End 7 -- 7-6 Gamecocks

posted by David Cloninger, 6/01/2009 08:30:00 PM

Stephen Batts leads off against Parker Bangs, who had a rough sixth. Batts takes a ball, then rips one right up the box and into center. Whatever was working for Bangs in the last three weeks is not working tonight -- Mark Calvi has seen enough.

Alex Farotto coming in. He'll face Kyle Roller to start (inhale).

First pitch. FIRST PITCH. It hits Roller in the back and the Pirates have the tying run at the plate in the form of Brandon Henderson, with nobody out.

Curtis Johnson and Michael Roth warming up.

Farotto gets off with a bad curve when Henderson turns on one and yanks it foul. 1-2 count.

Henderson drives one but gets under it -- it dies to DeAngelo Mack for the first out. Shallow enough so nobody advances.

One out, two on for Dustin Harrington. Farotto goes 3-1 on him with curves that aren't finding anything but too high or too low.

Farotto hangs it right back in there and Harrington knocks it right into center on a full count. Run scores, 7-5, and the Pirates still have two on and one out.

Devin Harris up. He turns on an inside "heater" and drives it into left. Another run scores, 7-6 Gamecocks, and the Pirates still have two on and one out.

Sam Dyson has gone to the bullpen, this time with his glove.

Farotto faces Drew Schieber and goes 2-2, then gets the called strike on a curve. Two down.

Jared Avchen, who has two hits tonight, at the plate with two men on. He grounds to short, Bobby Haney is there for the flip and force at second. Inning over but Pirates are right behind.

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