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GAMECOCKS DEFEAT LSU 4-0 TO WIN SERIES
Baton Rouge, La. –
Freshman left-hander Jack Wynkoop hurled seven scoreless innings and
combined with Adam Westmoreland and Tyler Webb for a six-hit shutout as
10th ranked South Carolina defeated second ranked LSU 4-0 on Sunday
afternoon to win the rubber game of a three-game SEC series at Alex Box
Stadium. The Gamecocks improve to 33-12 and 13-8 in the SEC with
LSU now 39-6 and 16-5 in league play.
Wynkoop was sensational
the entire afternoon scattering five hits with no walks while striking
out a batter. He is 6-2 on the year. Westmoreland hurled
0.2 scoreless innings with Webb pitching 1.1 perfect innings of relief
for his 14th save of the season. LSU starter Kurt McCune suffered
the loss and is now 3-1 on the year. He allowed three runs on six
hits in 2.2 innings with two walks.
The Gamecocks struck right
away with two runs in the top of the first inning. Chase Vergason
tripled with one out as he hit a liner that flew past a diving Jared
Foster in right field. With two outs, Vergason would score on LB
Dantzler’s RBI double down the right field line. Schrock would
then drive in Dantzler with a RBI single to right field giving Carolina
a 2-0 lead.
The lead increased to 3-0 in the top of the
second. Tanner English drew a leadoff walk and advanced to third
on a base hit to left off the bat of Graham Saiko. Vergason would
drive in English with a sacrifice fly to right field.
LSU looked
to mount a rally in the eighth with a one-out single by Mark Laird and
a two-out walk to Jared Foster. Webb entered though and coaxed
Alex Bregman into a flyout to right field to keep Carolina ahead by
three runs.
Carolina scored an important insurance run in the
ninth inning as Sean Sullivan reached base with a leadoff walk.
After a sac bunt by Tanner English was misplayed by Katz to give
Carolina a pair of runners, both moved into scoring position on Saiko’s
sac bunt. Sullivan would score on Vergason’s sac fly to right
field, his second of the game. Webb worked a perfect ninth to
seal the 4-0 victory.
Carolina had seven hits with Dantzler and Schrock each tallying two.
South
Carolina is back in action at Carolina Stadium on Friday night
beginning a three-game series with Vanderbilt. First pitch for
the opener is 7 p.m. ET. The game will be televised live on
SportSouth.
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