The Paul Mainieri era at South Carolina starts off with a three-game performance where the pitching staff recorded 45 strikeouts & just four walks in the three games

South Carolina broke things open in the sixth inning. Blake Jackson doubled to score Tippett before the former Lexington High and Clemson transfer blasted his first home run as a Gamecock, a three-run blast that made it 6-0. Ethan Petry delivered an RBI triple in the eighth before Kennedy Jones added an RBI single.

South Carolina began the 2025 season with a series sweep over the Sacred Heart Pioneers. While the first ever games against Sacred Heart, the Gamecocks are now 10-0 against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.