No. 13 Gamecocks Set for Pair of Midweek Games

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The No. 13 South Carolina softball team gets set for a pair of midweek opponents when the Gamecocks host Charlotte Tuesday (Feb. 24) before traveling to Winthrop Wednesday (Feb. 25). Both games will be at 6 p.m.

#13 South Carolina Gamecocks 9-5, 0-0 SEC
Coach: Ashley Woodard | 2nd Season
AVG Leader: .417 | Tate Davis
RBI Leader: 20 | Karley Shelton
Home Run Leader: 5 | Arianna Rodi
ERA Leader: 1.42 | Jori Heard
Strikeout Leader: 25 | Emma Friedel
Wins Leader: 4 | Emma Friedel

Charlotte 49ers 12-4, 0-0 AAC
Head Coach: Courtney Breault | 2nd Season
Series History: South Carolina leads 46-7
Trend: South Carolina won 2
Last Meeting: South Carolina 10, Charlotte 2 | Feb. 25, 2025 | Charlotte

Winthrop Eagles 7-7, 0-0 Big South
Coach: Kendall Fuller | 2nd Season
Series History: South Carolina leads 59-8-1
Trend: South Carolina won 19
Last Meeting: South Carolina 18, Winthrop 0 (5) | Feb. 8, 2025 | Columbia

LEADING OFF

• The 2026 season is the 53rd season for the Carolina Softball team.
• This week in the polls the Gamecocks are ranked No. 13 by the NFCA, No. 19 by D1Softball and Softball America, and No. 22 by USA Softball/ESPN.
• The Gamecocks are coming off the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic where they went 2-3.
  • The Gamecocks defeated Washington and Saint Mary’s, while falling to No. 9 UCLA, No. 10 Nebraska, and No. 18 Oregon.
• As a team, South Carolina ranks seventh in the nation in hit by pitches with 18.
• Nealy Lamb ranks 11th in the nation in hits allowed per 7 innings at 2.93.
• Quincee Lilio currently ranks tied for 33rd in the nation with 0.93 walks per game.
• Karley Shelton ranks 34th in RBIs per game (1.43) and 36th in RBIs (20).
• Tate Davis and Lexi Winters are tied for 38th in hit by pitches (4).
• Arianna Rodi currently sits 5th among active NCAA players with 49 career home runs.
  • She also ranks 7th with 109 career walks.

IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME

• South Carolina is 285-112 (.718) at Carolina Softball Stadium since being built in 2013. That includes a 7-1 record at home while hosting an NCAA Regional and a 1-2 record hosting Super Regionals 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, they have never finished lower than 15th in average or cumulative attendance.
• In 2025, Carolina ranked 15th in the nation in total attendance and 28th in average attendance. They were 7th and 14th in 2024, 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 310-83 (.789) over the past nine years in games outside the SEC.
• Notable wins include Washington, 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 28 non-conference games in 2026, 21 of which will be played at Carolina Softball Stadium.

SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL RECORD

• South Carolina has played 2,712 games in its softball history, going 1,747-958-7 (.646) in its 53 years of history.
• Carolina has posted 30 or more wins in 10 of the past 12 full seasons.
• Carolina has protected home well, also, with 17 or more victories coming in friendly confines each of the past 11 full years.

CAROLINA RUNS THIS STATE

• Since 2011 Carolina owns an 95-15 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.