GAINESVILLE, Fla. — South Carolina’s struggles away from Founders Park continued Thursday with a 14-5 loss to Florida.’
Gainesville native Andrew Eyster showed off for his hometown fans, delivering a two-run double that gave Carolina an early 2-1 lead in the third.
But Florida would get the bats going and Carolina was unable to keep up. The Gators would score a total of six runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings. After Florida scored two runs in the seventh, they put up five runs in the eighth to close out the scoring.
Carolina is now 26-26, 12-16 in the SEC. Mark Kingston and his staff now have to decide how to manage their pitching staff. With a spot in the SEC Tournament secured, they will likely keep Will Sanders on the bench and save him for their first game in Hoover on Tuesday.