*** 2023 NCAAT #15 USC Baseball (42-19) vs. #2 Florida (48-15) Super Regional Series Thread ***

[kingofnerf]

Carolina will play in its 14th super regional in school history as the Gamecocks travel to Gainesville, Fla., to face second-seeded Florida in the Gainesville Super Regional. The series starts on Friday night (June 9) at 6 p.m. at Condron Family Ballpark. Game two of the series will be Saturday afternoon (June 10) at 3 p.m., with an if necessary third game Sunday, June 11.

All Gainesville Super Regional games will be broadcast on ESPN2 with Dave Neal and Chris Burke on the call. All games also will be broadcast on the Gamecocks Sports Network from Learfield with Derek Scott and Tommy Moody on the call.

TV: ESPN2
Radio: 107.5 The Game
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

SERIES VS. FLORIDA
Carolina holds a 54-51 series advantage on Florida heading into the weekend. The Gamecocks swept the Gators in the regular season, winning 13-3 in seven innings on Thursday (April 20) and 5-2 and 7-5 on Friday and Saturday, respectively. Ethan Petry was 5-for-11 with two home runs and eight RBI in the series while Will Sanders struck out 10 in a six-inning start on Thursday night. Florida won the last series played in Gainesville, taking 2-of-3 to end the 2022 regular season.

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
Friday
South Carolina James Hicks (R-Jr. RHP) 8-1, 3.61 ERA, 62.1 IP, 14 BB, 54 K
Florida Brandon Sproat (Jr. RHP) 7-3, 4.70 ERA, 90.0 IP, 38 BB, 113 K

Baseball Opens Super Regional Play Friday at Florida

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(Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

 

[ConwayGamecock]

Gators get a first-pitch HR to lead off the bottom 5th and tie the game 3-3. They've definitely been trying to tag Hicks early in the pitch count.....

 

[kingofnerf]

Yardcocks lose 5-4 in Game 1.

Box score:

TEAM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	L
USC	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		4	11	0	7
UF	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	X		5	11	2	6

Scoring summary:

			SOUTH CAROLINA	FLORIDA
South Carolina	1st	McGillis homered down the lf line, RBI (0-1 S).	1	0
South Carolina	1st	Casas singled to right center, RBI (0-0); Messina advanced to third; Wimmer scored.	2	0
Florida	1st	J. Rivera homered to left field, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); Caglianone scored.	2	2
South Carolina	2nd	McGillis singled to left center, RBI (1-1 KB); Brewer scored.	3	2
Florida	5th	Shelnut homered to left field, RBI (0-0).	3	3
Florida	6th	Riopelle homered to center field, RBI (0-1 K).	3	4
Florida	8th	Shelnut singled to left field, RBI (2-0 BB); Heyman advanced to second; J. Rivera scored.	3	5
South Carolina	9th	McGillis homered to left field, RBI (0-0).	4	5

 

[kingofnerf]

Gamecock RHP James Hicks (34) on the mound against Florida Friday night. Hicks allowed six hits and three runs with no walks and two strikeouts in five innings of work. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

Gamecock DH Will McGillis (5) celebrates at the plate against Florida Friday night. McGillis was 3-for-5 with two homers and three RBIs for the night. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

 

[kingofnerf]

UP NEXT
Carolina and Florida will play game two of the Gainesville Super Regional Saturday afternoon (June 10) at 3 p.m. at Condron Family Ballpark. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

 

[kingofnerf]

Yardcocks are shutout by the Gators 4-0 to end their season.

Box score:

TEAM	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	L
UF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0		4	6	1	9
USC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	3	1	5

Scoring summary:

			FLORIDA	SOUTH CAROLINA
Florida	2nd	Halter doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI (2-2 SBFB); Heyman scored; Riopelle scored.	2	0
Florida	5th	J. Rivera singled to left field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI (2-1 KBB); Caglianone advanced to third; Langford scored.	3	0
Florida	8th	Halter flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-0); Riopelle scored.	4	0

 

[kingofnerf]

Gamecock RHP Jack Mahoney (23) on the mound against Florida Saturday afternoon. Mahoney struck-out four with four hits, while giving up three runs and four walks in 4.1 innings pitched. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

Gamecock second baseman Michael Braswell (7) makes a throw to 1st base. Braswell has played well for the Gamecocks in all phases this season. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

Gamecock third baseman Talmadge LeCroy (5) makes a throw to 1st base against Florida Saturday afternoon. LeCroy has played solidly in all phases since returning to the line-up from a hamstring injury recently. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)