Baseball . April 8, 2024

Baseball Travels to Charlotte for Matchup vs. North Carolina

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FOR STARTERS

South Carolina travels to Truist Field, home of the Charlotte Knights, to face North Carolina in Charlotte on Tuesday night (April 9) at 7 p.m.
Tuesday’s game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
Tuesday’s game also will be on the Gamecock Sports Network presented by Learfield with Derek Scott and Stuart Lake on the call.

SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA

The Tar Heels come into Tuesday’s contest with a 26-6 overall record and an 11-4 mark in the ACC.
UNC won the final game of the series at Virginia, 12-7, behind three hits and four RBI from Georgia transfer Parks Harber and three hits and three runs scored by Anthony Donofrio.
Gavin Gallaher leads UNC with a .375 batting average while Harber has 11 home runs and 31 RBI.
Freshman lefty Folger Boaz will get the start on Tuesday. He has made eight starts and has 35 strikeouts in 36.2 innings pitched.
As a team, the Tar Heels are hitting .314 and has a .532 slugging percentage.
Matt Poston has four saves in 14 appearances, while Dalton Pence has three saves and a 2.25 ERA.
Scott Forbes is in his fourth season as head coach of the Tar Heels and has been on the UNC staff for 23 seasons. Forbes has been a part of seven College World Series appearances at UNC.

SERIES VS. NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina leads the all-time series with South Carolina 64-39-1, but the Gamecocks have won three of the last four games, all in Charlotte.
The Gamecocks shut out the Tar Heels, 5-0, on April 4, 2023, as Evan Stone had a pair of hits and Matthew Becker struck out four in a three-inning start.
The last seven matchups between the two schools have taken place in Charlotte.

GAMECOCKS LEAD THE NATION IN WALKS

Carolina has drawn 232 walks in 32 games this season, which leads the country in free passes. The Gamecocks lead second place Texas A&M by six walks.
Ethan Petry leads the team with 30 walks, which is tied for fifth in the SEC.
The Gamecocks walked 18 times in the 22-6 win over Longwood on March 10. It’s the most dating back to 2005 (first year of game-by-game stats available).
Carolina is averaging 7.25 walks per game.
The Gamecocks also are fourth in the SEC and 20th nationally in on-base percentage (.426).

PETRY: 30 FOR 3(6)

Sophomore Ethan Petry hit a home run in the 6-5 win over Texas A&M which was his 36th career round tripper.
Petry is now in a tie for 13th place on Carolina’s all-time home runs list and is the 29th Gamecock to hit 30 or more home runs in a career.
The last player to achieve that feat was Braylen Wimmer (2020-23), who had 32 career home runs. Wes Clarke (2019-21) also had 32 home runs in his Gamecock career.
Petry is tied with Derick Urquhart (1995-98) for 13th place. He is two back of Eric Stanton (1996-98) for the 12th spot.

GOOD GREAT VS. TEXAS A&M

Fifth year senior Ty Good pitched a season high 5.2 innings of relief April 6 vs. Texas A&M, striking out six and allowing just two hits and an unearned run.
Good is now 4-0 with a 1.93 ERA and has 35 strikeouts in 28 innings pitched.
Good now has 29 career wins with 309 strikeouts between the College of Charleston and South Carolina.

BECKER SHINES IN SUNDAY WIN

Junior Matthew Becker struck out a season high eight batters in a four-inning start in a 6-5 win over Texas A&M on April 7.
Becker did not allow a walk while giving up five hits and a run as the Gamecocks picked up the one-run win.
This season, Becker is 4-1 with a 3.38 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 26.2 innings pitched.
Becker now has made 49 appearances in his Carolina career with 10 wins and 176 strikeouts.

MILESTONE CENTRAL

Head Coach Mark Kingston earned his 200th win at South Carolina in the Presbyterian game on March 26. Kingston now has 202 wins at Carolina and 475 wins overall.
Ethan Petry recorded his 100th career RBI in the Presbyterian win. Petry now has 106 RBI in only 94 career games.
Cole Messina recorded his 100th career hit at Carolina March 26 vs. Presbyterian. Messina now has 108 hits, joining Talmadge LeCroy (104) and Ethan Petry (118) in the 100-hit club at Carolina.
Ty Good recorded his 300th career strikeout March 30 at Alabama. Good has 309 strikeouts between the College of Charleston and Carolina.
Kennedy Jones and Parker Noland both are in the 200-hit club in college. Jones has 208 hits between UNC Greensboro and Carolina while Noland has 216 hits between Vanderbilt and Carolina.

PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUP
South Carolina Dylan Eskew (R-Jr. RHP) 2-2, 4.83 ERA, 31.2 IP, 11 BB, 27 K
North Carolina Folger Boaz (Fr. LHP) 3-1, 5.89 ERA, 36.2 IP, 18 BB, 35 K

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