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South Carolina baseball opens SEC play with a top-25 matchup

Scouting Georgia: The Bulldogs come to Columbia as a top-10 team whose early schedule featured just one top-150 opponent in RPI and some gaudy statistics along the way. As a team, UGA is hitting .308, which ranks fourth in the SEC and 20th nationally, while posting a 2.46 ERA that ranks 11th in the nation.

Senior LJ Talley is off to one of the best starts at the plate of anyone in the conference — his .450 batting average is second in the SEC, and his on-base percentage of .547 is third. Sophomore right-hander Emerson Hancock leads the pitching staff with a perfect 4-0 record and 0.