As the baseball chopped slowly toward Cody Morris in front of the mound, Noah Campbell was already halfway down the first base line, foreshadowing what became the shortest hit in the six-inning scrimmage. An hour later, Campbell launched the longest knock of the evening.
South Carolina is nearing the end of its fall season. Wednesday’s game – a 7-3 win for the Black team – was the opener to the annual Garnet and Black World Series that will conclude Friday at Founders Park.
First-year Gamecocks coach Mark Kingston will make his official debut in February, beginning a 2018 season that USC fans want lasting into June.