June 9, 2012
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General
- Saturday’s attendance was 8,242, marking the 14th sellout of the season and 25th in Carolina Stadium history.
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma drops to 42-24 on the year.
- The Sooners are now 80-69 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
- Oklahoma has now lost the opener of its last three Super Regional appearances. The Sooners bounced back to win game two in both 2010 and 2006.
- The loss snaps the Sooners’ four-game winning streak. Oklahoma has lost three times in its last 10 games.
- The Sooners were shut out for just the fourth time this season.
South Carolina
- South Carolina improves to 44-17 on the year.
- The Gamecocks have won a NCAA record 20 consecutive NCAA Tournament games.
- Carolina has won 23 straight NCAA Tournament games at home, including a 12-0 mark at Carolina Stadium.
- The Gamecocks are now 117-56 in NCAA Tournament games, including a 25-1 record the last three seasons.
- Senior lefthander Michael Roth worked 7 2/3 scoreless innings to improve to 6-0 for his career in NCAA Tournament outings.
- Carolina opened the scoring with three runs in the second inning as it improved to 33-5 this season when scoring first, including a 4-0 mark in the postseason.