The 2023 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 2023 season marked the Gamecocks' 130th overall. The Gamecocks played their home games at Founders Park, and were led by sixth year head coach Mark Kingston. The Gamecocks were eliminated 0-2 from the Gainesville Super Regional, and finished the season ranked 13th in the final D1Baseball rankings.

Previous season

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

Personnel

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

Opening Day lineup +Opening Day StartersName PositionCarson Hornung Designated hitterBraylen Wimmer ShortstopCaleb Denny Left fieldCole Messina CatcherTalmadge LeCroy Third baseGavin Casas First baseWill McGillis Second baseDylan Brewer Right fieldEvan Stone Center 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 recordFebruary 17 #23 Founders ParkColumbia, SC 20–3 Hicks (1–0) Keevan (0–1) None SECN+ 7,215 1–0 February 18 UMass Lowell #23 Founders Park 17–1 Hall (1–0) Foley (0–1) None SECN+ 7,323 2–0 February 19 UMass Lowell #23 Founders Park 12–1 Mahoney (1–0) Draper (0–1) None SECN+ 6,372 3–0 February 21 #23 Founders Park 19–3 Jones (1–0) Hopkins (0–1) None SECN+ 6,014 4–0 February 22 #23 Founders Park 12–0 Hicks (2–0) Maidhof (0–1) None SECN+ 5,944 5–0 February 24 #23 Founders Park 7–4 Sanders (1–0) Coady (0–1) Veach (1) SECN+ 7,105 6–0 February 25 Penn #23 Founders Park 1–0 Hall (2–0) Zaffiro (0–1) Becker (1) SECN+ 7,057 7–0February 26 Penn #23 Founders Park 6–5 Austin (1–0) Ozmer (0–1) Veach (2) SECN+ 6442 8–0 February 28 #23 Founders Park 11–3 Jones (2–0) Killpatrick (0–2) None SECN+ 5,956 9–0 March (10–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMarch 3 at Clemson #23 Doug Kingsmore StadiumClemson, SC 2–5 Lindley (1–1) Sanders (1–1) None ACCNX 5,456 9–1 March 4 vs. Clemson #23 Fluor FieldGreenville, SC 11–9 Becker (1–0) Dill (1–1) None SECN+ 7,215 10–1 March 5 Clemson #23 Founders Park 7–1 Hicks (2–0) Barlow (1–1) None SECN+ 8,242 11–1 March 7 The Citadel #20 Founders Park 8–1 Jones (3–0) Cummisky (1–1) None SECN+ 6,034 12–1 March 8 at #20 Fluor FieldGreenville, SC 8–1 Proctor (1–0) Curtis (2–1) None ESPN+ 3,725 13–1 March 10 #20 Founders Park 20–37 Sanders (2–1) Lipthratt, L (1–1) None SECN+ 5,861 14–1 March 11 Bethune–Cookman #20 Founders Park 8–5 Hall (3–0) Santos (2–1) Hicks (1) SECN+ 5,828 15–1 March 12 Bethune–Cookman #20 Founders Park 10–3 Mahoney (2–0) Gaviria (2–1) None SECN+ 6,211 16–1 March 14 #16 Founders Park 5–0 Jones (4–0) Mueller (1–1) None SECN+ 6,211 17–1 March 17 at Georgia #16 Foley FieldAthens, Georgia 5–4 Veach (1–0) Hoskins (1–1) Hicks (2) SECN+ 3,712 18–1 1–0March 18 at Georgia #16 Foley Field 12–27 Hall (4–0) Sullivan (3–1) None SECN+ 3,215 19–1 2–0March 19 at Georgia #16 Foley Field 12–17 Mahoney (3–0) Goldstein (0–1) None SECN+ 3,167 20–1 3–0 March 21 vs. Charlotte #11 Truist FieldCharlotte, NC 2–6 Kramer (1–2) Jerzembeck (0–1) None ESPN+ 2,161 20–2 March 24 #22 Missouri #11 Founders Park 9–8 Williamson (1–0) Franklin (4–1) None SECN+ 8,242 21–2 4–0 March 25 #22 Missouri #11 Founders Park 8–1 Hall (5–0) Lohse (0–2) None SECN+ 8,242 22–2 5–0 March 26 #22 Missouri #11 Founders Park 5–412 Becker (2–0) Wilmsmeyer (0–1) None SECN+ 7,019 23–2 6–0 March 28 at The Citadel #9 Joseph P. Riley Jr. ParkCharleston, SC 13–27 Zedalis (1–0) Paulsen (0–2) None SECN+ 6,307 24–2 March 30 at Mississippi State #9 Dudy Noble FieldStarkville, MS 6–4 Hicks (4–0) Holcombe (1–1) Austin (1) SECN+ 9,854 25–2 7–0March 31 at Mississippi State #9 Dudy Noble Field 3–13 Gartman (2–2) Hall (5–1) None SECN+ 10,385 25–3 7–1 April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordApril 1 at Mississippi State #9 Dudy Noble Field 14–5 Hicks (5–0) Hunt (0–1) None SECN+ 12,357 26–3 8–1April 4 #13 North Carolina #6 Truist FieldCharlotte, NC 5–0 Proctor (2–0) Poston (2–1) None SECN+ 6,277 27–3 April 6 #1 LSU #6 Founders Park 14–5 Hicks (6–0) Skenes (5–1) None SECN+ 8,242 28–3 9–1April 7 #1 LSU #6 Founders Park 7–8 Guidry (2–0) Jones (4–1) None SECN+ 8,242 28–4 9–2April 8 #1 LSU #6 Founders Park cancelled – rain SECN April 11 USC Upstate #6 Founders Park 7–2 Becker (3–0) Costa, C. (0–1) None SECN+ 6,640 29–4 April 14 at #4 Vanderbilt #6 Hawkins FieldNashville, TN 14–6 Sanders (3–1) Cunningham (1–1) None SECN+ 3,802 30–4 10–2April 15 at #4 Vanderbilt #6 Hawkins Field 5–8 Reilly (2–1) Mahoney (3–1) None SECN+ 3,802 30–5 10–3April 16 at #4 Vanderbilt #6 Hawkins Field 4–6 Ginther (2–0) Jones (4–2) None SECN+ 3,802 30–6 10–4April 18 #6 Founders Park 10–4 Proctor (3-0) Olsen, E. (1–2) None SECN+ 6,420 31–6 April 20 #3 Florida #6 Founders Park 13–37 Sanders (4–1) Sproat (5–2) None ESPNU 8,242 32–6 11–4April 21 #3 Florida #6 Founders Park 5–2 Mahoney (4–1) Waldrep (6–2) Veach (3) SECN+ 8,242 33–6 12–4April 22 #3 Florida #6 Founders Park 7–5 Becker (4–0) Caglianone (4–2) Veach (4) SECN+ 8,242 34–6 13–4April 28 Auburn #3 Founders Park 3–8 Vail, T. (4–1) Sanders (4–2) None SECN+ 8,242 34–7 13–5April 29 Auburn #3 Founders Park 5–9 Copeland, K. (3–1) Mahoney (4–2) None SECN+ 8,242 33–8 13–6April 30 Auburn #3 Founders Park 8–7 Veach (2–0) Horne, T. (0–1) Proctor (1) ESPN2 7,254 35–8 14–6 May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMay 3 at Winthrop #3 Winthrop BallparkRock Hill, SC 6–1 Proctor (4–0) Bookbinder (5–1) None ESPN+ 1,836 36–8 May 5 at Kentucky #3 Kentucky Proud ParkLexington, KY 3–7 T. Smith (4–1) Sanders (4–3) M. Moore (4) SECN+ 2,710 36–9 14–7May 6 at Kentucky #3 Kentucky Proud Park 7–14 A Strickland (3–0) Hicks (6–1) None SECN+ 2,602 36–10 14–8May 7 at Kentucky #3 Kentucky Proud Park 2–9 Z. Lee (4–2) Becker (4–1) None SECN 3,563 36–11 14–9May 9 #6 Founders Park 5–8 Roca, T. (1–4) Eskew (0–1) Ohme, W. (1) SECN+ 5,872 36–12 May 12 at #3 Arkansas #6 Baum–Walker StadiumFayetteville, AR 1–4 Wood (2–0) Jones (4–3) None SECN+ 10,218 36–13 14–10May 13 at #3 Arkansas #6 Baum–Walker Stadium 3–1 Mahoney (5–2) McEntire (6–3) Veach (5) SECN+ 10,432 37–13 15–10May 14 at #3 Arkansas #6 Baum–Walker Stadium 1–5 Hollan (7–2) Becker (4–2) None SECN+ 9,981 37–14 15–11May 16 Charlotte #13 Founders Park 9–11 Gillentine (1–1) Veach (2–1) Michelson (6) SECN+ 6,115 37–15 May 18 #18 Tennessee #13 Founders Park 0–5 Lindsey, A. (2–2) Jones (4–4) None SECN+ 7,815 37–16 15–12May 19 #18 Tennessee #13 Founders Park 6–17 Mahoney (6–2) Dollander (6–6) None SECN+ 8,242 38–16 16–12May 20 #18 Tennessee #13 Founders Park 1–127 Beam, D. (7–4) Becker (4–3) None SECN 6,784 38–17 16–13 Postseason Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT RecordMay 23 v. No. 11 (SEC) Georgia No. 6 (SEC) Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL 9–0 Hicks (7–1) Woods (3–3) Austin (2) SEC Network 5,510 39–17 1–0May 24 v. #5 / 3 (SEC) LSU No. 6 (SEC) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 3–10 Hurd (5–2) Jones (4–5) Ackenhausen (2) SEC Network 7,825 39–18 1–1May 25 v. No. 10 (SEC) No. 6 (SEC) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 0–5 Lamkin (3–3) Mahoney (6–3) Dillard (2) SEC Network 8,120 39–19 1–2 Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT recordJune 2 v. NCAA #15 / No. 1 Founders Park 19–1 Hicks (8–1) Neuman (6–3) None ESPN+ 8,094 40–19 1–0June 3 v. #15 / No. 1 Founders Park 6–3 Mahoney (7–3) Willadsen (5–5) Veach (6) ESPN+ 7,115 41–19 2–0June 4 v. #15 / No. 1 Founders Park 16–7 Proctor (5–0) Cummings, T. (6–3) Sanders (1) ESPN+ 7,019 42–19 3–0 Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT recordJune 9 v. #2 Florida NCAA #15 Condron BallparkGainesville, FL 4–5 Sproat (8–3) Sanders (4–4) Neely (13) ESPN2 8,439 42–20 3–1June 10 v. #2 Florida NCAA #15 Condron Ballpark 0–4 Waldrep (9–3) Mahoney (7–4) None ESPN2 8,851 42–21 3–2 Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = CanceledBold = South Carolina team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Regular season

February UMass–Lowell (Opening day)

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.

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

Winthrop

Queens

Penn

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

March

vs. Clemson (Greenville)

Clemson

at USC Upstate (Greenville)

Bethune–Cookman

at Georgia

at Georgia

Record vs. conference opponents

Rankings

See also 2023 South Carolina Gamecocks softball team

References