South Carolina vs. Kentucky baseball series: Times, TV, pitching, weather, odds, injuries, live updates

South Carolina and Kentucky meet in Lexington, Kentucky, 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, injuries, and live updates.

Entering the series, South Carolina is 24-18 overall and 4-14 in the SEC, while Kentucky is 23-15 overall and 8-10 in the SEC.

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South Carolina vs. Kentucky live updates

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South Carolina vs. Kentucky Game 1

• Where: Kentucky Proud Park, Lexington, Ky.
• When: Friday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. ET
• Traditional TV: None
• Streaming video: SEC Network Plus (with verified TV provider required)
• Radio: Gamecock Sports Network, on 107.5 FM in Columbia, with Derek Scott (play-by-play) and Stuart Lake (analyst); the pregame show begins at 6:15 p.m.; see below for a list of network affiliates
• Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
• Weather: Rain and thunderstorms are expected between 6 and 10 p.m. Temperatures will fall from about 70 to 65 degrees during the evening, with the highest chance of thunderstorms around 7 p.m.
• Odds: As of Thursday at 9:20 a.m., betting information has been posted
• Kentucky: Nate Harris (Fr. RHP) 3-2, 4.67 ERA, 34.2 IP, 14 BB, 24 SO
• South Carolina: Brandon Stone (So. RHP) 2-4, 4.93 ERA, 42.0 IP, 8 BB, 36 SO

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South Carolina vs. Kentucky Game 2

• Where: Kentucky Proud Park, Lexington, Ky.
• When: Saturday, April 26, at 4:30 p.m. ET
• Traditional TV: None
• Streaming video: SEC Network Plus (with 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 4:15 p.m.; see below for a list of network affiliates
• Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
• Weather: Expect partly cloudy skies with temperatures gradually decreasing from approximately 65°F at 4:30 p.m. to around 60°F by 8:30 p.m. Winds will be from the north-northwest around 10 mph. No significant rainfall is anticipated during this period.
• Odds: Betting info has not been posted
• Kentucky: Nic McCay (Sr. RHP) 4-0, 3.08 ERA, 49.2 IP, 29 BB, 51 SO
• South Carolina: Jake McCoy (So. LHP) 4-3, 6.44 ERA, 43.1 IP, 29 BB, 60 SO

South Carolina vs. Kentucky Game 3

• When: Kentucky Proud Park, Lexington, Ky.
• Where: Sunday, April 27, at 1 p.m. ET
• Traditional TV: None
• Streaming video: SEC Network Plus (with 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 12:45 p.m.; see below for a list of network affiliates
• Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
• Weather: Expect sunny conditions with temperatures gradually rising from approximately 63°F at 1 p.m. to around 65°F by 5 p.m. Winds will be from the north-northwest around 10 mph. No significant rainfall is anticipated during this period.
• Odds: Betting info has not been posted
• Kentucky: Ben Cleaver (So. LHP) 4-2, 2.83 ERA, 54.0 IP, 17 BB, 63 SO
• South Carolina: TBA

Injury report: South Carolina vs. Kentucky

During the offseason, the SEC approved a policy that mandates availability reports for conference games for football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and baseball. For baseball, reports are submitted the night before games and updated on game day.

Here are the players listed on Thursday night’s report:

Kentucky

• INF #9 Ethan Hindle – Out
• OF #11 Will Marcy – Out
• INF #1 Patrick Herrera – Probable

South Carolina

• C #5 Talmadge LeCroy – Out
• INF #8 Nolan Nawrocki – Out
• RHP #18 Eli Jerzembeck – Out
• OF #28 Tyler June – Out
• RHP #39 Riley Goodman – Out
• RHP #16 Dylan Eskew – Questionable
• INF #7 Henry Kaczmar – Probable

Scouting Kentucky (from USC)

• The Wildcats are coming off a 17-5, 7-inning win over Louisville on Tuesday night. Patrick Herrera drove in five runs, and Ethan Walker struck out six in four innings in the win.
• Herrera leads the Wildcats with a .328 batting average while Cole Hage has a team-best nine home runs.
• On the mound, Ben Cleaver is 4-2 with a 2.83 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 54 innings pitched.
• Nick Mingione is in his ninth season as head coach at Kentucky. He guided the Wildcats to a College World Series appearance last season.

South Carolina vs. Kentucky series (from USC)

• Carolina has a 62-47 series advantage on Kentucky heading into Friday night’s game.
• Carolina won three of four meetings with the Wildcats last season.
• Blake Jackson hit a walk-off home run in game one of the series in Columbia. Dylan Eskew pitched 6.1 innings of shutout baseball in a 10-0, 7-inning win on Friday.
• Carolina then beat Kentucky, 6-5, in the SEC Tournament as Parker Marlatt struck out six in 3.2 innings of relief to earn the win.
• Kentucky has a 29-20 series advantage in games played in Lexington.

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

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