State scoreboard, Thursday, April 11

Florida used two walks and six hits to score six runs in the third inning and beat South Carolina, 9-5, in the opener of an SEC series in Gainesville Thursday night.

The Gamecocks (20-14, 3-10) got four baserunners over the first three innings but failed to score. Florida (23-13, 5-8) made the most of its first baserunners of the game.

Florida pitchers walked eight and hit two Gamecocks batters, but USC mustered just five hits. Two were by Jacob Olson.

Florida 9, South Carolina 5 - SC: Ian Jenkins 2B, RBI

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Montreat JV at Limestone JV, DH.