South Carolina baseball moves up to No.3 after sweeping Florida | Extra Innings Show
After sweeping the then ranked No.3 Florida Gators, South Carolina has moved up to No.3 in this week’s D1Baseball.com top-25 rankings. Gamecock Central’s Collyn Taylor and Mike Uva recap the week that was and look ahead to what’s next for USC.
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Top 25 Rankings via D1Baseball.com
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | PREVIOUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | 32-7 | 1 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 34-6 | 2 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 34-6 | 6 |
| 4 | Florida | 31-10 | 3 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 29-11 | 4 |
| 6 | Coastal Carolina | 26-12 | 10 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 30-10 | 5 |
| 8 | Stanford | 25-12 | 9 |
| 9 | Campbell | 31-8 | 11 |
| 10 | Connecticut | 29-11 | 15 |
| 11 | Boston College | 27-12 | 20 |
| 12 | East Carolina | 29-11 | 7 |
| 13 | Virginia | 32-9 | 8 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 29-13 | 16 |
| 15 | Kentucky | 30-9 | 13 |
| 16 | Miami | 25-15 | 17 |
| 17 | Arizona State | 27-12 | 19 |
| 18 | West Virginia | 29-11 | NR |
| 19 | Dallas Baptist | 31-9 | NR |
| 20 | Duke | 27-12 | NR |
| 21 | Louisville | 26-13 | 12 |
| 22 | Oregon State | 26-13 | 21 |
| 23 | Oregon | 26-12 | 23 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 26-14 | NR |
| 25 | UTSA | 30-10 | 25 |
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Up Next:
No mid-week game this week for South Carolina. The Gamecocks will return to the diamond this Friday night to hist Auburn. The Tigers are (23-16-1) overall and (7-11) in SEC play. They’ll come to Founders Park with a record of 3-9 on the road.
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Matthew Becker providing stability at back-end of rotation
By: Collyn Taylor
The Gamecocks entered the weekend series against Vanderbilt and Florida with Will Sanders and Jack Mahoney leading the back and TBA bringing up the rear.
South Carolina might not need the TBA designation anymore.
With Noah Hall out still dealing with a back injury, South Carolina’s turned to Matthew Becker in consecutive weekends. And the sophomore has stepped up in a big way, headlined by a nearly-flawless outing to clinch a sweep over Florida. READ MORE HERE
