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The Gamecocks finally lost a series this year after losing 2 out of 3 to Ole Miss this past weekend. The starting pitching on Saturday and Sunday let them down. Ray Tanner does not seem to concerned about the starting pitching after 2 straight weeks of less than stellar performances by the starters on Saturday and Sunday. I am a little worried but what do I know.

Good news, Adam Matthews is working out and making improvement although he is a ways away from being 100%. DeSean Anderson is also working out and is much closer to being 100%. He may be back soon to give depth to the depleted outfield. A  little bad news a cast was put on the forearm Jackie Bradley Jr.  and this will probably delay his rehab although Jackie says he will be back. Coach Tanner is not so optimistic but something tells me Jackie will return to play even if it’s only defense.

USC dropped in the polls to number 4 today. Oregon St. moved ahead of the Gamecocks. Oregon St. has a 34-11 record so I don’t really understand how they were moved ahead of the Gamecocks other than they have been hot lately, sort of. All that matters though is that you finish in the top 8 in the nation so you can get the homefield advantage. That means USC needs to win both midweek games this week and take care of Arkansas at home this weekend. The polls seem to have a thing for west coast teams. Oregon St. took 2 out of 3 from a pretty good Cal team but they also had a midweek loss last week. Go figure.