A rough season for South Carolina continued to get worse last week. In addition to yet another gut-wrenching series loss last weekend at Florida, the Gamecocks lost ace pitcher Clarke Schmidt for the season. The loss of Schmidt is a huge blow for a team that is talented but struggling terribly right now. The Gamecocks have a 24-15 (9-9 SEC) record heading into the Kentucky series.
Kentucky is holding steady at their top spot in the SEC East and now has a two-game lead over Florida, who they play on the last weekend of the season.