Sophomore pitcher no longer on current Gamecocks roster

Colby Lee is no longer on the Gamecocks 2018 roster, a South Carolina spokesperson confirmed with Gamecock Central Wednesday.

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No reason was given by the university as to why Lee is not on the team, but his name was removed from the team's official roster online.

As a freshman, Lee saw his role increase after Clarke Schmidt's injury. The then freshman pitched in 13 games with three starts and had a 5.86 ERA and 22 strikeouts.

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This year, he's only appeared in two games and has given up four earned runs in 1.1 innings.

He was not active last weekend in a sweep against Tennessee. Without Lee, the Gamecocks have 15 available pitchers left on this year's roster.

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South Carolina (17-12, 4-5 SEC) has seven SEC series left, starting this weekend with a road trip to Kentucky beginning Friday at 6:30 p.m.