COLUMBIA — As South Carolina was waiting out a rain postponement and then completing its climb out of the loser’s bracket, Oklahoma State was practicing on the same field where it had vanquished national seed Clemson. The disparity in those paths to the super regionals may still be evident when the teams meet at Founders Park.
Best-of-3 series
Game 1: Saturday, 3 p.m. (ESPN2)
The Cowboys, who haven’t played since Sunday, have ace Thomas Hatch rested and ready for Saturday’s 3 p.m. opener of the best-of-three series. Meanwhile the Gamecocks, who used a pair of starters in two games last weekend, were still wrestling with who to throw as of late Friday.