2019 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

2019 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
2019 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Record	28–28 (8–22 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Kingston (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Current; Skylar Meade;
Home stadium	Founders Park
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Vanderbilt ^x‍†‍‡‍^y	23	–	7	–	0	.767	58	–	12	–	0	.829
No. 18 Georgia ‍‍‍^y	21	–	9	–	0	.700	46	–	17	–	0	.730
Tennessee ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	–	0	.467	40	–	21	–	0	.656
Missouri ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	1	.450	34	–	22	–	1	.605
Florida ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17	–	0	.433	34	–	26	–	0	.567
South Carolina ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0	.267	28	–	28	–	0	.500
Kentucky ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0	.233	26	–	29	–	0	.473
Western
No. 5 Mississippi State ^x‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	–	0	.667	52	–	15	–	0	.776
No. 6 Arkansas ^x‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	–	0	.667	46	–	20	–	0	.697
No. 14 LSU ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	–	0	.567	40	–	26	–	0	.606
No. 20 Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	16	–	13	–	1	.550	39	–	23	–	1	.627
No. 12 Ole Miss ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	–	0	.533	41	–	27	–	0	.603
No. 9 Auburn ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	–	0	.467	38	–	28	–	0	.576
Alabama ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0	.233	30	–	26	–	0	.536

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 25, 2019^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games at Founders Park, and were led by second-year head coach Mark Kingston.

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

2nd Team

Noah Campbell – Second Baseman (Baseball America) ^[2]

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Gamecocks predicted to finish in fourth place in the Eastern Division.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East)
1	Vanderbilt	87 (9)
2	Florida	81 (4)
3	Georgia	68 (1)
4	South Carolina	53
5	Tennessee	40
6	Kentucky	30
7	Missouri	26

Preseason All-SEC teams

1st Team

Noah Campbell – Second Baseman

Roster

2019 South Carolina Gamecocks roster

Pitchers

13 Graham Lawson – Senior
15 Daniel Lloyd – Freshman
16 John Gilreath – Sophomore
20 Reid Morgan – Junior
21 Carmen Mlodzinski – Sophomore
22 Logan Chapman – Sophomore
23 Sawyer Bridges – Junior
27 Gage Hinson – Senior
28 Ridge Chapman – Senior
36 TJ Shook – Sophomore
37 Cam Tringali – Freshman
40 Wesley Sweatt – Freshman
41 Cole Ganopulos – Junior
43 Hayden Lehman – Junior
44 Parker Coyne – Sophomore
47 Dylan Harley – Freshman
48 Julian Bosnic – Freshman
49 Brett Kerry – Freshman

Catchers

14 Luke Berryhill – Junior
33 Chris Cullen – Senior
38 Wes Clarke – Freshman

Infielders

2 Noah Campbell – Sophomore
4 Jonah Beamon – Freshman
6 George Callil – Junior
8 Jacob English – Freshman
10 Nick Neville – Junior
12 Josiah Sightler – Freshman
26 Quinntin Perez – Junior
35 Jordan Holladay – Sophomore

Outfielders

3 Brady Allen – Freshman
5 TJ Hopkins – Senior
11 Andrew Eyster – Senior
24 Ian Jenkins – Freshman
31 Joel Brewer – Freshman

Utility

7 Jacob Olson – Senior

Schedule and results

Legend
	South Carolina win
	South Carolina loss
	Cancellation
Bold	South Carolina team member

2019 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log

Regular season (28–27)

February (7–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 15	Liberty		Founders Park Columbia, SC	L 5–6	Brabrand (1–0)	Gilreath (0–1)		SECN+	7,507	0–1
February 16	Liberty		Founders Park	W 13–7	Shook (1–0)	Meyer (0–1)		SECN+	6,726	1–1
February 17	Liberty		Founders Park	W 3–2	Kerry (1–0)	Price (0–1)		SECN+	6,010	2–1
February 19	Winthrop		Founders Park	W 8–6	Coyne (1–0)	Rendon (0–1)	Bridges (1)	SECN+	5,771	3–1
February 20	Presbyterian		Founders Park	Cancelled due to weather.
February 22	Utah Valley		Founders Park	W 15–3	Kerry (2–0)	Carr (0–2)		SECN+	5,828	4–1
February 23	Utah Valley		Founders Park	W 6–5	Gilreath (1–1)	Schmit (0–1)		SECN+	5,980	5–1
February 24	Utah Valley		Founders Park	W 10–3	Morgan (1–0)	Ramsey (0–2)		SECN+	5,917	6–1
February 26	Appalachian State		Founders Park	W 3–1	Coyne (2–0)	Boone (0–1)		SECN+	5,874	7–1

March (10–10)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	No. 23 Clemson		Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, SC	W 5–4	Sweatt (1–0)	Crawford (0–1)		ACC Extra	5,933	8–1
March 2	vs. No. 23 Clemson		Fluor Field at the West End Greenville, SC	L 5–11	Weatherly (2–0)	Harley (0–1)		SECN+	7,432	8–2
March 3	No. 23 Clemson		Founders Park	W 14–3	Morgan (2–0)	Wrobleski (0–2)		SECN+	8,242	9–2
March 5	The Citadel	No. 24	Founders Park	W 9–0	Shook (2–0)	Reeves (0–1)		SECN+	5,807	10–2
March 6	Gardner–Webb	No. 24	Founders Park	L 2–10	Davis (1–0)	Lehman (0–1)		SECN+	5,622	10–3
March 8	Valparaiso	No. 24	Founders Park	W 9–2	Gilreath (2–1)	Kornacker (0–2)	Tringali (1)	SECN+	5,683	11–3
March 9	Valparaiso	No. 24	Founders Park	W 3–2	Lloyd (1–0)	Quigley (0–1)		SECN+	6,149	12–3
March 10	Valparaiso	No. 24	Founders Park	W 12–6	Bridges (1–0)	Skidmore (0–1)	Shook (1)	SECN+	5,814	13–3
March 12	at The Citadel	No. 22	Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC	W 10–9	Lloyd (2–0)	Flanders (0–2)	Hinson (1)		3,923	14–3
March 15	No. 8 Georgia	No. 22	Founders Park	L 1–6	Hancock (5–0)	Sweatt (1–1)		SECN+	6,435	14–4	0–1
March 16	No. 8 Georgia	No. 22	Founders Park	L 7–8	Proctor (3–0)	Lloyd (2–1)	Schunk (7)	SECN+	7,210	14–5	0–2
March 17	No. 8 Georgia	No. 22	Founders Park	L 2–4	Kristofak (3–0)	Kerry (2–1)		SECN+	6,539	14–6	0–3
March 19	at Furman		Latham Baseball Stadium • Greenville, SC	W 12–7	Harley (1–1)	Bertrand (1–2)			1,783	15–6
March 22	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 5–15	Stallings (5–1)	Sweatt (1–2)		SECN+	1,807	15–7	0–4
March 23	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 3–2	Tringali (1–0)	Linginfelter (4–2)	Kerry (3)	SECN+	2,662	16–7	1–4
March 24	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 3–6	Crochet (2–1)	Hinson (0–1)		SECN+	1,918	16–8	1–5
March 26	North Carolina A&T		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 0–2	Johnson (4–1)	Harley (1–2)	Hunter (4)	SECN+	5,810	16–9
March 29	No. 15 Auburn		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 2–4	Burns (4–0)	Lloyd (2–2)	Greenhill (5)	SECN+	6,898	16–10	1–6
March 30	No. 15 Auburn		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	W 4–0	Morgan (3–0)	Fuller (1–1)		SECN	7,390	17–10	2–6
March 31	No. 15 Auburn		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 5–7	Fitts (2–0)	Shook (2–1)	Greenhill (6)	SECN	6,564	17–11	2–7

April (7–9)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 2	vs. No. 3 NC State		BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC	W 10–8	Sweatt (2–2)	Cotter (1–1)			4,090	18–11
April 4	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–9	Finnerty (5–3)	Lloyd (2–3)		SECN		18–12	2–8
April 5	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 1–4	Love (4–1)	Morgan (3–1)	Randolph (5)	SECN	3,171	18–13	2–9
April 6	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 5–4	Kerry (3–1)	Medders (2–2)		SECN+	3,146	19–13	3–9
April 9	Charlotte		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	W 5–4	Bridges (2–0)	Ard (1–1)	Sweatt (1)	SECN+	5,945	20–13
April 11	at Florida		Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 5–9	Mace (6–3)	Morgan (3–2)		ESPNU	3,414	20–14	3–10
April 12	at Florida		Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL	W 6–3	Tringali (2–0)	Scott (3–2)		SECN+	4,512	21–14	4–10
April 13	at Florida		Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 4–6	Luethje (1–1)	Sweatt (2–3)		SECN+	4,908	21–15	4–11
April 16	vs. No. 17 North Carolina		BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC	W 5–2	Harley (2–2)	Grogan (2–1)	Kerry (4)		6,783	22–15
April 18	No. 7 Texas A&M		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 2–8	Doxakis (5–2)	Morgan (3–3)		SECN+	6,905	22–16	4–12
April 19	No. 7 Texas A&M		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	W 3–2	Shook (3–1)	Lacy (6–2)	Kerry (5)	SECN+		23–16	5–12
April 20	No. 7 Texas A&M		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 3–6	Menefee (3–0)	Tringali (2–1)	Kalich (10)	SECN	7,428	23–17	5–13
April 23	vs. Charleston Southern		SRP Park • North Augusta, SC	W 10–3	Lloyd (3–3)	Adams (0–2)		SECN+	2,998	24–17
April 26	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO	L 2–5	Cantleberry (4–3)	Morgan (3–4)	Bedell (4)	SECN+	1,216	24–18	5–14
April 27	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO	L 0–11	Sikkema (5–3)	Tringali (2–2)		SECN+	1,345	24–19	5–15
April 28	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO	L 7–9	Dulle (4–3)	Bridges (2–1)		SECN+	920	24–20	5–16

May (4–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 3	No. 4 Vanderbilt		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 11–22	Smith (4–0)	Harley (2–3)		SECN+	6,570	24–21	5–17
May 4	No. 4 Vanderbilt		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 3–9	Rocker (6–4)	Morgan (3–5)	Brown (10)	ESPNU		24–22	5–18
May 5	No. 4 Vanderbilt		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 2–6	Raby (8–1)	Tringali (2–3)	Brown (11)	SECN+	7,027	24–23	5–19
May 8	Furman		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 4–7	Taylor (1–1)	Harley (2–4)	Hughes (2)	SECN+	5,909	24–24
May 10	Kentucky		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	W 5–4	Harley (3–4)	Ayers (0–2)	Kerry (6)	SECN	5,983	25–24	6–19
May 11	Kentucky		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	W 11–3	Morgan (4–5)	Ramsey (3–6)	Kerry (7)	SECN	6,451	26–24	7–19
May 12	Kentucky		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 2–6	Thompson (6–1)	Lloyd (3–4)		SECN	6,008	26–25	7–20
May 14	USC Upstate		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	W 1–0	Hinson (1–1)	Van Der Weide (2–3)		SECN+	5,934	27–25
May 16	at No. 5 Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 7–24	Small (8–1)	Tringali (2–4)		SECN+	8,094	27–26	7–21
May 17	at No. 5 Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 2–11	White (3–1)	Morgan (4–6)		SECN+	9,235	27–27	7–22
May 18	at No. 5 Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 10–8	Kerry (4–1)	Plumlee (5–4)	Coyne (1)	SECN+	10,461	28–27	8–22

Post-season (0–1)

SEC Tournament (0–1)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SECT Record
May 21	vs. No. 16 (5) LSU	(12)	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL	L 6–8	Fontenot (5–1)	Coyne (2–1)	Peterson (3)	SECN	10,129	28–28	0–1

Schedule Source:^[4]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2019 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2019 SEC baseball game results
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	7–23		1–2	1–2	0–3	0–3	.	1–2	0–3	.	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	ALA	W7	1–9	0–4
ARK	20–10	2–1		2–1	.	.	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0	1–2	.	3–0	1–2	1–2	ARK	W1	7–3	3–0
AUB	14–16	2–1	1–2		.	1–2	.	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	0–3	AUB	W6	4–6	1–1
FLA	13–17	3–0	.	.		0–3	2–1	1–2	1–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	0–3	FLA	E5	4–6	2–3
UGA	21–9	3–0	.	2–1	3–0		2–1	2–1	0–3	3–0	.	3–0	1–2	.	2–1	UGA	E2	8–2	4–1
KEN	7–23	.	1–2	.	1–2	1–2		0–3	.	1–2	2–1	1–2	0–3	0–3	0–3	KEN	E7	1–9	0–4
LSU	17–13	2–1	0–3	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–0		3–0	1–2	1–2	.	.	2–1	.	LSU	W3	6–4	2–1
MSU	20–10	3–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	0–3		.	3–0	2–1	2–1	2–1	.	MSU	W2	8–2	3–1
MIZZ	13–16	.	0–3	.	0–3	0–3	2–1	2–1	.		2–1	3–0	2–1	1–1	1–2	MIZZ	E4	5–4	1–3
MISS	16–14	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–0	.	1–2	2–1	0–3	1–2		.	1–2	3–0	.	MISS	W5	5–5	2–1
SCAR	8–22	1–2	.	1–2	1–2	0–3	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	.		1–2	1–2	0–3	SCAR	E6	1–9	0–3
TENN	14–16	.	0–3	0–3	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	2–1		.	1–2	TENN	E3	5–5	1–2
TAMU	16–13	2–1	2–1	2–1	.	.	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–1	0–3	2–1	.		2–1	TAMU	W4	6–3	1–1
VAN	23–7	3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	1–2	3–0	.	.	2–1	.	3–0	2–1	1–2		VAN	E1	8–2	5–0
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[5]	—	—*	*	24
Baseball America^[6]	—	—	—	20
Collegiate Baseball^^[7]	—	—	30	19
NCBWA†^[8]	—	—	27	27
D1Baseball	—	—	—	24

^ 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.

2019 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
TJ Hopkins	C	9	264	Cincinnati Reds
Luke Berryhill	C	13	384	Cincinnati Reds
Reid Morgan	RHP	13	396	Seattle Mariners
Jacob Olson	INF	26	792	Chicago Cubs
Ridge Chapman	RHP	34	1,021	Los Angeles Angels

References

^ "2019 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
^ Cahill, Teddy; Collazo, Carlos (January 28, 2019). "2019 College Baseball Preseason All-Americans". Baseball America. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
^ "Vanderbilt picked to win 2019 SEC Baseball Championship".
^ "Baseball Releases 2019 Schedule" (Press release). University of South Carolina Athletics. October 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
^ "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
^ "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls – Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
^ "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

[1] "2019 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2019.

[2] Cahill, Teddy; Collazo, Carlos (January 28, 2019). "2019 College Baseball Preseason All-Americans". Baseball America. Retrieved January 28, 2019.

[3] "Vanderbilt picked to win 2019 SEC Baseball Championship".

[4] "Baseball Releases 2019 Schedule" (Press release). University of South Carolina Athletics. October 24, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

[5] "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2018.

[baseballamerica-6] "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

[baseballnews-7] "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls – Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.

[sportswriters-8] "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

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v t e 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 2024
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

2019 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball

Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Record	28–28 (8–22 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Kingston (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Current Skylar Meade
Home stadium	Founders Park
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →