FIRST PITCH
Score: #23 South Carolina 12 | Queens 0
Records: South Carolina (5-0 overall, 0-0 SEC) | Queens (0-4 overall, 0-0 ASUN)
Location: Founders Park (Columbia, S.C.)
 
The Short Story: The Queens University of Charlotte baseball team dropped a midweek matinee with #23 South Carolina on Wednesday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Gamecocks got the scoring started with a pair of runs in the first inning. A leadoff double would be followed by a walk and infield groundout which advanced both runners. An RBI groundout would bring home the first run before the second runner scored on a wild pitch.
-South Carolina would plate another pair in the second inning to extend their early lead. With two runners on and two outs, a double to right center would bring around both Gamecock runners.
-The nationally ranked Gamecocks would add on another pair in the third courtesy of a two-run home run to left field.
-South Carolina would open the game up in the seventh inning with a six-run frame on three hits. The Gamecocks used timely hits following free passes to put up another crooked number.

BY THE NUMBERS
-Sophomore Dillon Lewis knocked his first hit of the season with a single in the first inning.
-Sophomore Andrew McDermott laced his second hit of the season with a single to right center in the fifth inning.
-Veteran right-hander Daniel Bagwell tossed a pair of scoreless relief innings while fanning two Gamecocks. The Kings Mountain native has thrown five scoreless innings across two appearances to open the season.
-Newcomer Isaiah Bennett made his second appearance of the season and threw 1.0 scoreless inning with two strikeouts.

NEXT UP
The Royals will welcome Fairleigh Dickinson University for a three-game weekend series beginning Friday, February 24^th. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. from Tuckaseegee Dream Fields. Fans can tune in live on ESPN Plus.
 
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