South Carolina baseball got contributions from up and down the lineup on Tuesday, scoring eight unanswered runs to bury Furman, 10-2, and along with it, any memory of an embarrassing home loss to the Paladins earlier this year.
Riding high off a weekend sweep of LSU, the Gamecocks (24-17, 8-8 SEC) took the lead almost immediately as junior center fielder TJ Hopkins led the game off with a single, followed by a single from senior first baseman Madison Stokes. Junior shortstop LT Tolbert flied out to advance the runner to third.
Senior third baseman Jonah Bride then slapped a sharp RBI single into left field, making it 1-0.