Amidst the revolving door that is the top of South Carolina’s lineup, Henry Kaczmar has remained at the bottom of the order. It’s not that head coach Paul Mainieri hasn’t thought about moving him up. But why mess with what’s been working?
Hitting out of the nine-hole on Saturday, Kaczmar homered twice in his first two at-bats as the only real run support in the Gamecocks’ 11-4 loss to Mississippi State.
Kaczmar, who was hitting a measly .208 on March 12, has since raised his batting average to .295 after recording a hit in 10 of his last 12 games. He led off the third inning with a solo homer out to centerfield on the first pitch he saw from Bulldogs starter Evan Siary. The junior shortstop took him deep again in the fifth for a two-run shot to drive in three runs on the day…