Following an 8-0 win over Sacred Heart on Sunday, South Carolina head coach Paul Mainieri spoke to the media after the game. Below is a summary of what he had to say. — Great to finish off a sweep on Opening Weekend.

South Carolina broke things open in the sixth inning. Blake Jackson doubled to score Tippett before the former Lexington High and Clemson transfer hit his first home run as a Gamecock, a three-run blast that made it 6-0. Ethan Petry delivered an RBI triple in the eighth before Kennedy Jones added an RBI single.

South Carolina began the 2025 season with a series sweep over the Sacred Heart Pioneers. While the first ever games against Sacred Heart, the Gamecocks are now 10-0 against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.