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In a matchup of two of the top pitchers in college baseball USC eventually fell to #2 Florida 7-3. Carolina's Adam Hill got off to a better start than Florida's Brady Singer, as Hill had a 3-up, 3-down first inning featuring two strikeouts. Singer, in contrast, hit TJ Hopkins with a pitch that intensified the tone of the game. Hopkins would steal second and come around to score on a single by LT Tolbert to give the Gamecocks an early 1-0 lead. The lead only lasted til the fourth though, as Hill struggled with the "fluid" strike zone of home plate umpire Scott Cline. In the top of the fourth Hill gave up two walks and two singles as the Gators took a 2-1 lead. He gave up another single and walk in the top of the 5th before being relieved by TJ Shook, who gave up an RBI single to SS Deacon Liput. The innning could have been bigger, but RF Jacob Olson gunned down the Gators' Jonathan India as he tried to score from second on a single. Florida extended the lead to 5-1 on a 2-run double by DH Nelson Maldonado in the 6th. Carolina tried to climb back in the game as a solo homer by Chris Cullen in the 7th and an RBI single by Jonah Bride in the 8th cut the lead to 5-3, but India launched a 2-run homer off Graham Lawson in the 9th to put the game away. The heated game saw both USC coach Mark Kingston and outfielder Carlos Cortes ejected by Cline.
2018-03-16
RunsHitsErrDecisionHome Runs
Florida791B.Singer (W, 5-0)
South Carolina360A.Hill (L, 2-2)C.Cullen (2)

Scoring Plays
InningOutsUSCOppTeamPlayPitcher
1210USCLT Tolbert singles up the middle, TJ Hopkins scoresB.Singer
4112FLABlake Reese singles up the middle, JJ Schwarz and Jonathan India scoreA.Hill
5213FLADeacon Liput singles to right, Nelson Maldonado scoresA.Hill
6115FLANelson Maldonado doubles down left field line, Austin Langworthy and Wil Dalton scoreT.Shook
7225USCChris Cullen homers to rightJ.Leftwich
8135USCJonah Bride singles through left side, Madison Stokes scoresM.Byrne
9037FLAJonathan India homers to left center, JJ Schwarz scoresG.Lawson
Florida Batting PosABRHRBI
Wil DaltonRF3100
Nelson MaldonadoDH5122
JJ SchwarzC3200
Jonathan India3B4222
Deacon LiputSS5011
Blake Reese2B4022
Austin LangworthyLF3110
Nick HorvathCF4000
Keenan Bell1B4010


SOUTH CAROLINA Batting PosABRHRBI2B3BHRKBBGIDPHBPSHSBCSGSC
Noah CampbellDH301000012000100.8
T.J. HopkinsCF/LF41000001011010-0.2
Madison StokesSS411010030000001.9
L.T. Tolbert2B401100000000001.5
Jonah Bride3B301100011000001.8
Matt Williams1B40000001000000-2.2
Carlos CortesLF20000001000000-1.2
.....Danny BlairCF20000000000000-1
Jacob OlsonRF40000000000000-2
Chris CullenC3121001000100010.5


Florida Pitching IPHRERKBB
Brady SingerW6.021172
Jack Leftwich1.032200
Michael ByrneS2.010011


SOUTH CAROLINA Pitching IPHRERKBB
Adam HillL4.233365
T.J. Shook1.142231
Parker Coyne1.000000
Graham Lawson2.022211


SOUTH CAROLINA Fielding
PlayerPosInnPOASTEDPSBACS
Danny BlairCF4.00000
Jonah Bride3B9.00100
Carlos CortesLF5.00000
Parker CoyneP1.0000000
Chris CullenC9.01100020
Adam HillP4.2000020
T.J. HopkinsCF5.01000
T.J. HopkinsLF4.00000
Graham LawsonP2.0210000
Jacob OlsonRF4.04100
T.J. ShookP1.10000
Madison StokesSS9.01000
L.T. Tolbert2B9.03100
Matt Williams1B9.05200