Auburn softball's six-game winning streak came to an end Saturday afternoon after a 7-4 loss at South Carolina.
The Tigers (38-15-1, 11-12 SEC) jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning, but the Gamecocks exploded for five runs in the bottom of the third inning.
Chelsea Hawkins and Sarah Mooney connected for back-to-back home runs in the third, with Hawkins' grand slam accounting for four of South Carolina's runs in the inning.
Gipson drove in another run for the Tigers in the top of the fourth, but the Gamecocks extended their lead to 7-2 in the bottom half of the inning, a deficit the Tigers were never able to overcome.
Marcy Harper took the loss for Auburn after giving up seven earned runs on six hits in six innings of work.
Auburn struck out just once on the afternoon, but Emily Carosone, Kasey Cooper, Branndi Melero and Morgan Estell, the Tigers' first four batters, went just 2-of-13 for the game.
The Tigers will look to win the series Sunday in the regular season finale from Columbia, S.C. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m.
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