(COLUMBIA-WACH) South Carolina batted around in the fifth inning to score five times on the way to a 9-5 victory over UNC Asheville on Tuesday evening at Carolina Stadium. South Carolina is now 42-11 on the year with the loss dropping Asheville to 15-34 for the season.
In the bottom of the fifth, with the score tied 2-2, Christian Walker drew a bases-loaded walk to put the Gamecocks up a run. With the bags still full, Jake Williams drilled a two-run double to left field that was followed up by a two-run double by Adrian Morales.
Williams was 4-for-5 with four RBI to lead Carolina at the plate. His four RBI is a new career-high with four hits tying a career-high he set earlier in the year at Mississippi State.
Gamecock reliever Tyler Webb went two innings and allowed two hits and three unearned runs while striking out two batters to earn the win. He is now 3-1 on the year. Jose Mata picked up a save with 2.1 scoreless innings of work.
The start of the game was delayed by a little more than one hour because of rain and lightning.
South Carolina hits the road to Alabama for a three-game series in the final weekend of the regular season. First pitch for the opener is on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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