Softball . April 1, 2025

No. 10 Softball Host Wofford for Bark in the Park

Name: vs. Ole Miss
Start: 2025-04-04T18:00
End: 2025-04-04
Location: Columbia, S.C.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – No. 10/9 South Carolina and in-state foe Wofford will meet for the first time on the softball diamond Wednesday night (Apr. 2) when the Gamecocks host the Terriers at 6 p.m. The Wofford program is in its second season in existence and features former Carolina graduate manager Kara Shutt who serves as the associate head coach.

The game will also be the annual Bark in the Park event presented by CVETS.

Series History: First Meeting

LEADING OFF

The 2025 season is the 52nd season for the Carolina Softball team.
South Carolina moved up in three of the four polls this week and are in the top-10 of all four for the first time this season.
- The Gamecocks moved up to No. 6 in the D1Softball poll, No. 7 by Softball America, and No. 9 by ESPN/USA Softball. They remained No. 10 in the NFCA/USA Today poll.
This week in the NCAA RPI the Gamecocks are No. 2.
For the first time in program history every game will be televised on the ESPN family of networks and digital platforms.
- South Carolina and Georgia are the only two Division I programs to have every game broadcast this season.
With the win over Youngstown State, the Gamecocks tied the program record from 1976 for most consecutive wins to start a season.
With the series win over #3 LSU, the Gamecocks now have four series wins over top-15 opponents.
Carolina shutout Clemson for the first time in the series history and ending their program record streak of 54 consecutive games scoring a run.
Brooke Blankenship ranks 2nd in the nation in sacrifice flies.
- Her six sac flies are tied for 4th in a single season in program history.
Quincee Lilio leads the team with 14 multi-hit games on the season.
- Lilio is 25th in the nation in on-base percentage and 20th in walks per game.
Arianna Rodi has reached base in 26 straight games.
- She collected her 100th career RBI on her three-run home run against Clemson.
- Rodi ranks 7th nationally in walks per game and 28th in slugging percentage.
- Rodi hit a home run in five straight games (Feb. 25 – Mar. 5), which it tied for the 14th longest streak in NCAA Division I history.
- Her 11 home runs on the season already rank tied for 6th in program history.
Karley Shelton ranks 8th in doubles and 15th in doubles per game.
Jori Heard ranks 29th nationally in shutouts.
Nealy Lamb ranks 23rd in the nation in strikeouts per game.
South Carolina has outscored their opponents 238-104 on the season, including 45-11 in the fourth inning and 28-5 in the seventh inning.
As a team they rank second the nation in doubles per game.
They also rank 3rd in doubles, 4th in and sacrifice flies, 6th in walks and fielding percentage, 7th in double plays per game, and 9th in double plays.
They rank in the top-25 in six other categories: shutouts, scoring, RBIs, RBIs per game, on-base percentage, and winning percentage.

IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME

South Carolina is 264-106 (.714) at Carolina Softball Stadium since being built in 2013. That includes a 4-1 record at home while hosting an NCAA regional at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field.
Prior to 2021, South Carolina had not lost double digit games at home in seven years and has won 20 or more eight of the past nine seasons.
Since 2016, South Carolina has consistently ranked among the nation’s leaders in attendance. Since that time, excluding the 2021 COVID season that limited attendance, they have never finished lower than 15th in average or cumulative attendance.
In 2024, Carolina ranked 7th in the nation in total attendance and 14th in average attendance. They were 9th and 11th in 2023, 7th and 13th in 2022, 7th and 11th in 2020, 10th and 13th in 2019, 11th and 13th in 2018, 10th and 11th in 2017, 12th and 15th in 2016.

NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS IS NOTHING NEW FOR SC

South Carolina is 293-74 (.798) over the past nine years in games outside the SEC.
Notable wins include Clemson, Duke, Texas Tech, Boston U, Utah, Texas, Penn State, Houston, Arizona State, North Carolina, Florida State, California, Virginia Tech, USF, Long Beach State, Hofstra, Liberty, and UCF.
Carolina will play 33 non-conference games in 2025, 28 of which will be played at Carolina Softball Stadium.

SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL RECORD

South Carolina has played 2,670 games in its softball history, going 1,720-943-7 (.646) in its 52 years of history.
Carolina has posted 30 or more wins in nine of the past 11 full seasons.
Carolina has protected home well, also, with 17 or more victories coming in friendly confines each of the past 10 full years.

CAROLINA RUNS THIS STATE

Since 2011 Carolina owns an 91-14 mark against other Palmetto State schools.
That mark includes a 31-game winning streak that stretched over five seasons before Coastal Carolina snapped the streak in 2017.
South Carolina went 7-2 last season against in-state foes.

For the latest on South Carolina Softball, visit GamecocksOnline.com or follow the team’s social media accounts on Twitter @GamecockSoftbll, Facebook /GamecockSoftball, and Instagram @GamecockSoftball.