2022 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

2022 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
2022 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	27–28 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Kingston (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Chad Caillet (1st season); Scott Wingo (1st season);
Pitching coach	Justin Parker (1st season)
Home stadium	Founders Park
Uniform

2022 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Tennessee ^x‍†‍‡‍^y	25	–	5	.833	57	–	9	.864
No. 21 Florida ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15	.500	42	–	24	.636
Georgia ‍‍‍^y	15	–	15	.500	36	–	23	.610
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	.467	39	–	23	.629
South Carolina ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	27	–	28	.491
Kentucky ‍‍‍	12	–	18	.400	33	–	26	.559
Missouri ‍‍‍	10	–	20	.333	28	–	23	.549
Western
No. 3 Texas A&M ^x‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	.633	44	–	20	.688
No. 4 Arkansas ‍‍‍^y	18	–	12	.600	46	–	21	.687
No. 25 LSU ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	.567	40	–	22	.645
No. 7 Auburn ‍‍‍^y	16	–	13	.552	43	–	22	.662
No. 1 Ole Miss ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	.467	42	–	23	.646
Alabama ‍‍‍	12	–	17	.414	31	–	27	.534
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	9	–	21	.300	26	–	30	.464

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2022 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represents the University of South Carolina in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 2022 season marks the Gamecocks' 129th overall. The Gamecocks play their home games at Founders Park, and are led by fifth year head coach Mark Kingston.

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished 34–23, 16–14 in the SEC, losing in the Columbia Regional to Virginia.

Personnel

Roster

2022 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
2	INF	Jalen Vasquez	L/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	North Charleston, SC
3	INF	Braylen Wimmer	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Yukon, OK
4	LHP	Jackson Phipps	L/L	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Dallas, GA
5	INF	Talmadge LeCroy	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Belton, SC
7	INF	Michael Braswell	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Mableton, GA
9	OF	Evan Stone	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Irmo, SC
10	C	Colin Burgess	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Lexington, KY
11	OF	Andrew Eyster	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Gr	Ocala, FL
12	INF	Josiah Sightler	L/L	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	234 lb (106 kg)	Sr	Gaston, SC
13	OF	Brandt Belk	L/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Gr	Houston, TX
14	RHP	Eli Jones	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Peachtree City, GA
15	INF	Carson Hornung	L/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Overland Park, KS
16	LHP	John Gilreath	L/L	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	Sr	Rock Hill, SC
18	LHP	Julian Bosnic	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Lutz, FL
19	C	Cole Messina	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Summerville, SC
20	OF	Matt Hogan	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Melville, NY
21	RHP	Connor Cino	L/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	Mount Pleasant, SC
22	OF	Elijah Lambros	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Fredericksburg, VA
23	RHP	Jack Mahoney	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Arlington Heights, IL
24	LHP	Michael Esposito	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Port Washington, NY
25	C	Sam Simpson	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Carrollton, GA
26	OF	Thad Ector	S/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Tyrone, GA
28	INF	Vytas Valincius	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Lockport, IL
29	LHP	Matthew Becker	R/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Chapin, SC
30	RHP	Brett Thomas	R/R	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Atlanta, GA
31	OF	David Cromer	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Fr	Lexington, SC
32	RHP	Will Sanders	R/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	Atlanta, GA
33	RHP	Noah Hall	R/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, NC
34	RHP	James Hicks	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Conway, AR
36	RHP	Cade Austin	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Chapin, SC
37	RHP	Cam Tringali	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Gr	Columbia, SC
38	RHP	Aiden Hunter	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Summerville, SC
40	RHP	Wesley Sweatt	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Rock Hill, SC
44	RHP	Parker Coyne	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Gr	Suwanee, GA
45	RHP	CJ Weins	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	Sr	Lockport, IL
50	INF	Kevin Madden	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Glenwood, MD

Head coach

Mark Kingston

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Wingo
Chad Caillet
Justin Parker

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

2021 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff
Mark Kingston - Head Coach - 5th year Scott Wingo - Assistant Coach - 1st year Chad Caillet - Assistant Coach - 1st year Justin Parker - Pitching Coach - 1st year Mike Current - Player Development - 5th year

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Schedule and results

2022 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log

Regular season

February (6-1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 18	UNC Greensboro		Founders Park Columbia, SC	9-7	Sanders (1-0)	Koehn (0-1)	Sweatt (1)	SECN+	7,427	1–0
February 19	UNC Greensboro		Founders Park	4-5	Hoppe (1-0)	Hicks (0-1)	Parsley (1)	SECN+	6,814	1–1
February 20	UNC Greensboro		Founders Park	8-7 (10)	Braswell (1-0)	Freeman (0-1)	None	SECN+	6,208	2–1
February 22	Winthrop		Founders Park	7-1	Austin (1-0)	Sutton (0-1)	None	SECN+	6,230	3–1
February 25	George Washington		Founders Park	13-4	Sanders (2-0)	Cohen (0-2)	None	SECN+	6,730	4–1
February 26	George Washington		Founders Park	10-6	Sweatt (1-0)	Harris (0-2)	Braswell (1)	SECN+	6,345	5–1
February 27	George Washington		Founders Park	5-0	Hunter (1-0)	Solt (0-2)	None	SECN+	6,412	6–1

March (6-11)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	vs. Appalachian State		Truist Field Charlotte, NC	9-6	Hunter (2-0)	Ellington (0-1)	Braswell (2)	SECN+	2,345	7–1
March 4	Clemson		Founders Park	2-3	Edmondson (2-0)	Gilreath (0-1)	Ammons (3)	SECN+	8,242	7–2
March 5	vs. Clemson		Segra Park Columbia, SC	2-10	Hoffmann (2-0)	Hall (0-1)	None	ACCN Extra	9,070	7–3
March 6	at Clemson		Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, SC	2-5	Lindley (2-0)	Hunter (2-1)	Ammons (4)	ACCN	6,636	7–4
March 8	Xavier		Founders Park	7-15	Lynch (1-0)	Hunter (2-2)	None	SECN+	5,623	7–5
March 11	Texas		Founders Park	5-9	Hansen (3-0)	Hall (0-2)	None	SECN	6,754	7–6
March 12	Texas		Founders Park	4-2 (7)	Sanders (3-0)	Stevens (3-1)	Braswell (3)	SECN+	6,572	8–6
March 13	Texas		Founders Park	9-4	Becker (1-0)	Gordon (0-1)	None	SECN+	6,010	9–6
March 15	Gardner–Webb		Founders Park	12-0 (7)	Hunter (3-2)	E'Toile (0-1)	None	SECN+	6,112	10–6
March 18	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN	3-8	Burns (4-0)	Hall (0-3)	None	SECN+	3,940	10–7	0–1
March 19	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	2-5	Dollander (3-0)	Sanders (3-1)	Walsh (2)	SECN	3,987	10–8	0–2
March 20	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	0-10	Beam (4-0)	Becker (1-1)	None	SECN+	4,283	10–9	0–3
March 22	at The Citadel		Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Charleston, SC	3-4	Dunn (1-0)	Braswell (1-1)	None	ESPN+	3,533	10–10
March 24	Vanderbilt		Founders Park	0-10	McElvain (4-0)	Hall (0-4)	None	ESPN2	6,608	10–11	0–4
March 25	Vanderbilt		Founders Park	8-2	Sanders (4-1)	Holton (4-1)	None	SECN+	7,647	11–11	1–4
March 26	Vanderbilt		Founders Park	8-6	Hunter (4-2)	Owen (2-1)	Austin (1)	SECN+	8,032	12–11	2–4
March 29	Presbyterian		Founders Park	6-9	Dearman (1-0)	Esposito (0-1)	None	SECN+	6,012	12–12

April
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 1	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO
April 2	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium
April 3	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium
April 5	vs. North Carolina		Truist Field
April 8	Georgia		Founders Park
April 9	Georgia		Founders Park
April 10	Georgia		Founders Park
April 12	North Florida		Founders Park
April 14	Ole Miss		Founders Park
April 15	Ole Miss		Founders Park
April 16	Ole Miss		Founders Park
April 20	at Winthrop		Winthrop Ballpark Rock Hill, SC
April 22	at Auburn		Plainsman Park Auburn, AL
April 23	at Auburn		Plainsman Park
April 24	at Auburn		Plainsman Park
April 28	Alabama		Founders Park
April 29	Alabama		Founders Park
April 30	Alabama		Founders Park

May
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 4	North Carolina A&T		Founders Park
May 6	at Texas A&M		Blue Bell Park College Station, TX
May 7	at Texas A&M		Blue Bell Park
May 8	at Texas A&M		Blue Bell Park
May 10	USC Upstate		Founders Park
May 13	Kentucky		Founders Park
May 14	Kentucky		Founders Park
May 15	Kentucky		Founders Park
May 17	Charlotte		Founders Park
May 19	at Florida		Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL
May 20	at Florida		Condron Ballpark
May 21	at Florida		Condron Ballpark

Postseason

SEC Tournament
Date	Opponent	Seed	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SECT Record
May 24–29			Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled
Bold = South Carolina team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Standings

East Division
Pos	Team	Pld	CW	CL	CPCT	GB	W	L	PCT	Qualification
1	y – Tennessee	66	25	5	.833	—	57	9	.864	Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament
2	Georgia	59	15	15	.500	10	36	23	.610	Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament
3	Florida	66	15	15	.500	10	42	24	.636
4	Vanderbilt	62	14	16	.467	11	39	23	.629
5	South Carolina	55	13	17	.433	12	27	28	.491	Qualification for the first round
6	Kentucky	59	12	18	.400	13	33	26	.559	Qualification for the first round
7	Missouri	51	10	20	.333	15	28	23	.549

Source: SEC^[3]
y – Division champion

Results

Home \ Away	ALA	ARK	AUB	UF	UGA	UK	LSU	MISS	MSST	MIZZ	SC	TENN	TAMU	VAN
Alabama		2–1		1–2	1–2		1–2						2–1
Arkansas						3–0	3–0	2–1	2–1					1–2
Auburn	2–0	1–2						1–2			3–0			2–1
Florida		2–1				2–1	1–2				2–1	0–3
Georgia				3–0					2–1	1–2			1–2	1–2
Kentucky			2–1		2–1			1–2				2–1		1–2
LSU			1–2		2–1			0–3	3–0				1–2
Ole Miss	0–3								1–2	3–0		0–3	1–2
Mississippi State	2–1		2–1	0–3			0–3					0–3
Missouri		1–2		1–2		2–1			2–1		2–1
South Carolina	3–0				1–2	2–1		2–1						2–1
Tennessee	2–1		2–1		2–1					3–0	3–0
Texas A&M		1–2	1–2			2–1			3–0		2–1
Vanderbilt				2–1			0–3			3–0		0–3	1–2

Source: SEC^[4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[5]	—	—*
Baseball America^[6]	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[7]	—
NCBWA†^[8]	—
D1Baseball^[9]	—

^ 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

↑ "2022 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches". Retrieved January 18, 2022.
↑ "Baseball Finalizes 2022 Schedule with Non-Conference Slate". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. November 15, 2021.
↑ "Standings" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
↑ "SEC Baseball Weekly Release" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
↑ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
↑ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com.
↑ "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".
↑ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
↑ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.

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[1] "2022 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches". Retrieved January 18, 2022.

[2] "Baseball Finalizes 2022 Schedule with Non-Conference Slate". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. November 15, 2021.

[Standings-3] "Standings" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

[4] "SEC Baseball Weekly Release" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.

[5] "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.

[6] "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com.

[CBNPoll-7] "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".

[8] "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.

[9] "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.

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South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
Stadium	Sarge Frye Field (1977–2008) Founders Park (2009–present)
Rivalries	Clemson
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

Previous season

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

Standings

Results

Rankings

See also

References