2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

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

2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
CBNo. 12
2018 record37–26 (17–13 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Current (1st season)
  • Stuart Lake (2nd season)
Pitching coachSkylar Meade (1st season)
Home stadiumFounders Park
2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East Division
No. 3 Florida  x‍†‍‍y 20–10 .667  49–21 .700
No. 20 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .600  39–21 .650
No. 12 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 17–13 .567  37–26 .587
No. 16 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .533  35–27 .565
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .433  34–22 .607
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  34–22 .607
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  29–27 .518
West Division
No. 19 Ole Miss  x‍‍‡‍y 18–12 .600  48–18 .727
No. 2 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 18–12 .600  48–21 .696
No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .500  43–23 .652
LSU  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .500  39–27 .591
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .500  39–29 .574
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .433  40–22 .645
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 8–22 .267  27–29 .482
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster
2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
2 INF Noah Campbell S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Durham, NC
3 INF Justin Row R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr La Verne, CA
4 OF Danny Blair L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Bel Air, MD
5 OF TJ Hopkins R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Summerville, SC
6 OF Kyle Jacobsen R/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Acworth, GA
7 U Jacob Olson R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Monroe, GA
8 OF Carlos Cortes L/S 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Oviedo, FL
9 RHP Eddy Demurias R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Miami, FL
10 INF Mason Streater R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Duncan, SC
11 INF LT Tolbert L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Piedmont, SC
13 RHP Graham Lawson R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr Woodruff, SC
14 INF Madison Stokes R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Columbia,SC
15 RHP Adam Hill R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Jr Anderson, SC
16 LHP John Gilreath L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Rock Hill, SC
20 INF Jonah Bride R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Owasso, OK
21 RHP Carmen Mlodzinski R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Hilton Head, SC
22 RHP Logan Chapman R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Liberty, SC
23 RHP Sawyer Bridges R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Summerville, SC
24 OF Ian Jenkins R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Fr Suwanee, GA
27 RHP Gage Hinson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Lancaster, SC
28 RHP Ridge Chapman R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Jr Taylors, SC
30 RHP Shane Roberts R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Fr Jupiter, FL
32 INF Riley Hogan S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 219 lb (99 kg) So Orlando, FL
33 C Chris Cullen R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Cumming, GA
34 RHP Hunter Lomas R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Blythewood, SC
35 INF Jordan Holladay R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Sumter, SC
36 RHP TJ Shook R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Columbia, SC
37 RHP Cam Tringali R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Fr Columbia, SC
38 C Hunter Taylor R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Sr Onley, VA
40 C Elijah Bowers R/R 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr Matthews, NC
41 LHP Corey Stone L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Prosperity, SC
43 RHP Wilson Beattie R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Summerville, SC
44 RHP Parker Coyne R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Suwanee, GA
48 INF Matt Williams L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Honea Path, SC
49 RHP Cody Morris R/R 6 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
  • Injured
  • 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
Postseason
NCAA Tournament: Greenville Regional
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record		 Regional
Record
June 1vs. (3) Ohio StateNo. 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 CarolinaNo. 19 (2)Clark–LeClair Stadium4–2Morris (8–3)Burleson (5–2)Lawson (4)4,70035–242–0
June 3vs. (4) UNC WilmingtonNo. 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
NCAA Tournament: Fayetteville Super Regional
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
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

Rankings
Main article: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches'[6] RV RV* RV* NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV RV 24 RV RV* RV* 17 
Baseball America[7] NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 23 22 NR NR* NR* 16 
Collegiate Baseball^[8] 19 21 23 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 14 11 11 14 19 10 12 12 
NCBWA†[9] 32 RV RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 29т 25 28 12 12*  
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * 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. 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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