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South Carolina vs. Charlotte game recap: Gamecocks fall to 49ers 8-3
South Carolina’s offense was quiet on Tuesday evening in opposition to Charlotte, because the Gamecocks wrapped up the house slate with an 8-3 loss.
USC received on the board early, taking a 1-0 lead within the first after Brandt Belk led off with a triple and later scored on a fly out by Kevin Madden. The Cocks’ tacked on one other run within the second, making it 2-0 after Talmadge LeCroy began issues off with a base hit and got here dwelling on a two-out single by Josiah Sightler. Carolina’s solely different run of the sport got here within the fourth inning, when Andrew Eyster singled after which scored on a double by Braylen Wimmer, pushing the rating to 3-0.
Issues went downhill quick after that, because the 49ers scored all eight of their runs within the fifth inning. They made it a 3-2 sport on a homer by Kaden Hopson, then tied the sport at 3-3 on a David McCabe flyout. With the bases loaded, thanks partly to a pair of walks, one other stroll compelled in a run to place Charlotte up 4-3, after which Will Butcher hit a grand slam to double their run whole.
Gamecocks starter Matthew Becker pitched 4 innings and didn’t enable any hits or runs (issues appeared so promising!). He walked three batters and struck out 4. Aidan Hunter, Parker Coyne, Cam Tringali, CJ Weins, and John Gilreath mixed to go the remainder of the way in which for South Carolina, and Hunter took the loss, making him 5-5. 49ers reliever Tony Rossi received the win and is now 5-0. LeCroy led the Cocks on the plate with two hits, whereas Madden, Sightler, and Wimmer every recorded an RBI. Butcher paced Charlotte on the plate with two hits and 4 RBI.
USC is now 26-25 total, whereas the 49ers are 34-18. The Gamecocks can be again in motion on Thursday, once they open their ultimate collection of the season on the street in opposition to Florida. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.