Stone's Complete Game Lifts Baseball Past No. 11 Ole Miss
COLUMBIA – Brandon Stone threw a nine-inning complete game Thursday night (April 17) to lift the University of South Carolina baseball team over Ole Miss, 3-2, at Ray Tanner Field at Founders Park.
Stone, who threw Carolina’s first nine-inning complete game since Brett Kerry against Kentucky in 2021. Stone scattered six hits, striking out four and allowing two runs with no walks in the nine innings. He threw just 86 pitchers, 61 for strikes.
In the first, Jordan Carrion drove in Nathan Hall, who doubled in the leadoff spot, with an RBI groundout to give the Gamecocks the early 1-0 lead. Ole Miss responded in the third with a solo home run by Austin Fawley to even the game 1-1.
Carolina added to its lead with two runs in the fifth off back-to-back RBI singles from Gavin Braland and Hall. The Rebels, again, connected for a solo home run to bring the game back within one. However, Carolina’s early offense would be enough to win the game.
Hall had two hits, including a double, and one RBI to lead the Carolina offense.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Henry Kaczmar has now reached base in 21 straight games.
- The Gamecocks played a nine-inning game in under two hours (1:59) for the first time since a 2-1 win over Missouri on May 11, 2014.
- Hall had his team-leading 15th multi-hit game of the season.
UP NEXT
Carolina and Ole Miss will play the second game of the series Friday afternoon (April 18). First pitch is set for 4 p.m., at Ray Tanner Field at Founders Park and the game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.
