Game Recap: Baseball | 3/6/2022 | Kent Reichert FROM USC SPORTS INFORMATION POSTED BY GCF STAFF
Michael Braswell led the Carolina offense, going 4-for-5 on the day while Talmadge LeCroy added a pair of hits. The Gamecock pitching staff allowed just six hits on the day. John Gilreath struck out three in a three-inning start. Matthew Becker also struck out three in two innings and Braswell had a pair of punchouts in the eighth.
Clemson put up three runs in the fourth, the big hit a two-run single from Dylan Brewer. Carolina scored runs in the fifth and sixth on RBI single from Braylen Wimmer and Carson Hornung but Clemson added insurance in the eighth with a pair, including a solo home run from Cooper Ingle.
Aidan Hunter was tagged with the loss, allowing two earned runs in two innings pitched.
POSTGAME NOTES
Carolina hosts Xavier on Tuesday night (March 8) at 7 p.m. at Founders Park. The game will be on SEC Network Plus.
Gamecocks Fall at Clemson in Sunday Matinee
The Gamecocks outhit the Tigers 10-6 but fall in Sunday's finale.
CLEMSON – The University of South Carolina baseball team dropped the series finale to Clemson, 5-2, Sunday afternoon (March 6) at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.Michael Braswell led the Carolina offense, going 4-for-5 on the day while Talmadge LeCroy added a pair of hits. The Gamecock pitching staff allowed just six hits on the day. John Gilreath struck out three in a three-inning start. Matthew Becker also struck out three in two innings and Braswell had a pair of punchouts in the eighth.
Clemson put up three runs in the fourth, the big hit a two-run single from Dylan Brewer. Carolina scored runs in the fifth and sixth on RBI single from Braylen Wimmer and Carson Hornung but Clemson added insurance in the eighth with a pair, including a solo home run from Cooper Ingle.
Aidan Hunter was tagged with the loss, allowing two earned runs in two innings pitched.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Braswell extended his hitting streak to 11 on Sunday.
- There were 23,948 fans that attended the weekend series after an announced crowd of 6,636 today.
- Clemson has won four straight over the Gamecocks after Carolina took the first two games of the 2021 series.
- Gilreath lowered his ERA to 0.84 after today's outing.
Carolina hosts Xavier on Tuesday night (March 8) at 7 p.m. at Founders Park. The game will be on SEC Network Plus.