Eastern Kentucky vs South Carolina Game Notes
May 16th, 2002
Columbia, SC Regional

Eastern Kentucky is making their 3rd NCAA appearance.
South Carolina is making their 12th NCAA appearance.
Eastern Kentucky and South Carolina are meeting for the second time ever. Last meeting between the two teams was in 1995 where Eastern Kentucky won 4-3.
The game was Eastern Kentucky’s 8th extra inning game of the year as well as South Carolina’s 8th.

Eastern Kentucky
Jonelle Csora pitched her 24th complete game in 31 starts.

South Carolina
Meghan Cornett extended her hitting streak to 9 games. Drove in the winning run.

Melissa Sandel’s home run in the 4th inning was her fourth on the season. It was her first since April 6th, 2002 against Auburn.

Megan Matthews had 11 strikeouts. This is the first time since March 27th, 2002 against East Tennessee State that she had a double figure strikeout total.

Megan Matthews pitched the 120th complete game in her 191st appearance as a Gamecock. The win was her 100th of her career. It moved her into 2nd place in career wins.

In 6 of the last 9 games USC has hit at least one home run.