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Ethan Petry leads homer-happy No. 6 South Carolina to 13-5 victory over No. 1 LSU
By Andrew Olson
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Ethan Petry and the No. 6 South Carolina Gamecocks made a statement Thursday night using the long ball. South Carolina took down No. 1 LSU in Columbia, 13-5.
Petry had 8 RBIs, continuing his freshman season to remember. He started the Gamecocks’ home run parade with a 2-run blast off of LSU standout pitcher Paul Skenes.
While we wait…watch this. ? @ethanpetry23 | #Gamecocks pic.twitter.com/Vjwg9lWYOU
— Gamecock Baseball (@GamecockBasebll) April 7, 2023
In the top of the 4h inning, the game entered a lightning delay. Play resumed over an hour later, with Skenes (3 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 8 K) no longer on the mound.
In the 5th inning, Petry hit a grand slam to bust the game open and make it 7–1 Gamecocks.
You already know!! @ethanpetry23
? https://t.co/eyvQNSYQS0#Gamecocks | #ForeverToThee pic.twitter.com/tIlz1HeJji
— Gamecock Baseball (@GamecockBasebll) April 7, 2023
South Carolina scored 10 of its runs on balls that left the yard at Founders Park.
WELCOME TO THE @GAMECOCKBASEBLL HOME RUN PARTY ? pic.twitter.com/4xsG8iW1jT
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) April 7, 2023
Will Sanders got the start for South Carolina. Sanders allowed an unearned run on 2 hits in his 3 innings of work. After the delay, James Hicks worked 4 innings of relief. Hicks was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits over 64 pitches.
The series wraps up Friday with a doubleheader. The first game is scheduled for noon ET.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
