Baseball Hosts Presbyterian Tuesday Night at Founders Park

FOR STARTERS

• Carolina continues its nine-game homestand on Tuesday night (April 21) when the Gamecocks face Presbyterian.
• First pitch is scheduled 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 Derek Scott and Ray Tanner 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 Patrick Dudley (Fr. LHP) 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6.1 IP, 2 BB, 7 SO
Presbyterian Tucker Meredith (Fr. LHP) 1-2, 10.38 ERA, 8.2 IP, 12 BB, 8 SO

PROMOTIONS
Tuesday – Early Bird Special, Bark in the Park

SCOUTING PRESBYTERIAN

• The Blue Hose are coming off winning 1-of-3 games at Longwood this past weekend.
• Tyrell Williams struck out seven in a 3-2 win over Longwood on Friday night.
• Bo Moody leads the Blue Hose with a .328 batting average while Amman Dewberry has seven home runs and 31 RBI.
• On the mound, Williams has 39 strikeouts in 49 innings pitched.
• Elton Pollock is in his 22nd season as head coach at Presbyterian. He was named the Big South Coach of the Year in 2024.

SERIES VS. PRESBYTERIAN

• Carolina holds a 51-21 series advantage on Presbyterian heading into Tuesday.
• Last year, Carolina won 11-1 in seven innings in Columbia. Ethan Petry and Nathan Hall drove in two runs apiece and Zach Russell pitched a pair of scoreless frames.
• Carolina is 43-7 all-time against Presbyterian in Columbia. 

LIZAMA GOES YARD

• Ethan Lizama belted his first home run as a Gamecock on April 17 against Mississippi State.
• His three-run home run in the fifth inning cut MSU’s lead to 5-3.
• Lizama now has nine RBI on the season and has Carolina’s fifth three-run home run of the year.

PHILPOTT PUTS UP ZEROES

• Alex Philpott pitched four scoreless frames against Mississippi State on April 19.
• Philpott had one strikeout and allowed just one hit in the four innings.
• In SEC play, Philpott has a 1.42 ERA with three saves.

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 3-5 with a 2.52 ERA. The ERA lowers to 2.02 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.

UP NEXT

• Carolina hosts Kentucky in a three-game series starting Friday, April 24 at Founders Park.
• Friday’s game starts at 7 p.m. with Saturday’s game beginning at 4 p.m.
• Sunday’s game starts at 3 p.m. and will be televised on SEC Network with Kevin Fitzgerald and Todd Walker on the call.