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*** #3 USC Baseball (13-4/34-6) vs. Auburn (7-11/23-17) Game 1 Thread ***

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Carolina finishes up its seven-game homestand this weekend as the Gamecocks host Auburn for a three-game SEC series. The series starts on Friday, April 28 at 7 p.m. and continues Saturday, April 29 at 4 p.m. It concludes with a noon game on Sunday, April 30.

Friday and Saturday’s games will be streamed on SEC Network Plus. Sunday’s game will be televised on SEC Network with Sam Ravech and Gregg Olson 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: SEC Network+
Radio: 107.5 The Game
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

SERIES VS. AUBURN
Carolina holds a 46-29 series advantage on Auburn heading into this weekend’s series. Auburn swept Carolina in Auburn last season. Braylen Wimmer had two hits and three RBI in the 8-6 loss on Saturday.

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
Friday
South Carolina
Will Sanders (Jr. RHP) 4-1, 4.76 ERA, 45.1 IP, 19 BB, 55 SO
Auburn Tommy Vail (Gr. LHP) 3-1, 3.83 ERA, 42.1 IP, 28 BB, 51 SO
Saturday
South Carolina
Jack Mahoney (Jr. RHP) 4-1, 3.26 ERA, 49.2 IP, 15 BB, 52 SO
Auburn Christian Herberholz (R-Jr. RHP) 0-3, 4.95 ERA, 36.1 IP, 16 BB, 31 SO
Sunday
South Carolina
Matthew Becker (So. LHP) 4-0, 3.38 ERA, 29.1 IP, 15 BB, 42 SO
Auburn TBA


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(Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)
 
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Matthew Becker appears to have earned the Game 3 starting pitcher role for this weekend's series after it being TBA for a while.

I guess Noah Hall is still trying to get back up to speed.
 
Yardcocks fall 8-3 to Auburn.

Box score:

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Too many guys left on base.

Scoring summary:

AUBURNSOUTH CAROLINA
Auburn1stStanfield, C stole home.10
South Carolina1stPetry flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-0 B); Wimmer advanced to third; Brewer scored.11
Auburn4thFoster, C. homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); Ware, B. scored.31
Auburn5thIrish, I. flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); LaRue, N. scored.41
Auburn5thMcMurray, C. singled through the right side, RBI (1-0 B); Peirce, B. advanced to second; Stanfield, C scored.51
Auburn5thWare, B. singled to left field, RBI (1-0 B); McMurray, C. advanced to second; Peirce, B. scored.61
South Carolina5thMessina singled through the left side, RBI (1-1 BF); Petry advanced to second; Wimmer scored.62
Auburn7thIrish, I. doubled to right field, RBI (0-2 SK); Stanfield, C scored.72
Auburn7thMcMurray, C. singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Irish, I. scored.82
South Carolina8thDenny doubled to right center, RBI (0-2 KF); Casas scored.83
 
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Gamecock RHP Will Sanders (32) on the mound against Auburn Friday night. Sanders allowed eight hits and eight runs in the loss, striking out four and walking a pair in six innings. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

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Gamecock outfielder Ethan Petry makes contact at the plate in Game 1 against Auburn Friday night. Petry's sacrifice fly to center field drove in Dylan Brewer to tie the game 1-1 in the 1st inning. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)
 
Before Friday's game, Carolina retired the jersey of Kip Bouknight. Bouknight's jersey number joins those of Ray Tanner and Earl Bass on the wall in left field.

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(Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

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(Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

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(Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)
 
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