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South Carolina-Georgia series: Times, TV, pitching, weather, odds

Gamecock Centralby:Gamecock Central05/09/24

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Mark Kingston, Previewing South Carolina-Georgia baseball series

South Carolina baseball hosts Georgia for an important three-game SEC series Thursday-Saturday. Here is everything you need to watch and listen to the games, plus start times, pitching, weather, and odds.

Last updated Saturday, May 11 at 9 a.m.

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South Carolina-Georgia Game 1

  • Date/Time: Thursday, May 9 @ 8 p.m. ET
  • Television: ESPN2 with Sam Ravech, Lance Cormier
  • Streaming video: WatchESPN (verified TV provider required)
  • Radio: Gamecock Radio Network with Derek Scott, Stuart Lake; pregame at 7:45 p.m.
  • Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
  • Weather: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Odds: South Carolina is a moneyline favorite of -148 (average of sports books).

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South Carolina-Georgia Game 2

  • Date/Time: Friday, May 10 @ 5:30 p.m.
  • Television: SEC Network with Sam Ravech, Lance Cormier
  • Streaming video: WatchESPN (verified TV provider required)
  • Radio: Gamecock Radio Network with Derek Scott, Stuart Lake; pregame at 5:15 p.m.
  • Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
  • Weather: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Evening: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. North wind 7 to 11 mph.
  • Odds: South Carolina is a moneyline favorite of -136 (average of sports books).

South Carolina-Georgia Game 3

  • Date/Time: Saturday, May 11 @ 2 p.m.
  • Television: None
  • Streaming video: SEC Network Plus with Dave Weinstein, Grayson Greiner (verified TV provider required)
  • Radio: Gamecock Radio Network with Derek Scott, Stuart Lake; pregame at 1:45 p.m.
  • Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
  • Weather: Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
  • Odds: South Carolina is a moneyline favorite of -122 (average of sports books).

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South Carolina-Georgia: Probable starting pitchers

Thursday

  • South Carolina Roman Kimball (R-So. RHP) 2-1, 4.61 ERA, 27.1 IP, 28 BB, 39 SO
  • Georgia Jarvis Evans (So. LHP) 3-1, 4.29 ERA, 35.2 IP, 23 BB, 45 SO

Friday

  • South Carolina Eli Jones (Jr. RHP) 3-3, 4.53 ERA, 55.2 IP, 18 BB, 46 SO
  • Georgia Leighton Finley (So. RHP) 4-1, 4.53 ERA, 53.2 IP, 19 BB, 54 SO

Saturday

  • South Carolina: TBA
  • Georgia TBA

Scouting Georgia

  • Georgia has won five games in a row, which includes a three-game sweep of Vanderbilt this past weekend.
  • Golden Spikes Award favorite Charlie Condon leads the Bulldogs with a .459 batting average, 33 home runs and 69 RBI.
  • The Bulldogs are hitting .306 as a team and have an SEC best 122 home runs, both of which are second in the SEC.
  • Leighton Finley is 4-1 with a 4.53 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 53.2 innings pitched.
  • Wes Johnson is in his first season as the head coach at Georgia. Johnson was on the LSU staff in 2023, helping the Tigers to the national championship.
    (Info from USC Media Relations)

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South Carolina-Georgia series

  • Carolina leads the all-time series with Georgia, 72-66, heading into this weekend.
  • The Gamecocks are 41-27 all-time in games in Columbia.
  • Carolina swept Georgia last season in Athens, then won the opening round game of the SEC Tournament, 9-0, as Will Tippett went 3-for-4 with a triple and James Hicks and Cade Austin combined for the shutout.
    (Info from USC Media Relations)

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Gamecock Radio Network: Affiliates for SEC baseball series

  • 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
  • Greenville, 1440 AM, WGVL
  • 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

Parking Information

Shuttle parking for baseball games for Friday will be operational at the Key Road Gravel Lot (1105 Key Road) for select games. Shuttle begins two (2) hours prior to first pitch and continues until 1 hour after the game. It is $5 to park at the Key Road Lot to take the shuttle.

For GPS purposes, the address for the Key Road Gravel Lot is 1105 Key Road, Columbia, SC 29201.

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.

Thursday
Game Time: 8 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 7:00 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 6/6:30 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 6 p.m.
Bus Shuttle for Patrons: 6 p.m.

Friday
Game Time: 5:30 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 4:30 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 3:30/4 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 3:30 p.m.
Bus Shuttle for Patrons: 3:30 p.m.

Saturday
Game Time: 2 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 1:00 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 12/12:30 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 12 p.m.
Bus Shuttle for Patrons: 12 p.m.

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