South Carolina continued one streak Friday night at Clemson. The Gamecocks hope to end another one over the next couple of days.
Andrew Eyster hit a two-run homer for USC in the second inning and TJ Hopkins added a three-run shot later in the same frame to provide all of the scoring as the Gamecocks earned a 5-4 win against Clemson Friday night at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.
The win marked the fourth consecutive year that South Carolina has earned a win in Game 1 of the rivalry series. Clemson has fought back to win the series each of the previous three years and has four consecutive series wins against the Gamecocks overall.