AUBURN, Ala. — Although it took until after midnight local time, the 11th seeded South Carolina softball team (34-21) took down sixth seeded Mississippi State (33-18) 8-4 Wednesday night at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, Alabama
The game did not start until 10:09 p.m. CT due to a pair of 14-inning games earlier in the day.
Denver Bryant had a career day going 4-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs. Zoe Laneaux and Aniyah Black each finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Alana Vawter (16-11) threw the final five innings, allowing three runs on five hits and striking out three. Jori Heard started in the circle, allowing one run and two hits in two innings of work.
South Carolina will face 3-seed Texas A&M on Thursday at 7:30 PM ET in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals.
