South Carolina-James Madison: Time, TV, pitching, weather, odds

South Carolina and James Madison play in the NCAA Tournament on Friday. Here is everything you need to watch and listen to the game, plus the start time, pitching, weather, and odds.

Last updated Thursday, May 30 at 5:30 p.m.

South Carolina-James Madison: The Basics

• Date/Time: Friday, May 31 @ 2 p.m.
• Place: Doak Field at Dail Park – Raleigh, North Carolina
• Traditional TV: None
• Streaming video: ESPN Plus with Dani Wexelman, Roddy Jones; ESPN Plus requires a subscription
• 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 78, north wind 6 to 8 mph.
• Odds: South Carolina is a moneyline favorite of -243 (average of sportsbooks)

South Carolina-Madison: Probable starting pitchers

• South Carolina: Eli Jones (Jr. RHP) 3-4, 5.32 ERA, 64.1 IP, 19 BB, 52 SO
• James Madison: Todd Mozoki (Jr. RHP) 5-1, 6.80 ERA, 47.2 IP, 22 BB, 42 SO

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What’s Next?

The loser of the game plays Saturday at 12 p.m. versus the loser of Friday’s NC State-Bryant game.

The winner of the game plays Saturday at 6 p.m. versus the winner of Friday’s NC State-Bryant game.

Series versus James Madison

• This will be the 11th meeting overall between Carolina and JMU. The Gamecocks own a 9-1 all-time record over the Dukes.
• The last meeting between the two teams was in the 2008 Raleigh Regional, which was a 7-5 Gamecock win. Justin Smoak hit a pair of home runs and Blake Cooper struck out nine in 8.1 innings to earn the win.
• Carolina and James Madison will play in the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time. The Gamecocks won in the 1988 Atlantic Region Tournament in Coral Gables, Fla., by a 3-2 count.
  (Info from USC Media Relations)

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

Scouting James Madison

By Annie Poteat

Looking to return to Omaha for the first time in over a decade, South Carolina will travel north to kick off the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

The Gamecocks are playing in the Raleigh Regional, hosted by NC State. South Carolina must beat out the Wolfpack, James Madison and Bryant to continue its run.

The Dukes are making their 10th postseason appearance and first since 2011. They finished the 2024 regular season with a 34-23 record (17-13 Sun Belt).

Most recently, James Madison fell 7-1 in the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament to Georgia Southern.

Despite falling short in its conference tournament, James Madison took down three ranked opponents in games this year — then-No. 3 Arkansas, then-No. 16 Coastal Carolina and then-No. 21 Louisiana. With the No. 5 non-conference strength of schedule, it made sense why, on top of good play, why the Dukes made the tournament.

Leading the way at the plate for the Dukes is junior Fenwick Trimble. Difficult to keep off the base paths, Trimble leads the team with a .371 batting average and a .455 OBP. He also has a team-high 61 RBI and 85 hits.

Following Trimble, Brendan O’Donnell batted .314 on 65 hits through the season and sent home 44 runs. Catcher Jason Schiavone is batting .277 and leads the Dukes with 18 home runs.

On the defensive end, graduate student Donovan Burke leads James Madison on the mound, earning a team-high six wins. Burke has a 5.14 ERA through 84 innings pitched.

Also taking on the Gamecocks’ bats is sophomore Max Kuhle, who recorded a 4.13 ERA during the regular season. He leads the Dukes with 67 strikeouts in 61 innings pitched. Kuhle allowed 31 walks and 54 hits.

Relief pitcher Hunter Entsminger has a 2.97 ERA in 33.1 innings. Joe Vogatsky leads the Dukes with 24 appearances on the mound, coming out of the bullpen for all of them. He’s pitched 43.0 innings and earned a 3.14 ERA.

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