South Carolina’s pitching staff was touted as one of the best in the nation entering 2017, and the Gamecocks certainly looked the part the first weekend of the season.
USC’s opponent, UNC-Greensboro, led the nation in batting average at .346 and slugging percentage at .538 last season.
But the Spartans couldn’t do anything offensively against Carolina, managing one run in each of the three games.
UNCG’s batting average against South Carolina was .115 and the Gamecocks’ pitching staff allowed one earned run all weekend when ace Clarke Schmidt gave up a solo home run on Opening Day.