Mendham belts three-run HR in South Carolina Gamecocks' loss

Ontario Nationals alum David Mendham (Dorchester, Ont.) belted a three-run home run for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks on Friday to account for his team’s only three runs in their 5-3 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs. Photo: University of South Carolina Athletics(File photo)

April 2, 2021

Official University of South Carolina Athletics News Release

ATHENS, Ga. - The University of South Carolina baseball team fell, 5-3, to Georgia Friday night at Foley Field.

The Bulldogs scored a pair of runs in the seventh to take the lead and added an insurance run in the eighth frame.

Carolina took a 3-0 lead in the fourth as Josiah Sightler walked, Wes Clarke was hit by a pitch and David Mendham belted an opposite-field three-run home run, his second of the season. Georgia got a run back in the fourth, then scored a run in the sixth.

Riley King had a two-run single in the seventh to take the lead for the Bulldogs. A fielding error scored a run in the eighth for Georgia for the final 5-3 count.

Thomas Farr struck out seven for the Gamecocks in a 5 2/3 inning start. He allowed six hits and two runs with no walks. The loss went to Andrew Peters, who allowed a run 1 2/3 innings of relief.

POSTGAME NOTES

-Farr now has 52 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings pitched.

-The Gamecocks had five hits on the day and three RBI, all off Mendham's home run.

-Carolina's six-game winning streak was snapped in Friday's game. Carolina is now 17-7 overall and 4-3 in the SEC.

-Carolina's pitching had 11 strikeouts on the night.

UP NEXT

Carolina and Georgia continue its three-game series on Saturday afternoon (April 3) with a 2 p.m. first pitch at Foley Field.