While Jake McCoy won’t get to take the mound for the University of South Carolina’s baseball team this season, he’s still keeping his promise to help veterans.  McCoy, one of the Gamecocks’ top pitchers, was sidelined about two weeks ago with a Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) tear in his elbow, ending a promising season before it began. He will need Tommy John surgery, which could keep the junior pitcher on the shelf beyond the 2026 season.  It’s a crucial blow for the young hurler who recently