CHARLESTON – Freshman left-hander Jordan Montgomery (Sumter HS) retired the first nine batters he faced and allowed only one run in 5 2/3 innings of work to earn his first career win as South Carolina bounced back from a series loss to Florida with a 7-3 win over The Citadel on Tuesday in Charleston. South Carolina is now 18-7 while The Citadel drops to 9-15 for the season.
The Gamecocks raced out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning and never trailed. Carolina’s nine-hit evening included two hits from Evan Marzilli, Joey Pankake and Tanner English. Marzilli and English each scored two runs as well with Pankake driving in a pair of runs. Nick Orvin was 2-for-4 to lead The Citadel.
Montgomery allowed one run on three hits with no walks and four strikeouts. He is 1-0 on the year. Bulldogs starter Brett Tompkins went three innings and allowed three runs on six hits. He is 0-1 for the season.
South Carolina is back in action this weekend with a three-game series at Vanderbilt. First pitch on Friday night is scheduled for 7:30 pm ET. Saturday’s game will start at 4 p.m. ET and will be televised live on CSS as well as Time Warner Cable channel 506 in South Carolina and North Carolina. Sunday’s game is a 2 p.m. ET start.
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