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The Gamecocks fought their way to even the Super Regional series with Arkansas with an 8-5 win. Cody Morris started for Carolina and pitched a gem for five innings, allowing only a single unearned run. USC scored its first two runs courtesy of Justin Row's bat, as a first inning single and a third inning homer put Carolina up 2-1. The Gamecocks broke it open in the fifth, as a single by Carlos Cortes and walks to Row and Jonah Bride loaded the bases. Arkansas pulled starter Kacey Murphy after the walk to Bride, but reliever Jake Reindl walked Row then gave up a grand-slam over the right field wall by LT Tolbert. It made the second straight game for Tolbert and was immediately followed by a solo blast from Hunter Taylor to make the score 7-1. A rough inning from Graham Lawson and some very shaky defense from USC got Arkansas back in the game a little in the sixth as the Razorbacks made it 7-3. USC, ranked fourth in the nation in fielding percentage, uncharacteristically booted four errors in the game. Sawyer Bridges bailed out Lawson and then gutted his way through 3 1/3 innings of relief for his fifth save. The Gamecocks tacked on one more run in the sixth as Madison Stokes singled, Bride and Row walked and Stokes scored on a wild pitch. The eight runs were enough as they held on to force a series deciding Game Three.
2018-06-10
RunsHitsErrDecisionHome Runs
Arkansas5100K.Murphy (L, 8-5)
South Carolina8104C.Morris (W, 9-3)J.Row (7), L.Tolbert (8), H.Taylor (9)

Scoring Plays
InningOutsUSCOppTeamPlayPitcher
Arkansas Batting PosABRHRBI
Eric ColeRF5010
Casey Martin3B4120
Heston KjerstadLF5111
Luke BonfieldDH5010
...Hunter WilsonPR0000
Dominic FletcherCF4100
Carson Shaddy2B3122
Grant KochC4110
Jared Gates1B4010
Jax BiggersSS3011


SOUTH CAROLINA Batting PosABRHRBI2B3BHRKBBGIDPHBPSHSBCSGSC
Noah CampbellLF20000000100000-1
.....Danny BlairCF20000000000000-1
Carlos CortesRF/LF423000001000007.5
Madison StokesDH411000001000001.5
Jonah Bride3B311000002000002
Justin Row2B3222001020000011.5
L.T. TolbertSS411400101000009.5
Hunter TaylorC411100111000006.3
Jacob OlsonCF/RF401000010000000.3
Chris Cullen1B30000000110000-1.5
.....Matt Williams1B000000000000000


Arkansas Pitching IPHRERKBB
Kacey MurphyL4.164404
Jake Reindl0.023301
Bryce Bonnin1.111102
Evan Lee0.000001
Cody Scroggins2.110022


SOUTH CAROLINA Pitching IPHRERKBB
Cody MorrisW5.041041
Graham Lawson0.232211
Sawyer BridgesSV3.132140


SOUTH CAROLINA Fielding
PlayerPosInnPOASTEDPSBACS
Danny BlairCF4.01000
Jonah Bride3B9.00110
Sawyer BridgesP3.1010000
Noah CampbellLF5.01000
Carlos CortesRF5.00000
Carlos CortesLF4.02000
Chris Cullen1B8.07000
Graham LawsonP0.2000000
Cody MorrisP5.0110020
Jacob OlsonCF5.03000
Jacob OlsonRF4.02000
Justin Row2B9.01020
Hunter TaylorC9.0911020
L.T. TolbertSS9.00100
Matt Williams1B1.00000