Live Updates: Alabama Baseball at South Carolina (Series Finale)

The Crimson Tide looks to avoid being swept by the Gamecocks at Founder Park.

After back-to-back one-run losses to South Carolina on Thursday and Friday, Alabama baseball looks to avoid the sweep in Saturday's series finale.

The Crimson Tide is now 9-11 in SEC play courtesy of the Gamecocks, and another loss could make the situation even more dire as Alabama heads into a tough stretch of conference competition for the remainder of the regular season.

Today's game is slated for an 11 a.m. CT first pitch, with the game being broadcast on SEC Network.

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Live Updates

Final Score: South Carolina 11, Alabama 5

Top 9

• Rose singled through the left side, but the rest of the order is retired. Final: South Carolina 11, Alabama 5.

Bottom 8

• A sac-fly by Belk puts the Gamecocks up 11-5 as we head to the ninth.

Top 8

• Three up, three down for Alabama in the eighth.

Bottom 7

• Leger struck out Braswell to end the inning, but South Carolina has doubled up Alabama.

• An RBI-double by Eyster gives the Gamecocks a 10-5 lead.

Top 7

• Williamson goes down swinging, leaving two runners on first and second. So far today, the Crimson Tide has left four baserunners on.

Bottom 6

• Jake Leger is able to escape the inning, leaving a runner on third.

Top 6

• Hodo struck out swinging, and Denton grounded out to end the side.

• Will Hodo in to pinch hit for Diodati.

• Tamez launches a three-run home run way over the wall in left field. 9-5 South Carolina.

Tamez’s absolute moonshot over the heads of fans in left field: pic.twitter.com/6wCCJLNuT8

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Bottom 5

• An RBI-single by Madden makes it 9-2 in favor of South Carolina.

Top 5

• Sanders struck out the Alabama side in order.

Bottom 4

• Holman struck out Burgess with the bases loaded to end the inning.

• Luke Holman replaces Myers on the mound. Final line for Myers: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 28 TP.

• LeCroy singled to left field. Two runs score. 8-2 South Carolina.

• Eyster grounded out to Myers with the bases loaded, Stone scored. Two out, runners on second and third. 6-2 Gamecocks.

Top 4

• Nothing doing for the Crimson Tide in the fourth.

Bottom 3

• Myers limits the damage as the Gamecocks don't add to their lead.

• Pinckney made a remarkable diving catch in right field for the first out of the inning.

• Hitt is replaced on the mound by Braylon Myers. Final line for Hitt: 2.0 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 48 TP.

• Eyster hit a two-run home run to right field. 5-2 Gamecocks.

Top 3

• Three up, three down for Alabama in the third as Pinckney, Williamson and Tamez all flied out.

Bottom 2

• Same story for the Gamecocks as it was for the Crimson Tide: Burgess walked, but the remaining three batters retired.

Top 2

• Rose draws a walk, but is left stranded as we head to the bottom of the inning.

Bottom 1

• Wimmer grounded out to third. Inning over.

• Braswell doubled down the right field line. Eyster scores, and South Carolina takes the 3-2 lead.

• Eyster singled through the left side, both Belk and Madden score. 2-2 tie, one out with Eyster at first.

• After Belk drew a leadoff walk, Madden doubled to right. Runners on second and third with nobody out.

Top 1

• Diodati strikes out, and that'll end the side.

• Hamiter drives in Pinckney with an RBI double that was sent to the right field corner. 2-0 Alabama.

• Williamson hit a sac-fly to center, Jarvis scores. Pinckney stays at second. 1-0 Alabama.

• Pinckney doubles off of the wall in left, Jarvis advances to third. Still nobody out for Williamson.

• Jarvis starts us off with a leadoff single, and we are underway in Columbia.

Pregame

• Weather: Sunny, 70 degrees Fahrenheit, winds 8 m.p.h. headed northeast.

• Today's umpires:
• HP: Jason Bradley
• 1B: Alfredo Burkeen
• 2B: Tony Walsh
• 3B: Ray Gregson

• Alabama's lineup posted below.

• South Carolina lineup:

Alabama Baseball Lineup:

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1. Jim Jarvis (SS)

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2. Andrew Pinckney (RF)

3. Drew Williamson (1B)

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4. Dominic Tamez (C)

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5. William Hamiter (DH)

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6. Owen Diodati (LF)

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7. Zane Denton (3B)

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8. Bryce Eblin (2B)

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9. Caden Rose (CF)

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Starting Pitcher: LHP Grayson Hitt