(AP) -- COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Robert Beary's grand slam lifted defending national champion South Carolina to an 11-5 victory over Stetson in the Columbia Regional of the NCAA Baseball Tournament on Saturday night before a crowd of 7,335 at Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks (47-14) need only to defeat the Hatters or North Carolina State on Sunday night to advance to the super regionals.
South Carolina is playing without injured star Jackie Bradley Jr. and has struggled to score runs. After falling behind the Hatters 1-0, the Gamecocks broke loose for six runs in the third.
The big blast was Beary's third homer of the year into the left-field bleachers off Stetson starter Will Dorsey (7-6). Conway High product Colby Holmes (7-3) pitched 6.2 innings allowing seven hits and four runs to pick up the victory.
Jake Williams and Peter Mooney drove in two runs apiece for the Gamecocks, who reached double figures in runs for the first time since May 11. Mitchel Brennan hit his second home run of the regional for Stetson (42-19).
Stetson 5 (42-19) |
| Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob |
| SIMPSON, Jeff lf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| CREWS, Robert 2b | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| CARHART, Ben 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LASHLEY, Ryan 3b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| RICKLES, Nick c | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| CARLTON, Brad c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| JONES, Mark ss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| THEISEN, Spencer cf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| BLACKMAN, Trey 1b | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| EMORY, Sean dh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BRENNAN, Mitchel rf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DORSEY, Will p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GRIFFIN, Cameron p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DYE, Joe p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| O'NEILL, Jimmy p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 9 | 7 |
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South Carolina 11 (47-14) |
| Player | ab | r | h | rbi | bb | so | po | a | lob |
| Evan Marzilli cf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Wingo 2b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Christian Walker 1b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Brady Thomas dh | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrian Morales 3b | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jake Williams rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Mooney ss | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Robert Beary c | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Steven Neff lf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Colby Holmes p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tyler Webb p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Mata p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Harper p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Taylor p | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 8 | 6 |
Score by Innings R H E
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Stetson............. 010 000 301 - 5 10 0
South Carolina...... 006 410 00X - 11 12 0
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| DP - STET 3; SC 1. LOB - STET 7; SC 6. 2B - SIMPSON(11); Marzilli(11); Williams(9); Beary(11). HR - BLACKMAN(1); BRENNAN(3); Beary(3); Neff(5). HBP - BLACKMAN; Wingo 2; Walker; Beary. SF - Mooney(5). SB - Wingo(7). |
| Stetson | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
| DORSEY, Will L,7-6 | 2.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 52 |
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| GRIFFIN, Cameron | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
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| DYE, Joe | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
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| O'NEILL, Jimmy | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 40 |
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| South Carolina | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | wp | bk | hbp | ibb | ab | bf | fo | go | np |
| Colby Holmes W,7-3 | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 107 |
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| Tyler Webb | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| Jose Mata | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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| Bryan Harper | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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| John Taylor | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
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| Win - Holmes (7-3). Loss - DORSEY (7-6). Save - None. HBP - by DORSEY (Walker); by DYE (Wingo); by O'NEILL (Beary); by O'NEILL (Wingo); by Taylor (BLACKMAN). Pitches/strikes: DORSEY 52/27; GRIFFIN 17/10; DYE 21/13; O'NEILL 40/24; Holmes 107/65; Webb 3/2; Mata 15/10; Harper 4/2; Taylor 27/15. Umpires - HP: Mike Morris 1B: Travis Katzenmeier 2B: Perry Costello 3B: Dale
Start: 7:00 pm Time: 2:47 Attendance: 7335
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| Win - Holmes (7-3). Loss - DORSEY (7-6). Save - None. HBP - by DORSEY (Walker); by DYE (Wingo); by O'NEILL (Beary); by O'NEILL (Wingo); by Taylor (BLACKMAN). Pitches/strikes: DORSEY 52/27; GRIFFIN 17/10; DYE 21/13; O'NEILL 40/24; Holmes 107/65; Webb 3/2; Mata 15/10; Harper 4/2; Taylor 27/15. Umpires - HP: Mike Morris 1B: Travis Katzenmeier 2B: Perry Costello 3B: Dale
Start: 7:00 pm Time: 2:47 Attendance: 7335
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