2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
CBNo. 25
Record44–18 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jerry Meyers (4th/12th season)
  • Sammy Esposito (7th season)
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 24 Florida x‍†‍‍y 21 – 9 – 0   .700 40 – 23 – 0   .635
No. 25 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 44 – 18 – 0   .710
No. 1 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y 17 – 13 – 0   .567 51 – 21 – 0   .708
Kentucky ‍‍‍y 14 – 16 – 0   .467 37 – 25 – 0   .597
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 31 – 23 – 0   .574
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 18 – 1   .383 26 – 29 – 1   .473
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24 – 0   .200 20 – 33 – 0   .377
Western
No. 4 Ole Miss x‍‍‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 48 – 21 – 0   .696
No. 21 LSU ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 11 – 1   .603 46 – 16 – 1   .738
No. 28 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 39 – 24 – 0   .619
No. 30 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 40 – 25 – 0   .615
Alabama ‍‍‍y 15 – 14 – 0   .517 37 – 24 – 0   .607
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 14 – 16 – 0   .467 36 – 26 – 0   .581
Auburn ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 28 – 28 – 0   .500
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represents the University of South Carolina in the 2014 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 second season as head coach at Carolina.

Personnel

Roster

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks roster
 

Pitchers

  • 6 Joel Seddon - Junior
  • 13 Jack Wynkoop - Sophomore
  • 14 Evan Beal - Junior
  • 17 Taylor Widener - Freshman
  • 18 Tyler Haswell - Freshman
  • 23 Vince Fiori - Sophomore
  • 26 Matthew Vogel - Freshman
  • 28 John Parke - Freshman
  • 32 Canaan Cropper - Freshman
  • 34 Jordan Montgomery - Junior
  • 35 Curt Britt - Sophomore
  • 36 Hunter Privette - Senior
  • 37 Wil Crowe - Freshman
  • 39 Reed Scott - Freshman
  • 42 Cody Mincey - Junior
  • 46 Jackson Smith - Freshman
  • 47 Josh Reagan - Freshman
  • 54 Trey McNickle - Junior
  

Infielders

  • 7 DC Arendas - Sophomore
  • 8 Marcus Mooney - Sophomore
  • 9 Joey Pankake - Junior
  • 15 Jordan Gore - Freshman
  • 22 Max Schrock - Sophomore
  • 24 Brison Celek - Senior
  • 31 Weber Pike - Freshman
  • 33 Kyle Martin - Junior
  

Catchers

  • 5 Patrick Harrington - Junior
  • 16 Logan Koch - Freshman
  • 21 Grayson Greiner - Junior

Outfielders

  • 3 Tanner English - Junior
  • 4 Connor Bright - Junior
  • 11 Zack Madden - Freshman
  • 19 Gene Cone - Freshman
  • 20 Brock Maxwell - Freshman
  • 30 Elliot Caldwell - Junior
  

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Coaching staff

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff
  • 2 Chad Holbrook – Head coach – 2 years
  • 12 Jerry Meyers - Associate head coach - 4 years / 12 years
  • 41 Sammy Esposito - Assistant Coach - 7 years
  • 55 Brian Buscher - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 2 years

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html#coaches Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine

Schedule

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log
Regular season
February
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
– February 14 Bucknell Carolina Stadium Postponed
1 February 15 Bucknell Carolina Stadium 17-4 Montgomery (1-0) Hough (0-1) None 8,015 1–0 –
2 February 15 Bucknell Carolina Stadium 12-2 Wynkoop (1-0) Weigel (0-1) None 7,822 2–0 –
3 February 16 Bucknell Carolina Stadium 12-0 Crowe (1-0) Andreychik (0-1) None 7,512 3–0 –
4 February 18 Presbyterian Carolina Stadium 4-0 Reagan (1-0) Kehner (0-1) None 6,642 4–0 –
5 February 21 Eastern Kentucky Carolina Stadium 4-0 Montgomery (2-0) Cobb (1-1) None 6,842 5–0 –
6 February 22 Eastern Kentucky Carolina Stadium 2-0 Wynkoop (2-0) Perkins (0-1) Seddon (1) 8,242 6–0 –
7 February 23 Eastern Kentucky Carolina Stadium 6-0 Crowe (2-0) Scott (0-2) None 7,731 7–0 –
8 February 28 Clemson Carolina Stadium 9-6 Mincey (1-0) Bates (0-1) Seddon (2) 8,242 8–0 –
March
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
9 March 1 vs. Clemson Fluor Field 10-2 Wynkoop (3-0) Crownover (2-1) Seddon (3) 7,182 9–0 –
10 March 2 @ Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium 5-3 Mincey (2-0) Schmidt (1-2) None 6,016 10–0 –
11 March 4 Stetson Carolina Stadium 7-1 Reagan (2-0) Powers (1-2) None 6,306 11–0 –
12 March 5 Stetson Carolina Stadium 4-2 Privette (1-0) Warmoth (0-2) Seddon (4) 6,427 12–0 –
- March 7 Brown Carolina Stadium Postponed
13 March 8 Brown Carolina Stadium 13-0 Montgomery (3-0) Galan (0-1) None 7,163 13–0 –
14 March 8 Brown Carolina Stadium 8-0 Wynkoop (4-0) St. Lawrence (0-1) None 7,546 14–0 –
15 March 9 Brown Carolina Stadium 1-0 Crowe (3-0) Taugner (0-1) Seddon (5) 6,903 15–0 –
16 March 11 Furman Carolina Stadium 5-0 Widener (1-0) Greenfield (1-1) None 7,174 16–0 –
17 March 14 Ole Miss Carolina Stadium 4-6 Ellis (3-0) Montgomery (3-1) Laxer (1) 7,859 16–1 0–1
18 March 15 Ole Miss Carolina Stadium 5-410 Seddon (1-0) Denny (0-1) None 7,835 17–1 1–1
19 March 15 Ole Miss Carolina Stadium 3-1 Crowe (4-0) Smith (3-1) Seddon (6) 7,349 18–1 2–1
- March 18 @ The Citadel Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Postponed
20 March 21 @ Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 5-13 Reed (4-1) Montgomery (3-2) None 1,937 18–2 2–2
21 March 22 @ Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 1-2 Shepherd (5-0) Wynkoop (4-1) Salow (1) 2,220 18–3 2–3
22 March 23 @ Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 8-3 Crowe (5-0) Nelson (1-1) Seddon (7) 1,870 19–3 3–3
23 March 25 College of Charleston Carolina Stadium 4-2 Reagan (3-0) Thornton (0-2) Mincey (1) 7,170 20–3 –
24 March 26 Coastal Carolina Carolina Stadium 4-0 Britt (1-0) Moats (0-3) None 6,982 21–3 –
25 March 28 Tennessee Carolina Stadium 3-214 Wynkoop (5-1) Bettencourt (0-1) None 7,506 22–3 4–3
26 March 29 Tennessee Carolina Stadium 9-6 Scott (1-0) Owenby (2-1) None 7,473 23–3 5–3
27 March 30 Tennessee Carolina Stadium 8-0 Crowe (6-0) Lee (3-1) None 8,242 24–3 6–3
April
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
28 April 1 Appalachian State Carolina Stadium 2-1 Fiori (1-0) Thurber (0-3) None 7,416 25–3 –
- April 3 @ Arkansas Baum Stadium Postponed
29 April 4 @ Arkansas Baum Stadium 2-1 Montgomery (4-2) Killian (1-5) Seddon (8) 9,947 26–3 7–3
30 April 4 @ Arkansas Baum Stadium 1-4 Beeks (5-2) Wynkoop (5-2) None 9,947 26–4 7–4
31 April 5 @ Arkansas Baum Stadium 0-7 Oliver (3-3) Crowe (6-1) None 10,103 26–5 7–5
32 April 8 @ Furman Fluor Field 9-2 Widener (2-0) Dittmar (0-2) None 4,247 27–5 –
33 April 11 Florida Carolina Stadium 4-1 Montgomery (5-2) Shore (3-2) Seddon (9) 8,242 28–5 8–5
34 April 12 Florida Carolina Stadium 3-4 Puk (3-2) Seddon (1-1) None 8,242 28–6 8–6
35 April 13 Florida Carolina Stadium 5-6 Dunning (1-0) Crowe (6-2) Hanhold (2) 8,242 28–7 8–7
36 April 15 Charleston Southern Carolina Stadium 1-4 Buckley (2-0) Beal (0-1) Weekley (7) 7,415 28–8 –
37 April 16 @ The Citadel Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park 8-10 Livingston (2-4) Vogel (0-1) Hunter (7) 6,500 28–9 –
- April 18 @ Auburn Plainsman Park Postponed
38 April 19 @ Auburn Plainsman Park 2-4 Ortman (7-2) Montgomery (5-3) None 3,770 28–10 8–8
39 April 19 @ Auburn Plainsman Park 3-2 Mincey (3-0) Wade (3-2) Seddon (10) 4,096 29–10 9–8
40 April 20 @ Auburn Plainsman Park 4-3 Seddon (2-1) Cochran-Gill (0-2) None 3,084 30–10 10–8
41 April 22 Davidson Carolina Stadium 8-0 Widener (3-0) Beeker (2-2) None 6,886 31–10 –
42 April 23 USC Upstate Carolina Stadium 6-1 Britt (2-0) Birklund (0-7) None 7,102 32–10 –
43 April 25 Alabama Carolina Stadium 9-3 Montgomery (6-3) Turnbull (5-3) Seddon (11) 8,242 33–10 11–8
44 April 26 Alabama Carolina Stadium 1-2 Kamplain (4-2) Wynkoop (5-3) Burrows (9) 8,242 33–11 11–9
45 April 27 Alabama Carolina Stadium 9-3 Mincey (4-0) Eicholtz (2-1) Seddon (12) 8,074 34–11 12–9
May
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record
46 May 2 @ Georgia Foley Field 1-3 Lawlor (4-4) Montgomery (6-4) None 2,682 34–12 12–10
47 May 3 @ Georgia Foley Field 5-2 Wynkoop (6-3) Ripple (2-1) Seddon (13) 3,256 35–12 13–10
48 May 4 @ Georgia Foley Field 3-5 Sosebee (1-3) Crowe (6-3) Cheek (1) 3,078 35–13 13–11
49 May 7 Wofford Carolina Stadium 15-1 Britt (3-0) Accetta (3-3) None 7,274 36–13 –
50 May 9 Missouri Carolina Stadium 8-2 Montgomery (7-4) Graves (3-5) None 7,419 37–13 14–11
51 May 10 Missouri Carolina Stadium 3-1 Wynkoop (7-3) Fairbanks (4-6) Seddon (14) 7,903 38–13 15–11
52 May 11 Missouri Carolina Stadium 2-1 Mincey (5-0) Steele (0-8) None 7,307 39–13 16–11
53 May 13 The Citadel Carolina Stadium 10-1 Scott (2-0) Brecklin (0-1) None 8,054 40–13 –
54 May 15 @ Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 4-310 Seddon (3-1) Miller (1-1) None 2,819 41–13 17–11
55 May 16 @ Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 3-9 Fulmer (5-1) Wynkoop (7-4) Stone (3) 3,429 41–14 17–12
56 May 17 @ Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 6-3 Crowe (7-3) Ravenelle (3-1) Seddon (15) 3,626 42–14 18–12
Post-season
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SECT record
57 May 21 Mississippi State Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 0-127 Lindgren (6-1) Montgomery (7-5) None 7,526 42–15 0–1
58 May 22 Florida Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 2-7 Poyner (5-3) Wynkoop (7-5) None 5,115 42–16 0–2
# Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
59 May 30 Campbell Carolina Stadium 5-2 Montgomery (8-5) Bowers (10-4) None 7,382 43–16 1–0
60 May 31 Maryland Carolina Stadium 3-4 Shawaryn (11-3) Wynkoop (7-6) Mooney (12) 6,813 43–17 1–1
61 June 1 Campbell Carolina Stadium 9-0 Crowe (8-3) Koopman (8-2) None 5,986 44–17 2–1
62 June 1 Maryland Carolina Stadium 10-1 Stiles (5-2) Seddon (3-2) Ruse (1) 6,340 44–18 2–2

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Honors and awards

Record vs. conference opponents

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

2014 SEC baseball records

Source: 2014 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 15–14 1–2 2–1 0–3 . 2–1 1–1 1–2 . 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 . ALA W5 5–4 1–1
ARK 16–14 2–1 1–2 1–2 . . 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 ARK W4 5–5 1–0
AUB 10–20 1–2 2–1 . . 1–2 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 . AUB W7 3–7 0–3
FLA 21–9 3–0 2–1 . 3–0 1–2 3–0 . 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 FLA E1 7–3 4–0
UGA 11–18 . . . 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–3 UGA E6 4–6 0–2
KEN 14–16 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 . . 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 KEN E4 5–5 0–1
LSU 17–11 1–1 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–0 . 3–0 . 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 1–2 LSU W2 6–3 2–1
MSU 18–12 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 . 0–3 3–0 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 MSU W3 7–3 2–1
MIZZ 6–24 . 0–3 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 . 0–3 MIZZ E7 2–8 0–6
MISS 19–11 0–3 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 . 2–1 . MISS W1 7–3 3–1
SCAR 18–12 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 . . 3–0 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 SCAR E2 6–4 2–0
TENN 12–18 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 . 2–1 TENN E5 3–7 0–1
TAMU 14–16 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 . . 2–1 TAMU W6 4–6 0–0
VAN 17–13 . 1–2 . 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 VAN E3 5–5 2–0
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. Georgia at LSU had a tie game.

Rankings

See also: 2014 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[12]1414*14*112334687118613—
Baseball America[13]7533112251111917171518—
Collegiate Baseball^[14]141051112141518141917151525
NCBWA†[15]129631242468712991223

^ 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 2014 MLB Draft

The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Grayson Greiner C 3rd 99th Detroit Tigers
Jordan Montgomery LHP 4th 122nd New York Yankees
Joey Pankake 3B 7th 220th Detroit Tigers
Tanner English OF 11th 320th Minnesota Twins
Joel Seddon RHP 11th 342nd Oakland A's
Kyle Martin 1B 20th 599th Anaheim Angels
Evan Beal RHP 21st 633rd Kansas City Royals

References

  1. ^ "Crowe Named SEC Pitcher of the Week". Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "Crowe Named SEC Freshman of the Week". Archived from the original on February 25, 2014. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
  3. ^ "Wil Crowe Earns Freshman All-America Honors From Collegiate Baseball". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  4. ^ "Several Gamecocks Honored By Southeastern Conference". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  5. ^ "Greiner Named SEC Player of the Week". Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  6. ^ "Several Gamecocks Honored By Southeastern Conference". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  7. ^ "Greiner Earns All-America Honors From Baseball America". Archived from the original on September 9, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  8. ^ "Greiner Named Semifinalist For Johnny Bench Award". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  9. ^ "Several Gamecocks Honored By Southeastern Conference". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  10. ^ "Several Gamecocks Honored By Southeastern Conference". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  11. ^ "Joel Seddon Earns All-America Honors From NCBWA". Archived from the original on September 9, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  12. ^ USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll
  13. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  14. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  15. ^ NCBWA Division I poll

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