*** #13 USC Baseball (15-11/37-14) vs. Charlotte (14-12/25-25) Game Thread ***

[kingofnerf]

Carolina plays its final mid-week game of 2023 as the Gamecocks welcome Charlotte to Founders Park Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

Tuesday’s game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus. All games also will be broadcast on the Gamecocks Sports Network from Learfield with Derek Scott and Tommy Moody on the call.

TV: SEC Network+
Radio: 107.5 The Game
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

SERIES VS. CHARLOTTE
Carolina leads the all-time series with Charlotte, 25-10, but the 49ers won the first of a home-and-home, 6-2, at Truist Field on March 21. Cole Messina had two hits in the game and Eli Jones struck out four in 3.1 innings of relief.

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
South Carolina Cade Austin (R-So. RHP) 1-0, 4.81 ERA, 24.1 IP, 8 BB, 30 K
Charlotte Clark Dearman (Gr. LHP) 2-0, 4.74 ERA, 19.0 IP, 4 BB, 24 K

Baseball Closes Out Midweek Slate Tuesday vs. Charlotte

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(Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

 

[kingofnerf]

Cocks lose 11-9 to Charlotte.

Box score:

TEAM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	L
CLT	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	4	0		11	15	0	10
USC	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0		9	9	1	8

Scoring summary:

			CHARLOTTE	SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina	1st	Messina homered to left field, 3 RBI (2-1 BKB); Wimmer scored; Brewer scored.	0​	3​
South Carolina	1st	LeCroy singled to left field, RBI (0-1 K); Petry scored.	0​	4​
Charlotte	3rd	Jackson homered to right center, 2 RBI (2-1 BBK); Defranco scored.	2​	4​
Charlotte	4th	Hopson singled to right field, RBI (1-0 B); Butcher scored.	3​	4​
South Carolina	4th	Brewer advanced to third on a wild pitch; Tippett scored on a wild pitch.	3​	5​
Charlotte	5th	Stahlman singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Cunningham advanced to second; Fisher scored.	4​	5​
Charlotte	5th	Butcher doubled to right center, 2 RBI (2-2 BBKKF); Stahlman scored; Cunningham scored.	6​	5​
Charlotte	6th	Fisher advanced to second on a wild pitch; Nolan scored on a wild pitch.	7​	5​
South Carolina	7th	LeCroy homered to left center, 2 RBI (1-2 KSFFFBF); Petry scored.	7​	7​
Charlotte	8th	Cunningham singled to center field, 2 RBI (1-1 KB); Fisher scored; Jackson scored.	9​	7​
Charlotte	8th	Stahlman doubled down the rf line, RBI (1-1 BK); Cunningham scored.	10​	7​
Charlotte	8th	Butcher advanced to second on a wild pitch; Stahlman scored on a wild pitch.	11​	7​
South Carolina	8th	Brewer homered to right center, 2 RBI (1-1 FB); Stone scored.	11​	9​

 

[kingofnerf]

Carolina will close out the regular season with a three-game set against Tennessee at Founders Park. The series begins on Thursday night (May 18) at 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.