The bats are back for South Carolina baseball, but Logan Chapman seemed to overshadow that development and everything else Friday night.
The freshman right-hander was dominant across 6 2/3 innings at Founders Park, leading USC to a crucial bounceback 11-0 win over No. 19 LSU.
Coach Mark Kingston made the surprise decision to start Chapman on Friday after the young hurler pitched well to lead the Gamecocks (21-17, 7-9 SEC) in the series-opener against Arkansas last Thursday. He responded with nearly seven innings of two-hit ball that tamed the Tigers (24-15, 9-7 SEC), who feature one of the SEC's top offenses.