2016 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

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2016 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
SEC Eastern Division champion
Columbia Regional Champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
CBNo. 12
Record46–18 (20–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jerry Meyers (6th/14th season)
  • Sammy Esposito (9th season)
  • Brian Buscher (5th/6th season)
Home stadiumFounders Park
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 12 South Carolina  x‍‍‍y 20 9 0   .690 46 18 0   .719
No. 7 Florida  ‍‍‍y 19 10 0   .655 52 16 0   .765
No. 23 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 18 12 0   .600 43 19 0   .694
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 15 15 0   .500 32 25 0   .561
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 19 0   .367 27 30 0   .474
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 29 28 0   .509
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 21 0   .300 26 30 0   .464
Western
No. 10 Mississippi State x‍‍y 21 9 0   .700 44 18 1   .706
No. 9 Texas A&M  ‍‍y 20 10 0   .667 49 16 0   .754
No. 13 LSU  ‍‍‍y 19 11 0   .633 45 21 0   .682
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 18 12 0   .600 43 19 0   .694
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15 15 0   .500 32 26 0   .552
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 22 0   .267 23 33 0   .411
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 7 23 0   .233 26 29 0   .473
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represents the University of South Carolina in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks play their home games in Carolina Stadium. The team is coached by Chad Holbrook, who is in his fourth season as head coach at Carolina.

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

2016 South Carolina Gamecocks active roster
 

Pitchers

  • 6 – Clarke SchmidtSophomore
  • 9 – Brandon Murray – Sophomore
  • 13 – Colton Provey – Junior
  • 15 – Adam HillFreshman
  • 16 – Harrison Smith – Freshman
  • 17 – Taylor Widener – Junior
  • 18 – Tyler Haswell – Sophomore
  • 21 – Tyler Johnson – Sophomore
  • 23 – Vince Fiori – Senior
  • 24 – Alex Destino – Sophomore
  • 26 – Matthew Vogel – Junior
  • 27 – Hayden Hefline – Junior
  • 28 – John Parke – Junior
  • 30 – Braden WebbFreshman
  • 32 – Canaan Cropper – Sophomore
  • 35 – Kyle Anderson – Freshman
  • 37 – Wil CroweJunior
  • 39 – Reed Scott – Junior
  • 40 – Colie Bowers – Junior
  • 46 – Dillon Hodge – Junior"
  • 47 – Josh Reagan – Junior
  • 49 – Hank Nichols – Freshman

Catchers

  • 22 – John Jones – Sophomore
  • 33 – Chris Cullen – Freshman
  • 38 – Hunter Taylor – Sophomore
 

Infielders

  • 7 – DC Arendas – Senior
  • 8 – Marcus Mooney – Senior
  • 11 – LT Tolbert – Freshman
  • 14 – Madison Stokes – Sophomore
  • 20 – Jonah Bride – Sophomore
  • 24 – Alex Destino – Sophomore
  • 25 – Ross Grosvenor – Junior
  • 34 – Collin Steagall – Senior
  • 45 – Caleb Whitenton – Freshman
  • 48 – Matt Williams – Sophomore

Outfielders

  • 3 – Jared Williams – Freshman
  • 4 – Danny Blair – Freshman
  • 5 – TJ Hopkins – Freshman
  • 10 – Clark Scolamiero – Sophomore
  • 19 – Gene Cone – Junior
  • 31 – Weber Pike – Junior
  • 42 – Dom Thompson-WilliamsJunior
  • 44 – Brandon McIlwainFreshman
 

2016 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Roster & Bios

Coaching staff[edit]

2016 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff
  • 2 Chad Holbrook – Head coach – 4 years
  • 12 Jerry Meyers – Associate head coach – 6 years / 14 years
  • 41 Sammy Esposito – Assistant coach – 9 years
  • 55 Brian Buscher – Volunteer assistant coach – 5 years / 6 years

2016 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios

Schedule[edit]

2016 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log[1]
Regular season
February
Date Opponent Site/stadium Rank Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 19 Albany Founders ParkColumbia, SC W 10–1 Schmidt (1–0) Woods (0–1) None 7,434 1–0
February 20 Albany Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 6–2 Webb (1–0) Failing (0–1) Reagan (1) 7,825 2–0
February 21 Albany Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 8–1 Bowers (1–0) Romero (0–1) None 7,221 3–0
February 23 Appalachian State Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 5–0 Hill (1–0) Gorham (0–1) None 6,423 4–0
February 24 Winthrop Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 16–4 Haswell (1–0) Sultan (0–1) None 6,523 5–0
February 26 Penn State Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 7–1 Schmidt (2–0) Lehman (0–2) None 7,014 6–0
February 27 Penn State Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 16–5 Webb (2–0) Biasi (1–1) None 7,668 7–0
February 28 Penn State Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 4–2 Scott (1–0) Hagenman (1–1) Reagan (2) 7,804 8–0
March
Date Opponent Site/stadium Rank Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
March 1 at The Citadel Riley ParkCharleston, SC W 6–3 Hill (2–0) Watcher (1–1) Reagan (3) 6,298 9–0
March 4 Clemson Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 8–1 Schmidt (3–0) Barnes (1–1) None 8,242 10–0
March 5 Clemson Fluor FieldGreenville, SC L 5–0 Schmidt (3–0) Webb (2–1) Krall (1) 7,216 10–1
March 6 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore StadiumClemson, SC L 4–1 Eubanks (2–1) Widener (0–1) Bostic (1) 6,524 10–2
March 8 Wofford Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 7–1 Hill (3–0) Higginbotham (0–2) None 6,432 11–2
March 9 Furman Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 5–4 Haswell (2–0) Dvorak (0–1) Reagan (4) 6,325 12–2
March 11 Charleston Southern Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 9–0 Schmidt (4–0) Raynor (3–1) None 6,670 13–2
March 12 Charleston Southern Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 5–4 Webb (3–1) Johnson (2–2) Reagan (5) 7,412 14–2
March 13 Charleston Southern Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 2–0 Hill (4–0) Piriz (0–2) Reagan (6) 6,643 15–2
March 15 USC Upstate Fluor Field • Greenville, SC W 12–6 Murray (1–0) Jackson (2–2) None 2,005 16–2
March 16 Davidson Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 15–2 Vogel (1–0) Roberts (0–2) None 6,525 17–2
March 18 Arkansas Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 10–6 Schmidt (5–0) Taccolini (3–1) None 7,511 18–2 1–0
March 19 Arkansas Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 6–2 Webb (4–1) Teague (2–2) Johnson (1) 7,258 19–2 2–0
March 20 Arkansas Founders Park • Columbia, SC W 8–6 Reagan (1–0) Jackson (1–2) None 6,867 20–2 3–0
March 24 at Ole Miss Swayze FieldOxford, Mississippi #18 W 5–1 Schmidt (6–0) Bramlett (4–1) Reagan (7) 8,167 21–2 4–0
March 25 at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS #18 W 9–5 Webb (5–1) Smith (2–2) None 9,064 22–2 5–0
March 26 at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS #18 W 4–0 Hill (5–0) Pagnozzi (4–1) Johnson (2) 10,184 23–2 6–0
March 26 College of Charleston Founders Park • Columbia, SC #18 L 5–613 Love (1–1) Scott (1–1) Hunt (1) 8,242 23–3
March 26 at Vanderbilt Hawkins FieldNashville, TN #18 L 3–6 Sheffield (4–1) Schmidt (6–1) Bowden (3) 3,384 23–4 6–1
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Rank Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
April 1 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN #7
April 2 #7
April 5 #8
April 8 #8
April 9 #8
April 10 #8
April 13 #5
April 15 #5
April 16 #5
April 17 #5
April 20 #12
April 22 #12
April 23 #12
April 24 #12
April 29 #6
April 30 #6
May
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
Post-season
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record

Record vs. conference opponents[edit]

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2016 SEC baseball game results

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 15–15 3–0 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 0–3 2–1 1–2 . ALA W5 5–5 1–1
ARK 7–23 0–3 3–0 0–3 . 2–1 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 . 1–2 . ARK W7 2–8 1–6
AUB 8–22 1–2 0–3 . . 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 . 2–1 1–2 0–3 AUB W6 2–8 0–4
FLA 19–10 . 3–0 . 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 . 1–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 FLA E2 6–3 3–0
UGA 11–19 2–1 . . 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 0–3 UGA E5 3–7 0–2
KEN 15–15 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 . . 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 KEN E4 6–4 0–1
LSU 19–11 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 . . 1–2 3–0 1–2 . 3–0 1–2 2–1 LSU W3 6–4 3–0
MSU 21–9 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 3–0 2–1 . . 0–3 2–1 MSU W1 9–1 3–1
MIZZ 9–21 . 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–3 . 0–3 3–0 . 0–3 MIZZ E7 2–8 1–4
MISS 18–12 1–2 3–0 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 . MISS W4 6–4 3–1
SCAR 20–9 3–0 3–0 . 1–1 1–2 1–2 . . 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 SCAR E1 5–4 5–0
TENN 9–21 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 1–2 0–3 . 2–1 TENN E6 2–8 0–3
TAMU 20–10 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 TAMU W2 9–1 2–1
VAN 18–12 . . 3–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–0 . 2–1 1–2 1–2 VAN E3 5–5 3–0
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.

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[2]2323*1612106758578810913131314
Baseball America[3]187851266810914141414
Collegiate Baseball^20212013262422364661212
NCBWA[4]2420151817126971188101081291414

^ 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.

Gamecocks in the 2016 MLB Draft[edit]

The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016 Baseball Schedule". Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rankings – USA Today's Coaches Poll". NCAA. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  3. ^ "Baseball America Top 25". Baseball America. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  4. ^ "Rankings – NCBWA". NCAA. Retrieved March 30, 2016.

External links[edit]