Another single by Walker put two on with no out, and a sacrifice bunt from Brady Thomas moved them to second and third. Steven Neff would then rip his 11th extra-base hit of the season to put runners at second and third, but again they would be stranded as a groundout ended the inning.įor the fourth time in five innings, the leadoff runner reached in the fifth when Wingo singled for the second time in the game.
In the fourth, a leadoff walk to Morales led to another run as Williams sacrificed him to second and a base hit from Beary brought him around to make the score 3-1. Wingo and Walker would then record back-to-back singles to give the Gamecocks runners at the corners with two out, but they were stranded there. A leadoff triple from Beary in the third led to another run as he scored on a sacrifice fly from Marzilli to give the Gamecocks the lead back at 2-1. Meanwhile, the Gamecocks were padding their lead. From that point on, however, Koumas allowed just one hit through the next three innings while striking out three. A leadoff single by Jeff Simpson, followed by a sacrifice bunt, another single and then a sacrifice fly from Nick Rickles scored Simpson to tie the game at 1-1. However, Stetson would answer in its half of the first. On the second pitch of the game, Marzilli ripped the 0-1 offering into the right-field bullpen for a leadoff home run to give the Gamecocks a 1-0 lead.
It took Carolina all of two pitches to find its way on the scoreboard. Five of those six times, that runner scored, accounting for five of the Gamecocks' eight runs in the game. In six of the nine innings, the Gamecocks were able to get a leadoff runner on base. The key to the Carolina victory was the success of their leadoff hitters.
Mark Jones and Mitchel Brennan accounted for two of the seven both were also named to the All-Tournament Team. For their efforts, Beary was named the Most Valuable Player of the Columbia Regional, and Wingo, Walker, Evan Marzilli, Adrian Morales and Michael Roth were named to the All-Tournament Team.įor Stetson, seven players had one hit apiece. Robert Beary and Steven Neff each went 2-for-5 Beary had a triple and Neff swatted a double for his 11th extra-base hit of the year. Scott Wingo and Christian Walker led the Gamecock offensive effort as both went 3-for-4 and combined to score three runs on the day. As a result, the stadium looked no worse for wear when gates opened at 11:30 a.m. Power was restored around 1 a.m., and the Carolina Stadium maintenance and facilities staff worked through the night to clean up debris and damage. Crews from South Carolina Electric & Gas also had to cut a fallen tree out of power lines behind the left-field bleachers where many gameday staffers and media were parked. Sunday, did not conclude until mid-afternoon Monday after a severe thunderstorm nearly ripped the tarp off the infield and knocked power out to Carolina Stadium. Stetson starter Austin Perez (2-3) was charged with the loss he gave up four runs on eight hits while walking three and striking out one in 4.1 innings of work. Forrest Koumas got the start and went 4.0 innings, giving up just one run on three hits, but could not return after the game was halted Sunday night. Matt Price earned his 17th save with 2.2 scoreless innings that included two strikeouts. John Taylor (5-1) picked up the win in relief for the Gamecocks as he went 1.2 innings, giving up one run on two hits while walking a pair.
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Stetson (43-20) sees its season come to a close after battling through four tough games in the Columbia Regional.Ĭarolina has now won 17 consecutive postseason games at home, dating back to 2003, and has won nine straight NCAA Tournament games overall, including a six-game streak at the 2010 College World Series and a 3-0 run this week at Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks (48-14) will advance to the NCAA Super Regional for the second consecutive year and will face the winner of Monday night's game between Clemson and Connecticut, which is taking place at Clemson. Almost 19 hours after it began, South Carolina clinched its second consecutive regional title on Monday afternoon, defeating Stetson 8-2 at Carolina Stadium in a game that was delayed overnight because of severe storms in Columbia. South Carolina Post-Game Press ConferenceĬOLUMBIA, S.C.
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