Redshirt junior Julie Sarratt tossed a one-hitter over four innings Tuesday night as the Gamecocks softball squad picked up a 2-0 win against Campbell University.
Sarratt combined with freshman Nickie Blue to tame the Fighting Camels’ offense, limiting them to only three hits on the day. Blue earned her fifth save of the season after slamming the door shut in the fifth inning.
South Carolina (26-14, 6-9 SEC) received all the help they would end up needing in the first inning after senior Ashlyn Masters scored on a Chelsea Hawkins single.
The Gamecocks would strike again in the bottom frame of the fifth inning, adding an insurance run in the form of another Masters run, this time coming on an junior Olivia Lawrence RBI triple.
Sophomore Courtney Roberts pitched six solid innings for the Fighting Camels (23-21, 9-6 Big South), but she was unable to pick up her ninth win of the season, falling to 8-6 on the season.
The Gamecocks improved their home record to 20-3 Tuesday, but they will have to travel to Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend for their final regular season road trip of the season.
— Complied by David Roberts, Assistant Sports Editor