UNCW Falls To USC In NCAA Regional Finals

6/7/2016 7:30:32 PM

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COLUMBIA, South Carolina – A five-run fourth inning and strong pitching from starter Taylor Widener and reliever Josh Reagan pushed South Carolina to a 10-5 win over UNCW on Tuesday in the championship game of the NCAA Columbia Regional at Founders Park.

With the win, South Carolina (46-16) advances to the Super Regionals where it will host Oklahoma State. The Seahawks saw their season conclude with a 41-19 record.

Madison Stokes and TJ Hopkins finished with three hits apiece while Stokes drove in three runs. Alex Destino added two hits and two RBI's. Reagan earned the win for the Gamecocks to move to 3-2.

Zack Canada and Brian Mims led UNCW with two hits apiece while Casey Golden was 1-for-3 with a two-run double. UNCW starter Ryan Foster (13-2) took the loss in his Seahawk finale. The righthander was tagged for five runs, three earned, in 3.1 innings.

The Gamecocks pushed five runs across the plate in the fourth inning on four hits and a pair of UNCW throwing errors. Alex Destino and Madison Stokes both had two-run singles to highlight the inning.

UNCW finished with 41 wins for the second straight season. The Seahawks have now appeared in the regional championship in 5-of-8 NCAA Tournament appearances.

Canada, Mims, Kennard McDowell and Robbie Thorburn were named to the All-Regional team.