Baseball Travels to Georgia for Three-Game Weekend Series

FOR STARTERS

• Carolina heads to Foley Field in Athens, Ga., for a three-game SEC series at No. 7 Georgia.
• The series begins on Friday night (March 27) at 6 p.m. with Saturday’s game beginning at 2 p.m. The series finale is Sunday at 1 p.m.
• All three games will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.
• All three games also will be broadcast on the Gamecock Sports Network presented by Learfield with Derek Scott and Cade Crenshaw on the call.

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
Friday
South Carolina Josh Gunther (Jr. RHP) 2-1, 6.33 ERA, 27.0 IP, 11 BB, 36 SO
Georgia Joey Volchko (Jr. RHP) 4-0, 4.23 ERA, 27.2 IP, 14 BB, 33 SO

Saturday
South Carolina Amp Phillips (Jr. RHP) 2-2, 2.32 ERA, 31.0 IP, 14 BB, 29 SO
Georgia Dylan Vigue (Jr. RHP) 3-1, 2.30 ERA, 27.1 IP, 9 BB, 34 SO

Sunday
South Carolina TBA
Georgia Kenny Ishikawa (So. LHP) 1-1, 9.35 ERA, 8.2 IP, 5 BB, 10 SO

SCOUTING GEORGIA

• The Bulldogs are coming off a 10-7 loss to Kennesaw State in the midweek. Jack Arcamone was 2-for-2 with three RBI in the game against the Owls.
• Daniel Jackson leads the Bulldogs and the SEC with 15 home runs while adding 39 RBI.
• Georgia leads the country with 82 home runs and has four players with double-digit home run marks.
• On the mound, Dylan Vigue is 3-1 with a 2.30 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 27.1 innings pitched.
• Wes Johnson is in his third season as head coach at Georgia. He guided the Bulldogs to 86 wins in his first two years in Athens.

SERIES VS. GEORGIA

• Carolina has a 72-69 all-time series advantage on Georgia heading into Friday’s game.
• Georgia swept Carolina in Columbia in 2024, the two teams’ last meeting.
• The Gamecocks swept Georgia in 2023, the last time the two teams faced off in Athens.
• In that series, Ethan Petry had three home runs and seven RBI.
• The Gamecocks are 30-37 all-time against Georgia in Athens.

RANDOLPH’S A BLAST

• Fifth-year senior Jake Randolph belted three home runs in the Arkansas series, including a pair in the 9-4 win over the Razorbacks on Sunday, March 22.
• Randolph had a two-run home run on Friday, one of three home runs by the Gamecocks in that game.
• Randolph then had home runs in consecutive at-bats against Arkansas on Sunday. His solo shot to lead off the fourth gave Carolina a 4-0 lead.
• He then had a two-run home run in the sixth, part of a three-run frame.
• Randolph currently is hitting .412 with seven runs scored and six RBI.

STONE’S LIKE A ROCK

• Junior Brandon Stone earned his third win of the season in a 9-4 victory over Arkansas on March 22.
• Stone struck out five in 5.1 innings pitched, allowing five hits and two runs.
• Stone is now 3-1 on the year with a 2.39 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 26.1 innings pitched.
• Stone now has five career wins in Columbia with 73 strikeouts at Carolina.

DOUBLES PARTY

• After 26 games, Carolina has 56 doubles on the season, which is tied third in the SEC and 20th in the country.
• Texas Tech and ULM lead Division I baseball with 69 doubles.
• KJ Scobey has 10 doubles on the season, which is tied for third in the SEC. Patrick Evans has nine doubles in 2026. 

GUNTHER NAMED SEC PITCHER OF THE WEEK

• Junior Josh Gunther was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week on March 2.
• Gunther, who made his first career start, went seven innings and allowed just three with no runs and 10 strikeouts to just one walk in a 7-0 win over No. 15 Clemson.
• Gunther ended five of his seven innings with a strikeout and retired the final six batters of the night.
• Clemson came into the game hitting .332 but Gunther and Alex Valentin combined on Carolina’s second shutout of the season.
• Gunther did not allow a hit or a run in Friday’s game against No. 23 Florida on March 13. He struck out five in his third career start.

AMP’D UP

• Amp Phillips did not allow an earned run in Carolina’s game at No. 23 Florida on Saturday night (March 14).
• Phillips pitched six innings for the Gamecocks and allowed five hits with three strikeouts.
• Phillips then went seven strong innings against Arkansas on March 21, striking out six and allowing one run on three hits.
• Phillips has two wins on the season to go along with a 2.32 ERA and a .193 opponent’s batting average.

UP NEXT

• Carolina starts a five-game homestand on Tuesday, March 31 as the Gamecocks host Wofford.
• First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.
• The game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.