Gamecocks to take on ECU

The ECU Pirates beat Binghamton 11-7 earlier today so now with the ECU win, they will face Gamecocks at 6pm today in the winners side of the ECU regional.

Here is a quick look at the number 1 seed ECU heading into this regional...

Conference: Conference USA
Ranking: No. 18 Baseball America
Record: 42-17
Last 10: 7-3
Invite: At large
Top bats: Ryan Wood (.387, 13 HR, 55 RBIs), Stephen Batts (.368, 14 HR, 61 RBIs)
Top arms: Seth Simmons (3-1, 2.63 ERA, 9 SV), Chris Heston (7-0, 3.44 ERA)
Key stat: Had at least 10 hits in 41 of 59 games this season.
Quick facts: Had five of 14 players on first-team all-conference squad. All nine regular starters are hitting at least .317.

I feel USC will need to score often today as this game may be a game of offense b/c ECU can score some runs. Left fielder DeAngelo Mack, right fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. and Merrifield, in that order, are South Carolina's three leading hitters and we need them to step up today. USC will need strong pitching and no errors for the entire 9 innings today.

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