South Carolina got back in the win column on Friday, blowing out Kentucky 11-3 in the series opener.
After the Wildcats left the bases loaded in the top of the first, the Gamecocks got on the board in the bottom of the inning, taking a 1-0 lead when Josiah Sightler doubled with two outs and scored on a single by Andrew Eyster. UK tied things up in the next inning, making it a 1-1 game thanks to a solo shot byJohn Thrasher. USC got the run back in the bottom of the inning though, going up 2-1 when Jalen Vasquez homered to start things off, then they added four more insurance runs.