The Tucson Regional in the 2017 NCAA Softball Tournament began with a run-rule decision between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Saint Francis Red Flash.
The SEC’s USC came away with the 12-2 win on Friday evening at Hillenbrand Stadium.
“Our offense did a great job of getting a pitch to hit today,” head coach Beverly Smith said afterwards. “I was proud of the at bats we took. We capitalized on walks and hit batters.”
Five home runs between the two teams paced the scoring, including four by the Gamecocks. A two-run homer in the first by Victoria Williams put South Carolina up 3-0.