Freshman Kelsey Oh tossed a career-high 13 strikeouts to lead the Gamecocks to a 3-0 win over UNCG to open the NCAA Columbia Regional on Friday at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field. The 13 strikeouts is a Carolina high for this season as the Gamecocks overcame a two-hour weather delay to move to 1-0 in the double-elimination bracket.
Oh (14-5) overcame a slow start in which she allowed her only two walks of the night in the first inning. UNCG got runners to second and third with one out in the frame, but Oh found her way with back-to-back strikeouts to start her career night."
Freshman Alexis Lindsey was one of the offensive bright spots for the Gamecocks, as her infield single in a pinch-hit situation in the bottom of the first scored a run and gave Carolina the 1-0 lead it wouldn't surrender.
In the bottom of the third, poor weather delayed the game for two hours with runners on second and third for the Gamecocks and two outs. Play was officially stopped at 9:30 PM ET.
After returning to action at 11:30 PM ET, Carolina quickly scored two more runs in the third thanks to Jana Johns infield hit to score two and make it 3-0 Gamecocks. Carolina scored all three runs on the night with two outs.
