Cole Messina belted a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning and South Carolina held on to defeat Arkansas 6-5 on the first day of double-elimination play at the SEC Tournament. No. 10 seed South Carolina advances to play No. 11 LSU on Thursday.
Despite a one-out rally in the bottom of the ninth inning, #5 Arkansas lost to South Carolina, 6-5, Wednesday afternoon at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in the SEC Tournament opener.
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