Who: South Carolina (15-2) vs. USC Upstate (8-9); Davidson (7-8)
When: 7 p.m. Tuesday; 7 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Fluor Field (Greenville); Founders Park
Watch: Wednesday: SEC Network Plus (digital) ... Watch through WatchESPN app or WatchESPN.com
Radio: 1320 AM in the Columbia area
Series history: USC leads USC Upstate 9-0 in the all-time series. Gamecocks won 17-0 last year in Columbia; USC leads Davidson 46-21-1 in the all-time series. Carolina won 8-0 in 2014 in Columbia.
Probable pitchers
Tuesday
▪ USC: Taylor Widener (Jr. RHP) 0-1, 4.26 ERA, 12.2 IP, 4 BB, 12 SO
▪ USC Upstate: Tyler Jackson (Jr. RHP) 2-1, 2.70 ERA, 23.1 IP, 4 BB, 34 SO
Wednesday
▪ USC: TBA
▪ Davidson: TBA
USC Upstate notes: The Spartans opened the season with three straight wins and won seven of their first nine games… USC Upstate is 1-7 in its past eight games after getting off to a hot start… This will be the fourth straight game against an SEC team for USC Upstate. The Spartans played a three-game series at Kentucky last weekend… Despite being swept by Kentucky, USC Upstate was close in every game. The Wildcats won by scores of 5-3, 3-0 and 3-1.
Davidson notes: The Wildcats have lost three of four entering Wednesday’s game against South Carolina... Davidson has not faced an SEC team yet but has played two ACC teams, losing 9-2 to Duke and 7-4 Wake Forest.
South Carolina notes: The Gamecocks have won five straight since dropping two games to Clemson… USC is 5-0 on the year in midweek games…Outfielder Dom Thompson-Williams is on fire over the past five games, hitting .526 with three home runs and nine RBIs… Thompson-Williams, Alex Destino and John Jones each have hit four home runs… Junior pitcher Josh Reagan leads the SEC with six saves.
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