SPARTANBURG, S.C. – After concluding a perfect, eight-game homestand with a sweep of Gardner-Webb this past weekend, USC Upstate baseball begins a week of games away from Cleveland S. Harley Park with a pseudo-home game, hosting No. 21 South Carolina at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C. The game marks the third straight season the Spartans have hosted a game at the home of the Greenville Drive with Tuesday's game the first of two such games this season.
 
Tuesday's Matchup
March 19, 2024 | 6:00 p.m. ET
USC Upstate (14-7; 3-0 Big South) vs. No. 21 South Carolina (15-5; 1-2 SEC)
Fluor Field | Greenville, S.C.
 
How They Stack Up
Records: USC Upstate (14-7; 3-0 Big South); South Carolina (15-5; 1-2 SEC)
Series: South Carolina leads 15-1
Last Five Meetings: April 11, 2023 (SC 7; UPST 2); March 8, 2023 (SC 19; UPST 1); May 10, 2022 (UPST 9; SC 6); May 14, 2019 (SC 1; UPST 0); May 16, 2017 (SC 6; UPST 3)
 
Probable Starting Pitchers
USC Upstate | South Carolina
RHP Darin Kuskie (0-0; 8.38 ERA) | RHP Eddie Copper (1-0; 2.00 ERA)
 
Players to Watch
USC Upstate: Running his hitting streak to 10 games, junior leftfielder Jace Rinehart led the Spartans with a .529 batting average over five games last week as his batting average jumped over 30 points last week, standing at a team-leading .398 clip. He enters the midweek with 35 hits and 64 total bases, ranking fifth and 14^th in the NCAA, respectively, in the two categories. Rinehart is also one of six Spartans with five or more home runs this year, slugging six.
 
South Carolina: Picking up seven hits for the Gamecocks in the team's three-game series at Ole Miss, junior outfielder Kennedy Jones upped his team-leading batting average to .388 after hitting .583 in the series. Over 16 games this season, the UNC Greensboro transfer recorded four doubles and three home runs to lead South Carolina in slugging percentage at a .653 clip.
 
Up Next for the Spartans
Coming off its lone midweek contest, Upstate returns to Big South Conference play as it faces its first weekend road series of the season. The Spartans travel to the Old Dominion for a three-game set with Radford with game times set for 4 p.m. ET, 2 p.m., and 1 p.m. Friday through Sunday.
 
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