Gamecock Baseball Notebook
COLUMBIA – The University of South Carolina baseball team went 3-1 on the week, highlighted by a three-game sweep at Missouri in conference play.
Record: 18-19
SEC: 5-10
Home: 14-9
Away: 4-8
Neutral: 0-2
Streak: W3
Last Week:
4/7/26 – College of Charleston (L, 4-6)
4/9/26 – at Missouri (W, 5-1)
4/10/26 – at Missouri (W, 1-0)
4/11/26 – at Missouri (W, 6-4)
NOTES:
Amp Phillips had his best start as a Gamecock in Friday night’s 1-0 win over Missouri. Phillips went eight-plus innings, allowing just five hits (three that were infield singles) with no runs, one walk and a season-high 10 strikeouts. Phillips retired the first 10 batters of the game, seven with the use of the strikeout. He retired the side in order in the first, second, third, sixth, seventh and eighth frames and had 74 strikes in his 103 pitches. Phillips lowered his ERA to 2.17 on the season and 1.42 in conference play in helping Carolina to its first 1-0 win since March of 2025.
Carolina earned its first-ever sweep at Missouri, winning 5-1 on Thursday night, 1-0 on Friday night and 6-4 on Saturday afternoon. It’s the Gamecocks first SEC sweep since winning three games against Vanderbilt in March of 2024 and first road SEC sweep since winning three at Georgia in March of 2023. Carolina also picked up its first shutout win in SEC play since a 10-0, 7-inning win over Kentucky in 2024.
Dawson Harman, who missed three weeks due to illness, came back in a big win in Saturday’s 6-4 win over Missouri. Harman brought in a pair of runs in the second with a single. He then homered in the fourth and sixth innings. Harman drove in four runs with his 3-for-4 day and now has nine RBI on the year.
Brandon Stone was outstanding on the mound in Thursday’s win over Missouri. The righty went six innings and allowed just two hits and a run with one walk and seven strikeouts in the 5-1 win. Stone lowered his ERA to 2.89 on the year and now has 43 strikeouts in 43.2 innings pitched.
Patrick Evans led the Gamecocks with five hits in the Missouri series as he had a pair of doubles and a two-run home run in Thursday’s 5-1 win. Evans leads Carolina on the year with a .301 average while hitting six home runs and driving in 15 runs.
Carolina opens a nine-game homestand this week, facing Davidson on Tuesday night and Mississippi State for a three-game series starting Friday night. Saturday’s game will be televised on SEC Network with Derek Jones and David Dellucci on the call.
Next Week
4/14/26 – Davidson, 6:30 p.m. (SECN+)
4/17/26 – Mississippi State, 7 p.m. (SECN+)
4/18/26 – Mississippi State, 1 p.m. (SEC Network)
4/19/26 – Mississippi State, 1:30 p.m. (SECN+)
