2023 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

The 2023 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represents the University of South Carolina in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 2023 season marks the Gamecocks' 130th overall. The Gamecocks play their home games at Founders Park, and are led by sixth year head coach Mark Kingston.

2023 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
CBNo. 4
Record36-11 (14-9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Pitching coachJustin Parker (2nd season)
Home stadiumFounders Park
Uniform
2023 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Florida ‍‍‍ 18–9–0 .66740–12–0 .769
No. 12 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 17–10–0 .63036–15–0 .706
No. 13 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 15–11–0 .57737–15–0 .712
No. 19 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 15–12–0 .55635–15–0 .700
No. 18 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51935–18–0 .660
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 10–17–0 .37030–20–0 .600
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10–17–0 .37028–24–0 .538
Western
No. 2 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 19–8–0 .70438–13–0 .745
No. 5 LSU  ‍‍‍ 17–9–0 .65440–12–0 .769
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .51930–19–1 .610
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 13–14–0 .48135–17–0 .673
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 12–15–0 .44430–22–0 .577
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 8–19–0 .29626–24–0 .520
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6–21–0 .22225–26–0 .490
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 16, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season
Main article: 2022 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

The Gamecocks finished 27–28, 13–17 in the SEC

Personnel

Roster
2023 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team
PlayersCoaches
#Pos.NameBats/ThrowsHeightWeightYearHome town
2 RHP Roman Kimball R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So New Hartford, NY
3 INF Braylen Wimmer R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Yukon, OK
4 LHP Jackson Phipps L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Dallas, GA
5 C Talmadge LeCroy R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Belton, SC
6 INF Will McGillis R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Gr San Diego, CA
7 INF Michael Braswell R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Mableton, GA
9 OF Evan Stone R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Irmo, SC
10 OF Dylan Brewer L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Latta, SC
11 OF Caleb Denny L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Owasso, OK
12 INF Jacob Compton L/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Olive Branch, MS
13 INF Will Tippet S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Stone Mountain, GA
14 RHP Eli Jones R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Peachtree City, GA
15 INF Carson Hornung L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Overland Park, KS
16 RHP Dylan Eskew R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Tampa, FL
18 RHP Eli Jerzembeck R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Charlotte, NC
19 C Cole Messina R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Summerville, SC
20 INF Ethan Petry L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Land o' Lakes, FL
22 RHP Ricky Williams R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lexington, SC
23 RHP Jack Mahoney R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Arlington Heights, IL
25 RHP Sam Simpson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Carrollton, GA
26 C Jonathan French R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Lilburn, GA
28 RHP Austin Williamson R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sherrills Ford, NC
29 LHP Matthew Becker R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Chapin, SC
30 RHP Brett Thomas R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Atlanta, GA
31 OF David Cromer R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Lexington, SC
32 RHP Will Sanders R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Atlanta, GA
33 RHP Noah Hall R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Charlotte, NC
34 RHP James Hicks R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Conway, AR
35 OF Connor Fuhrman R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Daleville, VA
36 RHP Cade Austin R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Chapin, SC
37 RHP Chris Veach R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Chapin, SC
38 C Zander Buchan R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Columbia, SC
40 RHP Wesley Sweatt R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Gr Rock Hill, SC
41 RHP Zach Zedalis R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Charlotte, NC
44 LHP Trey Wheeler L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Indialantic, FL
47 RHP Connor McCreery R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Williston Park, NY
50 INF Kevin Madden R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Glenwood, MD
52 INF Gavin Casas L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Pembroke Pines, FL
Head coach

Mark Kingston

Assistant coach(es)

Monte Lee
Scott Wingo
Justin Parker

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff
2023 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff
  • Mark Kingston - Head Coach - 5th year
  • Monte Lee - Assistant Coach - 1st year
  • Scott Wingo - Assistant Coach - 2nd year
  • Justin Parker - Pitching Coach - 2nd year
  • Mike Current - Player Development - 6th year
  • Ryan West - Director of Operations - 1st year
  • Alek Boychuck - Student Assistant Coach - 3rd year

[2]

Opening Day lineup
Opening Day Starters[3]
NamePosition
Carson HornungDesignated hitter
Braylen WimmerShortstop
Caleb DennyLeft field
Cole MessinaCatcher
Talmadge LeCroyThird base
Gavin CasasFirst base
Will McGillisSecond base
Dylan BrewerRight field
Evan StoneCenter field

Schedule and results
2023 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Game Log
Regular Season 19–1
February 9–0
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 17UMass Lowell#23Founders Park
Columbia, SC		20–3Hicks (1–0)Keevan (0–1)NoneSECN+7,2151–0
February 18UMass Lowell#23Founders Park17–1Hall (1–0)Foley (0–1)NoneSECN+7,3232–0
February 19UMass Lowell#23Founders Park12–1Mahoney (1–0)Draper (0–1)NoneSECN+6,3723–0
February 21Winthrop#23Founders Park19–3Jones (1–0)Hopkins (0–1)NoneSECN+6,0144–0
February 22Queens#23Founders Park12–0Hicks (2–0)Maidhof (0–1)NoneSECN+5,9445–0
February 24Penn#23Founders Park7–4Sanders (1–0)Coady (0–1)Veach (1)SECN+7,1056–0
February 25Penn#23Founders Park1–0Hall (2–0)Zaffiro (0–1)Becker (1)SECN+7,0577–0
February 26Penn#23Founders Park6–5Austin (1–0)Ozmer (0–1)Veach (2)SECN+64428–0
February 28NC A&T#23Founders Park11–3Jones (2–0)Killpatrick (0–2)NoneSECN+5,9569–0
March 10–1
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 3at Clemson#23Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, SC		2–5Lindley (1–1)Sanders (1–1)NoneACCNX5,4569–1
March 4vs. Clemson#23Flour Field
Greenville, SC		11–9Becker (1–0)Dill (1–1)NoneSECN+7,21510–1
March 5Clemson#23Founders Park7–1Hicks 2–0Barlow (1–1)NoneSECN+8,24211–1
March 7The Citadel#20Founders Park8–1Jones 3–0Cummisky (1–1)NoneSECN+6,03412–1
March 8at USC Upstate#20Flour Field
Greenville, SC		8–1Proctor 1–0Curtis (2–1)NoneESPN+3,72513–1
March 10Bethune–Cookman#20Founders Park20–3 (7)Sanders (2–1)LipthrattNoneSECN+5,86114–1
March 11Bethune–Cookman#20Founders Park8–5Hall (3–0)Santos 2–1Hicks (1)SECN+5,82815–1
March 12Bethune–Cookman#20Founders Park10–3Mahoney (2–0)Gaviria 2–1NoneSECN+6,21116–1
March 14Presbyterian#16Founders Park5–0Jones (4–0)Mueller 1–1NoneSECN+6,21117–1
March 17at Georgia#16Foley Field
Athens, Georgia		5–4Veach (1–0)Hoskins 1–1Hicks (2)SECN+3,71218–11–0
March 18at Georgia#16Foley Field12–2 (7)Hall (4–0)Sullivan 3–1NoneSECN+3,21519–12–0
March 19at Georgia#16Foley Field12-1 (7)Mahoney (3-0)Goldstein (0-1)SECN+20–13–0
March 21vs. Charlotte#11Truist Field
Charlotte, NC		2-6Jerzembeck (0-1)20–2
March 24 #22 Missouri#11Founders Park9-8Williamson (1-0)SECN+21–24–0
March 25#22 Missouri#11Founders Park8-1Hall (5-0)SECN+22–25–0
March 26#22 Missouri#11Founders Park5-4 (12)Becker (2-0)SECN+23–26–0
March 28at The Citadel#9Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park
Charleston, SC		13-2 (7)Zedalis (1-0)SECN+24–2
March 30at Mississippi State#9Dudy Noble Field
Starkville, MS		6-4Hicks (4-0)Austin (1)SECN+25–27–0
March 31at Mississippi State#9Dudy Noble Field3-13Hall (5-1)SECN+25–37–1
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 1at Mississippi State#9Dudy Noble Field14-5Hicks (5-0)SECN+26–38–1
April 4 #13 North Carolina#6Truist Field
Charlotte, NC		5-0Proctor (2-0)SECN+27–3
April 6 #1 LSU#6Founders Park14-5Hicks (6-0)Skenes (5-1)SECN+28–39–1
April 7#1 LSU#6Founders Park7-8Jones (4-1)SECN+28–49–2
April 8#1 LSU#6Founders Parkcancelled - rainSECN
April 11USC Upstate#6Founders Park7-2Becker 3-0SECN+29–4
April 14at #4 Vanderbilt#6Hawkins Field
Nashville, TN		14-6Sanders (3-1)SECN+30–410–2
April 15at #4 Vanderbilt#6Hawkins Field5-8Mahoney (3-1)SECN+30–510–3
April 16at #4 Vanderbilt#6Hawkins Field4-6Jones (4-2)SECN+30–610–4
April 18Charleston Southern#6Founders Park10-4Proctor (3-0)SECN+31–6
April 20 #3 Florida#6Founders Park13-3 (7)Sanders (4-1)Sproat (5-2)ESPNU32–611–4
April 21#3 Florida#6Founders Park5-2Mahoney (4-1)Waldrep (6-2)Veach (3)SECN+33–612–4
April 22#3 Florida#6Founders Park7-5Becker (4-0)Caglianone (4-2)Veach (4)SECN+34–613–4
April 28Auburn#3Founders Park3-8Sanders (4-2)SECN+34–713–5
April 29Auburn#3Founders Park5-9Mahoney (4-2)SECN+33–813–6
April 30Auburn#3Founders Park8-7Veach (2-0)Proctor (1)ESPN235–814–6
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
May 3at Winthrop#3Winthrop Ballpark
Rock Hill, SC 		6-1Proctor (4-0)Bookbinder (5-1)ESPN+1,83636–8
May 5at Kentucky#3Kentucky Proud Park
Lexington, KY		3-7Sanders (4-3)SECN+36–914–7
May 6at Kentucky#3Kentucky Proud Park7-14Hicks (6-1)SECN+36–1014–8
May 7at Kentucky#3Kentucky Proud Park2-9Becker (4-1)SECN36–1114–9
May 9North Florida#6Founders Park5-8Eskew (0-1)SECN+36–12
May 12at #3 Arkansas#6Baum–Walker Stadium
Fayetteville, AR		1-4Jones (4-3)SECN+36–1314–10
May 13at #3 Arkansas#6Baum–Walker Stadium3-1Mahoney (5-2)McEntire (6-3)Veach (5)SECN+37-1315-10
May 14at #3 Arkansas#6Baum–Walker Stadium1-5Becker (4-2)SECN+37–1415–11
May 16Charlotte#13Founders ParkSECN+
May 18 #18 Tennessee#13Founders ParkSECN+
May 19#18 Tennessee#13Founders ParkSECN+
May 20#18 Tennessee#13Founders ParkSECN
Postseason
SEC Tournament
Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SECT Record
May 23–28Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = South Carolina team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

[4]

Regular season

February

UMass–Lowell (Opening day)

Friday, February 17 4:00 pm
Columbia, South Carolina SEC+
Team123456789RHE
UMass–Lowell011000100341
South Carolina02351702X20160
WP: J. Hicks (1–0)   LP: L. Keevan (0–1)
Attendance: 7,251
Notes: Wimmer 5-5, 1 HR, McGillis 2 HR's[5]

South Carolina opened its season with a 20–3 win over Umass Lowell, 8 Gamecocks had hits and Braylen Wimmer had 5 hits and 1 HR, Will McGillis hit 2 HR's, Cole Messina had a HR and drove in 3. Will Sanders struck out 3 and only allowed 3 hits. James Hicks picked up the win pitching two scoreless innings and striking out 2.[6]

South Carolina would go on to win the next two games and sweep UMass-Lowell 17–1, and then 12–1


Winthrop

Tuesday, February 21 4:00 pm
Columbia, South Carolina SEC+
Team123456789RHE
Winthrop000110100380
South Carolina03036511X19142
WP: E. Jones (1–0)   LP: B. Hopkins (0–1)
Attendance: 6,014
Notes: Petry 3-4, 4 RBI's, Messina grand slam[7]

Queens

Wednesday, February 22 4:00 pm
Columbia, South Carolina SEC+
Team123456789RHE
Queens000000000020
South Carolina22200060X12110
WP: J. Hicks (2–0)   LP: J. Maidhof (0–2)
Attendance: 5,944
Notes: Casas 3 hits, 1 HR, Denny 5 RBI's[8]

Penn

Friday, February 24 4:00 pm
Columbia, South Carolina SEC+
Team123456789RHE
Penn000010300490
South Carolina05000101X7101
WP: W. Sanders (1–0)   LP: O. Coady (0–1)
Attendance: 7,105
Notes: Petry 3 run HR, Denny 3 hits, 3 RBI's[9]

South Carolina swept Penn 7–4, 1–0, 6–5

March

vs. Clemson (Greenville)

Saturday, March 4 1:00 pm
Columbia, South Carolina SEC+
Team123456789RHE
Clemson0000304029121
South Carolina00000353X11102
WP: M. Becker (1–0)   LP: J. Dill (1–1)
Attendance: 7,215
Notes: Messina 3 hits, 1 HR, Hornung 3 run HR[10]

Clemson

Sunday, March 5 1:30 pm
Columbia, South Carolina SEC+
Team123456789RHE
Clemson010000000161
South Carolina11031001X7101
WP: M. Becker (1–0)   LP: J. Dill (1–1)
Attendance: 8,242
Notes: Casas 2 HR's, Lecroy 3 run HR[11]

at USC Upstate (Greenville)

Wednesday, March 8 6:30 pm
Greenville, South Carolina SEC+
Team123456789RHE
South Carolina07610201219180
USC Upstate001000009171
WP: N. Proctor (1–0)   LP: M. Curtis (1–1)
Attendance: 3,752
Notes: Wimmer 3 run HR, Brewer HR, Messina 3 hits[12]

Bethune–Cookman

Friday, March 10 7:00 pm
Columbia, South Carolina SEC+
Team1234567RHE
Bethune–Cookman0100000352
South Carolina012908X20130
WP: W. Sanders (2–1)   LP: L. Lipthratt (1–1)
Attendance: 5,861
Notes: Brewer Grand slam, McGillis grand slam, Messina 2 HR's, 4 RBI's[13]

at Georgia

Saturday, March 18 2:00 pm
Athens, Georgia SEC+
Team123456789RHE
South Carolina020100002580
Georgia001002100490
WP: C. Veach (1–0)   LP: M. Hoskins (1–1) S = J. Hicks
Attendance: 3,712
Notes: Petry HR, Messina HR, Braswell 2 RBI's[14]

at Georgia

Saturday, March 18 5:30 pm
Athens, Georgia SEC+
Team1234567RHE
South Carolina004070012120
Georgia0100010272
WP: N. Hall (4–0)   LP: L. Sullivan (3–1)
Attendance: 3,215
Notes: Petry 2 HR's, Wimmer 3 RBI's[15]

Record vs. conference opponents


Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2023 SEC baseball records

Source: 2023 SEC baseball game results, 2023 SEC baseball schedule

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA13–141–22–11–2.1–20–31–23–05/20..2–12–1ALAW44–51–1
ARK19–82–13–0.0–3.1–23–0.2–12–13–03–05/20ARKW17–24–1
AUB14–131–20–31–22–1.2–12–15/203–02–1.1–2.AUBW35–41–1
FLA18–92–1.2–12–15/20..3–03–00–32–11–23–0FLAE17–23–1
UGA10–17.3–01–21–22–15/20.0–31–20–32–1.0–3UGAE73–61–3
KEN15–122–1..5/201–21–23–03–0.3–01–21–20–3KENE44–53–1
LSU17–93–02–11–2.5/202–11–2.3–01–12–12–1.LSUW26–22–0
MSU8–192–10–31–2..0–32–1.2–11–20–35/200–3MSUW63–60–4
MIZZ10–170–3.5/200–33–00–3..2–10–33–01–21–2MIZZE63–62–4
MISS6–215/201–20–30–32–1.0–31–21–2..1–20–3MISSW71–80–4
SCAR15–11.1–21–23–03–00–31–12–13–0.5/20.1–2SCARE34–43–1
TENN14–13.0–3.1–21–22–11–23–00–3.5/203–03–0TENNE54–53–2
TAMU12–151–20–32–12–1.2–11–25/202–12–1.0–3.TAMUW55–40–2
VAN17–101–25/20.0–33–03–0.3–02–13–02–10–3.VANE26–34–2
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for all games through 14 May 2023. Tiebreakers: AUB–LSU 2–1 > TENN–LSU 1–2. MIZZ–UGA 3–0.

Rankings
See also: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[16]——*23201411
Baseball America[17]———23191410
Collegiate Baseball^[18]——29251442
NCBWA†[19]28252420149
D1Baseball[20]232323201611

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

See also
  • 2023 South Carolina Gamecocks softball team

References
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  2. "2023 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches". Retrieved February 22, 2023.
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  4. "Baseball Finalizes 2023 Schedule with Non-Conference Slate". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. December 6, 2022.
  5. "Baseball vs UMass Lowell 2/17/23 box score". Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  6. "Baseball Scores 20 in Season-Opening Win over UMass Lowell". Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  7. "Baseball vs Winthrop 2/21/23 box score". Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  8. "Baseball vs Queens 2/22/23 box score". Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  9. "Baseball vs Penn 2/24/23 box score". Retrieved March 18, 2023.
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  11. "Baseball vs Clemson 3/5/23 box score". Retrieved March 18, 2023.
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  13. "Baseball vs Bethune Cookman 3/10/23 box score". Retrieved March 18, 2023.
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