Live updates/game thread: South Carolina vs. USC Upstate
South Carolina is coming off one of its longest stretches of days off, hosting USC Upstate Tuesday night in a midweek game.
The Gamecocks, after splitting a series with LSU, had almost four full days off before Tuesday’s 7 p.m. start against the Spartans trying to notch another win before heading on the road to play Vanderbilt.
South Carolina hands the ball to Matthew Becker for his scheduled midweek start. GamecockCentral is on hand for the game providing live updates and analysis.
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Game notes (from South Carolina baseball)
SCOUTING USC UPSTATE
The Spartans swept Longwood this past weekend, sweeping a doubleheader on Thursday and winning the series finale on Friday. Troy Hamilton drove in six runs in the series-opening, 18-2 win over the Lancers. Hamilton leads the team with a .326 batting average while Grant Sherrod has eight home runs and 38 RBI. Upstate is 8-1 in Big South play, it’s best conference start in
program history.
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SERIES VS. USC UPSTATE
The Gamecocks hold a 14-1 series advantage over the Spartans heading into Tuesday’s game. The two teams played in Fluor Field on March 8 with Carolina winning 19-1. Gavin Casas drove in five runs in the win while Cole Messina was 4-for-6 at the plate and Ethan Petry drove in three runs.
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RPI WATCH
With 32 games in the books, it’s time to start looking at the RPI. The Gamecocks currently are third in those rankings, one of four SEC teams in the top five. Carolina currently is 19-1 at home and 7-3 on the road. Carolina has three-game series remaining against No. 1 Kentucky, No. 6 Arkansas, No. 7 Vanderbilt and No. 8 Florida.
GAMECOCKS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
The University of South Carolina baseball team is ranked in all six major polls after the week of April 10. The Gamecocks are ranked No. 3 in the Collegiate Baseball poll, No. 5 in the Baseball America, USA Today and Perfect Game polls, No. 6 in the D1Baseball.com poll and No. 7 in the NCBWA poll. The Gamecocks face No. 4 Vanderbilt (D1Baseball) this weekend in Nashville.
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Game details
Who: No. 6/5 South Carolina (28-4, 9-2 SEC) vs. USC Upstate (22-11, 8-1 Big South)
When: Tuesday, April 11 at 7 p.m.
Where: Founders Park (Capacity: 8,242)
How to watch: SEC Network Plus
How to listen: 107.5 FM/Gamecock Radio Network
Probable pitchers: LHP Matthew Becker (2-0, 3.44 ERA) vs. RHP Caleb Costa (0-0, 5.79 ERA)
