COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) -
6th-ranked South Carolina pounded out 13 hits including
a pair of homers from Connor Bright and Joey Pankake as the Gamecocks defeated
Rider 9-5 on Saturday afternoon in game two of a three-game series. The Gamecocks improve to 12-2 with Rider
dropping to 6-3 for the season.
The 13-hit afternoon would feature hits from eight of the
nine Gamecock position starters. Pankake
and Bright each had two hits with two RBI and two runs scored. Chase Vergason went 2-for-4 with two RBI as
well. Dante Rosenberg and Shon Carson
went 2-for-4 also with each scoring a run and driving in a run.
Joel Seddon earned the win after one inning of
relief. He is 1-0 on the year. He allowed one run, unearned, on one hit with
one walk and two strikeouts. He was
followed up by senior left-hander Adam Westmoreland, who earned his first save
of the year after hurling 3.2 scoreless innings without allowing a hit and
walking just one while striking out three batters. Rider starting pitcher Kurt Sowa suffered the
loss and is 2-1 on the year. He worked
3.1 innings and allowed eight runs on seven hits with three walks and a
strikeout.
Joel Seddon earned the win after one inning of
relief. He is 1-0 on the year. He allowed one run, unearned, on one hit with
one walk and two strikeouts. He was
followed up by senior left-hander Adam Westmoreland, who earned his first save
of the year after hurling 3.2 scoreless innings without allowing a hit and
walking just one while striking out three batters.
Rider starting pitcher Kurt Sowa suffered the
loss and is 2-1 on the year. He worked
3.1 innings and allowed eight runs on seven hits with three walks and a
strikeout.
The
series concludes Sunday with first pitch at 1:30 p.m.
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