Baseball Starts Nine-Game Homestand Tuesday Night

FOR STARTERS

• Carolina opens a nine-game homestand this Tuesday night (April 14) when the Gamecocks host Davison.
• First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m. at Founders Park.
• Tuesday’s game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.
• Tuesday’s game also will be broadcast on the Gamecock Sports Network presented by Learfield with Cade Crenshaw and Wil Crowe on the call.

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. 

Weeknights
Game Time: 6:30 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 5:30 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 4:30/5 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 5:30 p.m.

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
Tuesday
South Carolina Riley Goodman (R-Fr. RHP) 0-3, 8.10 ERA, 16.2 IP, 17 BB, 18 SO
Davidson Jacob Vokal (So. RHP) 2-2, 8.31 ERA, 21.2 IP, 13 BB, 13 SO

PROMOTIONS
Tuesday – Bark in the Park, Early Bird Special

SCOUTING DAVIDSON

• The Wildcats are coming off a three-game sweep of St. Bonaventure this past weekend, including winning 12-11 in 10 innings on Sunday.
• Scotty Edwards’ walk-off home run in the 10th inning gave Davidson its sixth straight win.
• Matt Manjooran leads Davidson with a .347 average and 38 RBI.
• On the mound, Will Marenghi is a perfect 4-0 with a 4.43 ERA.
• Rucker Taylor is in his eighth season as head coach at Davidson. Taylor was the A-10 Coach of the Year in 2022 and has 211 wins as a Wildcat 

SERIES VS. DAVIDSON

• Carolina holds a 51-22-1 all-time series lead on Davidson heading into Tuesday’s game.
• The Gamecocks defeated the Wildcats, 7-3, in last year’s meeting. Brandon Stone struck out four in two innings of relief and Carolina had a five-run sixth inning in the win.
• Carolina is 42-11 all-time against Davidson in Columbia.

PHILLIPS NAMED SEC PITCHER OF THE WEEK

• Junior Amp Phillips was named the SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week on April 13.
• Phillips earned the win in a 1-0 victory over Missouri on April 10, striking out 10 in eight-plus innings with five hits and just one walk.
• Phillips retired the first 10 batters in the game, seven via strikeout.
• The 10 strikeouts set a season-high and was just one off a career high.
• Phillips is now 3-4 with a 2.17 ERA. The ERA lowers to 1.42 in SEC play.
• Phillips joins Josh Gunther (March 2) as Gamecocks who have earned SEC Pitcher of the Week honors this season.

GAMECOCKS SWEEP MISSOURI

• The Gamecocks went into Columbia, Mo., and swept Missouri in a three-game series.
• Carolina won Thursday’s game, 5-1, as Brandon Stone struck out seven in six innings, allowing just two hits and a run.
• The Gamecocks won Friday’s game, 1-0, as Amp Philips struck out 10 in eight innings.
• Carolina hit four home runs on Saturday in a 6-4 win, including a pair from Dawson Harman.
• Carolina swept its first series since Vanderbilt in March of 2024.
• Carolina swept its first series on the road since Georgia in March of 2023.

PITCHING SOLID IN TEXAS SERIES

• The Gamecock pitching staff combined for a 2.33 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 27 innings pitched in the three-game series against No. 2 Texas.
• In the 9-1 win over the Longhorns on Thursday, Alex Valentin, Zach Russell and Alex Philpott combined to strike out 12 and allow just six hits with only three walks.
• Brandon Stone pitched seven innings of relief in Friday’s game, allowing just two runs while striking out six.
• Cooper Parks pitched in two of the games and had five strikeouts in 3.1 innings pitched.
• Amp Phillips had eight strikeouts in 4.2 innings, allowing just one earned run.

TEXAS SERIES NOTES

• The Gamecocks had five home runs in the three games, two from Talmadge LeCroy.
• Will Craddock was 4-for-9 in the series with a double and a home run.
• Patrick Evans had three hits, a triple and a home run in the 9-1 win on Thursday.
• Carolina outscored Texas in the three-game set, 13-10.

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 pitched seven innings of relief against Texas on April 3. He allowed just two runs while striking out six Longhorns in a no-decision.
• Stone is now 4-1 on the year with a 2.89 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 43.2 innings pitched.
• Stone now has six career wins in Columbia with 88 strikeouts at Carolina.

UP NEXT

• Carolina continues its homestand this weekend when the Gamecocks welcome Mississippi State to Founders Park.
• Friday’s game will start at 7 p.m. with Saturday’s game at 1 p.m. Sunday’s contest begins at 1:30 p.m.
• Saturday’s game will be televised on SEC Network with Derek Jones and David Dellucci on the call.
• Friday and Sunday’s games will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.