The 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games at Founders Park. The team was led by first year head coach Mark Kingston.
Roster
Coaching staff 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff 17 Mark Kingston - Head coach - 1st year 39 Mike Current - Assistant coach - 1st year 19 Stuart Lake - Assistant coach - 2nd year 25 Skylar Meade - Pitching coach - 1st year
Schedule
! style=""| Regular season
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | February 16 || || No. 19 || Founders Park Columbia, SC || 6–7 || Tremblay (1–0) || Hill (0–1) || Eagle (1) || 7,484 || 0–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 17 || VMI|| No. 19 || Founders Park || 7–2 || Morris (1–0) || Kent 0-1 || None || 6,627 || 1–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 18 || VMI || No. 19 || Founders Park || 9–0 || R. Chapman (1–0) || Watts (0–1) || None || 6,612 || 2–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || || No. 21 || Founders Park || 5–2 || Bridges (1–0) || Vaka (0–1) || Demurias (1)|| 6,120 || 3–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 21 || || No. 21 || Founders Park || 15–2 || || Arnone (0–1) || None || 6,080 || 4–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 23 || || No. 21 || Founders Park || 7–0 || Hill (1–1) || || None || 6,577 || 5–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | February 24 || || No. 21 || Founders Park || 14–2 || Morris (2–0) || Stoudemire 0–2 || None || 7,423 || 6–1 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | February 25 || Charleston Southern || No. 21 || Founders Park || 2–4 || Weekley (1–1) || R. Chapman (1–1) || Smith (2) || 6,353 || 6–2 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | February 27 || || || Founders Park || 4–6 || Alley (1–0) || Mlodzinski (0–1) || || 6,107 || 6–3 || –
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 2 || No. 7 Clemson || || Founders Park || 3–2 || || Gilliam 1–1 || None || 8,242 || 7–3 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 3 || || No. 23 || Fluor Field Greenville, SC || 1–5 || Clark (2–0) || Morris (2–1) || Miller (1) || 7,385 || 7–4 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 4 || at No. 7 Clemson || No. 23 || Clemson, SC || 7–8 || Gilliam (2–1) || || None || 6,312 || 7–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | March 6 || || || BB&T BallparkCharlotte, NC || colspan=7|Cancelled (rain) |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 7 || || || Founders Park || 12–2 || Shook (1–0) || McAlister 0–1 || None || 6,027 || 8–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 9 || || || Founders Park || 9–2 || Hill (2–1) || Gross (0–2) || Gilreath (1) || 6,245 || 9–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 10 (1) || Princeton || || Founders Park || 7–3 || Morris (3–1) || Smith (0–1) || Lomas (1) || 6,425 || 10–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || Princeton || || Founders Park || 6–4 || Demurias (2–0) || Proctor (0–1) || || 6,114 || 11–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 14 || || || Founders Park || 12–3 || Coyne (1–0) || Bigge (1–1) || None || 5,705 || 12–5 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 16 || No. 6 Florida || || Founders Park || 3–7 || Singer (5–0) || Hill (2–2) || Byrne (4) || 7,034 || 12–6 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 17 || No. 6 Florida || || Founders Park || 15–7 || Morris (4–1) || Kowar (3–1) || None || 7,207 || 13–6 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 18 || No. 6 Florida || || Founders Park || 2–3 || Dyson (4–1) || || Byrne (5) || 7,113 || 13–7 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 20 || The Citadel || || Founders Park || 3–4 || Buster (3–1) || Coyne (1–1) || None || 6,307 || 13–8 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 23 || at || || Foley FieldAthens, GA || 5–7 || Locey (4–0) || Lawson (0–1) || Schunk (1) || 2,785 || 13–9 || 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 24 || at Georgia || || Foley Field || 3–12 || Hancock (3–1) || Morris (0–2) || None || 3,481 || 13–10 || 1–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | March 25 || at Georgia || || Foley Field || 0–3 || Webb (1–1) || R. Chapman (1–3) || Schunk (2) || 2,443 || 13–11 || 1–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 27 || || || Founders Park || 5–4 || || LaCagnina (0–2) || Demurias (2) || 5,824 || 14–11 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 29 || Tennessee || || Founders Park || 6–1 ||Hill (3–2)|| Crochet (2–3) || None || 6,425 || 15–11 || 2–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 30 || Tennessee || || Founders Park || 6–2 ||Morris (5–2)|| Stallings (4–2) || None || 6,945 || 16–11 || 3–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | March 31 || Tennessee || || Founders Park || 6–3 ||Demurias (3–0)|| Linginfelter (2–2) || None || 7,816 || 17–11 || 4–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 3 || || || BB&T Ballpark || 3–11 || || || None || 7,410 || 17–12 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 6 || at Kentucky || || Cliff Hagan StadiumLexington, KY || 1–14 || Hjelle (5–2) || Hill (3–3) || None || 3,422 || 17–13 || 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 7 || at Kentucky || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 15–1 || Morris (6–2) || Haake (1–2) || Bridges (1) || 2,642 || 18–13 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 8 || at Kentucky || || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 5–10 || Lewis (6–2) || || || 2,853 || 18–14 || 5–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 10 || at The Citadel || || Joseph P. Riley Jr. ParkCharleston, SC || 12–1 || Mlodzinski (1–3) || Sabo (0–1) || None || 1,573 || 19–14 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 12 || at No. 7 Arkansas || || Baum StadiumFayetteville, AR || 3–2 || Bridges (2–0) || Loseke (0–1) || Demurias (3) || 8,416 || 20–14 || 6–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | April 13 || at No. 7 Arkansas || || Baum Stadium || colspan=7| Postponed (severe weather) Makeup: April 14 as a single-admission, 7-inning doubleheader |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 14 (1) || at No. 7 Arkansas || || Baum Stadium || 0–27 || Murphy (5–2) || Hill (3–4) || Cronin (8) || 9,680 || 20–15 || 6–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | || at No. 7 Arkansas || || Baum Stadium || 0–37 || Campbell (3–3) || Morris (6–3) || Cronin (9) || 9,680 || 20–16 || 6–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 17 || || || Founders Park || 4–7 || Paradis (1–3) || Mlodzinski (1–4) || Springs (1) || 6,104 || 20–17 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 20 || No. 18 LSU || || Founders Park || 11–0 || || Hess (6–4) || None || 6,952 || 21–17 || 7–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 21 || No. 18 LSU || || Founders Park || 11–4 || || Hilliard (7–3) || None || 7,982 || 22–17 || 8–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 22 || No. 18 LSU || || Founders Park || 8–6 || || Bain (1–2) || Bridges (2) || 7,141 || 23–17 || 9–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 24 || at Furman || || Greenville, SC|| 10–2 || || Alley (2–3) || None || 2,030 || 24–17 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 27 || at No. 12 || No. 25 || Hawkins FieldNashville, TN|| 8–7 || || Brown (1–3) || Bridges (3) || 2,895 || 25–17 || 10–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | April 28 || at No. 12 Vanderbilt || No. 25 || Hawkins Field || 1–8 || Raby (3–4) || || None || 3,166 || 25–18 || 10–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | April 29 || at No. 12 Vanderbilt || No. 25 || Hawkins Field || 10–9 || || Day (1–1) || None || 3,158 || 26–18 || 11–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 4 || No. 11 Ole Miss || || Founders Park || 13–5 || || Rolison (6–4) || None || 7,559 || 27–18 || 12–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 5 || No. 11 Ole Miss || No. 14 || Founders Park || 11–6 || || Feigl (7–4) || None || 7,692 || 28–18 || 13–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 6 || No. 11 Ole Miss || No. 14 || Founders Park || 5–610 || Caracci (3–2) || || None || 6,852 || 28–19 || 13–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 9 || || No. 11 || Columbia, SC || 0–9 || Sisk (9–3) || || None || 5,867 || 28–20 || – |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 11 || Missouri || No. 11 || Founders Park || 3–5 || Toelken (5–2) || L. Chapman (3–1) || Ball (6) || 6,922 || 28–21 || 13–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 12 || Missouri || No. 11 || Founders Park || 6–3 || || Plassmeyer (5–3) || None || 7,216 || 29–21 || 14–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | || Missouri || No. 11 || Founders Park || 1–0 || || LaPlante (4–3) || None || 6,435 || 30–21 || 15–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | May 15 || || No. 11 || Founders Park || colspan=7| Canceled (impending weather) |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 17 || at || No. 11 || Olsen FieldCollege Station, TX || 3–6 || Chafin (4–0) || || None || 4,615 || 30–22 || 15–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 18 || at Texas A&M|| No. 11 || Olsen Field || 5–3 || || Doxakis (6–5) || || 4,770 || 31–22 || 16–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 19 || at Texas A&M || No. 11 || Olsen Field || 10–1 || || Kolek (5–6) || None || 5,101 || 32–22 || 17–13
! style=""|Postseason
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | May 22 || vs. (12) Missouri || || Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL || 4–2 || || Toelken (6–3) || Lawson (2) || 8,072 || 33–22 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 23 || vs. No. 9 (4) Arkansas || || Metropolitan Stadium || 8–13 || Murphy (7–4) || L. Chapman (3–3) || None || 6,710 || 33–23 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | May 24 || vs. (8) LSU || || Metropolitan Stadium || 4–612 || Peterson (1–3) || Gilreath (0–1) || None || 7,197 || 33–24 || 1–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 1 || vs. (3) || || Clark–LeClair StadiumGreenville, NC || 8–3 || || Kinker (6–2) || Lawson (3) || 4,700 || 34–24 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 2 || at || || Clark–LeClair Stadium || 4–2 || || Burleson (5–2) || Lawson (4) || 4,700 || 35–24 || 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | June 3 || vs. (4) || || Clark–LeClair Stadium || colspan=7| Postponed (rain) Makeup: June 4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 4 || vs. (4) UNC Wilmington || || Clark–LeClair Stadium || 8–4 || || Royalty (6–6) || None || 4,700 || 36–24 || 3–0
|- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 9 || at No. 4 (5) Arkansas || || Baum Stadium || 3–9 || Knight (12–0) || Demurias (7–1) || Loseke (4) || 11,722 || 36–25 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" | June 10 || vs. No. 4 (5) Arkansas || || Baum Stadium || 8–5 || Morris (9–3) || Murphy (8–5) || Bridges (5) || 11,481 || 37–25 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" | June 11 || at No. 4 (5) Arkansas || || Baum Stadium || 4–14 || Loseke (3–2) || Mlodzinski (3–6) || None || 11,217 || 37–26 || 1–2
Record vs. conference opponents
Rankings
References
External links Gamecock Baseball official website