2020 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

The 2020 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games at Founders Park, and were led by third-year head coach Mark Kingston.

2020 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record12–4 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Trip Couch
  • Skylar Meade
  • Stuart Lake
Home stadiumFounders Park
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  ‍‍‍ 0 0   16 1   .941
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 0 0   15 2   .882
No. 3 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 0 0   14 4   .778
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 0   12 4   .750
No. 6 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 0 0   13 5   .722
Missouri •  ‍‍‍ 0 0   11 5   .688
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 0 0   11 6   .647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 0 0   16 1   .941
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 0   16 1   .941
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 0 0   15 3   .833
No. 17 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 0 0   12 4   .750
No. 18 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 0 0   13 5   .722
No. 19 LSU  ‍‍‍ 0 0   12 5   .706
No. 14 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 0 0   11 5   .688
‡ – Tournament champion
  • – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
    As of March 12, 2020[1]
    Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

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The Gamecocks finished 28–28 overall, and 8–22 in the conference.

Personnel

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Roster

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2020 South Carolina Gamecocks roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 13 - Graham Lawson -   Senior
  • 15 - Daniel Lloyd - Sophomore
  • 16 - John Gilreath - Junior
  • 20 - Andrew Peters - Junior
  • 21 - Carmen Mlodzinski -   Sophomore
  • 22 - Brannon Jordan - Junior
  • 30 - Brett Thomas - Freshman
  • 34 - Thomas Farr -   Sophomore
  • 35 - RJ Dantin - Freshman
  • 36 - TJ Shook - Junior
  • 37 - Cam Tringali - Sophomore
  • 39 - Will McGregor - Freshman
  • 40 - Wesley Sweatt - Sophomore
  • 43 - Hayden Lehman -   Junior
  • 44 - Parker Coyne - Junior
  • 45 - Trey Tujetsch - Freshman
  • 47 - Dylan Harley - Sophomore
  • 49 - Brett Kerry - Sophomore
 

Catchers

  • 10 - Colin Burgess - Freshman
  • 28 - Wes Clarke - Sophomore

Infielders

  • 3 - Braylen Wimmer - Freshman
  • 6 - George Callil - Senior
  • 7 - Brennan Milone - Freshman
  • 14 - Noah Campbell - Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 9 - Noah Myers - Junior
  • 11 - Andrew Eyster - Junior
  • 32 - Anthony Amicangelo - Junior
  • 33 - Brady Allen - Sophomore

Utility

  • 8 - Jeff Heinrich (INF/OF) - Junior
  • 12 - Josiah Sightler (INF/P) - Sophomore
  • 18 - Julian Bosnic (P/OF) -   Freshman
  • 26 - Jax Cash (C/P) - Freshman
  • 29 - Bryant Bowen (C/INF) - Graduate Student
  • 38 - Dallas Beaver (C/INF) - Graduate Student
 

Coaching Staff

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2020 South Carolina Gamecocks coaching staff[2]
Name Position
Mark Kingston Head Coach
Trip Couch Assistant Coach
Skylar Meade Assistant Coach
Stuart Lake Assistant Coach
Mike Current Director of Baseball Player Development
Wesley Turner Director of Operations
Sawyer Bridges Student Assistant Coach

Schedule and results

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2020 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
February 14 Holy Cross Founders Park
Columbia, SC
W 10–0 C. Mlodzinski (1–0) G. Keough (0–1) SECN+ 6,410 1–0
February 15 Holy Cross Founders Park W 9–4 B. Kerry (1–0) L. Dawson (0–1) D. Lloyd (1) SECN+ 6,167 2–0
February 16 Holy Cross Founders Park W 5–0(5) B. Jordan (1–0) L. Dvorak (0–1) SECN+ 5,437 3–0
February 18 Winthrop Cancelled due to weather.
February 19 Presbyterian Founders Park W 14–3 T. Farr (1–0) G. Stoneking (0–1) 5,222 4–0
February 21 Northwestern Founders Park L 2–5(10) S. Lawrence (1–0) D. Lloyd (0–1) 5,406 4–1
February 22 Northwestern Founders Park W 12–3 B. Kerry (2–0) Q. Lavelle (0–2) 5,834 5–1
February 23 Northwestern Founders Park L 3–4(10) C. Moe (1–0) G. Lawson (0–1) J. Pagliarini (1) 5,603 5–2
February 25 North Florida Founders Park
February 28 Clemson Founders Park
February 29 vs. Clemson Segra Park
Columbia, SC
March
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 1 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, SC
March 3 at Furman Fluor Field at the West End
Greenville, SC
March 4 Boston College Founders Park
March 6 Cornell Founders Park
March 7 Cornell Founders Park
March 8 Cornell Founders Park
March 10 The Citadel Founders Park
March 13 Tennessee Founders Park
March 14 Tennessee Founders Park
March 15 Tennessee Founders Park
March 18 vs. NC State BB&T Ballpark
Charlotte, NC
March 20 at Georgia Foley Field
Athens, GA
March 21 at Georgia Foley Field
March 22 at Georgia Foley Field
March 24 Charleston Southern Founders Park
March 27 Missouri Founders Park
March 28 Missouri Founders Park
March 29 Missouri Founders Park
March 31 vs. Appalachian State BB&T Ballpark
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 3 at Ole Miss Swayze Field
Oxford, MS
April 4 at Ole Miss Swayze Field
April 5 at Ole Miss Swayze Field
April 7 vs. North Carolina BB&T Ballpark
April 10 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN
April 11 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field
April 12 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field
April 14 North Carolina A&T Founders Park
April 16 Mississippi State Founders Park
April 17 Mississippi State Founders Park
April 18 Mississippi State Founders Park
April 21 at The Citadel Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park
Charleston, SC
April 24 at LSU Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
April 25 at LSU Alex Box Stadium
April 26 at LSU Alex Box Stadium
April 28 Furman Founders Park
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 1 Arkansas Founders Park
May 2 Arkansas Founders Park
May 3 Arkansas Founders Park
May 8 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park
Lexington, KY
May 9 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park
May 10 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park
May 12 vs. USC Upstate SRP Park
North Augusta, SC
May 14 Florida Founders Park
May 15 Florida Founders Park
May 16 Florida Founders Park
Post-season
SEC Tournament
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record
May 19–24 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled
Bold = South Carolina team member
Schedule Source:[3]

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

2020 MLB Draft

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Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Carmen Mlodzinski RHP A 31 Pittsburgh Pirates

References

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  1. ^ "2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". South Carolina Gamecocks. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "Baseball Announces 2020 Schedule" (Press release). University of South Carolina Athletics. November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.