BASEBALL. MARCH 18, 2023

Gamecocks Complete Twinbill Sweep at Georgia​

South Carolina AT Georgia (18 - 1 - 0, 1 - 0 - 0) (13 - 5 - 0, 0 - 1 - 0)​


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SOUTH CAROLINAGEORGIA
AB3128
RUNS122
HITS127
RBI102
BB70
SO56
LOB75

ATHENS – The University of South Carolina baseball team completed a doubleheader sweep of Georgia Saturday afternoon (March 18) with a 12-2, 7-inning win at Foley Field.

Ethan Petry was a perfect 4-for-4 with five RBI and two home runs in the game. Braylen Wimmer drove in three in a two-hit day, while Cole Messina, Petry, Jonathan French and Will Tippett each scored two runs in the win.

Noah Hall pitched a complete game, striking out five and allowing seven hits, two runs with no walks to improve to 4-0 on the season.

Carolina scored four runs in the third and broke it open in the fifth, scoring seven times, which included Petry’s second home run and two-run hits from Wimmer and Will McGillis.

POSTGAME NOTES

  • Carolina is 2-0 in SEC play for the first time since 2017.
  • Petry is hitting .471 with nine home runs and 30 RBI after today’s pair of games.
  • Hall now has 31 strikeouts compared to just seven walks in 31.1 innings pitched.
  • The road team has now won the last four series between the Gamecocks and the Bulldogs.
  • The 19-1 start is the best for the Gamecocks since the 2004 team also started 19-1.