South Carolina's Eli Jerzembeck (Aaron Fitt)

2022 Fall Report: South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. — After losing a host of key arms to injury and battling to a 13-17 SEC record last spring, South Carolina’s pathway forward was clear. The Gamecocks knew their pitching staff would have a chance to be elite in 2023 as several talented power arms return from injury to bolster an exciting group of returning pitchers; the key would be to ensure the lineup was mature and physical enough to support the staff. So head coach Mark Kingston and his staff followed Texas A&M’s blueprint from a year earlier, loading up through the transfer portal on seasoned veteran[…]