FOR STARTERS

Carolina closes out its nine-game homestand on Tuesday night (April 28) when the Gamecocks host The Citadel at Founders Park.
First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.
Tuesday’s game also will be broadcast on the Gamecock Sports Network presented by Learfield with Derek Scott and Ray Tanner on the call.

GAME DAY PARKING INFORMATION (including public game day lots (PGDL: $10 per game). All gameday lots are cashless. Please have a debit card or credit card ready for payment upon entry into parking lots. 

Weeknights

Game Time: 6:30 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 5:30 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 4:30/5 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 5:30 p.m.

PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION
Tuesday
South Carolina Josh Gunther (Jr. RHP) 2-3, 7.75 ERA, 33.2 IP, 20 BB, 41 SO
The Citadel Trip Brown (Jr. RHP) 1-3, 5.23 ERA, 20.2 IP, 15 BB, 21 SO

PROMOTIONS
Tuesday – Early Bird Special

SCOUTING THE CITADEL

The Bulldogs won 2-of-3 games against UNC Greensboro this past weekend.
Michael Gibson had three hits and three RBI in Saturday’s 10-1 win.
Jayden Williams leads The Citadel with a .291 batting average while Zach Hunt has 33 RBI.
On the mound, Andrew Bufkin is 3-2 with a 3.30 ERA and a save in 16 appearances.
Russell Triplett is in his second season as head coach at The Citadel. He guided the Bulldogs to a 30-win season in 2025 for the first time since 2010. 

SERIES VS. THE CITADEL

Carolina holds a 145-51-1 series advantage on The Citadel heading into Tuesday’s game.
The Citadel won the first meeting this season, 8-3, on March 10.
The Gamecocks won both games against The Citadel last season, winning 9-1 in Charleston on March 5 and 4-0 in Columbia on April 15.
Four pitchers combined on a shutout in the win in Columbia.
Carolina is 83-18-1 all-time against The Citadel in Columbia.

LIZAMA GOES YARD

Ethan Lizama has four home runs in Carolina’s last seven games.
Lizama belted a grand slam in Friday’s 10-9 win over Kentucky, the Gamecocks’ second grand slam of the season.
He then hit a two-run shot on Sunday against the Wildcats.
Lizama now has 17 RBI on the season.

BULLPEN SHOWS UP BIG IN SERIES WIN

Carolina’s bullpen had a big hand in the series win over Kentucky.
Cooper Parks pitched 3.2 innings of relief on Friday, striking out three and allowing just one hit.
Parker Marlatt earned his first save of the season on Friday, pitching a scoreless ninth.
Zach Russell pitched both Friday and Saturday. Combined, he threw 2.1 innings with two hits and no runs allowed.
Logan Prisco struck out a pair in 1.2 scoreless innings on Saturday.

LECROY RETURNS FOR FIFTH SEASON

Catcher Talmadge LeCroy returns for his fifth year at Carolina in 2026 after missing the second half of last season due to injury.
LeCroy has played in 218 games in his Carolina career with 201 starts. LeCroy is one of 17 Gamecocks to play in 200 games or more and the first to do it since Adam Matthews (2009-12).
LeCroy also is sixth all-time in walks at Carolina with 127 free passes.
The Belton, S.C., native has 183 hits, 32 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 117 RBI in the Garnet and Black, helping Carolina to a Super Regional berth in 2023.
LeCroy belted his first career grand slam in a win over Princeton on March 8.
In the Kentucky series, LeCroy had eight hits, a pair of doubles and five RBI.
LeCroy is hitting .292 with eight home runs and 30 RBI this season.

UP NEXT

Carolina travels to Baton Rouge, La., to face LSU this weekend in a three-game SEC series.
Friday’s game begins at 7:30 p.m. with Saturday’s game at 7 p.m. Sunday’s game will start at 3 p.m. (All times Eastern).
All three games will be streamed on SEC Network Plus.