OMAHA, NE (WIS) - Fresh off their first win of the 2012 College World Series, the two-time defending NCAA champion South Carolina Gamecocks hit the practice field Sunday.
The Gamecocks started off the College World Series by moving into the winner's bracket with a win over top-seeded Florida 7-3 Saturday night.
The win extended USC's record 22 straight playoff wins, including 12 straight at the College World Series.
Michael Roth (8-1), making his eighth appearance in three years in Omaha, earned the win.
The Gators took an early 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third. Two innings later, Erik Payne put the Gamecocks on top with a 3-run bases-loaded triple. USC added two runs in the inning for a 5-2 lead
Florida answered with a single run in the bottom of the fifth to make it 5-3.
The Gamecocks added a pair of insurance runs in the top of the ninth to make it 7-3.
Roth worked 6.1 innings, allowing seven hits and three runs, all earned, with three walks and three strikeouts. He threw 98 pitches, 54 for strikes. Roth became the fourth pitcher to win a game in three different College World Series.
Matt Price pitched the last two innings to earn the save. He retired six of the eight batters he faced, including three by strikeout. Price now has 42 career saves which makes him the all-time leader in the SEC.
The announced attendance at TD Ameritrade Park was 25,291.
The Gamecocks (46-17) will play Arkansas (45-20) tonight at 9 p.m. The Razorbacks beat Kent State 8-1 Saturday afternoon.
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Gamecocks practice Sunday. (Source: Taylor Kearns)
