COLLEGE BASEBALL - Gamecocks roll post Kentucky 11-3 to clinch first SEC series

University of South Carolina Office of Athletic Communications
Posted 5/11/19

The University of South Carolina baseball team celebrated Senior Day with an offensive outburst as it clinched a series win with an 11-3 victory over Kentucky Saturday afternoon at Founders …

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COLLEGE BASEBALL - Gamecocks roll post Kentucky 11-3 to clinch first SEC series

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The University of South Carolina baseball team celebrated Senior Day with an offensive outburst as it clinched a series win with an 11-3 victory over Kentucky Saturday afternoon at Founders Park.

The Gamecocks rattled off 13 hits and put up crooked numbers in 3 separate frames. Brady Allen went 3--5 with three RBI and 2 runs scored, while Noah Campbell, TJ Hopkins, Chris Cullen and Wes Clarke had multi-hit days.

Reid Morgan gave the Gamecocks a quality start to earn his 4th win of the season. He struck out 8 and allowed 5hits and 2 earned runs with no strikeouts in 6 innings of work. Brett Kerry picked up his 7th save of the year, going the final 3 frames with 5 strikeouts.

Kentucky scored a run in the first for the second straight game, but once again, the Gamecocks bounced back with 2 runs in the 3rd on Hopkins' 11th home run of the season. The Wildcats retook the lead in the 5th as Elliott Curtis brought in a pair on a single to left.

South Carolina took the lead for good in the 6th on home runs from Allen and Clarke. They then added on for 5 runs in the 7th. Allen doubled in a pair on a ball lost in the sun. Jacob Olson, Cullen and Clarke also had run scoring hits in the inning. A wild pitch brought in Hopkins in the 8th for the game's final run.

The final SEC home series for South Carolina starts at 11 a.m. Sunday.

Gamecocks, South Carolina, TJ

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