South Carolina Rallies From Seven-Run Deficit to Beat Princeton in Doubleheader Opener

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Interstat) — The South Carolina Gamecocks stormed back from an early seven-run deficit to defeat the Princeton Tigers 10-7 in the first game of a doubleheader at Carolina Stadium on Saturday.

Princeton struck for seven runs in the first inning, highlighted by RBI doubles from Jake Koonin and Will Robbins. South Carolina chipped away, getting a solo homer from Talmadge LeCroy in the first and a two-run shot from Logan Sutter in the fourth.

KJ Scobey’s two-run homer in the fifth keyed the comeback before South Carolina seized the lead with a five-run seventh inning. Sutter and Tyler Bak delivered RBI singles before Dawson Harman’s two-run triple broke the tie. Relievers Josh Gregoire and Alex Valentin combined for four scoreless innings for South Carolina. Both teams finished with 13 hits.