*** #6 USC Baseball (10-2/30-4) @ #4 Vandy (11-2/27-7) Game 2 Thread ***

[kingofnerf]

Carolina and Vanderbilt continue the three-game series Saturday afternoon (April 15) at 3 p.m. EDT (2 p.m. CDT). The game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.

The game will be broadcast on the Gamecocks Sports Network from Learfield with Derek Scott and Tommy Moody on the call.

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
South Carolina Jack Mahoney (Jr. RHP) 3-0, 3.12 ERA, 40.1 IP, 11 BB, 45 SO
Vanderbilt TBA

TV: SEC Network+
Radio: 107.5 The Game
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

Gamecock outfielder Dylan Brewer prepares to hit a single in the game against Vandy Friday night. Brewer grounded to the shortstop and reached 1st base on a fielding error. He would later be driven in by Cole Messina to put Carolina up 2-0 in the 1st inning. Brewer would base hit again later in the game to be driven in for another run to make the score 14-6 in the 8th inning. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

Gamecock RHP Eli Jones shows some emotion during the Vandy game Friday night. Jones allowed two runs on four hits with a strikeout in two innings of relief. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

 

[AikenGameFan]

I will have to follow this game online. I will be up at the Spring Game when they start.

 

[kingofnerf]

Cocks fall 8-5 to Vandy in Game 2.

Box score:

	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	5TH	6TH	7TH	8TH	9TH	R	H	E
South Carolina	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	4
Vanderbilt	0	0	3	0	2	0	3	0	0	8	8	0

Scoring summary:

			SOUTH CAROLINA	VANDERBILT
South Carolina	1st	Messina doubled down the lf line, RBI (1-1); Wimmer scored.	1	0
South Carolina	1st	Braswell singled to right field, 2 RBI (2-2); LeCroy advanced to second; Casas scored; Messina scored.	3	0
South Carolina	1st	Stone hit by pitch, RBI (1-1); French advanced to second; Braswell advanced to third; LeCroy scored.	4	0
Vanderbilt	3rd	Schreck homered to center field, 2 RBI, unearned (1-1); Diaz scored, unearned.	4	2
Vanderbilt	3rd	Bulger homered to left center, RBI, unearned (0-1).	4	3
Vanderbilt	5th	Bradfield advanced to third; Vastine scored on a wild pitch.	4	4
Vanderbilt	5th	Austin singled to center field, grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI (2-0); Schreck out at third cf to ss to 3b; Bradfield scored.	4	5
Vanderbilt	7th	Bulger singled through the left side, RBI (1-0); Schreck advanced to second; Diaz scored, unearned.	4	6
Vanderbilt	7th	Austin singled to first base, RBI (1-0); Bulger advanced to third; Schreck scored.	4	7
Vanderbilt	7th	C. Maldonado flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-1); Bulger scored, unearned.	4	8
South Carolina	9th	Wimmer homered to right center, RBI (0-0).	5	8

 

[kingofnerf]

Gamecock RHP Jack Mahoney (23) on the mound against Vanderbilt Saturday afternoon. Mahoney earned the loss, allowing two earned runs with four strikeouts and five hits in 4.1 innings. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

Gamecock second baseman Michael Braswell (7) hits a single to right field against Vanderbilt Saturday afternoon. Braswell's hit drove in Casas and Messina to put the Gamecocks up 3-0 in 1st inning of Game 2. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

 

[kingofnerf]

Gamecock outfielder Ethan Petry (20) pops a ball a up in Game 2 against Vanderbilt Saturday afternoon. Carolina was only able to produce 4 hits in the 8-5 loss to Vanderbilt. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)