Through meticulous research and watching a lot of baseball games, we've
narrowed down five reasons we believe the Gamecocks can win the College
World Series. These are in no particular order. Our other reasons were Pitching, Defense, the Ability to Generate Offense and a Team-First Mentality. Here's our final reason:
Resilience
Call it grit, resilience, battling, never-say-die attitude, a fighting spirit. Whatever your choice of vocabulary, it's apparent that this Gamecock team possesses some intangible ability. Last weekend's performance against Coastal Carolina was simply a microcosm of South Carolina's entire season. When you put South Carolina's back against the wall, this team responds.
Go back to early March when the Gamecocks lost two of three to archrival Clemson. How did the club respond? Oh, just by reeling off thirteen straight wins.
Fast-forward to early May. After dropping two of three on the road at Kentucky and facing a hostile road environment at Arkansas, South Carolina swept the Razorbacks to put them in position to challenge Florida on the final week of the season for the league title.
Early June. The Gamecocks fall behind in each of their three regional games before battling their way to a victory. Some might say that's a mark of a struggling team. I'd say it's just a team that refuses to quit.
"We never panic," said junior Adrian Morales. "We just focus on staying even-keeled no matter if the chips are down. We didn't panic at the end of the season after losing two at the SEC Tournament and we were able to get to Omaha."
Resilience
Call it grit, resilience, battling, never-say-die attitude, a fighting spirit. Whatever your choice of vocabulary, it's apparent that this Gamecock team possesses some intangible ability. Last weekend's performance against Coastal Carolina was simply a microcosm of South Carolina's entire season. When you put South Carolina's back against the wall, this team responds.
Go back to early March when the Gamecocks lost two of three to archrival Clemson. How did the club respond? Oh, just by reeling off thirteen straight wins.
Fast-forward to early May. After dropping two of three on the road at Kentucky and facing a hostile road environment at Arkansas, South Carolina swept the Razorbacks to put them in position to challenge Florida on the final week of the season for the league title.
Early June. The Gamecocks fall behind in each of their three regional games before battling their way to a victory. Some might say that's a mark of a struggling team. I'd say it's just a team that refuses to quit.
"We never panic," said junior Adrian Morales. "We just focus on staying even-keeled no matter if the chips are down. We didn't panic at the end of the season after losing two at the SEC Tournament and we were able to get to Omaha."
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