Game 1 of South Carolina vs. Texas postponed
The University of South Carolina baseball team’s series opener vs. Texas has been postponed due to the threat of showers and thunderstorms throughout the day.
The two teams will now play Saturday (March 12) at 1 p.m., moved up from the original 4 p.m. first pitch. Carolina and Texas then will play a doubleheader on Sunday beginning at 1:30 p.m.
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TICKET INFORMATION: Ticket holders who have Sunday, March 13 SERIES GM3 reserved tickets will be able to sit in their seats for the 1:30 p.m. game until the game concludes and then move to the Corner Pantry Berm/SRO areas.
Ticket holders who have Friday, March 11 SERIES GM1 reserved tickets can come in for the 1:30 p.m. game and go to the Corner Pantry Berm/SRO areas and then move into their seats when the second game begins.
CAROLINA-TEXAS SERIES DATES AND TIMES
Saturday, March 12 -1 p.m.
Sunday, March 13 – 1:30 p.m. (DH)
FROM USC MEDIA RELATIONS
Kingston: Gamecocks have to ’embrace the opportunity’ against No. 1 Texas
If Mark Kingston had a crystal ball, South Carolina’s weekend opponent right before league play might have been a little different.
But, he didn’t. The Gamecocks, on a four-game skid and marred by a stable of pitching injuries, welcome in top-ranked Texas for a three-game series starting Friday afternoon.
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“We can’t control our circumstances but we can control our attitude, our effort and our preparation. And so that’s the focus. You cannot be distracted or brought down by the circumstances around us. We just have to control the things that are controllable,” Kingston said.
“That has to be the mindset, no ifs, ands or buts about it. So we have guys on our team that will help you get that message throughout the team and their human nature. You know, there will be times maybe guys get up or down more than necessary, but over the big picture that has to be approached.”
If South Carolina is going to generate any positive momentum entering SEC play they’ll have to do it against arguably the best pitching staff in the country.
Texas’s two starters—Pete Hansen and Tristan Stevens—have allowed just one run in a combined six starts.
This weekend is a tough test for a Gamecocks offense better this season, slashing .282/.399/.406, but Texas’s pitching staff is unreal.
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