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*** #3 USC Baseball (13-6/34-8) vs. Auburn (8-12/24-18) Game 3 Thread ***

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Carolina and Auburn close the series Sunday afternoon with a new start time of 3 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

The Gamecocks look to end a six-game losing streak to the Tigers since 2019 this afternoon.

The game 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

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
South Carolina
Matthew Becker (So. LHP) 4-0, 3.38 ERA, 29.1 IP, 15 BB, 42 SO
Auburn TBA

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Gamecock RHP Cade Austin (36) on the mound against Auburn Saturday afternoon. Despite the loss, Austin allowed just one hit and one run with three strike-outs in three innings of relief. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

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Gamecock third baseman Cole Messina (19) celebrates at the plate in Saturday's game with Auburn. Messina had just homered to center field, driving in Ethan Petry to cut Auburn's lead to 8-5 in the 7th inning. As he has done all season, Messina anchored Carolina's batting line-up with 1 home run and 4 RBIs in 4 at-bats. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)
 
Yardcocks get the 8-7 win to avoid the sweep.

Box score:

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Scoring summary:

AUBURNSOUTH CAROLINA
Auburn1stIrish, I. reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (1-2 KBF); Stanfield, C scored.10
Auburn1stWare, B. homered to left center, 2 RBI (2-2 KBFB); Irish, I. scored.30
Auburn1stFoster, C. homered to center field, RBI (3-2 BBSBF).40
South Carolina1stBrewer scored on a passed ball.41
South Carolina1stDenny singled to left center, RBI (1-0 B); Casas advanced to second; Messina scored.42
Auburn2ndLaRue, N. homered to right center, RBI (3-2 BKBBK).52
South Carolina4thBraswell singled up the middle, 2 RBI (2-2 KKBB); Brewer advanced to second; Tippett scored; Hornung scored.54
South Carolina5thHornung lined out to rf, SF, RBI (1-2 SBFF); Casas scored, unearned.55
Auburn6thWare, B. homered to left field, RBI (1-1 KB).65
South Carolina7thTippett homered to left center, 3 RBI (1-2 FSB); French scored; Denny scored.68
Auburn9thPeirce, B. homered to left center, RBI (0-0).78
 
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Gamecock RHP Chris Veach (37) on the mound against Auburn Sunday afternoon. Veach earned the win in relief, allowing one run on three hits and a strikeout in 1.2 innings. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

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Gamecock 2nd baseman Will Tippett (13) makes contact at the plate against Auburn Sunday afternoon. Tippett homered to left center, driving in Jonathan French and Caleb Denny to put Carolina up 8-6 over Auburn in the 7th inning. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)
 
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