The University of South Carolina and Texas A&M split the two games of Saturday's doubleheader.

South Carolina won the first by a score of 3-2 and Texas A&M took the rubber match game 6-3.

Both games were hard fought, with just six total hits between the two teams in Game 1 and intermittent rain showers throughout.

South Carolina, which is still seeking its first SEC series win, had just 2 hits through the first seven-inning contest, one of which was the deciding factor for the game. Strong wind gusts had the potential to play a factor with 2 home runs in the first two innings, but the pitchers for both squads looked extremely strong, keeping the bats at bay.

The Gamecocks scored all 3 of their runs in the first inning. Texas A&M starter Asa Lacy hit the first 2 Carolina batters before Luke Berryhill crushed a 3-run home run into the South Carolina bullpen making the score 3-0.

Berryhill's ninth homer of the season came on a 3-1 count.

Texas A&M got a pair of runs back in the top of the second. The leadoff batter in the inning, Logan Foster, hit his fourth home run of the season, a solo shot, into the South Carolina bullpen, nearly in the exact same spot that Berryhill hit his. Zach DeLoach singled on the subsequent at-bat and Hunter Watson singled to bring him home from second base, with South Carolina's lead now 3-2 where it would remain for the rest of the game.

For South Carolina, Dutch Fork graduate and former Lexington County Blowfish TJ Shook earned the win, giving up three hits and two runs while striking out 3 in 4 innings of work. Freshman RHP Brett Kerry looked stellar on the way to earning his fifth save of the season, allowing just one hit and striking out 4 in three innings of relief.

For the Aggies, LHP Asa Lacy threw a complete game but suffered the loss. Lacy gave up just 2 hits and struck out 6 but allowed 5 walks and 3 runs.

In the second game, it was A&M who got on the board first. The Aggies pieced together 4 base hits in a row to take a 3-0 lead in the top of the third inning. Zach DeLoach hit an RBI single with runners on second and third and then Braden Shewmake doubled with 2 runners on to drive in 2 more.

The Gamecocks began to claw back in the bottom half of the third with 1 run. Noah Campbell singled and then George Callil doubled to drive him in after A&M's right fielder dove for the ball and missed, allowing Callil's ball to roll to the fence.

Texas A&M answered, though, and continued the scoring in the fourth inning. Cam Blake led off the inning with a solo home run to right field, his first of the season.

South Carolina would not go down without a fight, though. In the bottom of the sixth, the Gamecocks pieced together a rally to put two more runs on the board and cut the lead to 4-3. Jacob Olson walked and then was driven in on a Chris Cullen double. A subsequent walk and single loaded the bases for Noah Campbell, who drew a walk himself for his 14th RBI of the season.

The Aggies answered and added 2 more insurance runs in the top of the seventh when Bryce Blaum hit his fifth home run of the season off of Kerry, a 2-run shot to left field.

South Carolina starter and former Blowfish Cam Tringali suffered the loss, giving up 4 runs in 4 1/3 innings pitched, while striking out 5. For Texas A&M, reliever Joseph Menefee picked up the win and Kasey Kalich earned his 10th save of the season. Starting RHP Christian Roa gave up just 1 run, 3 hits, and struck out 3 in 3 2/3 innings of work.

The Gamecocks will head to North Augusta to face Charleston Southern at 7 p.m. Tuesday at SRP Park.