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South Carolina softball team plays its first home games of 2021

After its Carolina Classic was cancelled two weekends ago due to heavy rain, the Gamecock softball team is finally on its home field in 2021.
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South Carolina's Mackenzie Boesel flexes after an RBI single in game two of a doubleheader with Coastal Carolina.

The 18th-ranked South Carolina softball team swept a pair of games over Coastal Carolina on Wednesday night during the 2021 home opener at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field. 

The Gamecocks run-ruled the Chanticleers 8-0 in six innings in the opener before closing the day with a 10-0 run-rule in five innings.


Leah Powell (1-0) and Rachel Vaughan (1-0) earned the wins in the circle for Carolina with both tossing complete-game shutouts. The duo held Coastal to a .108 batting average with just four hits allowed and four strikeouts. Powell and Vaughan combined to allow only one walk in 11 innings of work. The outing was Powell's Carolina debut.

Mackenzie Boesel shined at the plate, going a combined 4-for-4 between the two games with three RBI and three walks. Kenzi McGuire was just as productive, posting a 2-for-3 day in the doubleheader with three free bases and three RBI. The duo combined to score eight of Carolina's 18 runs.

Of South Carolina's 14 hits on the afternoon, seven went for extra bases including Jordan Fabian's three-run home run in game two.

The Gamecocks will take a 4-1 record into this weekend's home games that comprise the Gamecock Invitational which begins Friday and runs through Sunday at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field.

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