Thursday, April 9, 2026

State scoreboard, Thursday, April 9

Brandon Stone lowered his ERA to 2.89
with a second solid outing in six days. (USC photo)
Player of the day: Brandon Stone, South Carolina, W, 6 IP, 2 H, R, BB, 7 K

* Briefly:  Brandon Stone allowed a run on two hits over six innings and South Carolina (16-19, 3-10 SEC) won the opener of a series at Missouri (20-15, 3-10). Patrick Evans doubled and hit a two-run homer and the other three Gamecocks runs scored with the help of two errors and a wild pitch. Zach Russell pitched the final 2 1/3 innings for the save as Carolina pulled even with the Tigers in the SEC standings. It was USC's first win on an opponent's home field this season ... Morris (8-12)  took a shutout into the final inning of Game 2 to earn a split with Florida National (20-16) as Jaylen Halley had two hits and drove in four runs.  Halley also had a single, a walk and a run scored as the Hornets had a four-game winning streak snapped in the opener.  Dylan Levy doubled for Morris in both games ... USC Aiken (28-12, 15-7 Peach Belt) withstood a couple of late rallies by Augusta (16-22, 11-11) to take the series opener. Donovan Glisson and Evan Harding drove in two runs apiece for the Pacers

Beyond the border
* ACC:
 No. 2 Georgia Tech threw out the potential tying run at home on a 1-3-2 double play to take a series opener over No. 5 Florida State. The Jackets fell behind 3-0 in the second inning before rallying.
* ACC standings: Georgia Tech 13-3; North Carolina 11-4; Florida State 9-4; Boston College 9-6; Virginia 8-7; Wake Forest 8-7; Miami 6-6; N.C. State 6-6; Pitt 6-6;  Duke 7-8; Louisville 5-7; Notre Dame 6-9; Virginia Tech 6-9; Clemson 4-8; Stanford 4-8; California 1-11.

* SEC: Vanderbilt topped No. 16 Oklahoma, 10-5.
* SEC standings: Georgia 10-2; Texas 9-3; Alabama 8-4; Florida 7-5; Mississippi State 7-5; Texas A&M 7-5; Vanderbilt 7-6; Kentucky 6-6; Auburn 6-6;  LSU 6-6; Arkansas 5-7; Ole Miss 5-7; Oklahoma 5-8; Tennessee 4-8; South Carolina 3-10; Missouri 3-10.

Florida National 10, Morris 2, Game 1 - Mor: Jonathan Warren 2-3
Morris 5, Florida National 3, Game 2 - Mor: Jaylen Halley 2 H, 4 RBI
South Carolina 5, Missouri 1USC: Patrick Evans 2B, 2-run HR
USC Aiken 11, Augusta 9 - Aik: Evan Harding 4-4, 2 2B, 2 BB, 4 R, 2 RBI
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