Heavy rain will continue to fall across South Carolina at the beginning of the week. Periods of heavy rain will continue to stream mainly south to north as a low-pressure system passes just to our west. The positioning of this low-pressure system is pulling lots of deep tropical moisture across the Palmetto State, which will stay producing the chance for flash floods throughout the day. Some showers will still linger around on Tuesday; therefore, a few spots may develop flooding again.

Overall, we expect higher rainfall across Upstate and the Lowcountry. Across Upstate South Carolina, the rainfall will range between 2 and 4 inches, with some spots that could receive up to 5 inches isolated. Across the Lowcountry, rain totals will range between 2 and 4 inches, with some isolated spots accumulating up to 5 inches. The Midlands and the Pee Dee rainfall will vary between 1 and 3 inches. Some models hint at rain in the higher range across the northern portions of the Midlands.

Please avoid flooded roads. Remember, don’t drown. Six inches of water could cause your vehicle to stall, while six inches of standing water could cause it to float.

This rainfall could significantly reduce drought levels across South Carolina, especially along the coast. The next drought monitor update will be released on Thursday morning. We expect to see a big difference, as we’ve had a very slow-moving low-pressure system and a stationary front that has meandered and brought several rounds of rain since last Friday.

Expect the weather to improve by mid-week, with drier conditions across the state. Temperatures will remain slightly above normal for this time of year as a high-pressure system will be located to our east. By the end of the week, temperatures could reach the 90s statewide.

The South Carolina Gamecocks are starting to be considered pretenders and not contenders.

The South Carolina Gamecocks are getting ready for what they hope is a successful 2025 college football season. Quarterback LaNorris Sellers is predicted to have another big season for the Gamecocks and the Gamecocks are expected to compete for a playoff spot.

However, based on the latest college football playoff projections, it looks like most people consider South Carolina to be a pretender and not a contender this season. 247 sports’ Brad Crawford released his postseason projections, and he had South Carolina missing the playoffs and playing Indiana in the Reliaquest Bowl. Yahoo Sports also just released theirs, and the Gamecocks were nowhere to be found in the top 12.

The Gamecocks were a borderline playoff team last season despite having three losses on the schedule. They had perhaps the best final stretch of the season amongst all the college football teams, but it wasn’t enough to put them in the top 12. Now, some expect them to be back in contention for the playoffs.

Sellers has shown his ability to elevate South Carolina’s offense and he did so last season as a first year starter. Now with an entire year under his belt and expected improvements in his game, it’s safe to think the Gamecocks’ offense will only be better this season. But will it be enough to land them inside the playoffs? For now, people are saying no.

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Texas A&M is one of the best teams in the country. They showed it on Thursday. South Carolina had a pretty good night at the plate, but the Aggies (and some USC defensive miscues) proved to be too much to handle in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal. At the end of the night, Texas A&M won by a score of 12-4.

Early in the game, it felt like the starting pitchers would hold these two powerful offenses back.

The Gamecocks worked the count on Emiley Kennedy in the first, but the lefty went three-up, three-down anyway. Chastain Woodard’s team manufactured a run in the second to take an early lead.

Sam Gress got into trouble in the bottom of the first, but the scoreboard read 0-0 when the dust settled.

The lack of offense wouldn’t last.

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Gress wasn’t as fortunate in the second inning as she gave up two home runs to Kennedy Powell and Mya Perez, allowing A&M to overtake USC and take a 4-1 lead.

Then in the third, Karley Shelton blasted a ball to right field that hit off the protective netting in front of the scoreboard. The solo shot brought the Gamecocks back within two runs.

South Carolina chipped away with another run in the fourth but couldn’t put up a crooked number despite putting three different runners on base. Some of the previously-mentioned Gamecock defensive miscues hurt USC in the bottom half of the frame as a pair of errors, a defensive obstruction call, and a poor decision allowed A&M to plate two more runs.

Quincee Lilio hit her first home run of the season in the fifth to cut the lead to 6-4, but that inning proved to be the final one of the game. Texas A&M managed a six-run showing in the stanza, fittingly winning it on a walk-off error. It was South Carolina’s fifth of the game.

Five errors is a high number, but the Gamecocks had a few other plays that were problematic on defense. A poor throw decision, a busted double play, and an obstruction call were among the non-error “errors” on Thursday. Giving second chances to an offense as good as A&M’s proved to be too much to overcome for USC. Mya Perez and KK Dement combined for nine RBI, several coming after defensive missteps.

Up next: South Carolina softball will await Selection Sunday to learn their NCAA Tournament fate. The Gamecocks will host a Regional but are right on the line as a top-8 national host. Fans can tune in to ESPN2 on Sunday, May 11th at 7:00 p.m. to watch the selection show. The ESPN app also will make the show available via streaming.