South Carolina vs. Oklahoma baseball series: Times, TV, pitching, weather, odds, live updates
South Carolina and Oklahoma meet in Columbia for a three-game SEC baseball series Friday through Sunday. Here’s everything you need to know, including how to watch, start times, pitching matchups, weather forecasts, betting odds, and live updates.
Entering the series, South Carolina is 15-3, while Oklahoma is 15-1. It’s the first SEC series for both teams.
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South Carolina vs. Oklahoma live updates
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South Carolina vs. Oklahoma Game 1
- Where: Founders Park, Columbia, S.C.
- When: Friday, March 14, at 7 p.m.
- Traditional TV: None
- Streaming video: SEC Network Plus (verified TV provider required)
- Radio: Gamecock Sports Network, on 107.5 The Game in Columbia, with Derek Scott (play-by-play) and Stuart Lake (analyst); the pregame show begins at 6:45 p.m.; see below for a list of network affiliates
- Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
- Weather: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55; southeast wind 3 to 5 mph
- Odds: As of Friday at 7:50 a.m., Oklahoma is a slight favorite at -120, while South Carolina is listed at -110
- Oklahoma: Kyson Witherspoon (Jr. RHP) 4-0, 1.17 ERA, 23.0 IP, 5 BB, 40 SO
- South Carolina: Brandon Stone (So. RHP) 1-0, 1.93 ERA, 18.2 IP, 3 BB, 23 SO
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South Carolina vs. Oklahoma Game 2
- Where: Founders Park, Columbia, S.C.
- When: Saturday, March 15, at 4 p.m.
- Traditional TV: None
- Streaming video: SEC Network Plus (verified TV provider required)
- Radio: Gamecock Sports Network, on 107.5 The Game in Columbia, with Derek Scott (play-by-play) and Stuart Lake (analyst); the pregame show begins at 3:45 p.m.; see below for a list of network affiliates
- Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
- Weather: Partly sunny, with a high near 84; light southeast wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the morning; winds could gust as high as 24 mph
- Odds: Betting info has not been posted
- Oklahoma: Malachi Witherspoon (Jr. RHP) 2-0, 4.00 ERA, 18.0 IP, 11 BB, 17 SO
- South Carolina: Jake McCoy (So. LHP) 1-1, 4.74 ERA, 19.0 IP, 8 BB, 38 SO
South Carolina vs. Oklahoma Game 3
- When: Founders Park, Columbia, S.C.
- Where: Sunday, March 16, at 2:30 p.m. (new start time)
- Traditional TV: None
- Streaming video: SEC Network Plus (verified TV provider required)
- Radio: Gamecock Sports Network, on 107.5 The Game in Columbia, with Derek Scott (play-by-play) and Stuart Lake (analyst); the pregame show begins at 1:15 p.m.; see below for a list of network affiliates
- Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
- Weather: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2 p.m.; then a chance of showers; high near 77; chance of precipitation is 90%; new rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible
- Odds: Betting info has not been posted
- Oklahoma: Cam Johnson (So. LHP) 2-0, 3.93 ERA, 18.1 IP, 12 BB, 20 SO
- South Carolina: Dylan Eskew (Sr. RHP) 0-1, 1.69 ERA, 16.0 IP, 12 BB, 19 SO
Scouting Oklahoma (from USC)
- The Sooners are coming off a 9-5 win over Louisiana Tech on Wednesday night. Jaxon Willits had three hits and scored three runs, while Sam Christiansen hit a two-run home run.
- Kyle Branch leads Oklahoma with a .357 batting average, while Easton Carmichael has a team-best 17 RBI.
- On the mound, Friday starter Kyson Witherspoon is 4-0 with a 1.17 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 23 innings pitched.
- Oklahoma’s big non-conference wins happened in the Round Rock Classic as the Sooners beat Oregon State (8-4) and Virginia (5-4 in 12 innings)
- Skip Johnson is in his eighth season as head coach at Oklahoma. He guided the Sooners to a runner-up College World Series appearance in 2022.
South Carolina vs. Oklahoma series (from USC)
- South Carolina holds a 4-1 series advantage on Oklahoma heading into Friday’s game.
- Four of the five contests occurred in postseason play. The first-ever game between the two teams was a 13-2 Carolina win on Feb. 9, 2007 in Wilmington, N.C.
- The Gamecocks played Oklahoma twice in Omaha in 2010. The Sooners won the first meeting, 4-3, on June 20 before Carolina won 3-2 in 12 innings on Brady Thomas’ game-winning RBI single.
- South Carolina and Oklahoma also played in the 2012 Columbia Super Regional. The Gamecocks won both games by scores of 5-0 and 5-1 to advance to its third-straight College World Series appearance.
- The three wins over the Sooners in postseason play were part of a record 22 consecutive NCAA postseason wins between 2010-12.
Gamecock Radio Network: Baseball affiliates
- Allendale, 93.5 FM, WDOG
- Camden, 98.7 FM, WCAM
- Camden, 1590 AM, WCAM
- Charleston, 98.9 FM, WTMZ
- Chesterfield, 107.3 FM, WVSZ
- Columbia, 107.5 FM, WNKT (flagship station)
- Florence, 96.3 FM, WOLH
- Florence, 1230 AM, WOLH
- Greenville, 104.9 FM, WROO
- Myrtle Beach, 100.3 FM, WSEA
- Rock Hill/Lancaster, 107.1 FM, WRHM
- Spartanburg, 98.3 FM, WSPG
- Spartanburg, 1400 AM, WSPG
- Waynesboro, 92.9 FM, WYBO
