2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

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2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
USC baseball logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
CB No. 12
Record37–26 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Current (1st season)
  • Stuart Lake (2nd season)
Pitching coachSkylar Meade (1st season)
Home stadium Founders Park
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
No. 3 Florida  x‍†‍‍y20–10 .66749–21 .700
No. 20 Georgia  ‍‍‍y18–12 .60039–21 .650
No. 12 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y17–13 .56737–26 .587
No. 16 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y16–14 .53335–27 .565
Kentucky  ‍‍‍13–17 .43334–22 .607
Missouri  ‍‍‍12–18 .40034–22 .607
Tennessee  ‍‍‍12–18 .40029–27 .518
West Division
No. 19 Ole Miss  x‍‍‡‍y18–12 .60048–18 .727
No. 2 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y18–12 .60048–21 .696
No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍y15–15 .50043–23 .652
LSU  ‍‍‍y15–15 .50039–27 .591
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y15–15 .50039–29 .574
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y13–17 .43340–22 .645
Alabama  ‍‍‍8–22 .26727–29 .482
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games at Founders Park. The team was led by first year head coach Mark Kingston.

Contents

Roster

2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameB/THeightWeightYearHome town
2 INF Noah CampbellS/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)193 lb (88 kg)Fr Durham, NC
3 INF Justin RowR/R5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)190 lb (86 kg)Sr La Verne, CA
4 OF Danny BlairL/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)199 lb (90 kg)Jr Bel Air, MD
5 OF TJ HopkinsR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)199 lb (90 kg)Jr Summerville, SC
6 OF Kyle JacobsenR/L6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)177 lb (80 kg)Fr Acworth, GA
7Jacob OlsonR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)188 lb (85 kg)Jr Monroe, GA
8 OF Carlos Cortes L/S5 ft 8 in(1.73 m)192 lb (87 kg)So Oviedo, FL
9 RHP Eddy DemuriasR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)184 lb (83 kg)Jr Miami, FL
10 INF Mason StreaterR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)210 lb (95 kg)Fr Duncan, SC
11 INF LT TolbertL/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg)Jr Piedmont, SC
13 RHP Graham LawsonR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)223 lb (101 kg)Jr Woodruff, SC
14 INF Madison StokesR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)208 lb (94 kg)Sr Columbia, SC
15 RHP Adam Hill R/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)229 lb (104 kg)Jr Anderson, SC
16 LHP John GilreathL/L5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)191 lb (87 kg)Fr Rock Hill, SC
20 INF Jonah BrideR/R5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)208 lb (94 kg)Sr Owasso, OK
21 RHP Carmen MlodzinskiR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)198 lb (90 kg)Fr Hilton Head, SC
22 RHP Logan ChapmanR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)Fr Liberty, SC
23 RHP Sawyer BridgesR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)So Summerville, SC
24 OF Ian JenkinsR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)213 lb (97 kg)Fr Suwanee, GA
27 RHP Gage HinsonR/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)183 lb (83 kg)Jr Lancaster, SC
28 RHP Ridge ChapmanR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)228 lb (103 kg)Jr Taylors, SC
30 RHP Shane RobertsR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)193 lb (88 kg)Fr Jupiter, FL
32 INF Riley HoganS/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)219 lb (99 kg)So Orlando, FL
33 C Chris CullenR/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)226 lb (103 kg)Jr Cumming, GA
34 RHP Hunter LomasR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg)Jr Blythewood, SC
35 INF Jordan HolladayR/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)223 lb (101 kg)Fr Sumter, SC
36 RHP TJ ShookR/R6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)198 lb (90 kg)Fr Columbia, SC
37 RHP Cam TringaliR/R6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)188 lb (85 kg)Fr Columbia, SC
38 C Hunter TaylorR/R5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)226 lb (103 kg)Sr Onley, VA
40 C Elijah BowersR/R5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)212 lb (96 kg)Fr Matthews, NC
41 LHP Corey StoneL/L6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)176 lb (80 kg)Fr Prosperity, SC
43 RHP Wilson BeattieR/R6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)Fr Summerville, SC
44 RHP Parker CoyneR/R6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)182 lb (83 kg)Fr Suwanee, GA
48 INF Matt WilliamsL/R6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)217 lb (98 kg)Sr Honea Path, SC
49 RHP Cody MorrisR/R6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)222 lb (101 kg)So Laurel, MD
Head coach

17 Mark Kingston

Assistant coach(es)

19 Stuart Lake
25 Skylar Meade
39 Mike Current

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 6, 2018

Coaching staff

2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff
  • 17 Mark Kingston - Head coach - 1st year
  • 39 Mike Current - Assistant coach - 1st year
  • 19 Stuart Lake - Assistant coach - 2nd year
  • 25 Skylar Meade - Pitching coach - 1st year

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Schedule

2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log
Regular season
February
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site		ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
February 16 VMI No. 19 Founders Park
Columbia, SC 		6–7Tremblay (1–0)Hill (0–1)Eagle (1)7,4840–1–
February 17VMINo. 19Founders Park7–2Morris (1–0)Kent 0-1None6,6271–1–
February 18VMINo. 19Founders Park9–0R. Chapman (1–0)Watts (0–1)None6,6122–1–
February 20 North Florida No. 21Founders Park5–2Bridges (1–0)Vaka (0–1)Demurias (1)6,1203–1–
February 21 Winthrop No. 21Founders Park15–2L. Chapman (1–0)Arnone (0–1)None6,0804–1–
February 23 Charleston Southern No. 21Founders Park7–0Hill (1–1)Constantakos (1–1)None6,5775–1–
February 24Charleston SouthernNo. 21Founders Park14–2Morris (2–0)Stoudemire 0–2None7,4236–1–
February 25Charleston SouthernNo. 21Founders Park2–4Weekley (1–1)R. Chapman (1–1)Smith (2)6,3536–2–
February 27 Furman No. 23Founders Park4–6Alley (1–0)Mlodzinski (0–1)Schuermann (1)6,1076–3–
March
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site		ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
March 2No. 7 Clemson No. 23Founders Park3–2Demurias (1–0)Gilliam 1–1None8,2427–3–
March 3vs. No. 7 ClemsonNo. 23 Fluor Field
Greenville, SC 		1–5Clark (2–0)Morris (2–1)Miller (1)7,3857–4–
March 4at No. 7 ClemsonNo. 23 Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, SC 		7–8Gilliam (2–1)Mlodzinski (0–2)None6,3127–5–
March 6vs. Appalachian State BB&T Ballpark
Charlotte, NC 		Cancelled (rain) [2]
March 7 North Carolina A&T Founders Park12–2Shook (1–0)McAlister 0–1None6,0278–5–
March 9 Princeton Founders Park9–2Hill (2–1)Gross (0–2)Gilreath (1)6,2459–5–
March 10 (1)PrincetonFounders Park7–3Morris (3–1)Smith (0–1)Lomas (1)6,42510–5–
March 10 (2)PrincetonFounders Park6–4Demurias (2–0)Proctor (0–1)Mlodzinski (1)6,11411–5–
March 14 Harvard Founders Park12–3Coyne (1–0)Bigge (1–1)None5,70512–5–
March 16No. 6 Florida Founders Park3–7Singer (5–0)Hill (2–2)Byrne (4)7,03412–60–1
March 17No. 6 FloridaFounders Park15–7Morris (4–1)Kowar (3–1)None7,20713–61–1
March 18No. 6 FloridaFounders Park2–3Dyson (4–1)R. Chapman (1–2)Byrne (5)7,11313–71–2
March 20 The Citadel Founders Park3–4Buster (3–1)Coyne (1–1)None6,30713–8–
March 23at Georgia Foley Field
Athens, GA 		5–7Locey (4–0)Lawson (0–1)Schunk (1)2,78513–91–3
March 24at GeorgiaFoley Field3–12Hancock (3–1)Morris (0–2)None3,48113–101–4
March 25at GeorgiaFoley Field0–3Webb (1–1)R. Chapman (1–3)Schunk (2)2,44313–111–5
March 27 Davidson Founders Park5–4L. Chapman (2–0)LaCagnina (0–2)Demurias (2)5,82414–11–
March 29 Tennessee Founders Park6–1Hill (3–2)Crochet (2–3)None6,42515–112–5
March 30TennesseeFounders Park6–2Morris (5–2)Stallings (4–2)None6,94516–113–5
March 31TennesseeFounders Park6–3Demurias (3–0)Linginfelter (2–2)None7,81617–114–5
April
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site		ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
April 3vs. No. 30 North Carolina BB&T Ballpark3–11Lancellotti (1–2)Mlodzinski (0–3)None7,41017–12–
April 6at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium
Lexington, KY 		1–14Hjelle (5–2)Hill (3–3)None3,42217–134–6
April 7at KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium15–1Morris (6–2)Haake (1–2)Bridges (1)2,64218–135–6
April 8at KentuckyCliff Hagan Stadium5–10Lewis (6–2)R. Chapman (1–4)Machamer (4)2,85318–145–7
April 10at The Citadel Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park
Charleston, SC 		12–1Mlodzinski (1–3)Sabo (0–1)None1,57319–14–
April 12at No. 7 Arkansas Baum Stadium
Fayetteville, AR 		3–2Bridges (2–0)Loseke (0–1)Demurias (3)8,41620–146–7
April 13at No. 7 ArkansasBaum StadiumPostponed (severe weather)Makeup: April 14 as a single-admission, 7-inning doubleheader [3]
April 14 (1)at No. 7 ArkansasBaum Stadium0–27Murphy (5–2)Hill (3–4)Cronin (8)9,68020–156–8
April 14 (2)at No. 7 ArkansasBaum Stadium0–37Campbell (3–3)Morris (6–3)Cronin (9)9,68020–166–9
April 17 Presbyterian Founders Park4–7Paradis (1–3)Mlodzinski (1–4)Springs (1)6,10420–17–
April 20No. 18 LSU Founders Park11–0L. Chapman (3–0)Hess (6–4)None6,95221–177–9
April 21No. 18 LSUFounders Park11–4Hill (4–4)Hilliard (7–3)None7,98222–178–9
April 22No. 18 LSUFounders Park8–6Demurias (4–0)Bain (1–2)Bridges (2)7,14123–179–9
April 24at FurmanNo. 25 Latham Baseball Stadium
Greenville, SC		10–2Mlodzinski (2–4)Alley (2–3)None2,03024–17–
April 27at No. 12 Vanderbilt No. 25 Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN 		8–7Shook (2–0)Brown (1–3)Bridges (3)2,89525–1710–9
April 28at No. 12 VanderbiltNo. 25Hawkins Field1–8Raby (3–4)Hill (4–5)None3,16625–1810–10
April 29at No. 12 VanderbiltNo. 25Hawkins Field10–9Lawson (1–1)Day (1–1)None3,15826–1811–10
May
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site		ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
May 4No. 11 Ole Miss No. 14Founders Park13–5Shook (3–0)Rolison (6–4)None7,55927–1812–10
May 5No. 11 Ole MissNo. 14Founders Park11–6Hill (5–5)Feigl (7–4)None7,69228–1813–10
May 6No. 11 Ole MissNo. 14Founders Park5–610Caracci (3–2)Bridges (2–1)None6,85228–1913–11
May 9vs. College of Charleston No. 11 Spirit Communications Park
Columbia, SC		0–9Sisk (9–3)Mlodzinski (2–5)None5,86728–20–
May 11 Missouri No. 11Founders Park3–5Toelken (5–2)L. Chapman (3–1)Ball (6)6,92228–2113–12
May 12MissouriNo. 11Founders Park6–3Hill (6–5)Plassmeyer (5–3)None7,21629–2114–12
May 13MissouriNo. 11Founders Park1–0Demurias (5–0)LaPlante (4–3)None6,43530–2115–12
May 15 USC Upstate No. 11Founders ParkCanceled (impending weather) [4]
May 17at Texas A&M No. 11 Olsen Field
College Station, TX 		3–6Chafin (4–0)L. Chapman (3–2)None4,61530–2215–13
May 18at Texas A&MNo. 11Olsen Field5–3Hill (7–5)Doxakis (6–5)Lawson (1)4,77031–2216–13
May 19at Texas A&MNo. 11Olsen Field10–1Morris (7–3)Kolek (5–6)None5,10132–2217–13
Postseason
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site		ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall
Record		SECT
Record
May 22vs. (12) MissouriNo. 14 (5) Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL 		4–2Demurias (6–0)Toelken (6–3)Lawson (2)8,07233–221–0
May 23vs. No. 9 (4) ArkansasNo. 14 (5)Metropolitan Stadium8–13Murphy (7–4)L. Chapman (3–3)None6,71033–231–1
May 24vs. (8) LSUNo. 14 (5)Metropolitan Stadium4–612Peterson (1–3)Gilreath (0–1)None7,19733–241–2
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site		ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall
Record		Regional
Record
June 1vs. (3) Ohio State No. 19 (2) Clark–LeClair Stadium
Greenville, NC 		8–3Demurias (7–0)Kinker (6–2)Lawson (3)4,70034–241–0
June 2at No. 18 (1) East Carolina No. 19 (2)Clark–LeClair Stadium4–2Morris (8–3)Burleson (5–2)Lawson (4)4,70035–242–0
June 3vs. (4) UNC Wilmington No. 19 (2)Clark–LeClair StadiumPostponed (rain)Makeup: June 4 [5]
June 4vs. (4) UNC WilmingtonNo. 19 (2)Clark–LeClair Stadium8–4Mlodzinski (3–5)Royalty (6–6)None4,70036–243–0
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site		ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall
Record		Super Reg.
Record
June 9at No. 4 (5) ArkansasNo. 10Baum Stadium3–9Knight (12–0)Demurias (7–1)Loseke (4)11,72236–250–1
June 10vs. No. 4 (5) ArkansasNo. 10Baum Stadium8–5Morris (9–3)Murphy (8–5)Bridges (5)11,48137–251–1
June 11at No. 4 (5) ArkansasNo. 10Baum Stadium4–14Loseke (3–2)Mlodzinski (3–6)None11,21737–261–2

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2018 SEC baseball records

Source: 2018 SEC baseball game results

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA 8–220–30–3.1–22–11–21–22–11–2.0–30–3.ALAW72–80–4
ARK 18–123–03–01–21–23–01–20–3.1–22–1.3–0.ARKW25–54–1
AUB 15–153–00–31–2.1–22–12–11–20–3..2–13–0AUBW35–52–2
FLA 20–10.2–12–12–12–1.0–33–0.2–12–12–13–0FLAE19–12–1
UGA 18–122–12–1.1–21–2..3–01–23–02–12–11–2UGAE26–42–0
KEN 13–171–20–32–11–22–1.2–12–1.2–11–2.0–3KENE55–50–2
LSU 15–152–12–11–2...2–12–11–20–33–01–21–2LSUW45–51–1
MSU 15–152–13–01–23–0.1–21–21–22–1..1–20–3MSUW54–62–1
MIZZ 12–181–2.2–10–30–31–21–22–1.1–22–1.2–1MIZZE64–60–2
MISS 18–122–12–13–0.2–1.2–11–2.1–22–12–11–2MISSW17–31–0
SCAR 17–13.1–2.1–20–31–23–0.2–12–13–02–12–1SCARE36–42–1
TENN 12–183–0..1–21–22–10–3.1–21–20–32–11–2TENNE73–71–2
TAMU 13–173–00–31–21–21–2.2–12–1.1–21–21–2.TAMUW63–71–1
VAN 16–14..0–30–32–13–02–13–01–22–11–22–1.VANE46–42–2
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [6] RVRV*RV———————RVRVRVRV24RVRV*RV*17
Baseball America [7] —————————————2322——*—*16
Collegiate Baseball^ [8] 192123———————251411111419101212
NCBWA† [9] 32RVRV—RV——————RVRV29т25281212*

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. ↑ "2018 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios". GemcocksOnline. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Baseball Rained Out in Charlotte". gamecocksonline.com. CBS Interactive. March 6, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Baseball's Friday Game at Arkansas Postponed Due to Weather". gamecocksonline.com. CBS Interactive. April 13, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Baseball's Game vs. USC Upstate Cancelled due to impending weather". gamecocksonline.com. CBS Interactive. May 15, 2018. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Baseball's Greenville Regional Championship Game Moved to Monday". gamecocksonline.com. CBS Interactive. June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ Baseball Coaches Poll
  7. ↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. ↑ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  9. ↑ NCBWA Division I poll
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