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GamecockScoop – South Carolina Baseball Slips Past North Carolina 2-1 In Midweek Action
CHARLOTTE — There was frustration all night, but one hit erased it.
South Carolina baseball started with eight strikeouts on its first nine at-bats with runners in scoring position against No. 13 North Carolina in midweek action, leading to a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning. But Dylan Brewer ripped an RBI double into the gap to put the Gamecocks up 2-1, and they held up for a 2-1 victory at Truist Field.
“I just stayed on time with a fastball,” Brewer said. “He [North Carolina pitcher Matthew Matthijs] threw it to me, and luckily I got the head out.”
South Carolina’s (23-10) pitching took care of business thanks to stellar work from Dylan Eskew, Roman Kimball, Parker Marlatt and Connor McCreery. Kimball in particular is a very positive development for Mark Kingston’s squad after the Notre Dame transfer worked his second consecutive strong outing.
“They pounded the zone,” Kingston said about his pitching. “And when they do that, you get great defense behind you. Really, really excited about that level of pitching and defense. That was as high a level of pitching and defense as you can have.”
He took the baton from Eskew in a fourth inning jam, with runners on second and first and only one out. But a bouncing ball to shortstop later, he was back in the dugout and well on his way to cruising after inducing the third double play in as many innings. The pitcher with command problems all year was nearly flawless in that department, only walking one of the eight batters he faced while striking out five, including an electric fifth inning where he fanned all three North Carolina (26-7) batters faced swinging.
Those strikeouts went both ways, though. South Carolina’s offense punched out another 16 times, a theme which has lasted throughout the season and continued with runners in scoring position. The Gamecocks put two runners on base in the second inning, loaded the bases in the third, had the first two on in the fifth and stranded a lead-off double in the sixth, all but one of those at-bats ending in strikeouts.
In fact the only one where the ball even ended up in play came courtesy of Gavin Casas in the third inning, when his bases loaded roller to first base was hit too softly for a double play and plated Ethan Petry on a fielder’s choice.
Finally, the missed chances came back to bite when North Carolina’s nine-hole hitter Colby Wilkerson hit a game-tying RBI double off Marlatt in the seventh. But McCreery jogged in from the bullpen — his first outing against a power five opponent since allowing four runs in ⅔ of an inning at Ole Miss — and slammed the door on a night where usual ace relievers Chris Veach and Garrett Gainey were both unavailable after extended Sunday work.
“I knew as soon as I heard that I was going to get the ball in a big situation,” McCreery said. “It’s always good to get a shot whenever you can get it. Sometimes you’re not always going to get the ball when you want it, but having a really good bullpen is probably the best probelm in baseball, so I’m not too upset with that problem.
“I knew on the bus ride I was probably going to get a good chance of getting the ball, and I’m happy I took it and ran with it.”
Seven outs, five strikeouts and just one hit allowed in his best collegiate outing to date, enough to lock down a crucial midweek win for South Carolina’s tournament resume after Brewer’s offensive heroics in the eighth.
South Carolina will be back in SEC action for a three-game series at Florida this weekend starting Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET.
“it’s another really good, quality RPI win,” Kingston said. “It’s another win at the end when they say, ‘Okay who have you beaten?’ you beat North Carolina in a big game. There’s no question it could be important.”
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Six Republican candidates vying to become South Carolina’s next governor met in downtown Charleston for a wide-ranging debate that put abortion, infrastructure and the future of data centers at the center of the race.
The forum was held at the Sottile Theatre, where Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, Lowcountry businessman Rom Reddy and Attorney General Alan Wilson took the stage.
Questions included whether they would support a state hate crime law, how they would address concerns about growth and infrastructure, how to navigate collaboration, abortion and the future of data centers in the state.
One issue that drew near-unanimous opposition was state Senate Bill 1095, a proposed total abortion ban that passed out of committee earlier in the day. All of the candidates opposed the bill, but they differed on what they would do if it reached the governor’s desk.
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Norman said he would sign it.
“You know, this is an emotional issue, but I will tell you if this bill came to my desk as governor. If it passed the House and the Senate, I would sign it,” Norman said.
All of the other candidates on stage said they would veto the bill if it came across their desk as governor, with Reddy arguing the question should be decided by voters.
“The Supreme Court did not say the loudest voice in the ruling class prevails. It said it’s up to the people in the state, so let’s put it to a referendum,” Reddy said.
On infrastructure, candidates discussed reforming the South Carolina Department of Transportation and allowing private-sector involvement to help pay for improvements.
Wilson outlined ideas that included leasing interstate easements and expanding private express lanes.
“We privatized that grass between the interstates. We turn it into private express lanes that can be told we leased the easements on the sides of interstates to telecommunication companies and energy companies, and charge them for natural gas line and fiber optic fiber optic cables,” Wilson said.
Evette also pointed to public-private partnerships and the possibility of fast-pass lanes.
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“We want to make sure that we’re innovative public private partnerships coming in and creating fast pass lanes to allow people that are in a hurry to be able to utilize that,” Evette said.
The final question focused on data centers, with candidates agreeing corporations should “pay their way.”
“They should pay for their water. They should pay for their infrastructure, any roads around it, and we should look at what Governor Ron DeSantis has done in Florida with the large data centers that are coming to Florida. That should be the model in South Carolina and everywhere,” Mace said.
Kimbrell said the state should set limits to protect natural resources and guard against higher power costs for residents.
“Put parameters around data centers to ensure that the water consumption does not impact places like the ACE Basin,” Kimbrell said. “Ensuring that the Public Service Commission makes absolutely sure nobody’s power rate goes up and we try to get behind the meter energy grids in place so they can be self-sufficient.”
Two more debates are planned ahead of the primaries on June 9.
A bill that could make it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion is moving to the full South Carolina Senate with just a few weeks left in the legislative session.
The South Carolina Senate medical affairs committee continued a debate of Senate Bill 1095 on April 21 in Columbia. The bill, sponsored by State Sen. Richard Cash, R-Anderson, builds on a restrictive abortion bill that failed to progress in the fall.
The committee passed the measure in an 8-4 vote, moving it to the full Senate for consideration. Lawmakers have until May 14, the last day of the 2026 legislative session, to pass the bill for it to become law.
Senate Bill 1095, also called the “Unborn Child Protection Act,” bans performing an abortion or supplying abortion drugs. It makes it illegal for a woman to get an abortion, with the only exception being to save a pregnant woman’s life.
It also makes mifepristone and misoprostol Schedule IV controlled substances. Alprazolam (Xanax) and zolpidem (Ambien) are two other examples of Schedule IV substances.
Pro-Life Greenville, an anti-abortion organization based in Greenville, responded to the bill’s progress with “full endorsement” of the legislation.
“Unborn children, like all human beings, deserve to have their lives protected under law here in the Palmetto State,” Pro-Life Greenville stated. “Today’s vote by the SC Senate Medical Affairs Committee brings that urgent need one step closer to reality.”
Under the bill, a woman who has an abortion could face misdemeanor charges. The maximum sentence would be two years in jail with a $1,000 fine.
Those found guilty of performing an abortion or providing a pregnant woman with abortion-inducing drugs could face felony charges, a maximum sentence of 20 years in jail, and a possible $100,000 fine.
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (PPSAT), a firm opponent of the bill, decried the Senate committee passage. PPSAT Director of Public Affairs Vicki Ringer said in a statement that the bill will cost people their lives, and it will make it more difficult for women to get reproductive and pregnancy healthcare.
“Abortion bans have and will continue to cost people their lives,” Ringer stated. “As this ban inches closer to the governor’s desk, it is becoming increasingly clear just how many of our lives anti-abortion lawmakers are willing to endanger in service to their agenda.”
Bella Carpentier covers the South Carolina legislature, state, and Greenville County politics. Contact her at bcarpentier@gannett.com
BARNWELL, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – An officer was injured, and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) has issued a Blue Alert for an “armed and dangerous” woman.
According to the Blue Alert, Cushman is wanted in connection with an officer being injured.
The location of the assault was Gardenia Road in Blackville, S.C.
On Monday night around 10:35 p.m., officials said they were looking for Lacey Cushman, 37, a white woman who is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 210 pounds.
According to SLED, she has brown eyes and an unknown hair color. Her hairstyle and clothing are unknown.
She was last seen driving a 2011 white Chevrolet Traverse with an S.C. tag, 706IRU, in Barnwell County.
Her last known direction of travel was toward Bamberg County.
If you see her or have information, call 911 immediately.
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