HOOVER – The University of South Carolina baseball team saw its season come to a close after an 11-3 loss to No. 15 Florida in the first round of the 2025 SEC Tournament Tuesday afternoon (May 20) at the Hoover Met.
Carolina scored a run in the first on back-to-back singles, a walk and a ground out double play that scored Blake Jackson. Bobby Boser gave Florida a 3-1 lead in the second with a home run to straightaway center field. The Gators added a pair in the third on a Brody Donay home run and back-to-back doubles.
Florida scored a single run in both the fourth and fifth frames. Carolina scored a pair of runs in the eighth. Beau Hollins singled and came all away around to score on KJ Scobey’s double down the left field line. Scobey then scored as Jordan Carrion doubled to the gap in right. Florida closed out the scoring with four runs in the eighth.
Four Gamecocks had two hits apiece (Jackson, Henry Kaczmar, Hollins and Carrion) with Carolina having 10 hits on the day. The loss on the mound went to Brandon Stone, who allowed five runs on six hits in three innings.
POSTGAME NOTES
- Hollins hit .355 in his last 10 games, while Scobey had 10 RBI in his last 10 contests.
- Carolina is now 4-5 against Florida in the SEC Tournament.
- The Gamecocks used eight pitchers in the contest and had 10 strikeouts.
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