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Carolina claimed a regional championship in Greenville with an 8-4 win over UNC-Wilmington, as the Gamecocks swept through the region undefeated, winning all three games. USC scored two runs in the third and then every time the Seahawks tried to inch closer the Gamecock offense had an answer. Carlos Cortes and Jonah Bride singled in the third, then after a walk to Justin Row, catcher Hunter Taylor doubled off the glove of UNC-W shortstop Greg Jones. Both Cortes and Bride scored to make it 2-0. The Seahawks scored one off USC starter Carmen Mlodzinski in the bottom of the third. Carolina would score next, putting two more up in the top of the sixth on a sacrifice fly by Madison Stokes that scored Danny Blair and an RBI single from LT Tolbert that brought Cortes home. After the Seahawks cut it to 4-3 o a home run by Kep Brown Mlodzinski was relieved by Eddy Demurias. He would give up just one run over the next three innings. In the meantime the Gamecock offense continued to add runs. Two more runs came in the top of the seventh as Danny Blair reached on an error, Cortes walked and Stokes doubled to score both of them. Carolina added two more in the ninth on a single by Stokes and a home run by Jonah Bride. Demurias allowed a pair of singles to open the ninth and was replaced by Sawyer Bridges. The Seahawks would score one on a sac fly but Bridges shut them down from there to claim the region championship. Danny Blair was named Most Outstanding Player, while Justin Row, LT Tolbert, Carlos Cortes and Cody Morris were named to the All-Regional team along with Blair. USC advanced to face Arkansas in Fayetteville for the Super Regional.
2018-06-04
RunsHitsErrDecisionHome Runs
South Carolina8150C.Mlodzinski (W, 3-5)J.Bride (4)
UNC-Wilmington4 9 2A.Royalty (L, 6-6)

Scoring Plays
InningOutsUSCOppTeamPlayPitcher
SOUTH CAROLINA Batting PosABRHRBI2B3BHRKBBGIDPHBPSHSBCSGSC
Danny BlairCF521000011000001.8
Carlos CortesLF5340000010000010.5
Madison StokesDH512310020000007.1
Jonah Bride3B5222001000100011.5
Justin Row2B301000012010001.8
L.T. TolbertSS502100000101003.5
Hunter TaylorC401210012000003.3
Jacob OlsonRF502000010010003.3
Matt Williams1B40000001000000-2.2


UNC-Wilmington Batting PosABRHRBI
Greg JonesSS2110
Ryan JeffersC5000
Mason Berne1B3132
Kep BrownRF5122
Cole Weiss3B4010
David SheafferDH4010
Jackson MeadowsLF3000
Zack Canada2B4000
Noah BridgesCF4110


SOUTH CAROLINA Pitching IPHRERKBB
Carmen MlodzinskiW5.043333
Eddy Demurias3.051151
Sawyer Bridges1.000000


UNC-Wilmington Pitching IPHRERKBB
Alex RoyaltyL2.252233
Luke Gesell2.132122
Austin Easter1.012111
Logan Beehler1.242200
Levi Gesell1.010000


SOUTH CAROLINA Fielding
PlayerPosInnPOASTEDPSBACS
Danny BlairCF9.02000
Jonah Bride3B9.02401
Sawyer BridgesP1.0000000
Carlos CortesLF9.00000
Eddy DemuriasP3.0010000
Carmen MlodzinskiP5.0010000
Jacob OlsonRF9.02000
Justin Row2B9.04501
Hunter TaylorC9.0800000
L.T. TolbertSS9.01201
Matt Williams1B9.08001