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Sapakoff: Chad Holbrook’s ‘piece of cake’ Gamecocks baseball perspective

COLUMBIA – Lots of things went wrong in a month-long baseball slump that might cost once-mighty South Carolina a spot in the NCAA Tournament for the first time this century.

Critical things went right this weekend to allow the Gamecocks to beat the odds, delay panic and seize an SEC series from No. 5 Vanderbilt.

Gene SapakoffGene Sapakoff

Worried about a vulnerable team that was No. 75 on the Ratings Percentage Index List on Friday?

There is hope in a clutch pitching and timely hitting formula that worked in Saturday’s 3-2 victory at Carolina Stadium.