COLUMBIA — Even in the midst of a resurgent baseball season that’s returned South Carolina to the national elite, there’s one question that continues to vex Gamecocks head coach Chad Holbrook.
How does he get freshman T.J. Hopkins of Summerville into the lineup?
“It kills me when I don’t put him in there, it really does,” Holbrook said. “When I’m handing in the lineup and there’s no T.J. Hopkins in there, it hurts. It hurts me. Because he can help us win in more ways than just his defense or his offense. He can help you win in a lot of different ways.