South Carolina 7 Citadel 3
Charleston, S.C. - Freshman left-hander Jordan Montgomery retired the first nine batters he faced and allowed just one run in 5.2 innings of work to earn his first career win as 10th ranked South Carolina bounced back with a 7-3 win over The Citadel on Tuesday evening in front of 4,417 fans at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park in Charleston. South Carolina is now 18-7 while The Citadel drops to 9-15 for the season.
The Gamecocks raced out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning and never trailed. Carolina's nine-hit evening included two hits from Evan Marzilli,Joey Pankake and Tanner English. Marzilli and English each scored two runs as well with Pankake driving in a pair of runs. Nick Orvin was 2-for-4 to lead The Citadel.
Clemson 10 Georgia 5
Athens, GA - Clemson tied its season high with 16 hits en route to a 10-5 win at #18 Georgia in front of 2,691 fans at Foley Field on Tuesday night. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the home-and-home season series with Georgia, improved to 12-11. The Bulldogs dropped to 17-9 in 2012. Clemson’s win marked its fifth in a row over Georgia. The two teams will square off at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on April 11.
The Tigers scored a run in the top of the first inning before the Bulldogs responded with three runs in the bottom of the first. But Clemson took the lead for good with three runs in the second, capped by Richie Shaffer’s two-run homer, and never relinquished its lead. The Tigers scored in seven of nine innings and cruised to the five-run victory.
Freshman righthander Daniel Gossett (2-2) earned the win in a starting role. In 5.0 innings pitched, he yielded six hits, four runs, and three walks with four strikeouts. Four Tiger relievers combined to give up just two hits and one run in the final 4.0 innings to close out the game.
