***BASEBALL GAME THREAD: Northwestern at South Carolina GAME 2 Sat. Feb. 22, 2020***

[ConwayGamecock]

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[COLOR= rgb(153, 0, 0)]2020 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Official Game Thread[/COLOR]​

  Northwestern at [COLOR= rgb(153, 0, 0)]South Carolina[/COLOR][COLOR= rgb(153, 0, 0)] [/COLOR]

Saturday February 22, 2020 2:00 PM​

GAME 2​

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The University of South Carolina baseball team (4-1) continues its home-stand at Founders Park aiming to even the series the Northwestern Wildcats (2-2), after falling Friday in Game #1 5-2. The afternoon game today starts at 2 p.m., and will be streamed on SEC Network Plus. The game is also broadcast locally by the IMG Gamecocks Network on The Game 107.5 FM with Derek Scott, Tommy Moody and Drew Meyer on the call, and is available online at 107.5's iHeart radio stream. Live stats for the game will also be available at statbroadcast.com.

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION

Saturday
South Carolina Brett Kerry (So. RHP) 1-0, 5.40 ERA, 5.0 IP, 0 BB, 12 SO
Northwestern Quinn Lavelle (Jr. LHP) 0-1, 3.60 ERA, 5.0 IP, 0 BB, 1 SO
 

 

[kingofnerf]

USC leads 8-1 bottom of the 2nd.

 

[FurmanCock]

Anybody seen USCBatgirl21 on the forum lately?

 

[gamecock88]

12-3 final

 

[ConwayGamecock]

South Carolina bats stormed back to lead the Gamecocks to a 12-3 Game 2 win over Northwestern, and even the series at 1-1 with the deciding game coming tomorrow. Brett Kerry (2-0) was knocked around a little bit in his start, giving up 3 runs on 7 hits and 2 solo home-runs in 6.0 innings pitched, but Wes Clarke made sure none of it would matter, as he goes 3-4 with two home-runs and 7 RBIs himself to ensure Kerry and the Gamecock pitchers had all the offense they'd need. After singling in the 3-run 1st inning, Clarke would smack a 3-RBI homer in the 2nd inning, as the Yardcocks would score 8 runs in the first 2 innings to put the score 8-1.

Then with the score 8-3 in the bottom 6th, Clarke would step up to the plate with the bases loaded after Amicangelo doubled to lead off the inning, Campbell singled, and Eyster was hit by a pitch. Clarke would drive the very first offering by the Wildcats pitcher over the left field fence for the grand slam home-run, to put the game out of reach. Overall the Gamecocks had 13 hits on the day. George Callil would also drive in 3 on a forced RBI HBP with bases loaded, and a 2-RBI single, and Jeff Heinrich had a 2 RBI single in the 1st inning.

The Gamecocks (5-1) open Game 3 tomorrow at 1:30 PM against the Wildcats (2-3) with the series on the line.......