D1 Digest: Ten Takeaways From Thursday

1. South Carolina’s Ethan Petry is that dude … Petry told head coach Mark Kingston he was a little nervous before Thursday’s contest against No. 1 LSU. Well, if he was, he certainly didn’t show it as Petry hit an absolute moonshot on a 99 mph heater from Paul Skenes for a two-run home run. He later hit another no-doubter grand slam, as the Gamecocks slugged four homers in a dominant 13-5 win over the Tigers. Petry finished the night with eight RBIs, while on the mound, righthanded pitcher Will Sanders returned to his old form in three innings of[…]