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USC to play ECU today

May 30, 2009 By
Blake Cooper

Blake Cooper

USC finally knows who it will play in its second game of the NCAA Regional here in Greenville, NC.  The Gamecocks will face East Carolina at 6:00 this evening.   The top seeded Pirates beat Binghamton 11-7 in a game that was delayed until this morning because of weather last night.

The Gamecocks will send junior right hander Blake Cooper to the mound against the Pirates.  Cooper is 8-4 with a 4.79 ERA.  He’s been Carolina’s hottest pitcher the past few weeks.  ECU will counter with sophomore righty Seth Maness.  He’s 9-1 with a 4.15 ERA.   He’s also hot, winning seven of his last eight starts.

Binghampton is playing George Mason this afternoon in an elimination game.  The winner will play the loser of the USC-East Carolina game Sunday at 2:00.

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Bad weather alters Greenville Regional

May 30, 2009 By

Blame it on the rain.  Or, in this case, the rain and the lightning were the culprit.  East Carolina and Binghampton never got their game in Friday night so today will be busy here in Greenville, North Carolina.

East Carolina and Binghampton are scheduled to play at 10:00 this morning.  The loser will play George Mason at 2:00.  The winner of the East Carolina-Binghampton game will play USC at 6:00 tonight. 

Of course these times are tentative.  You can bet that things will run behind even if the weather is good (the forecast is better for Saturday but other than the 10:00 game all bets are off).

This is a tough break for East Carolina.  The Pirates should be able to handle outmanned Binghampton, but now they will  likely have to play two games Saturday.  The Gamecocks may have caught a break because they get to rest until the final game today.  Regardless of who wins the first game, Carolina is guaranteed to face a team playing its second game of the day.  

Rain or shine we will be here  to keep you up to date on all the action.

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USC wins tournament opener

May 29, 2009 By
Parker Bangs

Parker Bangs

USC took care of business in its NCAA Regional opener here in Greenville, North Carolina.  The Gamecocks beat George Mason  11-3.

AUDIO: Ray Tanner post game (9:34)

Things didn’t start particularly well for Carolina.  Starting pitcher Sam Dyson struggled in the first inning and the Patriots jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead.  It could have been worse too.  Jackie Bradley Jr. scaled the right field wall to pull back a sure home run and they turned a double play to get out of the early jam.

The Gamecocks offense was sluggish until the fourth inning.  USC only had one hit going into the inning but by the time it was over they had six hits and four runs on the board.   One of those hits was a solo shot from DH Parker Bangs, his 5th of the year.  Bangs finished the day 3-4, his first three hit game of his career.

The Gamecocks added two more runs in the fifth.  A Jackie Bradley Jr. two run shot in the sixth gave them two more runs.  They followed that up with a three spot in the seventh inning.  One of those runs came on Nick Ebert’s 23rd home run of the season.

Sam Dyson pitched seven innings to earn his ninth win of the season.  Curtis Johnson pitched the final two scoreless innings.

Box Score

The Gamecocks will face the winner of East Carolina and Binghamton tomorrow at 6:00.

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Dalles exepcted to play for USC

May 29, 2009 By
Justin Dalles

Justin Dalles

USC starting catcher Justin Dalles is expected to be in the lineup when the Gamecocks take the field this afternoon in their NCAA Regional game against George Mason.  He didn’t practice Thursday because of an illness and Ray Tanner wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to play today.

USC spokesman Andrew Kittick confirmed this morning that Dalles is feeling better today and should be ready to play.  Dalles is hitting .295 with 12 homeruns and 37 RBI’s.

If for some reason Dalles can’t play, today Kyle Enders will start in his place.

We will see if Dalles can make it through the game.  Temperatures are expected to be in the mid to upper 80′s today.  Catching is arguably the most physically demanding job on the field so it will be interesting to see how Dalles rebounds from his sickness.

Regardless, Ray Tanner is undoubtedly happy to have Dalles at his disposal this afternoon.

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USC begins NCAA Regional play

May 29, 2009 By

USC begins postseason play this afternoon at Clark-LeClair Stadium in Greenville, NC.  The Gamecocks are a two seed in this NCAA Regional and play 3rd seed George Mason at 3:00. 

The Gamecocks will pitch sophomore right hander Sam Dyson (8-4, 5.31 ERA) this afternoon.  He will face George Mason ace and Louisville Slugger All-American Mike Modica (11-1, 4.17).

AUDIO: Sam Dyson on his start

Carolina comes into the game with a 38-21 record.  If they can muster two wins this weekend it will mark the tenth straight year that they’ve won 40 or more games.  George Mason is 42-12.  They won the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) title this season.

The winner of today’s game will face the winner of East Carolina and Binghampton at 6:00 tomorrow.  The two losers today will play an elimination game at 2:00 Saturday. 

On Sunday, the winner of the elimination game will play the loser of the winners bracket game (the loser of the 6:00 game Saturday) at 2:00.  That will be an elimination game.  The winner of that game will have to beat the team that is 2-0 twice.   The first game will be Sunday at 6:00.  If necessary the second game will be Monday at six.

If you didn’t follow you can take a look at the bracket.  It is a pretty simple double elimination format.  A few years ago these all wrapped up on Sunday but in an effort to keep teams from having to play two games on two straight games they’ve extended them to Monday.

We will have complete postgame coverage on SportsTalk tonight.  We will also have postgame audio for you here on the site.

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