South Carolina’s offense stagnated in the second half of the series opener against Auburn while the Tigers pulled off a late-game rally, leading to a 6-3 loss for the Gamecocks.
USC got on the board first, taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the second when Kevin Madden got hit by a pitch with one out and later scored on a flyout by Colin Burgess. Auburn answered in the bottom of the inning, going up 3-1 courtesy of a Brody Moore groundout and a homer from Nate LaRue.
The Cocks got one run back in the third, making it 3-2 on a two-out solo shot by Andrew Eyster.