Cody Morris earned the win, pitching six innings, only allowing one run with five strikeouts. Parker Coyne and John Gilreath came in to combine for a scoreless frame and Eddy Demurias pitched the final two innings, striking out a pair while not allowing a hit.
The two teams traded zeroes until the bottom of the fourth when Carlos Cortes put the Gamecocks on the board with a solo home run, his sixth of the season. Danny Blair hit his first home run of the year, a solo shot in the fifth to make it 2-0.
Tennessee scored a run in the sixth off a one-out groundout from Andre Lipcius, cutting the Gamecock lead to 2-1.