Late Run Downs Alabama Baseball in 6-5 Loss at South Carolina

Alabama baseball suffered a 6-5 loss to South Carolina on Thursday night at Founders Park. The Crimson Tide is now 25-18 on the season and 9-10 in Southeastern Convention play.

The Gamecocks used three residence runs to construct a 5-0 lead after three innings of play. Alabama wouldn’t again down, scratching throughout one run apiece within the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to ship the sport to the ninth at 5-3. With two down, Drew Williamson delivered a two-run single to make it a 5-5 ballgame. The Gamecocks had been in a position to put runners on the corners with one down within the residence half earlier than a blooper fell simply past the attain of three Tide defenders for the game-winning single.

“I’m actually happy with the way in which the children fought again and competed,” mentioned Alabama head coach Brad Bohannon. “I instructed them ‘We didn’t lose the sport within the ninth inning. We misplaced it by kicking a double play ball that led to a three-run homer within the third’. We additionally had second and third with no person out, however we didn’t rating. These sorts of issues come again to chunk you while you’re taking part in on the street on this league.”

Garrett McMillan was stable in his begin. The junior tossed 6.2 innings, permitting 5 runs (4 earned) on 5 hits and two walks with 4 strikeouts on a career-high 119 pitches. Brock Guffey (2-2) adopted for 1.2 innings, struggling the loss after permitting the run within the ninth. Cade Austin (4-1) was tabbed with the win for the Gamecocks.

How It Occurred

• B2 | A solo homer by Andrew Eyster opened the sport’s scoring. (1-0, South Carolina)
• B3 | Michael Braswell led off the inning with a house run. Josiah Sightler then recorded the inning’s second homer, this one a three-run shot. (5-0, South Carolina)
• T4 | The Tide was in a position to load the bases with William Hamiter’s fielder’s selection permitting one to attain. (5-1, South Carolina)
• T5 | Bryce Eblin led off with a single earlier than Caden Rose doubled to place each runners in scoring place. A single to heart from Jim Jarvis crossed Eblin for a Tide run. (5-2, South Carolina)
• T6 | Andrew Pinckney led issues off with a double to right-center. A lineout to proper allowed Pinckney to maneuver to 3rd earlier than Dominic Tamez introduced him in with a sacrifice fly. (5-3, South Carolina)
• T9 | Will Hodo reached on a fielder’s selection adopted by a stroll to Jarvis. Then, with two down, Williamson singled to straightaway heart to attain the pair, highlighted by a pleasant slide beneath the tag from Jarvis. (5-5)
• B9 | A blooper dropped simply past the attain of three Tide defenders for an RBI-single. (6-5, South Carolina)

Postgame Notes

• The Tide has now totaled double-digit hits in 24 video games this season.
• Together with his 2-for-3 evening, Drew Williamson has recorded successful in 9 straight video games. Over that streak, the senior is batting .378 (14-37) with two doubles, one triple, two residence runs, seven RBI, 5 runs scored and three walks.
• Williamson has reached base safely in 19 straight video games courting again to March 27.

Alabama and South Carolina return to the diamond on Friday for recreation two of the collection. The Crimson Tide will ship senior right-hander Jacob McNairy to the mound whereas the Gamecocks counter with junior Noah Corridor, additionally a righty. The Friday matchup will air on SEC Community+ beginning at 6 p.m. CT.