[COLOR= rgb(153, 0, 0)]2021 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Official Game Thread[/COLOR]
Alex Box Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA
Saturday April 17, 2021 12:00 PM ET
GAME 2
[SIZE= 18px]* Friday's Game 2 postponed due to weather to Saturday at 12:00 PM ET - Game 3 will be played after Game 2 has finished, after a 30-minute rest period. Both Games 2 and 3 will be 7-inning games *[/SIZE]
#11 SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS (22-10, 8-5) AT LOUISIANA STATE TIGERS (21-12, 4-9)
12:00 P.M. ET | BATON ROUGE, LA | ALEX BOX STADIUM
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BATON ROUGE, LA -- The South Carolina Gamecocks look to rebound in Game 2 of the best-of-three series against Louisiana State Friday after falling in the opening game 5-1 Thursday night. The Saturday game's first pitch is set for 7:00 PM (8:00 PM ET), and will be streamed online on SEC Network Plus. Every Gamecock contest will be on the Gamecock Radio Network with Derek Scott and Tommy Moody on the call.
PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
Friday
South Carolina Brannon Jordan (Sr. RHP) 4-2, 3.02 ERA, 24 BB, 66 SO
LSU AJ Labas (R-Jr., RHP) 2-0, 3.40 ERA, 8 BB, 46 SO
In Thursday night's Game 1, LSU's Landon Marceaux went seven innings, allowing three hits with no runs while striking out 12 and walking one. He was opposed by Thomas Farr, who allowed four hits and two runs with three strikeouts and three walks in five innings of work.
LSU's Gavin Dugas started the scoring with a two-run home run in the first. The Gamecocks pitching kept the Tigers at bay until the seventh when Dylan Crews brought in a run with a double and Cade Doughty's sacrifice fly scored a run. LSU added a pair in the eighth with a Cade Beloso two-run home run. Carolina scored a run in the ninth on a double play ball with the bases loaded.
David Mendham, Brady Allen and Burgess had the three hits on the night. Mendham tripled in the seventh but was out at home trying to score on a fielder's choice. In the sixth, Andrew Eyster hit a ball up the middle that looked like it was going to score a pair but Jordan Thompson made a great play at shortstop to get the third out of the inning.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Colin Burgess threw a runner out trying to steal, his 11th of the season.
- David Mendham now has 11 extra-base hits and had the Gamecocks' third triple of the year.
- The game was televised on ESPNU.
- The Gamecocks played at Alex Box Stadium tonight for the first time since 2017.
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