GAINESVILLE – The University of South Carolina baseball team dropped its Sunday (March 15) contest to No. 23 Florida, 13-3, in seven innings at Condron Family Ballpark.
Florida went up 3-0 in the first inning on a sacrifice fly and two-run double from Colton Schwartz. The Gamecocks tied the game in the top of the second on Luke Yuhasz’s three-run home run, his first as a Gamecock. Brendan Lawson’s three-run home run in the bottom of the second gave the Gators back their three-run advantage.
The Gators scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, capped by a grand slam from Cash Strayer. Florida added a pair in the fifth on a two-run double.
At the plate, Will Craddock was 2-for-4 while Yuhasz drove in three. The loss went to Alex Valentin, who allowed six runs in 2.2 innings of relief.
POSTGAME NOTES
Yuhasz now has 15 career home runs between Louisiana-Lafayette and Carolina.
Craddock now has eight multi-hit games.
The Gamecocks used five pitchers on the day.
UP NEXT
South Carolina will start a four-game homestand on Tuesday afternoon (March 17) with a 4 p.m. first pitch against Charlotte. The game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.