The South Carolina Gamecocks return to the diamond after a pair of interesting midweek blowouts that saw them play the roles of both aggressor and victim (The Citadel and Gardner-Webb, respectively). Of course, the Gamecocks are also coming off a big series win against rival Clemson, and enter this weekend against Valparaiso looking for a final tune-up before conference play cranks up.
The Crusaders (2-7) hail from the Missouri Valley Conference and have faced South Carolina on two previous occasions, both in 2010. Valpo has had a wild week of its own, coming from behind to take a series from UNC Wilmington thanks to an eighth-inning grand slam, but then falling to N.