COLUMBIA, S.C. (Interstat) — Logan Sutter’s solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning gave South Carolina a 4-3 win over Princeton in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday at Carolina Stadium.

The Gamecocks rallied from an early three-run deficit. Will Craddock’s two-run single in the fifth cut into the Tigers’ lead before Sutter’s decisive blast off reliever Ryan Penney.

Princeton built its lead on an RBI single from Jake Koonin in the first and a run-scoring double from Grant Werdesheim in the second. Koonin added a solo homer in the sixth.

South Carolina reliever Brandon Stone earned the win with 3 2/3 scoreless innings, striking out five. Princeton starter Liam Kinneen allowed two earned runs over five innings. The Gamecocks improved to 11-5, while the Tigers fell to 2-7.