A couple of very productive innings helped No. 6 South Carolina roll to a 14-6 win over No. 4 Vanderbilt in the first game of this weekend’s series on Friday night.
The Gamecocks took an early lead, going up 2-0 in the first inning after Dylan Brewer reached on an error with one out and Cole Messina went yard with two. The Commodores answered in the next inning, tying the game then taking a 4-2 lead courtesy of a pair of doubles by Jonathan Vastine and Davis Diaz.
USC got one run back in the fourth, making it a 4-3 game when Messina homered again, then tied the game at 4-4 in the fifth when Michael Braswell hit a solo shot.