COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina baseball team swept a doubleheader and a three-game series against No. 22 Missouri Saturday afternoon at Founders Park. The Gamecocks won game one, 8-1, and used an Ethan Petry walk-off single in the bottom of the 12th to win the nightcap, 5-4.
Noah Hall struck out 10 in seven innings of work to earn the win in game one. He allowed five hits and a run with a walk. Chris Veach and Cade Austin each pitched a scoreless inning of work, combining for five strikeouts.
Evan Stone had a pair of home runs in the win, the first two of his Carolina career. Gavin Casas was 4-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBI while Ethan Petry and Talmadge LeCroy had two hits apiece.
Carolina’s second win was more dramatic. Carson Hornung gave the Gamecocks a 2-0 lead in the fourth on a two-run home run, but Missouri scored two in the fifth and two in the sixth to take a 4-2 advantage.
The game stayed at 4-2 until Petry tied it with a two-run home run to left. The game went to extras and Carolina finally took advantage in the 12th. Will Tippett opened the inning with a walk. He went to third on Braylen Wimmer’s bunt single and a throwing error. Missouri intentionally walked Casas, leading to Petry’s single up the middle to score the game-winning run.
Matthew Becker earned the win in relief, striking out five in three innings of relief. Veach added four strikeouts in 1.1 innings. Jack Mahoney started for Carolina. He struck out three and allowed three hits and two runs in 4.1 innings of work.
Petry had three hits in the nightcap to go along with three RBI. Hornung drove in a pair.