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Live Scores and Updates: South Carolina Looks for the Sweep Against Milwaukee

Alex Joyce|
May 25, 2024; Hoover, AL, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks fans cheer in a game against the LSU Tigers during the SEC Baseball Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images
May 25, 2024; Hoover, AL, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks fans cheer in a game against the LSU Tigers during the SEC Baseball Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images | Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images

The (7-0) South Carolina Gamecocks are back in Founders Park to take on the (1-4) Milwaukee Panthers in a three game weekend series. This is the first ever meetings between the two programs.

South Carolina won game one of the series on Friday. Transfer Jase Woita was the story of the evening as his grand slam in the bottom of the inning helped the Gamecocks regain the lead. That was Woita's first home run in a Gamecocks uniform.

Matthew Becker took the mound for the Gamecocks in game two and had another great outing. The senior left hander threw six innings and finished with two runs given up and eight strikeouts on the day.

Sophomore Jake McCoy gets the ball to start the series finale. Who will step up between the Gamecocks and Panthers? Will Milwaukee end South Carolina's seven game winning streak? Or will the Gamecocks continue their winning ways? See how it all plays out with live scores below.

First Inning: Gamecocks jump on the Panthers early in the first; takes 3-0 lead
Top: Gamecocks start sophomore Jake McCoy. Phillips struck out swinging. Marion is the game's first base runner after a hit by pitch. Bickers walked. Hausser struck out. Roessler struck out.

Bottom: Panthers send Mike Sullivan to the mound. Hall walked. Hall stole second; advances to third on a throwing error. Jackson (RBI) doubles to right center; Hall scored (1-0). Petry (RBI) doubled to right center; Jackson scored (2-0). Jones grounds out; Petry advances to third. Bakes hit by pitch. Nawrocki (RBI) hits a sacrifice fly to center field; Petry scores (3-0). Scobey singles to right field; Bakes advances to second. Hollins grounds out to end the inning.

Second Inning: Milwaukee answers in a big way to tie it at three, but South Caorlina regains the lead; 4-3
Top: Hadley walked. Headlee singles on a bunt; Hadley to second. Otto (3 RBI) hits a three run blast off McCoy to tie the game at three; Hadley and Headley scores. Ellis struck out swinging. Roessler struck out. Hausser grounded out.

Bottom: Tippett doulbed to right; advances to third on a throwing error. Hall walked. hall stole second. Jackson struck out. Petry (RBI) grounded to short; Tippett scored (4-3). Jones flies out to center.

Third Inning: Nolan Nawrocki extends the Gamecocks lead with a solo shot; 5-3
Top: Bickers struck out looking. Marion sat down on strikes. Phillips walked. Phillips stole second. Hadley struck out swinging.

Bottom: Bakes popped out to second. Nawrocki (RBI) extends the lead with a solo shot to left (5-3). Scobey walked. Scobey out at second after getting caught stealing. Hollins struck out looking.

Fourth Inning: South Carolina adds three runs; leads 8-3
Top: Headlee grounds out. Otto grounded out to third. Ellis hit by pitch. Roessler flies out.

Bottom: Panthers pitching change: Ehmke in for Sullivan. Tippett singled to right. Hall sigles to left; Tippett to second. Jackson grounds out to third on sacrifice bunt; Tippett to third, Hall to second. Hall to third on a wild pitch; Tippett scores (6-3). Petry intentionally walked. Jones hit by pitch; Petry to second. Bakes (RBI) grounds out to third; Jones to second; Petry to third; Hall scored (7-3). Jones to third on wild pitch; Petry scores (8-3). Nawrocki grounded out.

Fifth Inning: Both teams leave runnners on; Gamecocks lead 8-3
Top: Gamecocks pitching change: Crowther in for McCoy. Hausser flies out. Bickers lined out. Marion singled to left. Phillips struck out.

Bottom: Scobey strikes out swinging. Hollins grounded to second. Tippett singled to third. Hall fouled out.

Sixth Inning: South Carolina continues offensive explosion; 12-3
Top: Hadley struck out swinging. Headlee lined out. Otto struck out.

Bottom: Jackson walked. Petry doubled down the right field line; Jackson to third. Jackson scores on a throwing error (9-3). Jones grounded out to short. Bakes (2 RBIs) homered to center field; drives in Petry (11-3). Panthers pitching change: Weckler in for Ehmke. Nawrocki singled to left side. Gamecocks hitting change: Woita pinch hits for Scobey. Nawrocki to second on a wild pitch. Woita grounded out; Nawrocki advances to third. Hollins (RBI) singles to the right side: Nawrocki scores (12-3). Hollins to second on a wild pitch. Tippett struck out looking.

Seventh Inning: Lots of fielding changes for both teams as we go to the eighth; 12-3.
Top: Gamecocks make several fielding changes: Stone in for Hall in CF; Braland in at C for Bakes; Carrion to 3B for Woita; Parks to pitch for Crowther. Ellis grounds out. Schmidt pinch hit for Roessler. Schmidt singles. Schmidt steals second on wild pitch. Hausser flies out. Panthers hitting change: Kuhnke hits for Bickers. Kuhnke lines out.

Bottom: Panthers fielding changes: Schimdt to second; Kuhnke to third; Paulkowski to LF for Phillips; Buehring to C for Otto; Ellis to SS; Deleskiewicz to pitch for Weckler. Stone pops out to second. Panthers pitching change: Andrews in for Deleskiewicz. Jackson hit by pitch. Gamecocks hitting change: Kaufer pinch hits for Petry. Panthers pitching change: Dohrmann to pitch for Andrews. Kaufer flied out to center field. Gamecocks hitting change: Gaskin hits for Jones. Gaskins strikes out.

Eighth Inning: South Carolina completes series sweep after 14-4 win over Milwaukee
Top: Gamecocks fielding changes: Jackson to right field; Kaufer to left field. Marion (RBI) homered to left field (12-4). Paulkowski walked. Gamecocks pitching change: Palmer in for Parks. Hadley walked. Panthers hitting change: Horn pinch hits for Headlee. Horn struck out. Buehring struck out. Hadley to second on wild pitch; Paulkowski to third. Ellis struck out.

Bottom: Panthers fielding change: Fishnick to pitch for Dohrmann; Horn to center field. Braland grounded out. Nawrocki pops out. Carrion reaches on throwing error. Hollins hit by pitch; Carrion to second. Tippett (RBI) doubles to left field; Carrion scores (13-4); Hollins to third. Stone reaches on throwing error; Hollins scored off error (14-4).

Gamecocks vs Panthers Preview:
- South Carolina is 5-1 against the Horizon League, with each game coming against Wright State.
- Junior Ethan Petry is 4th all time on the home runs list in Gamecocks History (45)
- The two teams continue the series Sunday afternoon (Feb. 23) at 1:30 p.m.

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