South Carolina at Florida game 2 recap: Gamecocks blanked by Gators 8-0

South Carolina continues to limp towards the end line of this baseball season, getting shut out by Florida 8-0 within the second sport of the sequence.

Each groups have been scoreless till the third, when the Gators obtained on the board. A Sterlin Thompson single made it a 1-0 sport, an error later allowed one other run to attain, making it 2-0, and a groundout by Jac Caglianone bumped the rating to 3-0.

UF broke it much more large open within the fifth, taking a 5-0 lead on a two-run homer by Josh Rivera. Jud Fabian began the seventh inning with a solo shot to make the rating 6-0, and a double from Deric Fabian later within the inning put the Gators up 7-0. Their last run got here within the eighth on a Jud Fabian double.

Gamecocks starter Noah Corridor pitched three innings and gave up 4 hits and three runs. He walked two batters, struck 4 out, and took the loss, making him 3-5. Cam Tringali and Parker Coyne additionally labored on this sport. Florida starter Brandon Neely went seven innings and allowed three hits however no runs. He additionally didn’t stroll any batters, struck out 10, and earned the win, making him 3-1. Michael Braswell, Kevin Madden, and Braylen Wimmer every tallied one hit for USC. Jud Fabian led the Gators with three hits, whereas he and Rivera every recorded two RBI.

The Cocks at the moment are 26-27 general and 12-17 in convention play, whereas the UF is 35-19 general and 15-14 within the SEC. Carolina will attempt to keep away from being swept on Saturday, with first pitch set for two p.m.