South Carolina came out on the wrong end of a pitchers duel that featured two projected first-round picks Thursday night in a 1-0 loss to Florida. Now the Gamecocks waits for word on the health of their ace.
Junior Clarke Schmidt left in the six inning after 84 pitches with what USC said was right forearm soreness. He struck out two, walked three and allowed four hits and one earned run in 5.1 innings pitched.
Schmidt (4-2) was replaced by Reed Scott after going up 2-0 and looking uncomfortable against Gators outfielder Austin Langworthy.
The Gamecocks dropped to 23-14, 8-8 SEC in the team’s fifth one-run SEC loss of the season.