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The Gamecocks dropped their SEC season opening series to Florida in a narrow 3-2 loss. The Gators got out to a 3-0 lead, starting with the very first batter as Wil Dalton led off the game with his third homer in two days. Florida added two more runs in the top of the fourth off Carolina starter Ridge Chapman as catcher JJ Schwarz homered then Jonathan India was hit by a pitch, moved to third on an errant pickoff throw and scored on a sac fly by Deacon Liput. Carolina relievers Parker Coyne (one inning) and fomer Gator Eddy Demurias (four innings) shut out Florida the rest of the way. USC added one in the fourth as a Danny Blair single plated Jonah Bride but Carolina would squander several scoring opportunities over the rest of the game. Jacob Olson got USC within one run with a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth but UF All-American closer Michael Byrne held USC hitless over the final 2 1/3 innings.
2018-03-18
RunsHitsErrDecisionHome Runs
Florida341T.Dyson (W, 4-1)
South Carolina261R.Chapman (L, 1-2)J.Olson (6)

Scoring Plays
InningOutsUSCOppTeamPlayPitcher
1001FLAWil Dalton homoers to leftR.Chapman
4002FLAJJ Schwarz homoers to leftR.Chapman
4003FLADeacon Liput flies out to center, Jonathan India scoresR.Chapman
4213USCDanny Blair singles up the middle, Jonah Bride scoresT.Dyson
6023USCJacob Olson homers to leftT.Dyson
Florida Batting PosABRHRBI
Wil Dalton RF3111
Nelson MaldonadoDH3000
JJ SchwarzC4111
Jonathan India3B3120
Deacon LiputSS3001
Blake Reese2B3000
Austin LangworthyLF3000
Keenan Bell1B3000
Nick HorvathCF3000


SOUTH CAROLINA Batting PosABRHRBI2B3BHRKBBGIDPHBPSHSBCSGSC
Noah CampbellDH501000000100000
Madison StokesSS50000001000000-2.7
L.T. Tolbert2B402010001000004
Matt Williams1B301000011000000.8
Jonah Bride3B310000000010000.5
Carlos CortesLF30000002100000-1.9
Jacob OlsonRF411100110000006.3
Chris CullenC20000001001000-0.2
.....Riley HoganPH000000001000000
.....T.J. HopkinsPR000000000000000
.....Hunter TaylorC000000000000000
Danny BlairCF401100010000001.3


Florida Pitching IPHRERKBB
Tyler DysonW5.062252
Jordan Butler1.200021
Michael ByrneS2.100001


SOUTH CAROLINA Pitching IPHRERKBB
Ridge ChapmanL4.033210
Parker Coyne1.000031
Eddy Demurias4.010041


SOUTH CAROLINA Fielding
PlayerPosInnPOASTEDPSBACS
Danny BlairCF9.06000
Jonah Bride3B9.00100
Ridge ChapmanP4.0001000
Carlos CortesLF9.01000
Parker CoyneP1.0000000
Chris CullenC8.0810001
Eddy DemuriasP4.0000000
Jacob OlsonRF9.02000
Madison StokesSS9.01201
Hunter TaylorC1.0000000
L.T. Tolbert2B9.03401
Matt Williams1B9.06001