Ty Tilson & Easton Cullison HR Celebration vs. South Carolina Gm 2 2023
Ryan Frye
2
USC Upstate UPST 22-12
7
Winner South Carolina SC 29-4
USC Upstate UPST
22-12
2
Final
7
South Carolina SC
29-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
USC Upstate UPST 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0
South Carolina SC 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 X 7 8 3

W: Matthew Becker (3-0) L: Costa, Caleb (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Ty Tilson Homers and Pitching Settles In Late But Baseball Succumbs to Early Deficit in a 7-2 Setback at No. 3 South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Facing the highest-ranked team the program had faced in the Division I era (2007-pres.), USC Upstate baseball threatened late in its game with No. 3 South Carolina before succumbing to an early Gamecock lead in a 7-2 decision Tuesday evening at Founders Park.
 
The Gamecocks jumped out early with a pair of runs in the first before adding to its lead with three runs in the third and two in the fourth to build a 7-0 advantage. Putting the Spartans on the board for the first time, redshirt sophomore designated hitter Ty Tilson hit a solo shot into the leftfield bleachers—his second homer of the season—before the Upstate pitching settled in, combining for 4.1 innings of scoreless baseball to close the game.
 
Freshman right-hander Braden Consaul tossed the first 2.1 innings of the scoreless frames as he didn't allow a baserunner, stranding three inherited runners while striking out two in his longest career outing. He gave way to righties, redshirt sophomore AJ Hacker and sophomore Trent Hodgdon who pitched a scoreless inning apiece, striking out one and three hitters, respectively.
 
Game Information
Score: No. 3 South Carolina 7; USC Upstate 2
Records: USC Upstate (22-12; 8-1 Big South); South Carolina (29-4; 9-2 SEC)
Location: Founders Park | Columbia, S.C.
 
Scoring Summary
  • B1: Getting themselves on the board first, South Carolina hit back-to-back solo homers with Dylan Brewer and Ethan Petry both escaping the ballpark to left.
  • B3: Adding on to the Gamecock lead, Cole Messina singled through the left side to drive home the game's third run. South Carolina tacked on two more in the frame, taking advantage of a pair of bases-loaded walks.
  • B4: Continuing to take advantage of free bases, the Gamecocks posted two more tallies in the fourth, pushing the lead to seven runs.
  • T5: Jumping on a 3-2 pitch, Ty Tilson put the Spartans on the board as he drilled a solo shot into the leftfield bleachers.
  • T9: Taking advantage of three fielding errors in the ninth inning, Easton Cullison scored on a fielding error by the South Carolina second baseman.
 
Notable
  • With Ty Tilson's solo homer Tuesday afternoon, Upstate has homered at least once in seven of the past eight games. The Spartans have hit eight homers in the span with six different players homering in the stretch as Upstate has hit 32 home runs on the season.
  • Pitching 2.1 innings in relief against South Carolina, Braden Consaul tossed his longest career outing, surrendering no hits while striking out two and stranding three inherited runners. His outing surpasses his March 16 outing against Cincinnati for the longest of his career.
 
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