Baseball pregame: USC vs. Florida
WHEN: 7:30 tonight; 7 p.m. Friday; 1:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Carolina Stadium
RADIO: WNKT-FM 107.5
TELEVISION: Tonight, ESPNU; Friday, CSS (Time Warner channel 506); Saturday, CSS
SERIES: USC leads 40-29
LAST MEETING: The Gamecocks won four-of-five in 2011, including the two games in the College World Series championship finals
RECORDS: USC 16-4, 0-3 SEC; Florida 20-1, 3-0
RANKINGS: USC is No. 8 and Florida is No. 1 in Baseball America
PITCHING MATCHUPS: Today, USC LHP Michael Roth, Sr., 2-0, 1.26 vs. Florida RHP Hudson Randall, Jr., 3-0, 3.45; Friday, USC RHP Matt Price, Jr., 2-1, 3.71 vs. Florida LHP Brian Johnson, Jr., 3-0, 3.16; Saturday, USC RHP Colby Holmes, Jr., 3-0, 1.88 vs. Florida RHP Jonathon Crawford, So., 2-1, 4.43
NOTES
… The series features Baseball America’s past two national Coach of the Year winners: USC’s Ray Tanner in 2010 and Florida’s Kevin O’Sullivan in 2011.
… The teams were picked to finish 1-2 in the SEC coaches’ Eastern Division preseason poll, with the Gators in the top spot.
… USC has not lost at home in 14 games this season entering Wednesday’s game
. … Florida has not allowed its opponent to score more than five runs in 17 consecutive games.
… The Gamecocks have not played a Thursday night game this season. … Florida has lost OF Tyler Thompson (.319, 2 HR, 9 RBIs) for the season after he sustained a torn knee ligament last weekend.
… Florida P Karsten Whitson, who has missed nearly a month with arm issues, is not expected to pitch this weekend.
WHEN: 7:30 tonight; 7 p.m. Friday; 1:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Carolina Stadium
RADIO: WNKT-FM 107.5
TELEVISION: Tonight, ESPNU; Friday, CSS (Time Warner channel 506); Saturday, CSS
SERIES: USC leads 40-29
LAST MEETING: The Gamecocks won four-of-five in 2011, including the two games in the College World Series championship finals
RECORDS: USC 16-4, 0-3 SEC; Florida 20-1, 3-0
RANKINGS: USC is No. 8 and Florida is No. 1 in Baseball America
PITCHING MATCHUPS: Today, USC LHP Michael Roth, Sr., 2-0, 1.26 vs. Florida RHP Hudson Randall, Jr., 3-0, 3.45; Friday, USC RHP Matt Price, Jr., 2-1, 3.71 vs. Florida LHP Brian Johnson, Jr., 3-0, 3.16; Saturday, USC RHP Colby Holmes, Jr., 3-0, 1.88 vs. Florida RHP Jonathon Crawford, So., 2-1, 4.43
NOTES
… The series features Baseball America’s past two national Coach of the Year winners: USC’s Ray Tanner in 2010 and Florida’s Kevin O’Sullivan in 2011.
… The teams were picked to finish 1-2 in the SEC coaches’ Eastern Division preseason poll, with the Gators in the top spot.
… USC has not lost at home in 14 games this season entering Wednesday’s game
. … Florida has not allowed its opponent to score more than five runs in 17 consecutive games.
… The Gamecocks have not played a Thursday night game this season. … Florida has lost OF Tyler Thompson (.319, 2 HR, 9 RBIs) for the season after he sustained a torn knee ligament last weekend.
… Florida P Karsten Whitson, who has missed nearly a month with arm issues, is not expected to pitch this weekend.