A week off for final exams did nothing to cool off the suddenly blazing South Carolina baseball team, who welcomed No. 4 Ole Miss to Founders Park on Friday with a 13-5 blowout, USC's seventh win in eight games.
After two comeback victory last weekend on the road against Vanderbilt, the Gamecocks (27-18, 12-10 SEC) technically came from behind again in their series opener against the Rebels, as the second batter of the game, junior right fielder Ryan Olenek, homered to right field off USC freshman starter Logan Chapman.
That 1-0 advantage, however, was short-lived. In the bottom of the first inning, Carolina struck back with three runs to take a lead it would never relinquish.