***2021 Baseball South Carolina (33-19) vs Tennessee (41-14) Game 3 Thread***

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View attachment 827[COLOR= rgb(153, 0, 0)]2021 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Official Game Thread[/COLOR]​

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[COLOR= rgb(153, 0, 0)] South Carolina [/COLOR][COLOR= rgb(0, 0, 0)]vs[/COLOR][COLOR= rgb(153, 0, 0)] [/COLOR]Tennessee ​

[SIZE= 18px]Saturday May 22, 2021 12:00 PM Founders Park, Columbia, SC[/SIZE]​

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[SIZE= 22px]Game 3[/SIZE]​

[SIZE= 16px]#21 SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS (33-19, 16-13) VS #4 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (41-14, 19-10 )[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 18px]12:00 P.M.   |  COLUMBIA, SC.  |  FOUNDERS PARK[/SIZE]

GAME DAY INFO | WATCH:  | LISTEN: 107.5 The Game | Live Stats

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Brady Allen's three-run home run combined with another stellar pitching performance from Brett Kerry lifted the University of South Carolina baseball team to a 3-2 win over No. 4 Tennessee Friday night (May 21) at Founders Park. Carolina and Tennessee wrap up the 2021 regular season Saturday afternoon (May 22) at noon. The game will be televised on SEC Network with Tom Hart and Chris Burke on the call. The game will also be on the Gamecock Radio Network with Derek Scott and Tommy Moody calling the action. The Gamecocks' will honor both its 2020 and 2021 senior classes.

Colin Burgess and Jeff Heinrich opened the Carolina fifth with singles. Michael Robinson followed with a sacrifice bunt as Tennessee made a pitching change from Will Heflin to Camden Sewell. Allen greeted him with a home run to left on a 1-1 pitch, giving the Gamecocks the lead.

PARKING INFORMATION
For the 2021 season, there will not be shuttles from either the Key Road Gravel Lot or the Colonial Life Arena parking lot. There will be passes at lot 1 available for $10 apiece.
 
Parking Lot Openings
12 p.m. Games – Gates open at 11 a.m., all lots open at 10:30 a.m.

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION

Saturday

South Carolina Thomas Farr (R-Jr. RHP) 3-5, 3.68 ERA, 34 BB, 79 SO
Tennessee Blade Tidwell (Fr., RHP) 6-3, 3.60 ERA, 25 BB, 66 SO

Kerry was solid on the mound in his second start of the season. He pitched seven innings, allowing seven hits and two runs with eight strikeouts and no walks. Julian Bosnic picked up his fourth save of the year, allowing a hit with a strikeout in two innings of relief.
 
Josiah Sightler led Carolina with two hits on the night.

POSTGAME NOTES

• Carolina now has seven wins over top-five teams this season after the Tennessee win tonight.
  
• Kerry now has 83 strikeouts in 52 innings pitched this season to go along with a 1.90 ERA.
  
• Allen is now second on the team with 12 home runs.
  

 

[kingofnerf]

Brady Allen homers in the 1st to put the Yardcocks up 1-0.

:slugger-1:

 

[kingofnerf]

The Vols score a run in the top of the 2nd to make it 1-1.

 

[ConwayGamecock]

The Gamecocks fall 5-4 to the Tennessee Vols in the final game of the series and regular season. The Gamecocks fell behind 5-1 in the top 4th inning when the Volunteers scored 4 runs, and creeped to within 1 run in the 8th with 3 straight hits - two singles from Brady Allen and Andrew Eyster, then a RBI double from Wes Clarke - to chase the Tenn. starter. Josiah Sightler then singled in another run, and David Mendham drove in the 3rd run with a ground-out to 3B with Clarke making a break for home. The Gamecocks had 4 of their total 8 hits in that inning alone.

In the bottom 9th, the Gamecocks had their chances with a lead-off double from Jeff Heinrich to put him in scoring position for the tying run, but Joe Satterfield, Allen, and Eyster followed that with game-ending strike outs.

Now to get ready for the SEC Tournament beginning on Wednesday.....

 

[kingofnerf]

We play Bama in the single elimination First Round on Tuesday at 2:00 pm instead of Wednesday.  Probably another bullpen game.

The winners meets (guess who?) the Vols on Wednesday in the double elimination second round.

We should do okay, but we really could have used a win yesterday.