CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) –
10. Our countdown begins with the record-setting year at Charleston Battery. Forward Nick Markanic has scored 28 goals in just 33 games for the Battery this season, setting a new USL Championship single-season record. He would add another pair in U.S. Open Cup play and finish with a total of 30 goals, breaking the team record held by Paul Conway for more than 20 years.
9. Visiting Palmetto State ranked No. 9 in Premier League soccer. In early August, the Williams-Brice Stadium hosted Manchester United and Liverpool. The game drew a sellout crowd of more than 77,000 people, the largest ever for a football event in Carolina. If Liverpool wins 3-0, they will play in the exhibition.
8. Early summer was a big time for local teams to make changes to their baseball programs. In late May, The Citadel parted ways with alumnus Tony Skoll after seven years with the program, a little more than a week after that Charleston Southern fired Mark McMillian after four seasons, and a week after that, South Carolina Mark Kingston was fired after seven seasons. year. The Bulldogs will hire Russell Triplett, CSU will promote Karl Kuhn, while the Gamecocks will bring in former LSU head coach Paul Mainelli.
7. This year’s Major League Baseball Draft turned out very well for the Lowcountry. Somerville native P.J. Moreland was selected by the Miami Marlins with the 16th overall pick in the first round in July. Another former Green Wave star will be taken in the third round by the Colorado Rockies along with Gamecocks catcher Cole Messina, while his younger brother Carson was taken in the 12th round by the Toronto Blue Jays and Hanahan’s alumnus. , giving up the chance to play in Colombia. Former College of Charleston pitcher Trey Pooser will hear his name called by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 10th round
6. At age 6, Shelby Rogers called it a career. The Mount Pleasant native announced in late August that she would be retiring from professional tennis after more than a decade on the WTA Tour. Her final match at the US Open will be against her friend Jessica Pegula. Rodgers, 32, won more than 300 games, ranked 30th in the world and earned more than $5 million in his career. She was inducted into the South Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame in November.
The top 5 will be announced on Christmas day!
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