2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
CBNo. 12
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
No. 3 Florida  x‍†‍‍y 20–10 .66749–21 .700
No. 20 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60039–21 .650
No. 12 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56737–26 .587
No. 16 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .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‡‍y 18–12 .60048–18 .727
No. 2 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 18–12 .60048–21 .696
No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .50043–23 .652
LSU  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .50039–27 .591
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 15–15 .50039–29 .574
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .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.

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 Injured
  • Redshirt 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 16VMINo. 19Founders 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 20North FloridaNo. 21Founders Park5–2Bridges (1–0)Vaka (0–1)Demurias (1)6,1203–1–
February 21WinthropNo. 21Founders Park15–2L. Chapman (1–0)Arnone (0–1)None6,0804–1–
February 23Charleston SouthernNo. 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 27FurmanNo. 23Founders Park4–6Alley (1–0)Mlodzinski (0–1)Schuermann (1)6,1076–3–
March
DateOpponentRankStadium
Site		ScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
March 2No. 7 ClemsonNo. 23Founders Park3–2Demurias (1–0)Gilliam 1–1None8,2427–3–
March 3vs. No. 7 ClemsonNo. 23Flour Field
Greenville, SC		1–5Clark (2–0)Morris (2–1)Miller (1)7,3857–4–
March 4at No. 7 ClemsonNo. 23Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, SC		7–8Gilliam (2–1)Mlodzinski (0–2)None6,3127–5–
March 6vs. Appalachian StateBB&T Ballpark
Charlotte, NC		Cancelled (rain) [2]
March 7North Carolina A&TFounders Park12–2Shook (1–0)McAlister 0–1None6,0278–5–
March 9PrincetonFounders 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 14HarvardFounders Park12–3Coyne (1–0)Bigge (1–1)None5,70512–5–
March 16No. 6 FloridaFounders 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 20The CitadelFounders Park3–4Buster (3–1)Coyne (1–1)None6,30713–8–
March 23at GeorgiaFoley 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 27DavidsonFounders Park5–4L. Chapman (2–0)LaCagnina (0–2)Demurias (2)5,82414–11–
March 29TennesseeFounders 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 CarolinaBB&T Ballpark3–11Lancellotti (1–2)Mlodzinski (0–3)None7,41017–12–
April 6at KentuckyCliff 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 CitadelJoseph P. Riley Jr. Park
Charleston, SC		12–1Mlodzinski (1–3)Sabo (0–1)None1,57319–14–
April 12at No. 7 ArkansasBaum 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 17PresbyterianFounders Park4–7Paradis (1–3)Mlodzinski (1–4)Springs (1)6,10420–17–
April 20No. 18 LSUFounders 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. 25Latham Baseball Stadium
Greenville, SC		10–2Mlodzinski (2–4)Alley (2–3)None2,03024–17–
April 27at No. 12 VanderbiltNo. 25Hawkins 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 MissNo. 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 CharlestonNo. 11Spirit Communications Park
Columbia, SC		0–9Sisk (9–3)Mlodzinski (2–5)None5,86728–20–
May 11MissouriNo. 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 15USC UpstateNo. 11Founders ParkCanceled (impending weather)[4]
May 17at Texas A&MNo. 11Olsen 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 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
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
ALA8–220–30–3.1–22–11–21–22–11–2.0–30–3.ALAW72–80–4
ARK18–123–03–01–21–23–01–20–3.1–22–1.3–0.ARKW25–54–1
AUB15–153–00–31–2.1–22–12–11–20–3..2–13–0AUBW35–52–2
FLA20–10.2–12–12–12–1.0–33–0.2–12–12–13–0FLAE19–12–1
UGA18–122–12–1.1–21–2..3–01–23–02–12–11–2UGAE26–42–0
KEN13–171–20–32–11–22–1.2–12–1.2–11–2.0–3KENE55–50–2
LSU15–152–12–11–2...2–12–11–20–33–01–21–2LSUW45–51–1
MSU15–152–13–01–23–0.1–21–21–22–1..1–20–3MSUW54–62–1
MIZZ12–181–2.2–10–30–31–21–22–1.1–22–1.2–1MIZZE64–60–2
MISS18–122–12–13–0.2–1.2–11–2.1–22–12–11–2MISSW17–31–0
SCAR17–13.1–2.1–20–31–23–0.2–12–13–02–12–1SCARE36–42–1
TENN12–183–0..1–21–22–10–3.1–21–20–32–11–2TENNE73–71–2
TAMU13–173–00–31–21–21–2.2–12–1.1–21–21–2.TAMUW63–71–1
VAN16–14..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 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. 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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