OMAHA — South Carolina got its second dominant pitching performance of the day in beating Arkansas 2-0 on Thursday night.
Jordan Montgomery pitched 8 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits, and Matt Price completed the shutout in the ninth. Michael Roth threw a two-hitter against Kent State earlier in the day.
In the process, the Gamecocks avoided elimination again and set up a winner-take-all rematch with the Razorbacks on Friday night.
Kevin Kugler and John Bishop called the action.