South Carolina Baseball Takes on Northern Kentucky: Live Scores and Updates

South Carolina baseball opens the 2026 season at 1:00 pm (ET) on Friday against Northern Kentucky. Following along for live scores and updates surrounding today's action.

In case you missed it, here is a quick preview of this weekend's matchup. This is the first doubleheader the Gamecocks will play on Opening Day since 2014, where they defeated Bucknell by scores of 17-4 and 12-2 on Feb. 15. Another first for South Carolina will be meeting Northern Kentucky on the diamond. While neither team has faced off against the other, the Gamecocks are 7-1 all time versus the Horizon League.

Starting Pitchers Announced:

May 20, 2025; Hoover, AL, USA; South Carolina pitcher Brandon Stone (32) pitches against Florida in the first round of the SEC Baseball Tournament at the Hoover Met. | Gary Cosby Jr. / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

South Carolina's opening weekend starters have been announced at the pitching spot. Redshirt freshman Riley Goodman ill be seeing his first action as a starter at this level after redshirting last season due to an injury stemming from high school. Junior Amp Phillips will see his first action in a South Carolina uniform after transferring from USC Upstate. And Junior Brandon Stone will look to build off a 2025 season that showed flashes.

Lineups:

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First Inning:
Top:
- Riley Goodman makes his first start with the Gamecocks.
- Mark Nowak hits a single to begin the game.
- Nowak was caught stealing second. One out.
- Goodman gets his first strike out of the day off Pierce Bauerle. Two outs.
- Josh Williams flies out to right field to end the top of the first.

Bottom:
- Tyler Bak flies out to center field. one out.
- 3B Dawson Harman gets the first Gamecocks hit of the season with a double down the right field line.
- KJ Scobey grounds out. Harman advances to third. two outs.
- Ethan Lizama pops out to first and that's the end of the first inning.

Second Inning:
Top:
- Goodman earns his second strikeout of the day. This time against Ethan Thomas. One out.
- Jake Paulick fouled out to the catcher. Two in a row.
- Alex Brazer flies out giving Goodman and the Gamecocks defense a quick one, two, three inning.

Bottom:
- Talmadge LeCroy gets things started for South Carolina in the second with a single towards center field.
- Beau Hollins flies out to left. one out.
- Patrick Evans grounds into a double play ending the inning. No score through two.

Third Inning:
Top:
- Zach Pomatto out at first to start the inning for the Norse. One out.
- Marcus Harrison struck out looking. That's three strikeouts for Goodman and seven in a row sat down. Two outs.
- Hunter Friedberg heads to first after a walk.
- Mark Nowak is 2/2 on the day as he singles to left in his next at bat. Friedberg to second.
- Pierce Bauerle is hit by a pitch and now the bases are loaded with two outs.
- Goodman gets out of a jam after Josh Williams grounds out to short. Headed to the bottom of the third.

Bottom:
- Reese Moore grounds out to first to begin the inning. One Out.
- Logan Sutter grounds out. Two outs.
- Bak hits a double down the left field line.
- Harman is walked giving the Gamecocks a man on first and second.
- Harman and Bak advance on a wild pitch. Gamecocks in scoring position with runners on second and third with two outs.
- South Carolina threatens, but head to the fourth inning with no runs added after Scobey grounds out to short. 0-0 game heading to the fourth.

Fourth Inning:
Top:
- Thomas, Paulick, and Brazer due up to begin the fourth.
- Thomas strikes out swinging to begin the fourth.
- Northern Kentucky gets a man on after Paulick singles to center field.
- Brazer strikes out looking. Two outs.
- Pomatto walks. Paulick to second.
- Harrison singles to load the bases.
- Josh Gunther steps in to relieve Goodman.
- Gunther gets Friedberg to strike out swinging. Gets the Gamecocks out of a bases loaded jam. No score.

Bottom:
- Lizama, LeCroy, and Hollins due up.
- Lizama grounds out to begin the inning.
- LeCroy fouled out to the catcher.
- Hollins flies out to left for a three up, three down inning.

Fifth Inning:
Top:
- Nowak flies out to center field.
- Bauerle doubles down the left field line.
- Bauerle is thrown out at second. Two outs.
- Williams struck out swinging to end the inning.

Bottom:
- Evans homers to left field to break the tie and give South Carolina its first run of the season. (1-0).
- Moore lines out to second. One out.
- Sutter walked.
- Bak pops up to third. Two outs.
- Gerald Hanson comes in to relieve Evan Fry.
- Harman homers to left field. Sutter scores. (3-0)
- Scobey fouls out to right field. Gamecocks end the fifth up 3-0.

Sixth Inning:
Top:
- Thomas pops out to first.
- Paulick strikes out.
- Brazer grounds out to end the top of the sixth.

Bottom:
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