*** #9 USC Baseball (6-0/24-2) @ MSST (0-6/15-11) Game 1 Thread ***

[kingofnerf]

Carolina travels to Starkville, Miss., for a three-game series at Mississippi State from Thursday, March 30 to Saturday, April 1. Thursday and Friday’s games start at 7 p.m. EDT (6 p.m. CDT) while Saturday’s game will begin at 3 p.m. EDT (2 p.m. CDT).

Thursday’s game will be televised on SEC Network with Mike Ferrin and Todd Walker on the call. Friday and Saturday’s games will be streamed on SEC Network Plus. All games also will be broadcast on The Game 107.5 FM with Derek Scott and Tommy Moody on the call.

Carolina's current 24-2 record is tied with the 1975 team for best start after 26 games.

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

SERIES VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE
Carolina leads the all-time series with Mississippi State, 40-37. The Gamecocks last played the Bulldogs in 2021, winning the series finale, 4-3, in 11 innings on a David Mendham walk-off double. The last time the two teams met in Starkville, Carolina also won the series finale, 10-8, behind Brett Kerry’s 6.1 innings of two-run, five-hit pitching.

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
South Carolina Eli Jones (So. RHP) 4-0, 1.77 ERA, 20.1 IP, 4 BB, 24 SO
Mississippi State Jurrangelo Cijntje (Fr. BHP) 3-1, 4.37 ERA, 22.2 IP, 15 BB, 30 SO

(Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

Baseball Travels to Starkville for Mississippi State Series

gamecocksonline.com

 

[AikenGameFan]

I am excited to see how they do. If they can keep the winning going, it will make next weekend even more special.
I would love to see another sweep and then find a way to win the series against LSU back here at home.
Missou beat a very good top 5 UT team and we were able to sweep them.
I am just beginning to feel we have a really good team that deserves to be in the top 10. And this article really got me pepped up....

'The D1Baseball Podcast' high on the Gamecocks

No. 9 South Carolina has turned in a stellar season so far on the diamond and are off to a great start in conference play as it swept its first two SEC series of the year against Georgia and Missouri.

247sports.com

 

[GamecockSkip]

These guys just don't quit. I expect another sweep this weekend.

 

[kingofnerf]

Yardcocks get the 6-4 win in Game 1.

Box score:

	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	5TH	6TH	7TH	8TH	9TH	R	H	E
South Carolina	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	1	6	9	1
Mississippi St.	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	4	12	2

Scoring summary:

			SOUTH CAROLINA	MISSISSIPPI ST.
Mississippi St.	3rd	Hines singled up the middle, RBI (2-2 KBBF); Ledbetter scored.	0	1
South Carolina	4th	Brewer doubled to center field, RBI (0-1 S); Braswell scored.	1	1
South Carolina	5th	Petry homered to left field, RBI (3-2 FKBBBF).	2	1
South Carolina	5th	Braswell doubled down the rf line, RBI (1-1 KB); Messina scored.	3	1
Mississippi St.	5th	Ledbetter homered to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); Alford scored.	3	3
South Carolina	7th	Messina homered to left field, 2 RBI (2-2 FKBB); Petry scored.	5	3
South Carolina	9th	Brewer singled to right field, RBI (1-2 BKF); Stone advanced to third; Denny scored.	6	3
Mississippi St.	9th	Forsythe, La grounded into double play 2b to 1b (0-1 K); Mershon out on the play; Clark scored.	6	4

 

[kingofnerf]

Gamecock RHP James Hicks (34) on the mound against Mississippi St. Hicks earned the win, striking out a pair in two innings. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)

Gamecock first baseman Gavin Casas (52) under-hands a throw to pitcher Eli Jones (14) as he approaches first base for a key out in Game 1. (Photo courtesy South Carolina Athletics)