COLUMBIA — After a stirring series victory over Vanderbilt which rekindled optimism over this South Carolina baseball season, Tuesday brought a sobering reminder of how tenuous the Gamecocks’ position remains. USC’s first series win in five weeks raised its RPI all of one point, those two triumphs over the defending national champions somewhat mitigated by a midweek loss to Presbyterian.
So clearly there’s still plenty of work for South Carolina to do, given that its official NCAA RPI remains 54th, sandwiched between Memphis and UAB. But this season is hardly a lost cause, which is why it’s so surprising to read social media comments about fans who’ve already given up.