South Carolina baseball welcomes a new coach and new faces in preparation for 2025 campaign. The Gamecocks look to utilize veteran presence, transfers and freshman to form a successful squad in 2025.
University of South Carolina board of trustees met on Tuesday afternoon to approve four new contracts for South Carolina's baseball team. Among the new contracts is Paul Mainieri, who was hired as the head coach of the program.
South Carolina head baseball coach Mark Kingston was relieved of his duties Monday morning after seven seasons in charge of the team. The move came one day after the Gamecocks were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
South Carolina baseball suffered losses against JMU and NC State in the Raleigh Regional, eliminating the team from NCAA Tournament play. and to be eliminated from the postseason and conclude the 2024 season. A 1-2 showing over the course of the weekend was headlined by defensive miscues and offensive struggles.
The No. 20 South Carolina baseball team dropped its fourth SEC series of the season against No. 2 Arkansas. South Carolina picked up a win in the first game of a Saturday doubleheader, but it was unable to carry that momentum into its third contest of the weekend.
South Carolina baseball's catcher Cole Messina joined the career 100-hit club earlier this season. His steady contributions earned him a spot as a Preseason All-American. Read More:
The No. 22 South Carolina baseball team dropped its three-game series against No. 3 Texas A&M at Founders Park this weekend, losing the first two games and winning the third. The Gamecocks saw an impressive performance from junior pitcher Matthew Becker in game three, where he threw 83 pitches, struck out eight batters and walked none.
The South Carolina baseball team was completely shut out for the first time all season in its midweek matchup against Georgia Southern, losing 8-0. Sophomore outfielder Ethan Petry and freshman pitcher Eddie Copper both exited the game early due to injuries.
The No. 18 South Carolina baseball team improved its win streak to six games during a highly offensive battle over Presbyterian on Tuesday. The Gamecocks' offense continued to rack up runs, but it also rotated nine different pitchers throughout the game.
Heading into the 2024 season, the South Carolina baseball team expected its batting lineup to be dominant and its pitching staff to be uncertain. But by the end of March, the team's batters have struggled to score runners, while its pitchers have served as the backbone of the team's success.
The South Carolina baseball team swept No. 3 Vanderbilt at home over the weekend. The team's strong pitching and offense helped lead it to overcome the Commodores, marking the first time the Gamecocks have won an SEC series in the 2024 season.
South Carolina defeated USC Upstate 14-8 at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina Tuesday night. The Gamecocks, while struggling with pitching at first, were able to utilize the rest of the bullpen to stop the Spartans. The Gamecocks will now look to host No. 3 Vanderbilt at home this weekend.
Freshman pitcher Eddie Copper's debut for the South Carolina baseball team was not the first impression he was hoping for. But since then, he has emerged as the team's midweek starter and amassed 19 strikeouts over 18 innings this season.
The South Carolina baseball team lost its first SEC series of the season to Ole Miss this weekend. The Gamecocks struggled to find its footing on offense in the first two games but came alive in the third to capture one win.
The South Carolina baseball team defeated Georgia State 4-3 in a matchup that saw the Gamecocks rely on its pitching. Next, the team will travel to Oxford, Mississippi, for its first SEC series of the season.
The No. 19 South Carolina baseball team suffered its first series loss of the season, falling in two games over the weekend against in-state rival Clemson. Both defeats were one-run losses, including a walk-off on Saturday evening.
The South Carolina and Clemson baseball teams will face off in the Palmetto Series over the weekend as the Gamecocks look to beat its in-state rivals for the second year in a row. The teams have almost identical 2024 records, and both are coming into the series off of wins.
