A banged up South Carolina squad will open SEC play this weekend at Tennessee as the Gamecocks will be without closer Tyler Johnson, who remains sidelined with arm soreness.
Johnson has been out since March 4 when he was removed from the game in the ninth inning of USC’s matchup against Clemson at Fluor Field.
The junior will likely be out until at least the Auburn series, which begins March 31.
“We’ll reevaluate it next week,” Carolina coach Chad Holbrook said of Johnson. “If he starts throwing next week I don’t know if that makes him available for the weekend.