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Slow bats plagued No. 22 South Carolina (21-8, 5-4 SEC) once again as it fell 8-0 to Georgia Southern on Wednesday. The Gamecocks’ pitching dug a deep hole to climb out of, but the offense struggled to make much contact. Freshman Eddie Copper got the nod for the midweek start once again. He made it out of the first inning unscathed, giving up one single on a full count. He ran into trouble at the start of the second inning when he conceded a home run on his second pitch. The next two batters singled and walked, effectively ending Copper’s night. He ended up only recording three outs while givi…