Through four innings of play, neither Oklahoma nor South Carolina has been able to put together a major rally, but that doesn’t mean the teams can’t get on the board. After a rain delay that made the Sooners and Gamecocks wait more than four hours, the two teams finally got on the field and started putting up some ones. For the Gamecocks, twice they scored a run in an inning and in three innings the Sooners scored a run to give them a 3-2 edge.
2010 College World Series: Oklahoma Holding On To Slim Lead After Four
After South Carolina couldn’t get on the board in the top half of the first, the Sooners started their ups with a base hit. After a sacrifice bunt moved the runner to second, Tyler Ogle hit one to right center for a RBI single to put the Sooners up, 1-0.
It took the Gamecocks all of two pitches to even it up in the second when Christian Walker led off the inning with a solo blast on the second pitch he saw. Oklahoma’s Matt Bushyhead grabbed that lead right back in the bottom of the second though, with a solo shot of his own.
In the fourth inning, Jackie Bradley Jr. showed why he is considered one of the nation’s top hitters when he put one into the right field seats, but just as was the case in the second, Bushyhead answered, this time with a RBI single.
Coming into the game, South Carolina starting pitcher Blake Cooper was supposed to give the Gamecocks an edge on the mound, but that hasn’t been the case. He’s had good movement on his two-seam fastball, but almost too much movement as it’s been coming back more than Cooper would like and getting a good chunk of the plate. If the senior can’t buckle down here and show his All-American form, the Gamecocks could become another victim to the hot Oklahoma offense.
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