In a game that had a combined three hits, it was a Cash Strayer sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning that gave Florida a 1-0 win over the University of South Carolina baseball team Friday night (March 13) in the SEC opener at Condron Family Ballpark.The opener was a pitcher’s duel between starters Josh Gunther and Florida’s Liam Peterson. Gunther went 6.1 innings, not allowing a hit or a run with three walks and five strikeouts. Peterson went six innings, allowing just one hit with 10 strikeouts and two walks.The game stayed scoreless going to extra innings. In the bottom of the 10th, Kyle Jones led off the frame with a double down the left field line. After an intentional walk, a sacrifice bunt and a second intentional walk, Strayer hit a fly ball to center. Jones beat out the throw at the plate for the walk-off win by the Gators.Brandon Stone took the loss. He allowed two hits and a run with a pair of strikeouts and three walks. Alex Valentin did not allow a hit in an inning of relief with a strikeout and two walks.Talmadge LeCroy had Carolina’s only hit of the game. Carolina reached on five walks and a hit by pitch.POSTGAME NOTESThis was Carolina’s first extra-inning game of the season.Gunter lowered his ERA to 3.65 after his 6.1 scoreless frames.Both teams left nine base runners on in Friday’s game.UP NEXTSouth Carolina and Florida continue its three-game set on Saturday night (March 14) with a 6:30 p.m. first pitch. The game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. —
In a game that had a combined three hits, it was a Cash Strayer sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th inning that gave Florida a 1-0 win over the University of South Carolina baseball team Friday night (March 13) in the SEC opener at Condron Family Ballpark.
The opener was a pitcher’s duel between starters Josh Gunther and Florida’s Liam Peterson. Gunther went 6.1 innings, not allowing a hit or a run with three walks and five strikeouts. Peterson went six innings, allowing just one hit with 10 strikeouts and two walks.
The game stayed scoreless going to extra innings. In the bottom of the 10th, Kyle Jones led off the frame with a double down the left field line. After an intentional walk, a sacrifice bunt and a second intentional walk, Strayer hit a fly ball to center. Jones beat out the throw at the plate for the walk-off win by the Gators.
Brandon Stone took the loss. He allowed two hits and a run with a pair of strikeouts and three walks. Alex Valentin did not allow a hit in an inning of relief with a strikeout and two walks.
Talmadge LeCroy had Carolina’s only hit of the game. Carolina reached on five walks and a hit by pitch.
POSTGAME NOTES
This was Carolina’s first extra-inning game of the season.Gunter lowered his ERA to 3.65 after his 6.1 scoreless frames.Both teams left nine base runners on in Friday’s game.
UP NEXT
South Carolina and Florida continue its three-game set on Saturday night (March 14) with a 6:30 p.m. first pitch. The game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.