South Carolina baseball is going dancing in Greenville, North Carolina, it learned Monday, as the NCAA tournament selection committee named the Gamecocks a No. 2 seed in East Carolina's regional.
Coach Mark Kingston's squad will begin its campaign for Omaha and the College World Series on Friday, when USC faces No. 3 seed Ohio State. The winner of that game will face the winner of East Carolina and No. 4 seed UNC-Wilmington. The eventual winner of the regional will face the victor of the Arkansas region.
Here are three main takeaways from the Gamecocks' draw and what they can expect in Greenville.