USC Gamecocks Baseball

South Carolina-USC Upstate baseball: How to watch, game details

South Carolina is set to host USC Upstate Wednesday night at Founders Park.
South Carolina is set to host USC Upstate Wednesday night at Founders Park. gmelendez@thestate.com

Who: South Carolina (34-9) vs. USC Upstate (18-23)

When: 7 p.m. Wednesday

Where: Founders Park

Watch: SEC Network

Radio: 107.5 FM in the Columbia area

Series history: USC leads USC Upstate 10-0 in the all-time series, including a 12-6 win earlier this year at Fluor Field in Greenville.

Probable pitchers

Wednesday

USC: Brandon Murray (So. RHP) 1-0, 6.50 ERA, 18 IP, 10 BB, 11 SO

USC Upstate: Cody Brittain (Sr. RHP) 2-0, 5.14 ERA, 23.1 IP, 18 BB, 29 SO

USC Upstate notes: The Spartans last played April 24 before taking a break due to exams… Upstate is 1-10 in the Atlantic Sun conference… Cody Brittain, who is expected to start on the mound for Upstate against the Gamecocks, is also the Spartans’ leading hitter with a .407 average. Brittain has 11 doubles, four triples, four home runs and 31 RBIs on the year… James Fowlkes has reached base in 22 straight games for the Spartans.

South Carolina notes: The Gamecocks are ranked as high as No. 2 by Collegiate Baseball after splitting a pair of games with Florida over the weekend… USC leads the SEC by one game over Florida, which is ranked No. 1… Carolina pounded out 16 hits against Upstate when the teams met earlier this year… Junior right fielder Gene Cone enters Wednesday’s game with a 29-game hitting streak and has reached base 32 straight games.

This story was originally published May 3, 2016 at 9:55 PM with the headline "South Carolina-USC Upstate baseball: How to watch, game details."

Get one year of unlimited digital access for $159.99
#ReadLocal

Only 44¢ per day

SUBSCRIBE NOW