South Carolina Uses Late Runs to Defeat Winthrop

ROCK HILLSIDE – The College of South Carolina baseball group racked up as soon as in the 8th inning and also 2 times in the 9th to damage a 2-all connection and also offer the Gamecocks a 5-2 win Wednesday evening (April 20) at Winthrop Ball Park.

Carolina opened up the racking up by layering 2 runs in the top of the initial. Brandt Belk and also Braylen Wimmer singled to lead off. Belk transferred to 3rd on a dual play and also racked up on a wild pitch. Andrew Eyster after that strolled and also racked up on Talmadge LeCroy’s dual to right.

Winthrop connected the video game with solitary runs in the 2nd and also 3rd. Ball game stayed deadlocked at 2 up until the 8th. Belk was struck by a pitch, transferred to 2nd on a sacrifice bunt and also racked up on LeCroy’s RBI solitary. Carolina after that racked up 2 in the 9th on a Belk sacrifice fly and also a wild pitch that racked up Evan Rock.

Cade Austin made the win in alleviation, setting out a batter in 2 hitless innings. Matthew Becker made his 4th save, setting out the side in the 9th.

LeCroy, Wimmer and also Michael Braswell had 2 hits each in the win, while LeCroy drove in a set.

POSTGAME NOTES

• Brandt Belk prolonged his hit touch to 23 video games with a solitary in the initial inning.

• Eli Jones made his 4th begin of the year. He enabled a run and also set out a batter in 2 innings.

• Carolina brushed up the two-game collection with Winthrop. The Gamecocks won in Columbia in February.

UP NEXT

Carolina opens up a three-game collection at No. 19 Auburn Friday evening (April 22) at 6 p.m. CT (7 p.m. ET) at Plainsman Park. The video game will certainly get on SEC Network And Also.

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