Baseball Hosts Florida This Weekend at Founders Park

FOR STARTERS

• Carolina hosts Florida in a three-game SEC series this weekend at Ray Tanner Field at Founders Park.
• Friday’s game starts at 7 p.m., with Saturday and Sunday’s games at 4 and 1:30 p.m., respectively.
• All three games will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.
• All three games also will be on the Gamecock Sports Network presented by Learfield with Derek Scott, Stuart Lake and Cade Crenshaw 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.

Friday
Game Time: 7 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 6 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 5:30/6 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 5 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
Friday – 1975 Team Recognition; Western Night
Saturday – SEC Storied: In Spirit Preview, Bucket Hat Giveaway
Sunday – May the Fourth Mini Poster; Postgame Run the Bases

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
Friday
South Carolina Brandon Stone (So. RHP) 2-5, 4.96 ERA, 49.0 IP, 10 BB, 36 SO
Florida Liam Peterson (So. RHP) 7-2, 3.83 ERA, 51.2 IP, 22 BB, 80 SO

Saturday
South Carolina Jake McCoy (So. LHP) 4-3, 6.38 ERA, 48.0 IP, 30 BB, 67 SO
Florida Aidan King (Fr. RHP) 4-2, 3.47 ERA, 49.1 IP, 15 BB, 53 SO

Sunday
South Carolina TBA
Florida TBA

SCOUTING FLORIDA

• The Gators took 2-of-3 games at home from Arkansas this past weekend.
• Bobby Boser had three hits and two runs scored in Sunday’s 9-5 victory.
• Colby Shelton leads the Gators with a .377 batting average while Boser has 14 home runs and 47 RBI.
• On the mound, freshman Aidan King is 4-2 with a 3.47 ERA and Liam Peterson has 80 strikeouts in 51.2 innings pitched.
• Kevin O’Sullivan is in his 18th season at Florida. He guided the Gators to a 2017 national championship and nine CWS appearances.

SERIES VS. FLORIDA

• Carolina has a 56-54 series advantage on Florida heading into the weekend.
• Last year, the Gamecocks won 2-of-3 games in Gainesville, winning 10-3 on Friday and 9-8 on Saturday.
• Ethan Petry and Dalton Reeves drove in three runs and Tyler Pitzer picked up the save in Saturday’s win.
• Carolina is 31-18 all-time vs. Florida in Columbia.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT IN FLORIDA SERIES

• The 1975, 2010 and 2011 team will be at Ray Tanner Field at Founders Park this weekend for the Florida series.
• On Friday night, the 1975 team will be recognized before the game. It’s the 50th anniversary of the first Carolina College World Series team.
• That squad went 51-6-1 and was the runner-up in the CWS to Texas.
• On Saturday, the 2010 and 2011 teams will be on field pre-game. Fans will get to see the trailer of the SEC Storied: In Spirit, highlighting the back-to-back national championships.
• That show will premiere on SEC Network on Wednesday, May 13 at 7 p.m. 

GAMECOCKS WIN IN THE MIDWEEK

• Carolina defeated Charleston Southern, 5-3, on April 29.
• It improved the Gamecocks’ midweek record to 12-1 on the year.
• The only loss in the midweek was against current No. 4 team in the country North Carolina.
• The Gamecocks are 21-0 against Quad 2, 3 and 4 teams this season. 

TIPPETT’S BLAST BEATS KENTUCKY

• Junior Will Tippett’s two-run home run in the eighth inning helped Carolina to a 5-4 win over Kentucky on April 26.
• It was Tippett’s first home run of the season and first since his home run in the Raleigh Regional vs. N.C. State.
• Ashton Crowther earned the win in relief, striking out four in 2.2 hitless innings.

GAMECOCKS WALK OFF UNF

• KJ Scobey’s ground-rule double scored Jordan Carrion in the bottom of the 10th in a 3-2 win over North Florida.
• It was Carolina’s first walk-off win since the opening game of the 2024 Raleigh Regional when Will Tippett’s sacrifice fly scored Dylan Brewer in an 8-7, 10-inning win over James Madison.
• The win was Carolina’s first in extra innings this season. 

STONE GOES ALL NINE IN OLE MISS WIN

• Sophomore Brandon Stone went the distance in the 3-2 win over Ole Miss on April 17, striking out four and allowing two runs on six hits with no walks in nine innings.
• Stone needed just 86 pitches, with 61 of them for strikes, in the nine innings.
• It was Carolina’s first complete game since Noah Hall against Georgia in 2023 and first nine-inning complete game since Brett Kerry against Kentucky in 2021.
• The complete game was just the second nine-inning CG in the league this season (LSU’s Kade Anderson vs. Oklahoma).
• Stone’s defense was big as the Gamecocks turned three double plays, including one with a runner on and no one out in the ninth.
• Stone retired the first seven batters of the game and had four 1-2-3 frames. 

OLE MISS SERIES NOTES

• Jake McCoy followed Stone’s performance was a great one of his own, striking out seven and allowing just three hits and a run in 6.1 innings in Friday’s 7-2 win.
• Carolina turned six double plays in the three games this weekend. 

HALL OF HITTING

• Nathan Hall continues to have a stellar junior season for the Gamecocks.
• Hall has a .345 batting average to go along with seven home runs and 37 RBI.
• Hall leads the team with 12 steals, which is tied for ninth in the SEC, and has added 11 doubles.
• In the game against Ole Miss on April 18, Hall homered and drove in three runs, including a big two-run single in the eighth.

UP NEXT

• The Gamecocks make their final road trip of the 2025 regular season, travelling to Auburn for a three-game series starting Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m. EDT. Friday’s game starts at 7 p.m. EDT with Saturday’s game at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
• Thursday’s game is televised on ESPNU with Saturday’s game on SEC Network. Clay Matvick and Gregg Olson are on the call for those games.
• Friday’s game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.