It’s that time of year once again, as the South Carolina Gamecocks clash with the Clemson Tigers in college baseball’s foremost rivalry.
Although the Gamecocks have won seven straight games since their season-opening loss to Liberty, they enter this edition of the showdown in a similar place as the football team this past fall — looking to avoid a five-series losing streak. Last season, Clemson took two games from South Carolina, winning the decisive rubber match 8-7 when the Tigers walked off in the ninth inning after USC had rallied to tie the game.
As Clemson’s rank would attest, the No.