COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Abigail Knight had three RBIs and Brooke Blankenship added two RBIs and scored two run on Sunday to help South Carolina beat North Florida 8-0 in five innings to win the Columbia Regional.
No. 8 seed South Carolina (43-15) will host a super regional next weekend against the winner between ninth-seeded UCLA and UC Santa Barbara. The Gamecocks will host a super regional for the first time since the format was implemented in 2005 and advanced beyond the regional for the first time since 2018.
Sam Gress (13-9) gave up three hits over four scoreless innings and Jori Heard pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for her save of the season.