Carter Suspended From USC Baseball Team

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Relief pitcher Ethan Carter has been suspended from the USC baseball team. Carter was cited for public drunkiness in the Five Points section of Columbia on March 9th. Gamecocks also found out the team dropped five spots to no. 8 in the Baseball America top 25. Kentucky, who is 21-0 to start the year jumps into the top 25 at number 16. The Gamecocks (15-4) have Monday off, and will return to action at Furman Tuesday night. USC will play five games in five straight days. Furman on Tuesday, Wofford at home on Wednesday, and then a three game set beginning Thursday at Carolina Stadium with number one ranked Florida. Top 25: 1.

Florida

19-1

2.

Stanford

13-2

3.

Arkansas

19-2

4.

North Carolina

16-4

5.

Arizona

16-4

6.

Florida State

16-2

7.

UCLA

15-4

8.

South Carolina

15-4

9.

Rice

15-6

10.

Texas A&M

16-5

11.

Louisiana State

16-4

12.

Miami

16-4

13.

Cal State Fullerton12-7

14.

Arizona State

12-7

15.

Georgia Tech

14-6 16.

Kentucky

21-0

17.

Mississippi

15-5

18.

Georgia

15-6

19.

Oregon State

14-5

20.

North Carolina State

15-3

21.

Central Florida

16-5

22.

Texas

10-8

23.

Texas State

13-6

24.

Oregon

13-5

25.

Purdue

14-3

Dropped out: Mississippi State (21), Oklahoma (22).