2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

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

Coaching staff

Schedule

! style=""| Regular season |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | February 16 || || No. 19 || Founders Park <br /><small>Columbia, SC</small> || 6–7 || Tremblay (1–0) || Hill (0–1) || Eagle (1) || 7,484 || 0–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 17 || VMI|| No. 19 || Founders Park || 7–2 || Morris (1–0) || Kent 0-1 || None || 6,627 || 1–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 18 || VMI || No. 19 || Founders Park || 9–0 || R. Chapman (1–0) || Watts (0–1) || None || 6,612 || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || || No. 21 || Founders Park || 5–2 || Bridges (1–0) || Vaka (0–1) || Demurias (1)|| 6,120 || 3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 21 || || No. 21 || Founders Park || 15–2 || || Arnone (0–1) || None || 6,080 || 4–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 23 || || No. 21 || Founders Park || 7–0 || Hill (1–1) || || None || 6,577 || 5–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 24 || || No. 21 || Founders Park || 14–2 || Morris (2–0) || Stoudemire 0–2 || None || 7,423 || 6–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | February 25 || Charleston Southern || No. 21 || Founders Park || 2–4 || Weekley (1–1) || R. Chapman (1–1) || Smith (2) || 6,353 || 6–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | February 27 || || || Founders Park || 4–6 || Alley (1–0) || Mlodzinski (0–1) || || 6,107 || 6–3 || – |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 2 || No. 7 Clemson || || Founders Park || 3–2 || || Gilliam 1–1 || None || 8,242 || 7–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 3 || || No. 23 || Fluor Field <br /><small>Greenville, SC</small> || 1–5 || Clark (2–0) || Morris (2–1) || Miller (1) || 7,385 || 7–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 4 || at No. 7 Clemson || No. 23 || <br /><small>Clemson, SC</small> || 7–8 || Gilliam (2–1) || || None || 6,312 || 7–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | March 6 || || || BB&T Ballpark<br /><small>Charlotte, NC</small> || colspan=7|Cancelled (rain) |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 7 || || || Founders Park || 12–2 || Shook (1–0) || McAlister 0–1 || None || 6,027 || 8–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 9 || || || Founders Park || 9–2 || Hill (2–1) || Gross (0–2) || Gilreath (1) || 6,245 || 9–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 10 <small>(1)</small> || Princeton || || Founders Park || 7–3 || Morris (3–1) || Smith (0–1) || Lomas (1) || 6,425 || 10–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || Princeton || || Founders Park || 6–4 || Demurias (2–0) || Proctor (0–1) || || 6,114 || 11–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 14 || || || Founders Park || 12–3 || Coyne (1–0) || Bigge (1–1) || None || 5,705 || 12–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 16 || No. 6 Florida || || Founders Park || 3–7 || Singer (5–0) || Hill (2–2) || Byrne (4) || 7,034 || 12–6 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 17 || No. 6 Florida || || Founders Park || 15–7 || Morris (4–1) || Kowar (3–1) || None || 7,207 || 13–6 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 18 || No. 6 Florida || || Founders Park || 2–3 || Dyson (4–1) || || Byrne (5) || 7,113 || 13–7 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 20 || The Citadel || || Founders Park || 3–4 || Buster (3–1) || Coyne (1–1) || None || 6,307 || 13–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 23 || at || || Foley Field<br /><small>Athens, GA</small> || 5–7 || Locey (4–0) || Lawson (0–1) || Schunk (1) || 2,785 || 13–9 || 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 24 || at Georgia || || Foley Field || 3–12 || Hancock (3–1) || Morris (0–2) || None || 3,481 || 13–10 || 1–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 25 || at Georgia || || Foley Field || 0–3 || Webb (1–1) || R. Chapman (1–3) || Schunk (2) || 2,443 || 13–11 || 1–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 27 || || || Founders Park || 5–4 || || LaCagnina (0–2) || Demurias (2) || 5,824 || 14–11 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 29 || Tennessee || || Founders Park || 6–1 ||Hill (3–2)|| Crochet (2–3) || None || 6,425 || 15–11 || 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 30 || Tennessee || || Founders Park || 6–2 ||Morris (5–2)|| Stallings (4–2) || None || 6,945 || 16–11 || 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 31 || Tennessee || || Founders Park || 6–3 ||Demurias (3–0)|| Linginfelter (2–2) || None || 7,816 || 17–11 || 4–5 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 3 || || || BB&T Ballpark || 3–11 || || || None || 7,410 || 17–12 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 6 || at Kentucky || || Cliff Hagan Stadium<br /><small>Lexington, KY</small> || 1–14 || Hjelle (5–2) || Hill (3–3) || None || 3,422 || 17–13 || 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 7 || at Kentucky || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 15–1 || Morris (6–2) || Haake (1–2) || Bridges (1) || 2,642 || 18–13 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 8 || at Kentucky || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 5–10 || Lewis (6–2) || || || 2,853 || 18–14 || 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 10 || at The Citadel || || Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park<br /><small>Charleston, SC</small> || 12–1 || Mlodzinski (1–3) || Sabo (0–1) || None || 1,573 || 19–14 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 12 || at No. 7 Arkansas || || Baum Stadium<br /><small>Fayetteville, AR</small> || 3–2 || Bridges (2–0) || Loseke (0–1) || Demurias (3) || 8,416 || 20–14 || 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | April 13 || at No. 7 Arkansas || || Baum Stadium || colspan=7| Postponed (severe weather) <small>Makeup: April 14 as a single-admission, 7-inning doubleheader</small> |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 14 <small>(1)</small> || at No. 7 Arkansas || || Baum Stadium || 0–2⁷ || Murphy (5–2) || Hill (3–4) || Cronin (8) || 9,680 || 20–15 || 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | || at No. 7 Arkansas || || Baum Stadium || 0–3⁷ || Campbell (3–3) || Morris (6–3) || Cronin (9) || 9,680 || 20–16 || 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 17 || || || Founders Park || 4–7 || Paradis (1–3) || Mlodzinski (1–4) || Springs (1) || 6,104 || 20–17 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 20 || No. 18 LSU || || Founders Park || 11–0 || || Hess (6–4) || None || 6,952 || 21–17 || 7–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 21 || No. 18 LSU || || Founders Park || 11–4 || || Hilliard (7–3) || None || 7,982 || 22–17 || 8–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 22 || No. 18 LSU || || Founders Park || 8–6 || || Bain (1–2) || Bridges (2) || 7,141 || 23–17 || 9–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 24 || at Furman || || <br /><small>Greenville, SC</small>|| 10–2 || || Alley (2–3) || None || 2,030 || 24–17 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 27 || at No. 12 || No. 25 || Hawkins Field<br /><small>Nashville, TN</small>|| 8–7 || || Brown (1–3) || Bridges (3) || 2,895 || 25–17 || 10–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 28 || at No. 12 Vanderbilt || No. 25 || Hawkins Field || 1–8 || Raby (3–4) || || None || 3,166 || 25–18 || 10–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 29 || at No. 12 Vanderbilt || No. 25 || Hawkins Field || 10–9 || || Day (1–1) || None || 3,158 || 26–18 || 11–10 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 4 || No. 11 Ole Miss || || Founders Park || 13–5 || || Rolison (6–4) || None || 7,559 || 27–18 || 12–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 5 || No. 11 Ole Miss || No. 14 || Founders Park || 11–6 || || Feigl (7–4) || None || 7,692 || 28–18 || 13–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 6 || No. 11 Ole Miss || No. 14 || Founders Park || 5–6¹⁰ || Caracci (3–2) || || None || 6,852 || 28–19 || 13–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 9 || || No. 11 || <br /><small>Columbia, SC</small> || 0–9 || Sisk (9–3) || || None || 5,867 || 28–20 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 11 || Missouri || No. 11 || Founders Park || 3–5 || Toelken (5–2) || L. Chapman (3–1) || Ball (6) || 6,922 || 28–21 || 13–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 12 || Missouri || No. 11 || Founders Park || 6–3 || || Plassmeyer (5–3) || None || 7,216 || 29–21 || 14–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || Missouri || No. 11 || Founders Park || 1–0 || || LaPlante (4–3) || None || 6,435 || 30–21 || 15–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | May 15 || || No. 11 || Founders Park || colspan=7| Canceled (impending weather) |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 17 || at || No. 11 || Olsen Field<br /><small>College Station, TX</small> || 3–6 || Chafin (4–0) || || None || 4,615 || 30–22 || 15–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 18 || at Texas A&M|| No. 11 || Olsen Field || 5–3 || || Doxakis (6–5) || || 4,770 || 31–22 || 16–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 19 || at Texas A&M || No. 11 || Olsen Field || 10–1 || || Kolek (5–6) || None || 5,101 || 32–22 || 17–13 |-

|- ! style=""|Postseason |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 22 || vs. (12) Missouri || || Metropolitan Stadium<br /><small>Hoover, AL</small> || 4–2 || || Toelken (6–3) || Lawson (2) || 8,072 || 33–22 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 23 || vs. No. 9 (4) Arkansas || || Metropolitan Stadium || 8–13 || Murphy (7–4) || L. Chapman (3–3) || None || 6,710 || 33–23 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 24 || vs. (8) LSU || || Metropolitan Stadium || 4–6¹² || Peterson (1–3) || Gilreath (0–1) || None || 7,197 || 33–24 || 1–2 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 1 || vs. (3) || || Clark–LeClair Stadium<br /><small>Greenville, NC</small> || 8–3 || || Kinker (6–2) || Lawson (3) || 4,700 || 34–24 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 2 || at || || Clark–LeClair Stadium || 4–2 || || Burleson (5–2) || Lawson (4) || 4,700 || 35–24 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | June 3 || vs. (4) || || Clark–LeClair Stadium || colspan=7| Postponed (rain) <small>Makeup: June 4</small> |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 4 || vs. (4) UNC Wilmington || || Clark–LeClair Stadium || 8–4 || || Royalty (6–6) || None || 4,700 || 36–24 || 3–0 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 9 || at No. 4 (5) Arkansas || || Baum Stadium || 3–9 || Knight (12–0) || Demurias (7–1) || Loseke (4) || 11,722 || 36–25 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 10 || vs. No. 4 (5) Arkansas || || Baum Stadium || 8–5 || Morris (9–3) || Murphy (8–5) || Bridges (5) || 11,481 || 37–25 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 11 || at No. 4 (5) Arkansas || || Baum Stadium || 4–14 || Loseke (3–2) || Mlodzinski (3–6) || None || 11,217 || 37–26 || 1–2 |-

Record vs. conference opponents

Rankings

References

External links

• Gamecock Baseball official website