Mark Kingston announced this morning that James Hicks will start for the Gamecocks tomorrow in Hoover against Georgia, with Cade Austin likely to be the first man to follow him.
Hicks threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings against Georgia in the regular season, while Austin didn't pitch that weekend. Hicks has never pitched in the SEC Tournament, Austin allowed one run in 2 2/3 IP in that Tuesday game in Hoover against Florida last season.
Meanwhile Georgia has big news, as its ace Jaden Woods is back from injury after five weekends out. Woods allowed three runs in seven innings against South Carolina back on the first day of SEC play, striking out a career-high 11 batters in that game. Cole Messina and Ethan Petry hit home runs off of him in that start, though. Woods also has a career 0.00 ERA in Hoover, throwing 7 2/3 scoreless innings in two outings (one in 2021 against LSU, the other last year against Alabama).
First pitch is currently set for 10:30 a.m. on SEC Network although -- and this will come as a surprise to absolutely nobody -- there is rain in the forecast.
Hicks threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings against Georgia in the regular season, while Austin didn't pitch that weekend. Hicks has never pitched in the SEC Tournament, Austin allowed one run in 2 2/3 IP in that Tuesday game in Hoover against Florida last season.
Meanwhile Georgia has big news, as its ace Jaden Woods is back from injury after five weekends out. Woods allowed three runs in seven innings against South Carolina back on the first day of SEC play, striking out a career-high 11 batters in that game. Cole Messina and Ethan Petry hit home runs off of him in that start, though. Woods also has a career 0.00 ERA in Hoover, throwing 7 2/3 scoreless innings in two outings (one in 2021 against LSU, the other last year against Alabama).
First pitch is currently set for 10:30 a.m. on SEC Network although -- and this will come as a surprise to absolutely nobody -- there is rain in the forecast.