SOUTH CAROLINA BASEBALL South Carolina Baseball Contact: Kent Reichert - (803) 777-5257 - [email protected] 2018 SOUTH CAROLINA SCHEDULE South Carolina (6-3) vs. NO. 14 CLEMSON (8-0) FEBRUARY (6-3) 16 VMI (SECN+) L, 6-7 Dates: Friday, March 2 -- Sunday, March 4 17 VMI W, 7-2 Times: Friday - 7 p.m., Saturday, 3 p.m. - Sunday, 2 p.m. 18 VMI W, 9-0 Place: Fri - Founders Park, Columbia, S.C., Sat. - Fluor Field, Greenville, S.C. 20 NORTH FLORIDA W, 5-2 Sun. - Doug Kingsmore Stadium, Clemson, S.C. 21 WINTHROP (SECN+) W, 15-2 23 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (SECN+) W, 7-0 24 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (SECN+) W, 14-2 LIVE COVERAGE 25 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN (SECN+) L, 2-4 Radio: Gamecock Radio Network/flagship 107.5 FM “The Game” (Derek Scott, Tommy Moody, 27 FURMAN (SECN+) L, 4-6 Kip Bouknight & Drew Meyer) Broadcast: Friday - SEC Network Plus (Burch Antley & Kip Bouknight), Sunday - ACC Network MARCH Internet: Additional coverage on Facebook, Instagram SnapChat & Twitter @GamecockBasebll 2 #14 CLEMSON (SECN+) 7 p.m. 3 vs. #14 Clemson (Flour Field) 3 p.m. PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION 4 at #14 Clemson (ACC Network) 2 p.m. 6 vs. Appalachian State (BB&T Ballpark) 6 p.m. Date Teams Pitcher 2018 Stats (W-L, ERA, IP, BB, SO) 7 NORTH CAROLINA A&T 7 p.m. Friday South Carolina Adam Hill (Jr. RHP) 1-1, 5.73 ERA, 11.0 IP, 3 BB, 20 SO 9 PRINCETON (SECN+) 7 p.m. Clemson Jacob Hennessy (So. LHP) 1-0, 2.45 ERA, 11.0 IP, 2 BB, 14 SO 10 PRINCETON (SECN+) 4 p.m. 11 PRINCETON (SECN+) 1:30 p.m. Saturday South Carolina Cody Morris (So. RHP) 2-0, 3.38 ERA, 10.2 IP, 3 BB, 9 SO 14 HARVARD (SECN+) 7 p.m. 16 FLORIDA* (SECN+) 7 p.m. Clemson Brooks Crawford (Jr. RHP) 1-0, 2.00 ERA, 9.0 IP, 0 BB, 9 SO 17 FLORIDA* (SECN+) 4 p.m. 18 FLORIDA* (ESPNU) 1 p.m. Sunday South Carolina TBA 20 at The Citadel 7 p.m. Clemson Jake Higginbotham (So, LHP) 2-0, 0.73 ERA, 12.1 IP, 0 BB, 10 SO 23 at Georgia* (SECN+) 7 p.m. 24 at Georgia* (SECN+) 2 p.m. 25 at Georgia* (SECN+) 1 p.m. 27 DAVIDSON (SECN+) 7 p.m. Probable South Carolina Position Starters 29 TENNESSEE* (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. 30 TENNESSEE* (SEC Network) 7 p.m. 31 TENNESSEE* (SEC Network) 2 p.m. Pos. Player ‘18 Stats (BA-HR-RBI) Notes C Hunter Taylor (R-R) Sr. .259-2-8 First career grand slam in win over Winthrop APRIL or Chris Cullen (R-R) Jr. .304-1-6 Scored three runs in Saturday’s win over CSU 3 vs. North Carolina (BB&T Ballpark) (SECN) 7 p.m. 6 at Kentucky* (SECN+) 6:30 p.m. 1B Chris Cullen (R-R) Jr. .304-1-6 Scored three runs in Saturday’s win over CSU 7 at Kentucky* (SEC Network) 6 p.m. 8 at Kentucky* (ESPNU) 2 p.m. or LT Tolbert (L-R) Jr. .469-2-8 Carries a nine-game hitting streak into Friday 10 THE CITADEL (SECN+) 7 p.m. 12 at Arkansas* (SEC Network) 6 p.m. 2B Justin Row (R-R) Sr. .304-2-7 Homered in the 14-2 win over CSU 13 at Arkansas* (SECN+) 6:30 p.m. or LT Tolbert (L-R) Jr. .469-2-8 Carries a nine-game hitting streak into Friday 14 at Arkansas* (SECN+) 2 p.m. 17 PRESBYTERIAN (SECN+) 7 p.m. 20 LSU* (SECN+) 7 p.m. SS Madison Stokes (R-R) Sr. .538-3-6 Two hits, including a home run, vs. Furman Tuesday 21 LSU* (SECN+) 4 p.m. or LT Tolbert (L-R) Jr. .469-2-8 Carries a nine-game hitting streak into Friday 22 LSU* (SECN+) 1:30 p.m. 24 at Furman (Flour Field) (SECN+) 7 p.m. 3B Jonah Bride (R-R) Sr. .219-1-4 Has played in 132 career games at Carolina 27 at Vanderbilt* (SECN+) 6:30 p.m. 28 at Vanderbilt* (SECN+) 2 p.m. LF Carlos Cortes (L-B) So. .194-2-8 Two-run home run in eighth inning of Furman game 29 at Vanderbilt* (SECN+) 1 p.m. or TJ Hopkins (R-R) Jr. .324-0-2 Three-hit night in the win over UNF MAY 4 OLE MISS* (SECN+) 7 p.m. CF TJ Hopkins (R-R) Jr. .324-0-2 Three-hit night in the win over UNF 5 OLE MISS* (SECN+) 4 p.m. or Danny Blair (L-L) Jr. .250-0-1 Legged out an infield single in win over Winthrop 6 OLE MISS* (SECN+) 12 p.m. or Kyle Jacobsen (R-L) Fr. .200-0-0 Tripled for his first career hit in a Carolina uniform 9 Coll. of Charleston (Spirit Comm. Park) 7 p.m. 11 MISSOURI* (SECN+) 7 p.m. 12 MISSOURI* (SECN+) 4 p.m. RF Jacob Olson (R-R) Jr. .194-4-9 Leads the team with four home runs 13 MISSOURI* (SECN+) 1:30 p.m. 15 USC UPSTATE (SECN+) 7 p.m. DH Noah Campbell (S-R) Fr. .200-1-3 Homered in Friday’s win over CSU 17 at Texas A&M* (SECN+) 6:30 p.m. (note probable lineup comes from SID) 18 at Texas A&M* (SECN+) 6:30 p.m. 19 at Texas A&M* (SECN+) 2 p.m. 21-26 at SEC Tournament (Hoover, Ala.) TBA JUNE FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA 2-5 NCAA Regionals TBA 9-12 NCAA Super Regionals TBA 17-28 College World Series (Omaha, Neb.) TBA @GamecockBasebll // #Gamecocks All times Eastern. Dates and times subject to change Facebook.com//GamecockBasebll * denotes SEC game www.GamecocksOnline.com 2 www.GamecocksOnline.com SOUTH CAROLINA QUICK FACTS SOUTH CAROLINA-CLEMSON HEAD-TO-HEAD GENERAL INFORMATION Category South Carolina Clemson Location ...................................................Columbia, S.C. Games 9 8 Enrollment ............................................................ 33,724 Batting Average .277 .282 Founded ................................................................... 1801 At-Bats 307 255 University President ............................ Dr. Harris Pastides Runs 69 59 Athletics Director ........................................... Ray Tanner Hits 85 72 Faculty Representative .................... Dr. Valinda Littlefield Doubles 10 14 Conference ................................................... Southeastern Triples 5 0 Nickname....................................................... Gamecocks Home Runs 18 12 Colors ......................................................Garnet & Black Slugging Pct. .518 .478 Mascot ................................................................... Cocky On-Base Pct. .394 .413 Stolen Bases 11-14 4-7 TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach ..............................................Mark Kingston Alma Mater .................................... North Carolina, 1995 ERA 2.56 2.92 Record at South Carolina ...............................First Year Innings 81.0 74.0 Career Record ..............................259-183-1 (9th Year) Earned Runs 23 24 Assistant Coach ...........................................Mike Current Strikeouts 79 84 Assistant Coach ........................................... Skylar Meade Walks 27 23 Assistant Coach .............................................. Stuart Lake Hits 50 56 Director of Player Development ..................... Trip Couch Director of Sport Performance ................... Billy Anderson Fielding Pct. .979 .987 Administrative Assistant ................................Lauren West Associate Athletics Trainer ...................... Brainard Cooper Overall Record 6-3 8-0 Academic Advisor ..............................................Jake Ivory Conference Record 0-0 SEC 0-0 ACC Director of Equipment Operations/Assistant to Apparel Current Streak L2 W8 Operations ................................................... Ryan Fischer Last 5 Games 3-2 5-0 Director of Operations ................................... Tyson Lusk Last 10 Games 6-3 8-0 2017 SEASON IN REVIEW/2018 OUTLOOK FOR STARTERS 2017 Overall Record ...............................................35-25 2017 SEC Record/Finish .....13-17/5th East/ 10th Overall The University of South Carolina baseball team faces in-state rival and 14th-ranked Clemson as 2017 Postseason Finish .............................................. N/A part of the Palmetto Series this weekend at three different locations. The Game- Position Starters Returning/Lost ..................................8/1 cocks and Tigers will face off this Friday (March 2) at 7 p.m. inside Founders Park. Pitchers Returning/Lost .............................................5/10 That will be the final game of Carolina’s 10-game homestand to start the season. Players Returning/Lost ............................................17/17 The two teams will then play on Saturday afternoon (March 3) as part of the Reedy River Rivalry at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m. PROGRAM HISTORY First Year of Baseball ................................................. 1892 The series wraps up on Sunday afternoon (March 4) at 2 p.m. at Doug Kingsmore First Year in SEC ...................................................... 1992 Stadium in Clemson, S.C. All-Time Record ............................2,572-1,534-17 (.626) Friday’s game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus with Burch Antley and Kip Bouknight on the All-Time SEC Record............................432-324-1 (.571) call. Sunday’s game is streamed on the ACC Network. All three games will be on the IMG Gamecock SEC Championships .......................3 (2000, 2002, 2011) Radio Network with Derek Scott, Tommy Moody, Drew Meyer and Kip Bouknight on the call. SEC Conference Tournament Titles ....................1 (2004) Carolina is coming off a 6-4 loss to Furman at Founders Park on Tuesday afternoon. SEC East Titles ...7 (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2016) National Championships ...........................2 (2010, 2011) NCAA Appearances/Last .....................................31/2016 RANKINGS NCAA Tournament Record ...................................132-67 South Carolina is ranked 23rd in the Collegiate Baseball Preseason Top 30 poll. College World Series Appearances/Last................11/2012 College World Series Record ...................................32-20 SCOUTING CLEMSON The Tigers are coming off a 9-8, 10-inning win over Winthrop on Tuesday night. Kyle Wilkie’s FACILITY INFORMATION walk-off single with one out in the 10th won it for Clemson, who was down 8-4 in the sixth inning. Stadium (Dimensions) .Founders Park (L-325, C-400, R-325,A-375) Clemson’s eight-game winning streak includes a three-game sweep of Dallas Baptist, who was ranked Capacity ...