Baseball Starts Homestand Tuesday Night Against North Carolina A&T

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The University of South Carolina baseball team opens a four-game homestand this Tuesday (March 26) as the Gamecocks host North Carolina A&T. First pitch is at 7 p.m. at Founders Park. The game will be streamed on SEC Network +. All games will be broadcast on The Game 107.5 FM and the Gamecock Sports Network with Derek Scott and Tommy Moody on the call. Carolina took 1-of-3 games from Tennessee this past weekend in Knoxville. Carolina won Saturday’s game 3-2 as Chris Cullen and Jordan Holladay had RBI doubles in the seventh and Brett Kerry struck out five in two innings of relief to pick up the third save.

PARKING INFORMATION

> For the third straight season, shuttle parking for the University of South Carolina baseball season will be operational at the Key Road Gravel Lot (1105 Key Road) and in Lot B of the Colonial Life Arena parking lot. Shuttles will begin running two hours prior to game time.

We strongly recommend that fans use the baseball shuttle from Key Road to Founders Park over the CLA shuttle for the convenience, spacious parking (650 spaces) and less congestion than at the arena. Please remember that at the arena, shuttle parking will be limited to 50 spaces because of the student demand for parking in this area. There is a high student demand Monday through Thursday that lasts until 7 p.m. because of classes. Lots A and B are also reserved for men’s and women’s basketball parking on Feb. 19, 26, March 3 and March 9.

For GPS purposes, the address for the Key Road Gravel Lot is 1105 Key Road, Columbia, SC 29201.

GAME DAY PARKING INFORMATION (including public game day lots (PGDL: $10/$5 per game))

Weekdays
Game Time: 7 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 5:30 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 5/5:30 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 4 p.m.
Bus Shuttle for Patrons: 5 p.m.

Saturday
Game Time: 4 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 2:30 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 1 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 1 p.m.
Bus Shuttle for Patrons: 2 p.m.

Sunday
Game Time: 1:30 p.m.
Stadium Opens: Noon
Business Lots Open: 10:30 a.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 10:30 a.m.
Bus Shuttle for Patrons: 11:30 a.m.

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION

Tuesday
South Carolina Dylan Harley (Fr. LHP) 1-1, 8.83 ERA, 17.1 IP, 14 BB, 23 SO
North Carolina A&T TBA

SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA A&T

The Aggies are coming off a three-game road sweep of Bethune-Cookman this past weekend. Dawnoven Smith was 3-for-6 with three RBI and Tony Mack added three hits and two runs in Sunday’s 8-7 win. Dustin Baber leads the Aggies with a .313 batting average while AJ Hunt and Camden Williamson have 16 RBI apiece. On the mound, Michael Johnson is 3-1 with a 2.06 ERA and Evan Gates has 27 strikeouts in 29.1 innings pitched.

THE SERIES

Carolina and North Carolina A&T have met just once on the diamond with the Gamecocks coming away with a 12-2 win on March 7, 2018. Madison Stokes was 2-for-4 with three RBI while TJ Shook struck out three in 2.1 innings of relief to earn the win.

INJURY BUG BITES GAMECOCKS

South Carolina, already down six pitchers on its 35-man roster, took another blow on Friday at Tennessee when Andrew Eyster left the game with an injury. Carolina moved Jacob Olson to right field, put Quinntin Perez at third base and Nick Neville at second base in the final two games of the series. Noah Campbell can hit, as he has been the designated hitter for the last four games, but has not played in the field since the SEC opener against Georgia.

SEC LEADERS

At the plate, Jacob Olson is tied for the SEC lead with nine home runs. Hopkins leads the league in total bases (69), is third in home runs (8), tied for the lead in triples (3) and is fourth in slugging percentage (.690). Olson is second in slugging percentage (.702) and second in total bases (66). Luke Berryhill is tied for fourth in doubles (10), ninth in slugging percentage (.624) and tied for sixth in RBI (27). On the mound, Reid Morgan is third with 38.2 innings pitched and Cam Tringali is tied for the lead with 13 appearances. As a team, SC is 14th in batting average, 12th in ERA and 11th in fielding percentage.

UP NEXT

The Gamecocks face Auburn in a three-game series at Founders Park starting Friday night (March 29) at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday’s game will be televised on SEC Network.