Texas outlasts South Carolina in Game 2, evens series
By David Wasson
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The second-ranked Texas baseball team rebounded from a Thursday night setback against South Carolina to defeat the Gamecocks 5-3 and even the SEC series in front of 6,609 at Founders Park in Columbia.
Texas (25-5 overall, 8-3 SEC) can win the series by taking Game 3 on Saturday (2 pm ET, SEC Network+). South Carolina (15-17, 2-9) can earn its first conference series victory of the season with a win Saturday.
Carson Tinney blasted two home runs for Texas in Friday night’s win, a solo shot to left in the first and another on nearly the identical track in the top of the ninth. Ethan Mendoza, who singled home a Longhorns run in the second, also hit a solo homer in the ninth.
South Carolina relied on the long ball for its runs, as Luke Yuhasz belted a two-run homer to left in the fifth inning and Will Craddock added a solo shot to left in the ninth.
Texas starter Luke Harrison (4-0) allowed just one hit – the Yuhasz homer – over 5 2/3 innings to pick up the victory. Sam Cozart struck out four Gamecocks in 1 1/3 innings to earn his third save. South Carolina starter Josh Gunther (2-3) took the loss for the Gamecocks.
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An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
