Gavin Casas leaves SEC Tournament game with right hand injury

South Carolina senior Gavin Casas exited the team’s SEC Tournament showdown against Kentucky in the bottom of the 5th inning with a broken hamate bone in his right hand. Casas made an early impact for the Gamecocks, recording a three-run home run and a highlight catch in the field.

Casas began to show signs of discomfort after hitting a foul ball. When the umpire felt his hand, he showed visible pain. He did not finish his at-bat. Talmadge LeCroy pinch hit and Kentucky pitcher Cameron O’Brien struck him out to end the inning.

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Casas’ 429-foot three-run shot came in the bottom of the second inning to give the Gamecocks a 3-2 lead. After the pivotal play, South Carolina head coach Mark Kingston showered praise on Gavin Casas and his fellow Gamecocks.

“That just speaks to our entire team,” Kingston said. “I keep getting asked, how are you going to bounce back after a loss. These are very resilient kids. I think we forget that sometimes. And, so the fact that he was able to hit that three-run homer after the tough night last night, very happy for him to bounce back like that.”

The winner between South Carolina and Kentucky will face off against LSU tomorrow at noon ET on the SEC Network. LSU previously defeated both teams in the conference tournament.

2024 SEC Baseball Tournament bracket, schedule

Tuesday, May 21

Game 1: (11) LSU 9, (6) Georgia 1
Game 2: (10) South Carolina 10, (7) Alabama 5
Game 3: (8) Vanderbilt 6, (9) Florida 3
Game 4: (5) Mississippi State 2, (12) Ole Miss 1

Wednesday, May 22

Game 5: LSU 11, (3) Kentucky 0 (F/8)
Game 6: South Carolina 6, (2 )Arkansas 5
Game 7: Vanderbilt 13, (1) Tennessee 4
Game 8: Mississippi State 5, (4) Texas A&M 3

Thursday, May 23

Game 9: Kentucky 9, Arkansas 6
Game 10: Tennessee 7, Texas A&M 4
Game 11: LSU 11, South Carolina 10
Game 12: Vanderbilt 4 Mississippi State 1

Friday, May 24

Game 13: Kentucky vs. South Carolina | 4 p.m. | SEC Network
Game 14: Tennessee vs. Mississippi State | 30 minutes after Game 13 | SEC Network

Saturday, May 25

Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. LSU | 12 p.m. | SEC Network
Game 16: Winner Game 14 vs. Vanderbilt | 30 minutes after Game 15 | SEC Network

Sunday, May 26

Game 17 (Championship game): Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 16 | 3 p.m. | ESPN2

All times are ET.