Feb. 22, 2007
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – With no outs in the first inning, South Carolina scored six runs to set the scene for its five-inning 11-0 victory over College of Charleston Thursday evening. The win gave the Gamecocks the doubleheader sweep as they improved to 10-2 on the season and the Cougars fell to 5-6. Kate Pouliot is now 6-0 while Shannon Howard is now 1-4.
South Carolina batted through the lineup in the first inning with Ashton Payne leading the way. Payne recorded two hits in the inning and went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI. Payne has now hit in 11 of 12 games this season. Lindsay Walker and Becky Martines both went 3-for-4. Walker also had three runs and three RBI, while Martinez had two RBI and one run. Jacqueline Wetherbee contributed and went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
As a team, USC recorded a season high, 11 runs, on 12 hits. The Garnet and Black scored two runs in the fourth and three in the fifth to seal the shutout win.
Pouliot held C of C to two hits as she recorded her second shutout of the season. Amber Shifflett was the only Cougar to get a hit off of Pouliot as she went 2-for-3. Howard pitched 4.2 innings and gave up the 11 runs. Nine of them were earned.
USC is now 6-0 in its series against C of C. This is the first run-rule victory for the Gamecocks since the 9-1 win over Canisius on March 4, 2006.
The Gamecocks return to action this weekend when they host the Gamecock Invitational, Feb. 24-25. USC will open against Jacksonville State at Noon.
South Carolina 11, C of C 0 (Feb 22, 2007 at Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) (Game 2)
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South Carolina…… 600 23 – 11 12 0 (10-2)
C of C………….. 000 00 – 0 2 2 (5-6)
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Pitchers: South Carolina – Kate Pouliot. C of C – Shannon Howard; Katie Sansouci(5).
Win-Kate Pouliot(6-0) Loss-Shannon Howard(1-4) T-1:26 A-75
