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***BASEBALL GAME THREAD: Presbyterian at South Carolina Wed. Feb. 19, 2020***

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

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

February 19, 2020 4:00 PM​


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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The University of South Carolina baseball team hosts a pair of games in the first midweek action of the 2020 season. The Gamecocks will face Winthrop Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 18) and Presbyterian Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 19). Both of those games are weather permitting and will start at 4 p.m. Both games will be streamed on SEC Network Plus with Burch Antley and Kip Bouknight on the call. Both games also will be broadcast on The Game 107.5 FM with Drew Meyer and Tommy Moody on the call. Carolina opened the 2020 season with a three-game sweep of Holy Cross, earning the first opening weekend sweep since 2016.

TV:  SECN+

Radio Stream: 107.5 The Game

Live Stats: Statbroadcast

[SIZE= 16px]PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
Wednesday
South Carolina – RHP Thomas Farr (Hasn't Pitched In 2020)
Presbyterian – RHP Grayson Stoneking (0-0, 27.00 ERA, 3 K)[/SIZE]
 

SCOUTING PRESBYTERIAN
The Blue Hose were swept by Eastern Kentucky this past weekend, falling by scores of 10-9, 6-4 and 10-4 in seven innings. Jimmy Marcelli went 5-for-12 with a double on opening weekend while Landon Shaw drove in four runs. On the mound, Eric Miles struck out eight in seven innings of work in a no-decision.

SERIES HISTORY: South Carolina owns a 9-2 all-time record against Presbyterian in the D1 era with the Blue Hose picking up a 7-4 win in 2018, their last meeting. Their scheduled game in 2019 was cancelled due to weather.
 
GAMECOCKS OPEN 2020 WITH SWEEP OF HOLY CROSS
Carolina opened the season with a three-game sweep of Holy Cross, its first opening weekend sweep by the Gamecocks since 2016. The Gamecocks opened the season with a 10-0 win on Friday, its first shutout win on Opening Day since 2009. Carolina's three starters (Carmen Mlodzinski, Brett Kerry and Brannon Jordan) struck out 24 batters while walking only one while the Gamecocks score 11 runs in the first inning in its first two games.

PITCHING SHINES ON OPENING WEEKEND
Carolina pitching struck out 31 batters in 23 innings on the weekend with the three starting pitchers striking out 24 while walking just one. Mlodzinski went seven innings, tying a career high, allowing six hits and no runs while striking out three and walking one. Kerry pitched five innings, striking out 12 and allowing five hits and three runs with no walks. Jordan allowed just two hits in a rain-shortened five-inning start, striking out nine with no walks in the 5-0 win.

BOWEN GOES YARD IN FIRST AT-BAT
Bryant Bowen hit a three-run home run in his first at-bat as a Gamecock in the bottom of the first inning of the 10-0 win over the Crusaders. The Southern Miss transfer became the second player in as many years to go yard in his first Carolina at-bat, joining Brady Allen, who did the trick in 2019 against Liberty.
 
GAMECOCKS ARE THIEVES ON THE BASES
The Gamecocks were 11-for-12 on the base-paths in the Holy Cross series, led by Noah Campbell's five stolen bases. Campbell had three stolen bases in the season opener, the most by a Gamecock since Dom Thompson-Williams in 2016. Anthony Amicangelo and Braylen Wimmer had a pair of stolen bases apiece.

 
I posted this game thread just in case, but the weather isn't looking that great for today either. It actually improves going into the evening - with good chance of rain in the early afternoon hours, and on through our scheduled start time of 4 PM, but it peters off soon after that. So since Presbyterian is not that far away from Columbia - only about an hour's drive - they may be able to delay the start to say 6 or 7:00 PM, and be able to get a game in without interruption. We'll see what happens....

 
OK, we have an official game today, and the Gamecocks are rearing to play!!

1st inning: we get our first look at new Gamecock pitcher Thomas Farr, and it's looking pretty nice! Farr hitting around 94-95 mph on the heat, and he pitches a perfect 1st inning with 2 strikeouts!

Bottom 1st, Presbyterian pitcher Grayson Stoneking is not so fortunate, as the Yardcocks stone him for 3 hits, and 2 runs - the hits were all singles, pushing through 1 run, plus another ground out RBI....

[COLOR= rgb(153, 0, 0)]Gamecocks lead 2-0 top 2nd........[/COLOR]

 
Top 2nd inning:

Farr continues his strong pitching, with another K added to his total now 4, but nothing else - no hits, runs, walks. He's thrown 26 pitches.

Bottom 2nd, 3 more singles from Beaver, Callil, and Wimmer plus 2 Blue Hose errors lead to 4 more runs for the Gamecocks! Wimmer drives in the first RBI with his hit to SS, and then steals 2B. Campbell is walked with the deciding pitch being a wild one to the backstop, advancing Wimmer to 3B. Campbell steals 2B and Wimmer scores on the throwing error by the Blue Hose catcher attempting to pick Campbell off. Bowen then reaches on a fielding error, and after a double-steal by both Campbell to 3B and Bowen to 2B - all with just 1 out recorded - Wes Clarke hits a long fly out sacrifice to plate Noah for the final run of the inning......

[SIZE= 18px]Gamecocks 6-0, top 3rd inning...[/SIZE]..

 
Top 3rd inning:

Farr gives up his first hit, but only the one, and he holds it stranded for the side. He adds another strikeout to his total now at 5 K and counting...

In the bottom half, Eyster pops up for the 1st out. Heinrich reaches 1st on another throwing error from the Blue Hose, their 3rd of the game, and advances to 2B on a wild pitch to Beaver.

Beaver walks. Callil singles to load the bases, still 1 out.

Myers singles to drive in Heinrich, bases still juiced, 1 out, 7-0 Gamecocks.....

Wimmer flies out for the 2nd out.

Campbell singles to drive in Callil and Beaver!!  9-0 USC now! still 2 outs.....

Bowen flies out for the final out, but 3 more runs on 3 more singles is another good inning! Don't forget Gamecocks, this Presbyterian beat us the last time we played them.....

[SIZE= 18px]Gamecocks lead 9-0 top 4th inning[/SIZE]

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Top 4th inning:

Chilly day with the wind blowing into into the batter's faces  - not the type of day for home runs, but singles all game long.

First inning with goose egg for the Gamecocks. Presbyterian goes to their bullpen, and he seems to calm the Gamecock bats down a bit.

[SIZE= 18px]Gamecocks lead 9-0 top 5th inning[/SIZE]

 
Top 5th Inning:

Thomas Farr pitched a strong game, but he runs out of gas in the 5th inning. He opens giving up a single, then a homerun on a rope to left field - so much for the wind not letting anything out of the park today. Farr reclaims some control with a fly-out and a ground-out, but then the next Blue Hose batter reaches on a fielding error off of a slithering in-field grounder that Campbell gets down on his knees to stop, but it still shoots through his legs. Then a walk to the next batter, and Coach Kingston calls for Gilreath to come in out of the bullpen.

Tough finish to an otherwise strong outing for Farr, who failed to reach the minimum for the decision. His stats for today: 4.2 innings, 2 runs scored - both earned - off 2 hits, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts, 67 total pitches.....

Gilreath opens by hitting the first batter to load the bases, but strikes out the next batter to retire the side.

[SIZE= 16px]Gamecocks lead 9-2 bottom 5th inning[/SIZE]

 
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Gamecocks 9-2 bottom 5th:

New pitcher for Presbyterian - he struggles immediately. Callil reaches 1B on throwing error by the pitcher, the Blue Hose' 4th miscue thus far. Myers is walked, and Wimmer successfully advances both base-runners to 2B and 3B with a sacrifice bunt - 1 out.

Noah Campbell then hits a 2 RBI triple to get those 2 runs back!!

Bryant Bowen singles to drive in Campbell!! Bowen advances to 2B on a wild pitch. Still 1 out in the inning....

Clarke walks and then both Bowen and Clarke advances to 3B and 2B on another wild pitch.

Eyster then hits a RBI fly-out to drive in Bowen! Clarke is thrown out at 3B trying to reach for the final out, but not before Bowen scored.

[SIZE= 18px]Gamecocks lead 13-2 top 6th inning[/SIZE]

 
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Top 6th Inning, Gamecocks lead 13-2:

Tujetsch relieves Gilreath, and he struggles. He gives up singles to first 2 Presbyterian batters.

The Gamecocks record their 1st out for the inning on a fielder's choice to get the runner out at 2B, runners now on the corners, 1 out.

Next batter singles to score the 3rd run for the Blue Hose, and the next batter is walked, and that's it for Tujetsch. Graham Lawson comes in from the bullpen.

Lawson restores order by inducing a strikeout and a ground out, to retire the side.

[SIZE= 18px]Gamecocks 13-2, bottom 6th inning[/SIZE]

 
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Bottom 6th inning, Gamecocks 13-3:

Nothing going for the Gamecocks this inning, other than a HBP for Callil and a single by Myers, both with 2 outs. Wimmer hits into a FC to end the inning. The Yardcocks have 13 runs on 13 total hits thus far.....

[SIZE= 18px]Gamecocks 13-3 top 7th inning[/SIZE]

 
Top 7th inning, Gamecocks 13-3:

Graham retires Presbyterian's side in order, with a K and 2 fly outs.

Bottom 7th, Amicangelo pinch hits for Bowen, Sightler PH for Clarke - both are walked.

Allen singles to drive in Amicangelo to score, but that does it for the inning.

[SIZE= 18px]Gamecocks 14-3, top 8th inning[/SIZE]

 
Top 8th inning, Gamecocks 14-3:

TJ Shook relieves Lawson, and strikes out the side in impressive fashion. He likes the cold. Lawson and Shook have 5 Ks in 2,2 innings....

Bottom 8th, Callil doubles, and Myers walks, 0 outs.....

A wild pitch advances both to 3B and 2B, but Wimmer lines out, Campbell pops up, and Amicangelo grounds out to end the threat.

[SIZE= 18px]Gamecocks 14-3, bottom 8th[/SIZE]

 
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Top 9th, Gamecocks 14-3:

Andrew Peters relieves for Shook - Peters was the intended starter for today, but Farr got the start due to his projected start against Winthrop yesterday being rained out. So Peters is pushed back to a relief role tonight: he retires the side and the game around a walk with a strikeout and 2 ground-outs.

[SIZE= 22px]Yardcocks win 14-3, to improve to 4-0 on the season![/SIZE]

 
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