No. 20 South Carolina stayed in the win column on Tuesday, routing The Citadel 8-1.
The Gamecocks got on the board in the second inning, taking a 1-0 lead on a solo shot by Ethan Petry, then going up 2-0 on a one-out homer by Will McGillis. The Bulldogs ended the shutout and scored their only run of the game in the fourth, courtesy of a single by Travis Elliott that made it a 2-1 game.
That score held until the sixth, when USC added three more runs for some breathing room. Braylen Wimmer and Gavin Casas each singled with one out and advanced on a passed ball, then an error got Wimmer home, making it 3-1.