COLUMBIA, M.O. (South Carolina Athletics) – Missouri plated four runs in the first on its way to an 8-3 win over the University of South Carolina baseball team Saturday afternoon at Taylor Stadium.

Missouri’s Carter Rustad came in for an injured Javyn Pimental in the first and got out of a bases-loaded jam. He ended the day going 6.2 innings and striking out six while allowing five hits and three runs.

The Tigers had seven runs in the first four innings of play. Carolina closed the cap to 7-2 with a Cole Messina RBI triple and a Gavin Casas RBI single. Blake Jackson homered in the seventh, his fourth of the year, but Missouri scored another run in the sixth for the final outcome.

Eli Jones took the loss, allowing seven hits and five runs with two strikeouts and three walks in 2.2 innings pitched. Tyler Pitzer had five strikeouts in 2.1 innings of relief.

POSTGAME NOTES

• Carolina had its four-game winning streak over Missouri snapped on Saturday.
• Messina is 9-for-16 in his last five games.
• Carolina is now tied for third place in the SEC East with Georgia heading into Sunday’s games.

UP NEXT

Carolina and Missouri wrap up the three-game set on Sunday afternoon (May 5) at 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. CDT). The game will be streamed on SEC Network

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South Carolina’s fast start for the class of 2026 continues.

Rock Hill (S.C.) South Pointe three-star IOL Anthony Baxter announced his pledge to the Gamecocks on Saturday, giving them three commits for the class.

Baxter chooses Carolina over early offers from Virginia Tech, Kentucky, Penn State, Duke, Cincinnati and Charlotte.

Baxter was recruited to the Gamecocks by offensive line coach Lonnie Teasley.

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The 6-foot-3.5, 345-pounder is considered the No. 535 overall prospect and No. 48 interior offensive line prospect in the 2026 class according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average of the four major recruiting media sites.

He is also considered the No. 9 prospect in South Carolina.

On3 ranks Baxter as the No. 58 IOL and No. 11 prospect in the state.

Baxter’s South Pointe teammate, four-star safety J’Zavien Currence, is considered the top prospect in the Palmetto State for the cycle.

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Baxter joins a South Carolina 2026 class that is off to a blistering start.

Jackson (Ala.) four-star quarterback Landon Duckworth kicked off the class with a commitment last August. Newnan (Ga.) four-star linebacker Rodney Colton Jr., ranked On3’s No. 2 LB in the class, joined the party a couple of weeks ago.

The three-man class is now ranked third in the country in the On3 Team Recruiting Rankings, behind only Florida State and Southern Cal.

A man spearfishing off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina on Thursday was bitten by a shark, according to Coast Guard Sector Charleston.

The 65-year-old victim was bitten Thursday night about 20 miles off the Charleston coast, Petty Officer 3rd Class Vincent Moreno said via local news outlet WCSC.

The man was out at sea on a 28-foot boat.

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A 65-year-old man was bitten by a shark while he was spearfishing off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina, on Thursday, the Coast Guard told local news outlets. (iStock)

A passenger on the boat with the man applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding until Coast Guardsmen arrived.

Charleston Harbor Marine Police responded to the boat and assessed the man’s injuries, determining that the bleeding had stopped, Moreno said.

Police then directed the boat to head into the Charleston Harbor to meet EMS at Tad Street next to Coast Guard Station Charleston.

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A passenger on the boat with the man bitten by the shark applied a tourniquet to stop the bleeding until Coast Guardsmen arrived. (U.S. Coast Guard)

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EMS transported the man to the Medical University of South Carolina for further treatment. His condition remains unclear as of Friday night.