Notes and Quotes: UNC
Notes
--Alex Destino started his first game since April 1 when he injured his shoulder running into a wall at Vanderbilt. He started in his normal left field position.
--South Carolina was the home team and got the home team treatment. It was their intro video that played and Sandstorm during the game as well.
--Madison Stokes started his fourth game in five tries, this time at DH. He just recently came back from injury. His fist game back was last Tuesday against Coastal Carolina.
--The 11 runs given up were the most of the season for the Gamecocks.
--The Gamecocks only had two runners in scoring position all night.
--Announced attendance was 10,205. It was officially a sellout.
--Alex Destino’s hitting streak ended at 21 games Wednesday after he was pinch-hit for in the eighth.
--South Carolina’s lost four of their last five to UNC after Wednesday’s blowout. The series is now 61-37-1 in favor of North Carolina.
--South Carolina falls to 8-5 against ranked teams this year.
--This was only the second time all season the Gamecocks were shutout. The first time came against Clemson when the Tigers won 5-0 at Flour Field.
--Nine South Carolina pitchers were used. The team combined to walk 10 batters while striking out 12. The staff threw a total of 215 pitches.
Quotes
Arendas on flushing the loss: “I don’t think it’s ever easy to flush a loss. But I think when you look at it big picture and seeing that we know we have to get better. And tonight there were things we were exposed to. From that standpoint we’re going to address the things we saw tonight. And we’ll get on the bus to Georgia and be locked-in to go.”
Alex Destino on playing a team that recruited him heavily: “It’s tough playing a team that was heavy in my recruiting but if we lose to anyone it’s tough for me. So I’m not dwelling on it. I’ll think about it a little on the bus ride but when I get home and go to bed I’ll wake up ready to go.”
Holbrook on the venue: “The venue’s incredible, that’s why I’m sick to my stomach. I apologize to our fans who bought tickets and showed up in earnest and were probably chomping at the bit for something good to happen but we couldn’t give the anything to cheer about. And for that I feel terrible.”