FINAL: Solid Pitching Helps Gamecocks Get 5-1 Opening Day Win Over Miami (OH)

South Carolina's baseball team gets an opening day win over Miami of Ohio behind strong pitching and a big second inning at the plate.

On opening day finally arrived for the Gamecocks, who got their first win against Miami (OH) with a big 2nd inning, getting home five runs and solid pitching. Cole Messina started the hitting with South Carolina's first hit of the year with a double down the first base line and would be the Gamecocks' first run of the season after a Talmadge LeCroy RBI single. However, Carolina's bats would go cold, getting only one hit from the third inning. 

The Pitching staff was on it today, though, so while the bats weren't at their best, Eli Jones, who was credited with the win, and Chris Veach, who came in at the bottom of the seventh inning with the bases loaded, got out of the jam and again in the top of the eighth. Garrett Gainey would also come in and get out of a jam in the top of the 9th. Coach Mark Kingston will want to see the bats come alive more tomorrow and be better with their situational hitting, leaving nine men on base and 4 for 11 with runners in scoring position today.

Eli Jones flips the ball to first baseman Gavin Casas to record an out against LSU (05-24-23) :: Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK

Pitcher of the Game: 

Eli Jones - 6 innings pitched (80 total) 5 Strikeouts, 3 hits and an earned run.

Batter of the Game: 

Dylan Brewer - 1/3, Single, RBI, Run, Walk, Stolen Base

Highlighted Game Stats: 

2nd Inning - RBI Single: LeCroy, Tyler Causey, Dylan Brewer

5th Inning - Eli Jones works out of 2 runners, 1 out situation with back-to-back strikeouts.

7th Inning - Chris Veach comes in with bases loaded gets out the inning with 0 runs and 2 strikeouts.

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