*** #6 USC Baseball (9-2/28-4) vs. USC Upstate (8-11/22-11) Game Thread ***

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Carolina wraps up its three-game homestand on Tuesday night, welcoming USC Upstate to Founders Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Tuesday’s game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus. All games also will be broadcast on the Gamecocks Sports Network from Learfield with Derek Scott and Tommy Moody on the call.

SERIES VS. USC UPSTATE
The Gamecocks hold a 14-1 series advantage over the Spartans heading into Tuesday’s game. The two teams played in Fluor Field on March 8 with Carolina winning 19-1. Gavin Casas drove in five runs in the win while Cole Messina was 4-for-6 at the plate and Ethan Petry drove in three runs.

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
South Carolina Matthew Becker (So. LHP) 2-0, 3.44 ERA, 18.1 IP, 10 BB, 26 SO
USC Upstate Caleb Costa (Fr. RHP) 0-0, 5.79 ERA, 9.1 IP, 6 BB, 12 SO

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

Baseball Hosts USC Upstate Tuesday Night

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Gamecock shortstop Braylen Wimmer touches the second base bag to get a runner out in Friday's game against LSU. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

Gamecock third baseman Talmadge LeCroy makes a throw to first base in Friday's game against LSU. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

 

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Yardcocks win 7-2.

Box score:

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

Scoring summary:

			USC UPSTATE	SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina	1st	Brewer homered to left field, RBI (2-2 BBKK).	0	1
South Carolina	1st	Petry homered to left field, RBI (2-1 BFB).	0	2
South Carolina	3rd	Messina singled through the left side, RBI (1-0 B); Petry advanced to second; Brewer scored.	0	3
South Carolina	3rd	Hornung walked, RBI (3-1 BBBKB); LeCroy advanced to second; Messina advanced to third; Petry scored.	0	4
South Carolina	3rd	Braswell walked, RBI (3-1 BSBBB); Hornung advanced to second; LeCroy advanced to third; Messina scored.	0	5
South Carolina	4th	LeCroy walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); Casas advanced to second; Messina advanced to third; Petry scored.	0	6
South Carolina	4th	Hornung walked, RBI (3-0 BBBB); LeCroy advanced to second; Casas advanced to third; Messina scored.	0	7
USC Upstate	5th	TILSON, T. homered to left field, RBI (3-2 BSKBBF).	1	7
USC Upstate	9th	RINEHART, J. reached on a fielding error by 2b (2-2 BSBF); BODDORF, B. advanced to third; CULLISON, E. scored, unearned.	2	7

 

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Gamecock right fielder Ethan Petry (20) belts a 390-foot homer to left field to put the Gamecocks up 2-0 in the first inning against USC Upstate Tuesday night. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

Gamecock RHP Eli Jerzembeck (18) on the mound in the 7-2 win over USC Upstate Tuesday night. Jerzembeck struck out two in two innings of relief. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)