South-Carolina
Baseball Falls to Vanderbilt on Saturday Afternoon
NASHVILLE – The College of South Carolina baseball staff put up 4 runs within the first inning, however Vanderbilt scored 5 unearned runs off of 4 Gamecock errors in an 8-5 Vandy win Saturday afternoon (April 15) to even the sequence at Hawkins Area.
Carolina plated 4 within the first. Cole Messina doubled in Braylen Wimmer with the primary run. Michael Braswell scored a pair of runs with a single to proper and Evan Stone was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to make it 4-0. The Gamecocks chased Vandy starter Carter Holton out of the sport, however Vandy would rating eight unanswered after that.
The Commodores hit two dwelling runs within the third, then took a 5-4 lead within the fifth. Vanderbilt added insurance coverage with three runs within the eighth. Wimmer hit his 10th dwelling run of the 12 months with two out within the ninth for the ultimate rating of the sport.
Wimmer scored a pair of runs whereas Braswell drove in two. Jack Mahoney was tagged with the loss, permitting two earned runs with 4 strikeouts and 5 hits in 4.1 innings.
POSTGAME NOTES
- The Gamecocks had simply 4 hits on the day.
- Vandy reliever Patrick Reilly struck out six to earn the win.
- Wimmer’s dwelling run makes him the fifth Gamecock with 10 or extra dwelling runs this season.
UP NEXT
Carolina and Vanderbilt shut out the three-game sequence Sunday afternoon (April 16) at 1 p.m. CDT (2 p.m. EDT). The sport will likely be streamed on SEC Community Plus.