Good morning. We’ve got baseball at Founders Park today! Catch up on last night’s episode of The Leadoff Show featuring Derek Scott, Tommy Moody, and the play-by-play announcers from Campbell and NC State as we preview this weekend’s regional in Columbia.

South Carolina is on the diamond tonight at 7 p.m. ET against Central Connecticut State. If you can’t make the game live, you can catch it on ESPN+. James Hicks gets the nod on the mound for the Garnet & Black.

What else do we have mixed into today’s Brew? ⤵️

⚾ Everything it takes
📱 The phone rang
🤙 And much, much more

🎥 GAMECOCKS+

Everything It Takes. Set the mood for Regional Friday with the latest episode of The Follow: Everything It Takes!

Sit down with the 2011 CWS Most Outstanding Player Scott Wingo himself and dive deep into what it takes to win the College World Series. Joined by Jack Mahoney and Evan Stone, we’re talking about how this South Carolina team can get to Omaha and what it was like for today’s players watching the teams of 2010 and 2011 win it all.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 The Phone Rang. Coach Beamer remembers the moment he got the call from South Carolina AD Ray Tanner that Beamer had been chosen as the next head coach of the Gamecock football program — and now Coach Beamer is sharing what those first few days in his new role were like!

🔼 Awards, Then Regionals. More good news coming down for Gamecock baseball ahead of tonight’s regional! Cole Messina and Ethan Petry both earned third-team All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball.

Messina is a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy and is on the Buster Posey Award Watch List, while Petry is a semifinalist for both the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy.

🔼 Dominant Defender. Grace Fisk earned the Coaches’ Player of the Season award for her incredible work on the pitch for West Ham United Women. The former Gamecock defender appeared in 27 competitions over the course of the season.

“Grace has been an integral player for us throughout the season and has shone in the heart of our defence. She oozes composure on the ball and will never fear in putting her body on the line for the team,” Paul Konchesky, who managed the club this past season, said.

🔼 What A Comeback. In a comeback for the ages, former Gamecock Elixane Lechemia and her partner took down the top-seeded pair at the French Open in the opening round of the mixed doubles competition this week! Lechemia and Albano Olivetti beat Austin Krajicek and Jessica Pegula, 5-7, 6-3, and 10-7 in the third-set tiebreaker to advance.

🤔 GAMECOCK TRIVIA

Twice As Nice. In 2011, the Gamecocks returned to Omaha to defend their title. Can you name the three different teams South Carolina beat in Nebraska to become just the ninth repeat champion in College World Series history?

Got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the right answer!

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Texas A&M, Virginia, Florida

South Carolina took out Texas A&M, top-seeded Virginia twice, and second-seeded Florida twice…all without a loss.

Have a good Friday, y’all. See you at the ballpark!