COLUMBIA — He sat his slumping designated hitter, inserted two new players at the bottom of the order, and slotted his usual No. 9 hitter near the top of the lineup. But the offensive struggles only continued for head coach Chad Holbrook and No. 8 South Carolina.
One night after being shut out at home for the first time in over a year, the Gamecocks managed just three hits Saturday in a 5-2 loss to No. 2 Texas A&M before a sellout crowd of 8,242 at Founders Park. It was the fourth loss in five games for USC, which has averaged just 1.