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South Carolina baseball beats Georgia State 7-1

The Gamecocks beat Georgia State on Wednesday night.
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The Gamecocks beat Georgia State on Wednesday night.
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South Carolina baseball beats Georgia State 7-1
The University of South Carolina baseball team scored six runs in the third inning and used another solid start from Jarvis Evans Jr., in a 7-1 win over Georgia State Wednesday night (March 12) at Ray Tanner Field at Founders Park.Georgia State struck first on a solo home run from Colin Hynek, but Carolina answered with the six-spot in the third. Hall reached on an infield single and went to second on Evan Stone’s single. Both moved up on a wild pitch and Hall scored on Ethan Petry’s sacrifice fly. A Kennedy Jones RBI groundout followed. With the bases loaded, Jordan Carrion doubled to right to score three. Hall had his second hit of the inning to bring in Carrion to make it 6-1.Carolina added a run in the fifth as Hall scored Henry Kaczmar with a single to center.Evans struck out seven and allowed four hits and a run with a walk in five innings of work. Carolina used eight pitchers on the night and the seven relievers combined to allow just one hit.Hall was 3-for-5 with two RBI while Carrion drove in three with his two hits.POSTGAME NOTES Hall had two hits in the third inning. The last Gamecock to have two hits in an inning was Cole Messina last season vs. ETSU. Hall is now hitting .422 heading into SEC play. Carrion is now third on the team with 11 RBI, behind Petry (20) and Hall (16). Carolina lowered its ERA to 3.17 after today’s game.UP NEXTCarolina opens Southeastern Conference play on Friday night (March 14) against Oklahoma. First pitch is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.

The University of South Carolina baseball team scored six runs in the third inning and used another solid start from Jarvis Evans Jr., in a 7-1 win over Georgia State Wednesday night (March 12) at Ray Tanner Field at Founders Park.

Georgia State struck first on a solo home run from Colin Hynek, but Carolina answered with the six-spot in the third. Hall reached on an infield single and went to second on Evan Stone’s single. Both moved up on a wild pitch and Hall scored on Ethan Petry’s sacrifice fly. A Kennedy Jones RBI groundout followed. With the bases loaded, Jordan Carrion doubled to right to score three. Hall had his second hit of the inning to bring in Carrion to make it 6-1.

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Carolina added a run in the fifth as Hall scored Henry Kaczmar with a single to center.

Evans struck out seven and allowed four hits and a run with a walk in five innings of work. Carolina used eight pitchers on the night and the seven relievers combined to allow just one hit.

Hall was 3-for-5 with two RBI while Carrion drove in three with his two hits.

POSTGAME NOTES

  • Hall had two hits in the third inning. The last Gamecock to have two hits in an inning was Cole Messina last season vs. ETSU.
  • Hall is now hitting .422 heading into SEC play.
  • Carrion is now third on the team with 11 RBI, behind Petry (20) and Hall (16).
  • Carolina lowered its ERA to 3.17 after today’s game.

UP NEXT
Carolina opens Southeastern Conference play on Friday night (March 14) against Oklahoma. First pitch is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.