2015 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

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2015 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record32–25 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jerry Meyers (5th/13th season)
  • Sammy Esposito (8th season)
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Vanderbilt  x‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 51 21   .708
No. 3 Florida  ‍‍y 19 11   .633 52 18   .743
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 30 28   .517
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 14 15   .483 30 25   .545
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 32 25   .561
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11 18   .379 24 26   .480
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10 19   .345 26 28   .481
Western
No. 5 LSU  x‍‍y 21 8   .724 54 12   .818
No. 11 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 18 10   .643 50 14   .781
No. 7 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 17 12   .586 40 25   .615
Ole Miss ‍‍‍y 15 14   .517 30 28   .517
Auburn ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 36 26   .581
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 32 28   .533
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 24 30   .444
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 2015 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represents the University of South Carolina in the 2015 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 third season as head coach at Carolina.

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

2015 South Carolina Gamecocks active roster
 

Pitchers

  • 6 - Clarke Schmidt - Freshman
  • 9 - Brandon Murray - Freshman
  • 13 - Jack Wynkoop - Junior
  • 17 - Taylor Widener - Sophomore
  • 18 - - Tyler Haswell - Freshman
  • 21 - Tyler Johnson - Freshman
  • 23 - Vince Fiori - Junior
  • 24 - Alex Destino - Freshman
  • 26 - Matthew Vogel - Sophomore
  • 28 - John Parke - Sophomore
  • 32 - Canaan Cropper - Freshman
  • 37 - Wil Crowe - Sophomore
  • 39 - Reed Scott - Sophomore
  • 42 - Cody Mincey - Senior
  • 44 - Preston Johnson - Junior
  • 47 - Josh Reagan - Sophomore

Catchers

  • 16 - Logan Koch - Sophomore
  • 36 - Jared Martin - Junior
  • 38 - Hunter Taylor - Freshman
  • 50 - Thatcher Coleman - Sophomore
 

Infielders

  • 3 - Jared Williams - Freshman
  • 7 - DC Arendas - Junior
  • 8 - Marcus Mooney - Junior
  • 14 - Madison Stokes - Freshman
  • 15 - Jordan Gore - Sophomore
  • 22 - Max Schrock - Junior
  • 31 - Weber Pike - Sophomore
  • 33 - Kyle Martin - Senior
  • 34 - Collin Steagall - Junior
  • 48 - Matt Williams - Freshman

Outfielders

  • 4 - Connor Bright - Senior
  • 5 - Patrick Harrington - Senior
  • 10 - Clark Scolamiero - Freshman
  • 19 - Gene Cone - Sophomore
  • 30 - Elliott Caldwell - Senior
 

2015 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Roster & Bios http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html

Coaching staff[edit]

2015 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff
  • 2 Chad Holbrook – Head coach – 3 years
  • 12 Jerry Meyers – Associate head coach - 5 years / 13 years
  • 41 Sammy Esposito – Assistant Coach - 8 years
  • 55 Brian Buscher – Volunteer Assistant Coach - 3 years

2015 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios https://web.archive.org/web/20110926074934/http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html#coaches

Schedule[edit]

2015 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log[1]
Regular season
April
Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 2 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, MS L 2–13 Laster (4–1) Crowe (3–3) None 7,014 20–10 5–5
April 3 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS L 5–7 Brown (5–1) Wynkoop (4–3) Fitts (5) 6,682 20–11 5–6
April 4 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS W 13–7 Murray (4–0) Tatum None 7,527 21–11 6–6
April 7 Appalachian State Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC W 11–1 Scott (1–1) Mason (0–2) None 7,216 22–11
April 8 The Citadel Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC W 4–2 Fiori (3–0) Watcher (0–1) Widener (8) 8,075 23-11
April 10 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan StadiumGainesville, FL L 3–14 Poyner (2-1) Crowe (3-4) None 5,060 23-12 6-7
April 11 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 5-12 Puk (6–3) Wynkoop (4-4) None 5,076 23-13 6–8
April 12 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL L 2-12 Faedo (3-1) Widener (1-3) None 2,997 23-14 6-9
April 14 Presbyterian Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC
April 16 Vanderbilt Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC
April 17 Vanderbilt Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC
April 18 Vanderbilt Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC
April 21 vs Furman Fluor Field • Greenville, SC
April 24 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson StadiumKnoxville, TN
April 25 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN
April 26 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN
Post-season

Honors and awards[edit]

  • Wil Crowe was named SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week on March 16,[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: 2015 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 12–18 0–3 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 . . 1–2 1–2 ALA W6 3–7 1–2
ARK 17–12 3–0 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 . 1–1 2–1 0–3 ARK W3 7–2 1–1
AUB 13–17 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 . 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 . 0–3 1–2 AUB W5 4–6 1–2
FLA 19–11 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 . 2–1 FLA E2 7–3 2–0
UGA 10–19 1–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 0–2 . 0–3 . 2–1 3–0 . 0–3 UGA E7 3–7 1–3
KEN 14–15 . 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 . 0–3 3–0 0–2 1–2 KEN E4 5–5 1–1
LSU 21–8 3–0 2–1 2–1 . 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 . LSU W1 9–1 2–0
MSU 8–22 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 . 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 . MSU W7 1–9 0–3
MIZZ 15–15 2–1 . . 2–1 3–0 1–2 0–3 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–3 MIZZ E3 6–4 1–2
MISS 15–14 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 . . 1–2 3–0 1–2 . 1–2 1–1 2–1 MISS W4 4–5 1–0
SCAR 13–17 . . 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 2–1 2–1 SCAR E5 3–7 1–1
TENN 11–18 . 1–1 . 1–2 0–3 0–3 . 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 TENN E6 3–6 1–3
TAMU 18–10 2–1 1–2 3–0 . . 2–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 3–0 . TAMU W2 6–3 2–0
VAN 20–10 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 . . 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 . VAN E1 7–3 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
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[3]1010*10*886
Baseball America[4]1313121276
Collegiate Baseball^[5]21201517106
NCBWA[6]1112101076

^ 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 2015 MLB Draft[edit]

The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2015 Baseball Schedule". South Carolina Gamecocks. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  2. ^ Crowe Named SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week
  3. ^ USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll
  4. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  5. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  6. ^ NCBWA Division I poll

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