COLUMBIA — It took a moment to sink in — then suddenly, celebrations erupted as an eighth run meant South Carolina softball advanced to a super regional for the first time since 2018. They ...

South Carolina earned the No. 8 national seed and hosted a super regional for the first time in school history. The Gamecocks were one win away from their first WCWS appearance since 1997 ...

They will host No. 9 seed UCLA (52-10) in a super regional at Carolina Softball Stadium beginning May 23 (1 p.m., ESPN2) in a best-of-three series. The Gamecocks are 34-5 at home.

South Carolina drops to 37-14 and 11-11 in SEC play with the loss. The Gamecocks entered the crucial series in a four-way tie for No. 7 in the SEC standings and will have two more shots this ...