Baseball Wraps Up Homestand Tuesday vs. Gardner-Webb

FOR STARTERS

• South Carolina wraps up its five-game homestand on Tuesday night (Feb. 25) against Gardner-Webb.
• The Gamecocks and Runnin’ Bulldogs are set for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch from Ray Tanner Field at Founders Park.
• Tuesday’s game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus with Dave Weinstein and Grayson Greiner on the call.
• Tuesday’s game also will be on the Gamecock Sports Network presented by Learfield with Cade Crenshaw and Stuart Lake on the call.

PARKING INFORMATION

GAME DAY PARKING INFORMATION (including public game day lots (PGDL: $10 per game). All gameday lots are cashless. Please have a debit card or credit card ready for payment upon entry into parking lots.

Weekdays
Game Time: 6:30 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 5:30 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 5/5:30 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 4:30 p.m.

Saturday
Game Time: 4 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 3 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 2/2:30 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 2 p.m.

Sunday
Game Time: 1:30 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 12:30 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 11:30 a.m./12 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 11:30 a.m.

PROMOTIONS SCHEDULE
Tuesday – Bark in the Park, presented by CVETS

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
Tuesday
South Carolina Jackson Soucie (Jr. LHP) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 3.0 IP, 1 BB, 2 SO
Gardner-Webb Mason Manriquez (R-Sr. RHP) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6.0 IP, 2 BB, 11 SO

SCOUTING GARDNER-WEBB

• The Runnin’ Bulldogs head into Tuesday’s game with a 5-4 overall mark after defeating Mercyhurst in three of the four games last weekend.
• In the 6-2 series finale, Matt Ingelfritz was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
• Tanner Thomas leads GWU with a .345 batting average while Ryan Kennell has a team-best 13 RBI.
• On the mound, Mason Manriquez has a save and 11 strikeouts in six innings pitched.
• Jerek Hobb is a perfect 2-0 with seven strikeouts in four innings.
• Jim Chester is in his fifth season as head coach of the Runnin’ Bulldogs. He has coached 16 All-Big South players in his five seasons.

SERIES VS. GARDNER-WEBB

• Carolina holds a 5-2 series advantage on Gardner-Webb heading into Tuesday’s game.
• Last season, the Gamecocks defeated GWU 7-1 as Gavin Casas drove in three runs and Eddie Copper struck out five in five innings of work.
• Carolina has won the last three meetings with Gardner-Webb dating back to the 2021 season.

PITCHING STANDS OUT IN OPENING STRETCH

• The South Carolina pitching staff holds a 2.09 ERA with 99 strikeouts in 69 innings pitched after eight games this season.
• Seven different Gamecocks have a win on the mound while Carolina has four saves in eight games in 2025.
• Matthew Becker is 2-0 on the year with a 1.59 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 11.1 innings pitched. He still has not allowed a walk and has held opponents to a .105 batting average.
• Brendan Sweeney leads the SEC with three saves this year. Sweeney has pitched three scoreless frames, striking out three and allowing just one hit.
• Jake McCoy has allowed just two hits in nine innings, which comes out to a .067 batting average. McCoy also has struck out 17 batters.
• Brandon Stone pitched 6.1 innings in wins over Winthrop (Feb. 18) and Milwaukee (Feb. 22). He struck out four and allowed just one run and earned a save in the Milwaukee win.

WOITA IS GRAND

• Junior Jase Woita hit the Gamecocks’ first grand slam of the season in a 5-2 win over Milwaukee on Feb. 21.
• Trailing 2-1 in the sixth, Woita took a Gavin Theis pitch over the wall in left.
• It was Carolina’s first grand slam since Cole Messina against LSU in the SEC Tournament in 2024.
• Woita is hitting .357 with a home run and six RBI on the year.

FOUR HITS FOR WILL IN SUNDAY WIN

• Junior Will Tippett had four hits in Sunday’s win over Milwaukee. He doubled in the second inning, singled in the fourth, singled in the fifth and had an RBI double in the eighth.
• Tippett joins Nathan Hall in the four-hit club this season. Hall had four hits in the win over Queens on Feb. 19.
• Tippett set a career high in hits. He had three in a win over Georgia in the 2023 SEC Tournament. 

PETRY SHOOTS UP CAREER HOME RUN LIST

• Junior Ethan Petry will enter the Gardner-Webb game with 46 home runs at Carolina, which has him in fourth place on the all-time home run list.
• The Land O’ Lakes, Fla., native had 23 home runs in his freshman season in 2023, then followed that up with 21 his sophomore season.
• Petry has been named to the preseason All-America second team by both D1 Baseball and Perfect Game, the third team by the NCBWA, was named to the Preseason All-SEC first team and is on the Golden Spikes Award Watch List.
• Last season, Petry hit .306 with 21 home runs and 53 RBI while leading the team with 51 walks. He was named to the All-Raleigh Regional team.
• Petry needs one more home run to tie Garrett Carter (1985-88) for third place on Carolina’s all-time list.
• Petry had a solo home run to straightaway center field Saturday in the win over Milwaukee.
• The junior is hitting .444 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs and leads the team with nine RBI.

UP NEXT

• Carolina will turn its attention to the annual three-game series with in-state rival Clemson on the weekend.
• The Gamecocks and Tigers will start the series on Friday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson. The game will be streamed on ACC Network Extra.
• The series shifts to Fluor Field in Greenville on Saturday, March 1 at 1:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.
• The set concludes on Sunday, March 2 at Ray Tanner Field at Founders Park with a 5 p.m. start. The game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.