April 18, 2014

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina and LSU played in rain as long as they could on Friday afternoon, but the precipitation became too much in the fourth, halting the game. The teams and South Carolina officials will determine when the game will resume on Saturday morning, with the 4 p.m. first pitch for the series’ second game staying put for ESPNU’s broadcast.

When play stopped in the top of the fourth, LSU had the bases loaded with one out after an RBI single by Sandra Simmons, giving the Tigers a 7-5 lead. The Gamecocks had a three-run third to draw within a run. Junior catcher Sarah Mooney doubled home two with two outs, and after moving to third on a wild pitch, Mooney scored on senior second baseman Dana Hathorn’s RBI single.

A one-out walk to Allison Falcon got the Tiger offense started in the second, and Tammy Wray followed with a single as the rain came down. Bailey Landry took the 1-1 pitch to right and made it a double, scoring Falcon. A.J. Andrews drove in two with a hit through the middle, and, after a strikeout, Sahvanna Jaquish drove a 3-2 pitch over the wall in center for her 10th homer, giving LSU the 5-0 lead.

The Gamecocks came back with two in the bottom of the second on Hathorn’s RBI single and sophomore left fielder Alaynie Page’s grounder. Hathorn’s hit brought home freshman pinch runner Mackenzie Moler, who ran for Mooney after her one-out single. Senior right fielder Chelsea Hawkins walked after Mooney’s hit and got to third on the Hathorn single.

The Tigers got a two-out RBI single from Landry in the third to push the lead to 6-2, with Wray scoring after tripling off the top of the wall in left.

The game may resume before or after Saturday’s contest against the Tigers, with officials waiting to see what the forecast holds for Saturday before trying to pick up the game again. ESPNU will have Saturday’s 4 p.m. contest in its entirety, weather permitting. Gametracker live stats and a live broadcast will be available anytime for fans at GamecocksOnline.com.