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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
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home 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 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

[1]

Schedule

2018 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 16 VMI No. 19 Founders Park
Columbia, SC		 6–7 Tremblay (1–0) Hill (0–1) Eagle (1) 7,484 0–1 –
February 17 VMI No. 19 Founders Park 7–2 Morris (1–0) Kent 0-1 None 6,627 1–1 –
February 18 VMI No. 19 Founders Park 9–0 R. Chapman (1–0) Watts (0–1) None 6,612 2–1 –
February 20 North Florida No. 21 Founders Park 5–2 Bridges (1–0) Vaka (0–1) Demurias (1) 6,120 3–1 –
February 21 Winthrop No. 21 Founders Park 15–2 L. Chapman (1–0) Arnone (0–1) None 6,080 4–1 –
February 23 Charleston Southern No. 21 Founders Park 7–0 Hill (1–1) Constantakos (1–1) None 6,577 5–1 –
February 24 Charleston Southern No. 21 Founders Park 14–2 Morris (2–0) Stoudemire 0–2 None 7,423 6–1 –
February 25 Charleston Southern No. 21 Founders Park 2–4 Weekley (1–1) R. Chapman (1–1) Smith (2) 6,353 6–2 –
February 27 Furman No. 23 Founders Park 4–6 Alley (1–0) Mlodzinski (0–1) Schuermann (1) 6,107 6–3 –
March
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 2 No. 7 Clemson No. 23 Founders Park 3–2 Demurias (1–0) Gilliam 1–1 None 8,242 7–3 –
March 3 vs. No. 7 Clemson No. 23 Flour Field
Greenville, SC		 1–5 Clark (2–0) Morris (2–1) Miller (1) 7,385 7–4 –
March 4 at No. 7 Clemson No. 23 Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, SC		 7–8 Gilliam (2–1) Mlodzinski (0–2) None 6,312 7–5 –
March 6 vs. Appalachian State BB&T Ballpark
Charlotte, NC		 Cancelled (rain) [2]
March 7 North Carolina A&T Founders Park 12–2 Shook (1–0) McAlister 0–1 None 6,027 8–5 –
March 9 Princeton Founders Park 9–2 Hill (2–1) Gross (0–2) Gilreath (1) 6,245 9–5 –
March 10 (1) Princeton Founders Park 7–3 Morris (3–1) Smith (0–1) Lomas (1) 6,425 10–5 –
March 10 (2) Princeton Founders Park 6–4 Demurias (2–0) Proctor (0–1) Mlodzinski (1) 6,114 11–5 –
March 14 Harvard Founders Park 12–3 Coyne (1–0) Bigge (1–1) None 5,705 12–5 –
March 16 No. 6 Florida Founders Park 3–7 Singer (5–0) Hill (2–2) Byrne (4) 7,034 12–6 0–1
March 17 No. 6 Florida Founders Park 15–7 Morris (4–1) Kowar (3–1) None 7,207 13–6 1–1
March 18 No. 6 Florida Founders Park 2–3 Dyson (4–1) R. Chapman (1–2) Byrne (5) 7,113 13–7 1–2
March 20 The Citadel Founders Park 3–4 Buster (3–1) Coyne (1–1) None 6,307 13–8 –
March 23 at Georgia Foley Field
Athens, GA		 5–7 Locey (4–0) Lawson (0–1) Schunk (1) 2,785 13–9 1–3
March 24 at Georgia Foley Field 3–12 Hancock (3–1) Morris (0–2) None 3,481 13–10 1–4
March 25 at Georgia Foley Field 0–3 Webb (1–1) R. Chapman (1–3) Schunk (2) 2,443 13–11 1–5
March 27 Davidson Founders Park 5–4 L. Chapman (2–0) LaCagnina (0–2) Demurias (2) 5,824 14–11 –
March 29 Tennessee Founders Park 6–1 Hill (3–2) Crochet (2–3) None 6,425 15–11 2–5
March 30 Tennessee Founders Park 6–2 Morris (5–2) Stallings (4–2) None 6,945 16–11 3–5
March 31 Tennessee Founders Park 6–3 Demurias (3–0) Linginfelter (2–2) None 7,816 17–11 4–5
April
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 3 vs. No. 30 North Carolina BB&T Ballpark 3–11 Lancellotti (1–2) Mlodzinski (0–3) None 7,410 17–12 –
April 6 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium
Lexington, KY		 1–14 Hjelle (5–2) Hill (3–3) None 3,422 17–13 4–6
April 7 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 15–1 Morris (6–2) Haake (1–2) Bridges (1) 2,642 18–13 5–6
April 8 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 5–10 Lewis (6–2) R. Chapman (1–4) Machamer (4) 2,853 18–14 5–7
April 10 at The Citadel Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park
Charleston, SC		 12–1 Mlodzinski (1–3) Sabo (0–1) None 1,573 19–14 –
April 12 at No. 7 Arkansas Baum Stadium
Fayetteville, AR		 3–2 Bridges (2–0) Loseke (0–1) Demurias (3) 8,416 20–14 6–7
April 13 at No. 7 Arkansas Baum Stadium Postponed (severe weather) Makeup: April 14 as a single-admission, 7-inning doubleheader[3]
April 14 (1) at No. 7 Arkansas Baum Stadium 0–27 Murphy (5–2) Hill (3–4) Cronin (8) 9,680 20–15 6–8
April 14 (2) at No. 7 Arkansas Baum Stadium 0–37 Campbell (3–3) Morris (6–3) Cronin (9) 9,680 20–16 6–9
April 17 Presbyterian Founders Park 4–7 Paradis (1–3) Mlodzinski (1–4) Springs (1) 6,104 20–17 –
April 20 No. 18 LSU Founders Park 11–0 L. Chapman (3–0) Hess (6–4) None 6,952 21–17 7–9
April 21 No. 18 LSU Founders Park 11–4 Hill (4–4) Hilliard (7–3) None 7,982 22–17 8–9
April 22 No. 18 LSU Founders Park 8–6 Demurias (4–0) Bain (1–2) Bridges (2) 7,141 23–17 9–9
April 24 at Furman No. 25 Latham Baseball Stadium
Greenville, SC		 10–2 Mlodzinski (2–4) Alley (2–3) None 2,030 24–17 –
April 27 at No. 12 Vanderbilt No. 25 Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN		 8–7 Shook (2–0) Brown (1–3) Bridges (3) 2,895 25–17 10–9
April 28 at No. 12 Vanderbilt No. 25 Hawkins Field 1–8 Raby (3–4) Hill (4–5) None 3,166 25–18 10–10
April 29 at No. 12 Vanderbilt No. 25 Hawkins Field 10–9 Lawson (1–1) Day (1–1) None 3,158 26–18 11–10
May
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
May 4 No. 11 Ole Miss No. 14 Founders Park 13–5 Shook (3–0) Rolison (6–4) None 7,559 27–18 12–10
May 5 No. 11 Ole Miss No. 14 Founders Park 11–6 Hill (5–5) Feigl (7–4) None 7,692 28–18 13–10
May 6 No. 11 Ole Miss No. 14 Founders Park 5–610 Caracci (3–2) Bridges (2–1) None 6,852 28–19 13–11
May 9 vs. College of Charleston No. 11 Spirit Communications Park
Columbia, SC		 0–9 Sisk (9–3) Mlodzinski (2–5) None 5,867 28–20 –
May 11 Missouri No. 11 Founders Park 3–5 Toelken (5–2) L. Chapman (3–1) Ball (6) 6,922 28–21 13–12
May 12 Missouri No. 11 Founders Park 6–3 Hill (6–5) Plassmeyer (5–3) None 7,216 29–21 14–12
May 13 Missouri No. 11 Founders Park 1–0 Demurias (5–0) LaPlante (4–3) None 6,435 30–21 15–12
May 15 USC Upstate No. 11 Founders Park Canceled (impending weather)[4]
May 17 at Texas A&M No. 11 Olsen Field
College Station, TX		 3–6 Chafin (4–0) L. Chapman (3–2) None 4,615 30–22 15–13
May 18 at Texas A&M No. 11 Olsen Field 5–3 Hill (7–5) Doxakis (6–5) Lawson (1) 4,770 31–22 16–13
May 19 at Texas A&M No. 11 Olsen Field 10–1 Morris (7–3) Kolek (5–6) None 5,101 32–22 17–13
Postseason
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record		 SECT
Record
May 22 vs. (12) Missouri No. 14 (5) Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL		 4–2 Demurias (6–0) Toelken (6–3) Lawson (2) 8,072 33–22 1–0
May 23 vs. No. 9 (4) Arkansas No. 14 (5) Metropolitan Stadium 8–13 Murphy (7–4) L. Chapman (3–3) None 6,710 33–23 1–1
May 24 vs. (8) LSU No. 14 (5) Metropolitan Stadium 4–612 Peterson (1–3) Gilreath (0–1) None 7,197 33–24 1–2
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record		 Regional
Record
June 1 vs. (3) Ohio State No. 19 (2) Clark–LeClair Stadium
Greenville, NC		 8–3 Demurias (7–0) Kinker (6–2) Lawson (3) 4,700 34–24 1–0
June 2 at No. 18 (1) East Carolina No. 19 (2) Clark–LeClair Stadium 4–2 Morris (8–3) Burleson (5–2) Lawson (4) 4,700 35–24 2–0
June 3 vs. (4) UNC Wilmington No. 19 (2) Clark–LeClair Stadium Postponed (rain) Makeup: June 4[5]
June 4 vs. (4) UNC Wilmington No. 19 (2) Clark–LeClair Stadium 8–4 Mlodzinski (3–5) Royalty (6–6) None 4,700 36–24 3–0
Date Opponent Rank Stadium
Site		 Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record		 Super Reg.
Record}}
June 9 at No. 4 (5) Arkansas No. 10 Baum Stadium 3–9 Knight (12–0) Demurias (7–1) Loseke (4) 11,722 36–25 0–1
June 10 vs. No. 4 (5) Arkansas No. 10 Baum Stadium 8–5 Morris (9–3) Murphy (8–5) Bridges (5) 11,481 37–25 1–1
June 11 at No. 4 (5) Arkansas No. 10 Baum Stadium 4–14 Loseke (3–2) Mlodzinski (3–6) None 11,217 37–26 1–2

Rankings

Main article: 2018 NCAA Division I baseball 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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