Spurs & Feathers July 27

12 • Spurs & Feathers

July 27, 2016

Gamecock baseball alumni best Blowfish in annual meeting by brian hand Executive Editor South Carolina great and current USC Aiken assistant coach Phil Disher’s three-run home run in the sixth inning changed the complexion of the game, and the Gamecock All Gamecock baseball baseball coverage sponsored by alumni nevDiPrato’s er looked back in an 8-4 win over the Lexington County Blowfish.

The annual GameFish Cup between the Blowfish and the Gamecock baseball alumni is now tied at five wins each after the alumni were able to take this year’s game on Friday, July 1, at Lexington County Baseball Stadium.

Current South Carolina pitcher Wil Crowe was on the hill for the Blowfish for the first five innings of the game. The Gamecock star gave up only three hits and one run in his five The South Carolina baseball alumni were innings on the mound, fanning eight. down 4-1 to the Blowfish at the start of the After Crowe left the contest was when the sixth, but Disher’s three-run home run tied Gamecock alumni took over. things up at 4-4.

photo by allen sharpe

From there behind equally solid hitting and pitching - including Gamecock legend Matt Price closing things down in the contest by pitching the seventh and final inning - the

Gamecock alumni would score four more runs while at the same time holding the Blowfish without a run in their eventual fourrun victory.

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