April 27, 2021

Official University of South Carolina Athletics Press Release

COLUMBIA - Jack Mahoney threw 7 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball and the University of South Carolina baseball team had three home runs, including a grand slam from Noah Myers, in a 9-5 win over The Citadel Tuesday night at Founders Park.

Mahoney allowed just five hits, struck out six and walked just one in the win. The 7 2/3 innings was a career long as he lowered his ERA to 1.10.

Braylen Wimmer opened the scoring with a two-run blast in the second. Myers (Wyoming, Ont.) then hit the grand slam in the fourth to make it 6-0 Gamecocks. Carolina scored a run in the seventh on Wimmer's infield double and Brady Allen made it 9-0 with a two-run home run to center. The Citadel scored five runs in the ninth on a pair of home runs.

Allen was 4-for-5 on the day with two RBI while Wes Clarke had three hits and reached base five times with a pair of walks. Wimmer added three RBI with a pair of hits while Myers drove in four.

POSTGAME NOTES

-Carolina took all three games from The Citadel this season.

-Allen set a career high with the four hits in the win.

-Clarke tied his season high with three hits.

-Mahoney now has 39 strikeouts in 32 2/3 innings pitched.