Gamecocks, Tigers, Fire Ants underway
It's the middle of the February, so that means it's time for the start of a very important season in this state: college baseball.
Both South Carolina and Clemson open their seasons today with 3-game home series.
The University of South Carolina Sumter will actually be playing its third weekend of baseball. The Fire Ants have a couple of teams in town to play at Riley Park.
LIBERTY AT USC
The South Carolina Gamecocks will face Liberty in a 3-game series beginning on Friday at Founders Park at 4 p.m.
The other two games will be held on Saturday at 3 p.m. and Sunday at 1:30 p.m.
On the mound for the for the Gamecocks will be sophomore Carmen Mlodzinski on Friday, freshman Dylan Harley on Saturday and junior Reid Morgan on Sunday.
The Gamecocks are coming off a 37-26 2018 season and will be led by second-year head coach Mark Kingston. The team made it all the way to the Super Regionals last season, but lost the series 2-1 to Arkansas.
Liberty is coming off a 32-26 campaign.
South Alabama at Clemson
Clemson will start its season against South Alabama. Senior Brooks Crawford will get the start for Friday's 3 p.m. game, while freshman Davis Sharpe will be on the bump on Saturday at 3 p.m. and freshman Justin Wrobleski will toe the rubber on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Tigers will be led by head coach Monte Lee, in his third season with the team. Clemson finished 47-16 last season and hosted a regional, but was ousted after losing two games to Vanderbilt.
South Alabama is coming off a 32-25 2018 season.
USC Sumter hosts Wake, Harford
The Fire Ants have started off with a 4-3 record under head coach Tim Medlin.
The team will be back in action on Saturday in a tripleheader at Riley Park. USC Sumter will face Wake Tech Community College at 10 a.m. and Harford Community College at 1 p.m. Wake and Harford will then play at 4 p.m.
Three games will be played on Sunday as well. The Fire Ants will play Harford at 10 a.m. and Wake Tech at 4 p.m. Wake and Harford will meet again at 1 p.m.