COLUMBIA — A South Carolina baseball team which has played for its postseason survival all weekend is suddenly one game from the NCAA super regionals. Now, it comes down to whether the Gamecocks have enough pitching to get there.
Tyler Johnson threw a complete game in his first start this season, and Gene Cone’s bases-clearing double keyed a five-run second as the top-seeded Gamecocks rediscovered their playoff mojo Sunday with a 10-1 victory over No. 2 seed UNC Wilmington in the NCAA Tournament before 5,671 at Founders Park.
It was the second victory of the day for the Gamecocks (45-16), who earlier dispatched No.