American college baseball season
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 .
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
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: February 6, 2018
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]
2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log
Regular season
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
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
–
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
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
Fluor 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
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
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
Date
Opponent
Rank
StadiumSite
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
StadiumSite
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
StadiumSite
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
StadiumSite
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
Record vs. conference opponents [ edit ]
Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
Source: 2018 SEC baseball game results
Team
ALA
ARK
AUB
FLA
UGA
KEN
LSU
MSU
MIZZ
MISS
SCAR
TENN
TAMU
VAN
Team
Div
SR
ALA
8–22
0–3
0–3
.
1–2
2–1
1–2
1–2
2–1
1–2
.
0–3
0–3
.
ALA
W7
2–8
0–4
ARK
18–12
3–0
3–0
1–2
1–2
3–0
1–2
0–3
.
1–2
2–1
.
3–0
.
ARK
W2
5–5
4–1
AUB
15–15
3–0
0–3
1–2
.
1–2
2–1
2–1
1–2
0–3
.
.
2–1
3–0
AUB
W3
5–5
2–2
FLA
20–10
.
2–1
2–1
2–1
2–1
.
0–3
3–0
.
2–1
2–1
2–1
3–0
FLA
E1
9–1
2–1
UGA
18–12
2–1
2–1
.
1–2
1–2
.
.
3–0
1–2
3–0
2–1
2–1
1–2
UGA
E2
6–4
2–0
KEN
13–17
1–2
0–3
2–1
1–2
2–1
.
2–1
2–1
.
2–1
1–2
.
0–3
KEN
E5
5–5
0–2
LSU
15–15
2–1
2–1
1–2
.
.
.
2–1
2–1
1–2
0–3
3–0
1–2
1–2
LSU
W4
5–5
1–1
MSU
15–15
2–1
3–0
1–2
3–0
.
1–2
1–2
1–2
2–1
.
.
1–2
0–3
MSU
W5
4–6
2–1
MIZZ
12–18
1–2
.
2–1
0–3
0–3
1–2
1–2
2–1
.
1–2
2–1
.
2–1
MIZZ
E6
4–6
0–2
MISS
18–12
2–1
2–1
3–0
.
2–1
.
2–1
1–2
.
1–2
2–1
2–1
1–2
MISS
W1
7–3
1–0
SCAR
17–13
.
1–2
.
1–2
0–3
1–2
3–0
.
2–1
2–1
3–0
2–1
2–1
SCAR
E3
6–4
2–1
TENN
12–18
3–0
.
.
1–2
1–2
2–1
0–3
.
1–2
1–2
0–3
2–1
1–2
TENN
E7
3–7
1–2
TAMU
13–17
3–0
0–3
1–2
1–2
1–2
.
2–1
2–1
.
1–2
1–2
1–2
.
TAMU
W6
3–7
1–1
VAN
16–14
.
.
0–3
0–3
2–1
3–0
2–1
3–0
1–2
2–1
1–2
2–1
.
VAN
E4
6–4
2–2
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.
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final Coaches' [ 6] RV RV* RV — — — — — — — RV RV RV RV 24 RV RV* RV* 17 Baseball America [ 7] — — — — — — — — — — — — — 23 22 — —* —* 16 Collegiate Baseball ^[ 8] 19 21 23 — — — — — — — 25 14 11 11 14 19 10 12 12 NCBWA †[ 9] 32 RV RV — RV — — — — — — RV RV 29т 25 28 12 12*
^ 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.
^ "2018 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios" . GemcocksOnline. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2018 .
^ "Baseball Rained Out in Charlotte" . gamecocksonline.com . CBS Interactive . March 6, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018 .
^ "Baseball's Friday Game at Arkansas Postponed Due to Weather" . gamecocksonline.com . CBS Interactive . April 13, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018 .
^ "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 .
^ "Baseball's Greenville Regional Championship Game Moved to Monday" . gamecocksonline.com . CBS Interactive . June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2018 .
^ Baseball Coaches Poll
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
^ NCBWA Division I poll
Stadium Rivalries People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics