South Carolina 1-Missouri 0 Game Summary
- The series win tonight for South Carolina is the first for the Gamecocks since taking two of three from Ole Miss last April.
- Gamecock pitching has allowed seven hits and one earned run in the first two games of the series.
- Amp Phillips pitched eight complete innings, scattering five hits, walking one, and striking out a season high ten. He lowered his ERA to 2.17. He’s now 3-4 on the season.
- Phillips started the ninth but gave up back-to-back singles and was replaced by Connor Chicoli. The Tigers attempted a bunt, but Talmadge LeCroy threw out the lead runner at third for the first out of the inning. Chicoli struck out the next batter with a runner on second. Monte Lee then brought in Alex Philpott to face former Gamecock Jase Woita, and he got a fly ball to center to end the game.
- The only run of the game was scored in the fourth inning. With one out, Tyler Bak tripled to left. After Luke Yuhasz struck out for the second out, LeCroy hit a grounder to short. The throw went astray for an error and allowed Bak to score.
- Phillips set down the first ten Missouri batters in order. He allowed a single in the fourth, but the baserunner was taken out attempting to steal second. After a two-out walk, Phillips got a fly ball to end the inning.
- Phillips got out of a first and third with one out situation in the fifth. A foul out behind home plate and a line drive to third ended that threat.
- Phillips then retired his final nine batters before turning the game over to the bullpen in the ninth. He left after 103 pitches, 74 for strikes.
- After scoring their lone run, the next nine Gamecocks were retired by Missouri starter Brady Kehlenbring (3-5). He was lifted in the eighth after yielding a one-out double to Ethan Lizama. Jake Randolph grounded to third, moving Lizama to third, but he was stranded when Erik Parker struck out.
- In the ninth, Patrick Evans led off with a single and eventually reached third with two outs, but LeCroy struck out to end the inning.
- After winning with five hits on Thursday night, the Gamecocks managed to pull this out on three hits.
- It’s the third shutout of the season for the Gamecock pitching staff.
- USC is 17-19 overall and 4-10 in the SEC, and Missouri is 20-16 and 3-11. With the win, the Gamecocks move out of the basement in the SEC and up to 15th.
