result of their injuries, Butler said.
Two passengers were injured and taken to the hospital by EMS.
The Orangeburg County Coroner’s Office has not yet released the name of the victim.
Copyright 2024 WCSC. All rights reserved.
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South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, credited with helping Biden win the 2020 nomination, endorses Harris for president
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, credited with helping Biden win the 2020 nomination, endorses Harris for president.
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