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

The South Carolina baseball team hosts Kentucky this weekend for another important three-game SEC series. Here is everything you need to watch and listen to the games, plus start times, pitching, weather, odds, and parking.

Information last updated Saturday, April 27 at 10:30 a.m.

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South Carolina-Kentucky Game 1

• Date/Time: Friday, April 26, 7 p.m.
• Television: None
• Streaming video: SEC Network+ (verified TV provider required) with Dave Weinstein, Grayson Greiner
• Radio: Gamecock Radio Network with Derek Scott, Stuart Lake; pregame at 6:45 p.m.
• Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
• Weather: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
• Odds: South Carolina is a slight money line favorite of -120.

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South Carolina-Kentucky Game 2

• Date/Time: Saturday, April 27, 6 p.m.
• Television: SEC Network with Sam Ravech, Gregg Olson
• Streaming video: WatchESPN (verified TV provider required)
• Radio: Gamecock Radio Network with Derek Scott, Stuart Lake; pregame at 5:45 p.m.
• Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
• Weather: A high near 81 and a low around 58. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
• Odds: South Carolina is a money line favorite of -130.

South Carolina-Kentucky Game 3

• Date/Time: Sunday, April 28, 3 p.m.
• Television: SEC Network with Sam Ravech, Gregg Olson
• Streaming video: WatchESPN (verified TV provider required)
• Radio: Gamecock Radio Network with Derek Scott, Stuart Lake; pregame at 2:45 p.m.
• Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
• Weather: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
• Odds: Will be announced Sunday morning.

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South Carolina-Kentucky: Probable starting pitchers

Friday

• South Carolina Roman Kimball (R-So. RHP) 2-1, 4.24 ERA, 23.1 IP, 24 BB, 32 K
• Kentucky Trey Pooser (Gr. RHP) 3-0, 4.17 ERA, 41.0 IP, 14 BB, 37 K

Saturday

• South Carolina Eli Jones (Jr. RHP) 3-1, 3.47 ERA, 49.1 IP, 13 BB, 41 K
• Kentucky Dominic Niman (Gr. LHP) 7-3, 4.08 ERA, 53.0 IP, 14 BB, 47 K

Sunday

• South Carolina: TBA
• Kentucky Mason Moore (Jr. RHP) 7-0, 3.96 ERA, 52.0 IP, 24 BB, 45 K

Scouting Kentucky

• The Wildcats enter the weekend with a 32-7 overall record and a 15-3 mark in SEC play, which leads the SEC East and is tied with Arkansas for the best mark in the league.
• Kentucky lost 2 of 3 games to Tennessee this past weekend. The Wildcats won the Friday night game, 5-3, behind six innings from Trey Pooser, allowing just five hits with four strikeouts.
• Nick Lopez leads Kentucky with a .386 average, while Ryan Nicholson has 12 home runs and 38 RBI. Emilien Pitre has 14 doubles and 39 RBI.
• Kentucky leads the SEC with 81 stolen bases. Pitre has 19, while Ryan Waldschmidt and Devin Burkes have 14 apiece.
• Nick Mingione is in his eighth season at Kentucky. Mingione has guided the Wildcats to a pair of Super Regional appearances.
  (Info from USC Media Relations)

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South Carolina-Kentucky series

• Carolina leads the all-time series with Kentucky, 59-46, heading into this weekend.
• The Gamecocks are 34-14 against the Wildcats in Columbia.
• Last season, Kentucky swept the Gamecocks in Lexington. In 2022, Carolina won 2 of 3 games from Kentucky, winning the opener, 11-3 and the Saturday game, 7-0.
• Noah Hall pitched eight innings in the 7-0 win, striking out eight and allowing just two hits.
  (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

Gamecock Baseball parking information

Shuttle parking for the University of South Carolina baseball games for Friday and Sunday 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.

Friday
Game Time: 7 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 6 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 5/5:30 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 5 p.m.
Bus Shuttle for Patrons: 5 p.m.

Saturday
Game Time: 6 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 5 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 4/4:30 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 4 p.m.
Bus Shuttle for Patrons: 4 p.m.

Sunday
Game Time: 3 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 2 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 1/1:30 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 1 p.m.
Bus Shuttle for Patrons: 1 p.m.

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