South Carolina-Georgia series: Times, TV, pitching, weather, odds

South Carolina baseball hosts Georgia for an important three-game SEC series Thursday-Saturday. Here is everything you need to watch and listen to the games, plus start times, pitching, weather, and odds.
Last updated Thursday, May 9 at 7 a.m.
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South Carolina-Georgia Game 1
Date/Time: Thursday, May 9 @ 8 p.m. ET
Television: ESPN2 with Sam Ravech, Lance Cormier
Streaming video: WatchESPN (verified TV provider required)
Radio: Gamecock Radio Network with Derek Scott, Stuart Lake; pregame at 7:45 p.m.
Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
Weather: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m., mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Thursday evening begins mostly cloudy, gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 69, and southwest winds 8 to 11 mph.
Odds: South Carolina is a moneyline favorite of -144 (average of sports books).
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South Carolina-Georgia Game 2
Date/Time: Friday, May 10 @ 5:30 p.m.
Television: SEC Network with Sam Ravech, Lance Cormier
Streaming video: WatchESPN (verified TV provider required)
Radio: Gamecock Radio Network with Derek Scott, Stuart Lake; pregame at 5:15 p.m.
Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
Weather: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Odds: Will be released Friday morning
South Carolina-Georgia Game 3
Date/Time: Saturday, May 11 @ 2 p.m.
Television: None
Streaming video: SEC Network Plus with Dave Weinstein, Grayson Greiner (verified TV provider required)
Radio: Gamecock Radio Network with Derek Scott, Stuart Lake; pregame at 1:45 p.m.
Streaming audio: Learfield and the South Carolina Gamecocks app (Apple, Google)
Weather: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind around 7 mph.
Odds: Will be released Saturday morning
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South Carolina-Georgia: Probable starting pitchers
Friday
South Carolina Roman Kimball (R-So. RHP) 2-1, 4.61 ERA, 27.1 IP, 28 BB, 39 SO
Georgia Jarvis Evans (So. LHP) 3-1, 4.29 ERA, 35.2 IP, 23 BB, 45 SO
Saturday
South Carolina Eli Jones (Jr. RHP) 3-3, 4.53 ERA, 55.2 IP, 18 BB, 46 SO
Georgia Leighton Finley (So. RHP) 4-1, 4.53 ERA, 53.2 IP, 19 BB, 54 SO
Sunday
South Carolina: TBA
Georgia TBA
Scouting Georgia
Georgia has won five games in a row, which includes a three-game sweep of Vanderbilt this past weekend.
Golden Spikes Award favorite Charlie Condon leads the Bulldogs with a .459 batting average, 33 home runs and 69 RBI.
The Bulldogs are hitting .306 as a team and have an SEC best 122 home runs, both of which are second in the SEC.
Leighton Finley is 4-1 with a 4.53 ERA and 54 strikeouts in 53.2 innings pitched.
Wes Johnson is in his first season as the head coach at Georgia. Johnson was on the LSU staff in 2023, helping the Tigers to the national championship.
(Info from USC Media Relations)
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South Carolina-Georgia series
Carolina leads the all-time series with Georgia, 72-66, heading into this weekend.
The Gamecocks are 41-27 all-time in games in Columbia.
Carolina swept Georgia last season in Athens, then won the opening round game of the SEC Tournament, 9-0, as Will Tippett went 3-for-4 with a triple and James Hicks and Cade Austin combined for the shutout.
(Info from USC Media Relations)
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Gamecock Radio Network: Affiliates for SEC baseball series
Allendale, 93.5 FM, WDOG
Camden, 98.7 FM, WCAM
Camden, 1590 AM, WCAM
Charleston, 98.9 FM, WTMZ
Chesterfield, 107.3 FM, WVSZ
Columbia, 107.5 FM, WNKT (flagship station)
Florence, 96.3 FM, WOLH
Florence, 1230 AM, WOLH
Greenville, 104.9 FM, WROO
Greenville, 1440 AM, WGVL
Myrtle Beach, 100.3 FM, WSEA
Rock Hill/Lancaster, 107.1 FM, WRHM
Spartanburg, 98.3 FM, WSPG
Spartanburg, 1400 AM, WSPG
Waynesboro, 92.9 FM, WYBO
Parking Information
Shuttle parking for baseball games for Friday will be operational at the Key Road Gravel Lot (1105 Key Road) for select games. Shuttle begins two (2) hours prior to first pitch and continues until 1 hour after the game. It is $5 to park at the Key Road Lot to take the shuttle.
For GPS purposes, the address for the Key Road Gravel Lot is 1105 Key Road, Columbia, SC 29201.
GAME DAY PARKING INFORMATION (including public game day lots (PGDL: $10 per game). All gameday lots are cashless. Please have a debit card or credit card ready for payment upon entry into parking lots.
Thursday
Game Time: 8 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 7:00 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 6/6:30 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 6 p.m.
Bus Shuttle for Patrons: 6 p.m.
Friday
Game Time: 5:30 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 4:30 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 3:30/4 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 3:30 p.m.
Bus Shuttle for Patrons: 3:30 p.m.
Saturday
Game Time: 2 p.m.
Stadium Opens: 1:00 p.m.
Business Lots Open: 12/12:30 p.m.
Lot 1, STDM, HDG PGDL Open: 12 p.m.
Bus Shuttle for Patrons: 12 p.m.
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