With a 1-2 count in the bottom of the 9th, Virginia relief pitcher Stephen Schoch looked to catcher Kyle Teel. Schoch had walked the first batter in the inning before striking out the next two. Holding on to a 3-2 lead over the hosting South Carolina Gamecocks, Virginia needed a win to keep their season alive. He wound up, releasing the pitch that USC first baseman Joe Satterfield would completely miss en route to Schoch’s fifth strikeout in 2.1 innings.
Schoch, a graduate student that transferred from UMBC before the 2020 season, stepped off the mound with his familiar strut.