South Carolina scored early and often on Tuesday night, shutting out Gardner-Webb 12-0 in seven innings before the game ended due to the run rule.
The Gamecocks took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a leadoff homer by Brandt Belk, and then they made it 2-0 in the second on a leadoff home run from Kevin Madden. USC tacked on another run in the inning when Josiah Sightler got hit by a pitch, advanced on a groundout and a wild pitch, and scored when Elijah Lambros hit into a fielder’s choice, making it 3-0.
Another run for the Cocks came in the third, after Michael Braswell singled, advanced on a base hit by Andrew Eyster, and scored on a Madden single, making the score 4-0.