South Carolina hits five homers to salvage weekend series with No. 13 Texas A&M
Carolina now has 50 home runs on the season. The five in Sunday’s win was a team high.
Carolina now has 50 home runs on the season. The five in Sunday’s win was a team high.
With the loss to North Carolina, the Gamecocks concluded the season 15-11. Hamner and Akli will compete later this month in the NCAA Singles Championships which is set to begin Monday, May 23, in Champaign, Ill.
South Carolina will face the winner of South Carolina State and top-seeded North Carolina on Sunday at 2 p.m.
South Carolina retains their perfect home record with a 16-0 mark and have a 19 match home winning streak dating back to the 2021 season. This is the team’s first perfect home season since 1986.
The Gamecocks had a 9-0 lead midway through the game and a 12-11 lead in the bottom of the ninth before a two-run walk-off home run from Brett Minnich.
The Carolina bullpen allowed 13 runs while Gamecock pitching had 10 walks on the night.
South Carolina will continue the NCAA Championships tomorrow, hosting No. 26 Pepperdine at 1 p.m. at the Carolina Tennis Center. The Gamecocks last played against the Waves on Feb. 18, 1999, and won the match 4-3.
The Gamecocks scored six runs in the first three innings and had a season high 15 hits in a 9-4 win over North Carolina A&T Wednesday night
The NCAA Regional trip is the 14th all-time under McDonald and 29th overall in program history for the Gamecocks. The team will be seeking its eighth trip to the NCAA Championship under his direction and 22nd overall all-time.
The last Gamecock selected by the Vikings was defensive end D.J. Wonnum in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.