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How to Watch: Sacred Heart vs South Carolina, Game Two

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South Carolina baseball looks to move to (2-0) on the year Saturday afternoon.
South Carolina baseball looks to move to (2-0) on the year Saturday afternoon. | USC Athletics

The South Carolina Gamecocks started their 2025 season (1-0) thanks to a 5 to 3 season opening win over Sacred Heart. Game two is set for first pitch at 2 PM. Here's how to watch the contest.

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The South Carolina Gameoocks are looking to remain undefeated in there season opening series agaisnt Sacred Heart. The Gamecocks won Game 1 of the three game series 5 to 3 on Friday afternoon. The contest was originally scheduled for 4:00 PM Saturday, but due to inclemenet weather was moved up to 2:00 PM. Here's how to watch the contest.

How to Watch South Carolina vs Sacred Heart

PREVIEW - South Carolina vs Sacred Heart

  • South Carolina opens its 133rd season of Gamecock baseball with a three-game home series against Sacred Heart.
  • Opening Day is set for Friday, Feb. 14 at 4 p.m., at Founders Park and is the opening game of head coach Paul Mainieri’s tenure.
  • The Gamecocks and Pioneers then meet on Saturday (Feb. 15) at 2 p.m. and Sunday (Feb. 16) at noon.
  • There will be a Ray Tanner Field dedication ceremony prior to Saturday’s game. The first 2,500 fans will receive a Ray Tanner trading card while the first 5,000 will receive a Ray Tanner koozie.
  • All three games will be broadcast on SEC Network Plus with Dave Weinstein and Grayson Greiner on the call.
  • All three games also will be on the Gamecock Sports Network presented by Learfield with Derek Scott (Friday and Sunday), Stuart Lake and Cade Crenshaw (Saturday) on the call.

Projected Starting Pitchers:
Friday
South Carolina Dylan Eskew (R-Sr. RHP) 3-5, 4.60 ERA, 62.2 IP, 26 BB, 40 SO
Sacred Heart Joey Trombley (So. RHP) 3-2, 4.28 ERA, 61.0 IP, 25 BB, 39 SO

SCOUTING SACRED HEART

  • The Pioneers are coming off a 2024 season that saw SHU win the NEC regular season title with a 25-8 conference mark. Sacred Heart was 35-23 overall and went 2-2 in the NEC Tournament.
  • Tim McGuire returns to the Pioneers lineup after hitting .326 with 12 doubles and 37 RBI in 2024.
  • In fact, all three Pioneer position players that hit over .300 last year are back in 2025 (Zack Kovalchik, .326; Alex Ungar .314).
  • On the mound, Joey Trombley had three wins and a 4.28 ERA in 13 starts. Elijah Foster struck out 80 batters in 59.2 innings and Owen MacDonnell had a team-best nine saves in 2024.
  • Pat Egan is in his third season as head coach at Sacred Heart. He was named the NEC Coach of the Year in 2024 and joined SHU after four years as an assistant at Quinnipiac.

*All stats provided by GamecocksOnline.com

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