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*** #6 USC Baseball (8-1/27-3) vs. #1 LSU (6-3/25-4) Game 1 Thread ***

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Carolina hosts top-ranked LSU for a three-game SEC series starting Thursday night (April 6) at 7 p.m. at Founders Park. The two teams will play Friday night (April 7) at 7 p.m. and Saturday afternoon (April 8) at noon.

Thursday and Friday’s games will be streamed on SEC Network Plus. Saturday’s game will be televised on SEC Network with Mike Ferrin and Lance Cormier 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.

SERIES VS. LSU
The Tigers hold a 40-31-1 series advantage on Carolina heading into Thursday’s game. In the last meeting between the two teams, Carolina took 2-of-3 from LSU in Baton Rouge in 2021, taking both ends of a doubleheader on April 17. Will Sanders pitched six scoreless innings in the 9-0 win in the nightcap while Braylen Wimmer’s two-run double lifted the Gamecocks to a win in the opener. Carolina swept the three-game series against the Tigers in the last meeting in Columbia in 2018.

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

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
South Carolina
Will Sanders (Jr. RHP) 2-1, 5.17 ERA, 31.1 IP, 12 BB, 37 SO
LSU Paul Skenes (Jr. RHP) 5-0, 0.81 ERA, 44.1 IP, 8 BB, 83 SO


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Gamecock catcher Jonathan French (26) celebrates after scoring an RBI after Evan Stone doubled down the left field line to drive him in for the run, putting the Gamecocks up 2-0 in the 7th inning of the 5-0 shut-out win over UNC Tuesday night. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

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Gamecock first baseman Cole Messina (29) right before he singled to the shortstop to drive in Gavin Gasas for a crucial RBI that put the Gamecocks up 3-0 in the 8th inning Tuesday night against North Carolina. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)
 
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We got a good team. They could do big things this year! Go Gameocks!
 
Yardcocks get the 13-5 win over #1 LSU last night after a one hour and six minute rain delay in top of the 4th inning.

Box score:

1ST2ND3RD4TH5TH6TH7TH8TH9THRHE
LSU010000220561
South Carolina2010513101381

Scoring summary:

LSUSOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina1stPetry homered to left center, 2 RBI (3-1 BKBB); Wimmer scored, unearned.02
LSU2ndThompson singled to left field, RBI (2-2 SKBB); Beloso scored, unearned.12
South Carolina3rdWimmer homered to left center, RBI (1-0 B).13
South Carolina5thPetry homered to left field, 4 RBI (2-2 BKBS); Casas scored; Wimmer scored; Stone scored.17
South Carolina5thBrewer homered to right center, RBI (2-1 BBF).18
South Carolina6thPetry flied out to cf to left center, SF, RBI (1-2 FBFFF); Braswell scored.19
LSU7thThompson homered to left field, 2 RBI (2-2 FFBBFFF); Jones scored.39
South Carolina7thBraswell walked, RBI (3-1 BKBBB); Denny advanced to second; LeCroy advanced to third; Brewer scored.310
South Carolina7thWimmer walked, RBI (3-1 BBBKB); Braswell advanced to second; Denny advanced to third; LeCroy scored.311
South Carolina7thPetry hit by pitch, RBI (1-1 SB); Wimmer advanced to second; Braswell advanced to third; Denny scored.312
LSU8thBeloso homered to right center, 2 RBI (2-0 BB); Crews scored.512
South Carolina8thBraswell reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (1-1 KB); LeCroy out at third ss to 3b; Brewer scored.513
 
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Gamecock RHP Will Sanders (32) on the mound in Game 1 against LSU Thursday night. Sanders started the game, striking out four and allowing two hits and one un-earned run in three innings of work. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

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Gamecock outfielder Ethan Petry (20) homers to the stands in left field for a grand slam that put Carolina up 7-1 in the 5th inning Thursday night. Petry's two-run homer in the 1st inning was the first home run hit against LSU pitcher Paul Skenes by any team this season. Skenes game into this game leading the nation with 83 strike-outs. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)
 
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