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.
Caden Grice went 3-for-4 with two homers, a double and season-high six RBIs in Clemson’s 12-9 victory over No. 21 Georgia Tech at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
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.
Freshman Will Taylor, who suffered a torn ACL while playing for the Tiger football team in early October, made his college debut on the diamond, as he hit a single in his first plate appearance and scored a run.
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.
Since the University of South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame was created in 1967, 205 members, including these eight, have been selected by the University of South Carolina Association of Lettermen.
He led South Carolina with 12.2 points per game in 2021-22, now he’s taking his talents to the Pac-12 for his senior season.
