BASEBALL. FEBRUARY 25, 2023
COLUMBIA – Ethan Petry belted a solo home run in the second inning and the University of South Carolina pitching duo of Noah Hall and Matthew Becker made that stand as the Gamecocks clinched a series win, 1-0, over Penn Saturday afternoon (Feb. 25) at Founders Park.
Hall recorded a career high 12 strikeouts in eight innings of work, allowing just three hits with no walks. He improved to 2-0 on the year. Becker struck out a pair in the ninth to pick up his first save of the season.
Penn had its best chances to score in the second and seventh innings, getting a runner to third in both frames. Hall would get a strikeout to end the threat in both innings.
Petry belted his fifth home run of the season into the Carolina bullpen in the second. Braylen Wimmer had a triple in the first and Jonathan French singled in the seventh for Carolina’s three hits.
POSTGAME NOTES
Carolina continues its season-opening nine game homestand on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 26) against Penn. First pitch is set for 1:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.
Gamecocks Picks Up 1-0 Win over Penn Saturday Afternoon
Penn AT South Carolina (0 - 2 - 0, 0 - 0 - 0) (7 - 0 - 0, 0 - 0 - 0)
| 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | 5TH | 6TH | 7TH | 8TH | 9TH | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| PENN | SOUTH CAROLINA | |
|---|---|---|
| AB | 31 | 27 |
| RUNS | 0 | 1 |
| HITS | 3 | 3 |
| RBI | 0 | 1 |
| BB | 0 | 4 |
| SO | 12 | 14 |
| LOB | 4 | 9 |
COLUMBIA – Ethan Petry belted a solo home run in the second inning and the University of South Carolina pitching duo of Noah Hall and Matthew Becker made that stand as the Gamecocks clinched a series win, 1-0, over Penn Saturday afternoon (Feb. 25) at Founders Park.
Hall recorded a career high 12 strikeouts in eight innings of work, allowing just three hits with no walks. He improved to 2-0 on the year. Becker struck out a pair in the ninth to pick up his first save of the season.
Penn had its best chances to score in the second and seventh innings, getting a runner to third in both frames. Hall would get a strikeout to end the threat in both innings.
Petry belted his fifth home run of the season into the Carolina bullpen in the second. Braylen Wimmer had a triple in the first and Jonathan French singled in the seventh for Carolina’s three hits.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Carolina wins its first 1-0 game since the Gamecocks defeated Mercer, 1-0, on March 7, 2021.
- After seven games, Petry is hitting .500 (10-for-20) with seven runs scored, five home runs and 10 RBI.
- Hall has a 0.68 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 13.1 innings pitched after two starts.
- Becker now has five career saves after today’s outing.
- Carolina’s team ERA was lowered to 1.43 after the shutout, its second of the season.
Carolina continues its season-opening nine game homestand on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 26) against Penn. First pitch is set for 1:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.
