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South Carolina managed to salvage a game on Sunday, but lost last weekend's series to Texas A&M. The Gamecocks are now 38-13 (17-9 SEC) and are 7th in the NCAA RPI. They are still in the top ten in most polls and will host the Citadel tonight before going on the road for their last SEC series of the season.
The Gamecocks and the Bulldogs already faced each other in Charleston this season and Carolina came out of the meeting with a 6-3 win. That victory pushed Carolina's lead in the overall series to 129-48-1. The season has not gone well for The Citadel since that first game, and the Bulldogs enter tonight's game with a record of 16-36 (6-15 SoCon). The Bulldogs have lost 10 of their last 11 games and are currently on a four-game losing streak.
| South Carolina | Citadel | |
| Batting Average | .285 | .233 |
| On-Base % | .378 | .331 |
| Slugging % | .407 | .343 |
| ERA | 3.26 | 6.23 |
| Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio | 2.95 | 1.60 |
| Fielding % | .980 | .963 |
The Gamecocks will start junior right-hander Colie Bowers tonight against the Bulldogs. Bowers has a 1.93 ERA through his 9.1 innings pitched and this will be his second start of the season. He has 11 strikeouts and 8 walks on the year.
Nate Brecklin will start for the Bulldogs tonight. The junior LHP has a 19.50 ERA in his 6 innings pitched this year and he has 4 strikeouts and 2 walks. This will be Brecklin's first start of the season.
When: 7 p.m.
How to Watch: SEC Network +
How to Listen: 107.5 The Game