If this was indeed the last home game of South Carolina’s 2018 season, the Gamecocks produced a lasting memory Wednesday.
But the way USC mercy-ruled Charleston Southern 14-0 in five innings was more proof that Beckham Field could be in use later this month when the NCAA tournament begins.
No. 12 Carolina is now 42-11 as it heads into a weekend series at 20th-ranked Kentucky. It’s the SEC tournament after that, followed by the Big Dance. The Gamecocks looked the part of a regional host Wednesday as it smashed three home runs and got five shutout frames from Dixie Raley.