By the time the baseball came to a halt after rattling around the bullpen in left-center field, Ian Jenkins was halfway to third base. South Carolina, in desperate need of a win, was wasting no time Saturday afternoon.
The Gamecocks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-0 blanking of Auburn at Founders Park.
For a while, Jenkins was all the offense Carolina (17-10, 2-6 SEC) needed. The redshirt freshman’s solo home run in the second inning was just enough cushion for Reid Morgan.
Carolina’s most trusted arm delivered in a big way against the nation’s 15th-ranked team.