South Carolina kept things close for about half of Saturday’s game against Texas, but one rough inning was too much for them to overcome, ending with a 9-5 loss in the series opener.
The Longhorns took an early lead, going up 2-0 in the first on a home run by Ivan Melendez. The Gamecocks answered in the bottom of the inning though. Brandt Belk started things off with a double, then scored on a one-out single by Braylen Wimmer, making it 2-1. Andrew Eyster followed with a base hit of his own, then a wild pitch helped him advance and got Wimmer home to tie the game.