The 2024 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 2024 season marked the Gamecocks' 131st overall. The Gamecocks played their home games at Founders Park, and were led by seventh year head coach Mark Kingston. The Gamecocks were eliminated in the Raleigh regional after going 1–2. Kingston was fired on June 3 after being eliminated from the NCAA Tournament.
Previous season
The Gamecocks finished 42–21, 16–13 in the SEC and lost to the Florida Gators in the Gainesville supper regional.
Offseason
Departures South Carolina outgoing transfers+ Player Position Year New team Ref Thomas Powell Outfielder Freshman North Greenville Jonathan French Catcher Junior Houston
Additions South Carolina incoming transfers+ Player Position Year Previous team Ref Austin Brinling Outfielder Senior North Florida Tyler Causey Infielder Senior North Carolina Tyler Dean Pitcher Junior Virginia Tech Garrett Gainey Pitcher Senior Liberty Ty Good Pitcher Senior Charleston Blake Jackson Outfielder Junior Charlotte Kennedy Jones Outfielder Junior UNC Greensboro Parker Noland Infielder Senior Vanderbilt Dalton Reeves Catcher Senior Presbyterian
2023 MLB draft
Seven South Carolina players were drafted in the 2023 MLB draft.
3 77 Jack Mahoney RHP Colorado Rockies 4 113 Will Sanders RHP Chicago Cubs 4 115 Matt Duffy RHP Boston Red Sox 7 216 Noah Hall RHP New York Mets 8 232 Braylen Wimmer SS Colorado Rockies 13 404 James Hicks RHP Houston Astros 19 582 Cade Austin RHP New York Yankees
Preseason Preseason SEC awards and honors The Gamecocks had two players named to SEC preseason teams.
Preseason All-SEC First Team Player No. Position Class Cole Messina 19 C Junior Ethan Petry 20 RF Sophomore
Coaches poll The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 8, 2024. South Carolina was picked to finish fourth in the SEC Eastern division.
SEC East Coaches' Poll 1 Florida 2 Tennessee 75 (2) 3 Vanderbilt 73 (1) 4 South Carolina 50 5 Kentucky 44 6 Georgia 36 7 Missouri 19
Personnel
Roster
Coaching staff 2024 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff Mark Kingston – Head coach – 7th year Monte Lee – Assistant coach – 2nd year Scott Wingo – Assistant coach – 3rd year Matt Williams – Pitching Coach – 1st year Mike Current – Player Development – 7th year Ryan West – Director of Operations – 2nd year LT Tolbert – Student assistant coach – 1st year
Opening Day lineup +Opening Day StartersName PositionBlake Jackson Left FieldParker Noland Second BaseEthan Petry Right fieldCole Messina CatcherTalmadge LeCroy Third baseGavin Casas First baseTyler Causey Designated HitterDylan Brewer Center fieldWill Tippett Shortstop
Schedule and results
2024 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log Regular season (33–20) February (8–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordFebruary 16 #25 Founders ParkColumbia, SC 5-1 Jones (1–0)Manstrain IV (0–1) Gainey (1) SECN+ 8,242 1–0 February 17 Miami (OH) #25 Founders Park 11-4 Eskew (1–0) Galdoni (0–1) None SECN+ 7,620 2–0 February 18 Miami (OH) #25 Founders Park 14-07 Kimball (1–0) Olejnik (0–1) None SECN+ 6,865 3–0 February 20 #21 Founders Park 12-27 Good (1–0) Houston (0–1) None SECN+ 6,524 4–0 February 21 #21 Founders Park 13-38 Becker (1–0) Ruller (0–1) None SECN+ 6,412 5–0 February 23 #21 Founders Park 8-1 Pitzer (1–0) Pryor (1–1) None SECN+ 7,108 6–0 February 24 Belmont #21 Founders Park 2-11 Timbes (2–0) Eskew (1–1) None SECN+ 8,242 6-1February 25 Belmont #21 Founders Park 12-1 Becker (2–0) Borders (0–2) None SECN+ 6,730 7-1 February 27 #19 Founders Park 7-1 Cooper (1–0) Clemente (0–1) None SECN+ 6,315 8-1 March (13–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMarch 1 #10 Clemson #19 Founders Park canceled-rain ACCNX March 2 vs. #10 Clemson #19 Segra ParkColumbia, SC 4-512 Marchal (2–0) Gainey (0–1) None ACCNX 9,284 8-2 March 3 at #10 Clemson #19 Doug Kingsmore StadiumClemson, SC 4-5 Titsworth (1–0) Kimball (1–1) Gordon (1) ACCNX 6,124 8-3 March 5 The Citadel #21 Founders Park 7–1 Marlatt (1–0) Paulsen (1–1) None SECN+ 6,523 9-3 March 6 #21 Founders Park 4–16 Pitzer (2–0) Fix (2–1) Good (1) SECN+ 6,012 10-3 March 8 #21 Founders Park 10-08 Jones (2–0) Fisher, B (1–1) None SECN+ 6,360 11-3 March 9 Longwood #21 Founders Park 10-2 Eskew (2–1) Hairfield, D (1–2) None SECN+ 6,712 12-3 March 10 Longwood #20 Founders Park 22-67 McCreery (1–0) Potojecki, J (0–2) None SECN+ 6,415 13-3 March 12 #20 SRP ParkNorth Augusta, SC 4-3 Becker (3–0) Garmon, B (0–1) Gainey (2) SECN+ 3,526 14-3 March 15 at #20 Swayze FieldOxford, Mississippi 4-5 Murrell (1–0) Veach (0–1) Spencer (4) SECN+ 8,941 14-4 0–1March 16 at Ole Miss #20 Swayze Field 3-12 Doyle (2–0) Eskew (2–2) None SECN+ 9,468 14-5 0–2March 17 at Ole Miss #20 Swayze Field 6-2 Becker (4–0) Saunier (3–2) None SECN+ 9,255 15-5 1–2 March 19 vs. Fluor FieldGreenville, SC 14-8 Pitzer (3–0) Kuzkie (0–1) None ESPN+ 1,842 16–5 March 23 #3 Vanderbilt Founders Park 8-4 Veach (1–1) Green (0–2) Gainey (3) SECN+ 7,712 17-5 2-2 March 23 #3 Vanderbilt Founders Park 8–3 Good (2–0) Cunningham (3–1) Gainey (4) SECN+ 8,242 18-5 3–2 March 24 #3 Vanderbilt Founders Park 10-2 Pitzer (4–0) Futrell (2–1) None SECN+ 7,133 19-5 4–2 March 26 #18 Founders Park 19-14 Good (3–0) McGregor (3–2) None SECN+ 6,912 20–5 March 28 at #16 Alabama #18 Sewell–Thomas StadiumTuscaloosa, Alabama 3-4 Davis (2–1) Gainey (0–2) None SECN+ 3,470 20-6 4–3March 29 at #16 Alabama #18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 6–13 George (1–0) Becker (4–1) None SECN+ 4,723 20-7 4-4March 30 at #16 Alabama #18 Sewell–Thomas Stadium 9-8 Good (4–0) Fay (1–1) Veach (1) SECN+ 4,536 21-7 5–4 April (8-7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordApril 3 #22 Founders 0-8 Fisher (5–2) Copper (1–1) None SECN 12,357 21-8 April 5 #3 Texas A&M #22 Founders Park 2-9 Prager Jones (2–1) None SECN+ 7,159 21-9 5-5April 6#3 Texas A&M #22 Founders Park 3-6 Sdao (2–0) Pitzer (4–1) Aschenbeck (4) SECN+ 8,242 21-10 5-6April 7 #3 Texas A&M #22 Founders Park 6-5 Veach (2–1) Lamkin (2–1) Gainey (5) SECN+ 6,720 22-10 6-6April 9 #13 North Carolina Truist FieldCharlotte, NC 2-1 McCreery (2-0) Matthijs (11-2) None ACCNX 4,09223-10 April 12 at #24 Florida Condron Ballpark Gainesville, Florida 10-3 Jones (3–1) Neely (1–1) Veach (2) SECN+ 7,869 24-10 7-6April 13 #24 Florida Condron Ballpark 9-8 Kimball (2–1) Coppola (0–1) Pitzer (1) SECN+ 8,109 25-10 8-6April 14 at #24 Florida Condron Ballpark 9-11 Caglianone (5–1) Becker (4–2) None SECN+ 5,772 25-11 8-7April 16 at The Citadel #20 Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Charleston, SC 4–3 Marlatt (2-0) Cummiskey (2–4) Gainey (6) ESPN+ 6,231 26-11 April 19 #2 Arkansas #20 Founders Park 1-2 Smith, H. (8-0) Good (4–1) Hewlett (4) SECN+ 8,242 26-12 8-8April 20 #2 Arkansas #20 Founders Park 6-3 Becker (5–2) Molina (3–1) McCreery (1) SECN+ 7,207 27-12 9-8April 20 #2 Arkansas #20 Founders Park 6-9 Tygart (4–1) Eskew(2–3) None SECN+ 6,719 27-13 9-9April 26 #4 Kentucky #24 Founders Park 6-510 Veach (3–1) Byers (3–1) None SECN+ 7,467 28-13 10-9April 27#4 Kentucky #24 Founders Park 13–15 Robinson (2–0) Jones (3–2) Hagenow (1) SECN+ 7,512 28-14 10-10April 28 #4 Kentucky #24 Founders Park 10-07 Eskew (3–3) Moore (7-1) None SECN+ 7,484 29-14 11-10 May (4-7) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMay 1 #15 Founders Park 15-27 McCoy (1–0) Engert (0–2) None SECN 6,734 30-14 May 3 at Missouri #15 Taylor StadiumColumbia, Missouri 10-2 Good (5–1) Lunceford, H. (1-5) None SECN+ 1,302 31-14 12-10May 4 at Missouri #15 Taylor Stadium 3-8 Rustad, C. (5–6) Jones (3–3) None SECN+ 1,738 31-15 12-11May 5 at Missouri #15 Taylor Stadium 9-4 McCreery (3–0) Mayer, B. (1–6) Veach (3) SECN 1,385 32–15 13–11May 7Winthrop #13 Winthrop BallparkRock Hill, SC 15-37 Dean (1–0) Harris, C. (0-1) None SECN+ 2,004 33-15 May 9 #15 Georgia #13 Founders Park 10-14 Smith (8–2) Kimball (2–2) None SECN+ 7,033 33–16 13–12May 10 #15 Georgia #13 Founders Park 5-11 Finley (5–1) Jones (3–4) Zeldin, B. (6) SECN+ 7,630 33-17 13-13May 11 at #15 Georgia #13 Founders Park 14-6 Roberge, J. (3–1) Eskew (3–4) None SECN+ 7,912 33-17 13-14May 16 #1 Tennessee #24 Lindsey Nelson StadiumKnoxville, TN 3-9 Causey, A. (10–3) Good (5–2) None SECN+ 5,730 33-18 13–15May 17 #1 Tennessee #24 Lindsey Nelson Stadium 3-8 Beam, D.(8-2) Gainey (0–3) None SECN+ 5,657 33–19 13–16May 18 #1 Tennessee #24 Lindsey Nelson Stadium 1–4 Sechrist, Z. (2–1) Becker (5–3) Combs, A. (4) SECN 5,759 33–20 13–17 Postseason Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT RecordMay 21 v. No. 7 (SEC) Alabama No. 10 (SEC) Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL 10-5 Veach (4–1) Moza (3–3) None SEC Network 7,425 34–20 1–0May 22 v. #5 / 2 (SEC) Arkansas No. 10 (SEC) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 6-5 Gainey (1–3) Gaeckle (3–3) None SEC Network 7,185 35–20 2-0May 23 v. No. 11 (SEC) LSU No. 10 (SEC) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 11-10 Ulla (2–1) Veach (4–2) None SEC Network 35–21 2-1May 24 v. #2 / No. 3 (SEC) Kentucky No. 10 (SEC) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 6-5 Marlatt (3–0) Moore (8–3) Becker (1) SEC Network 36–21 3-1May 25 v. No. 11 (SEC) LSU No. 10 (SEC) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 12-1110 Herring (4–1) Gainey (1–4) None SEC Network 36–22 3-2 Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT recordMay 31 v. No. 2 Doak FieldRaleigh, NC 8-710 Veach (5–2) Vogatsky (3–2) None ESPN+ 2,763 37-22 1–0June 1 v. No. 2 Doak Field 4-6 Consiglio (5–4) McCreery (3–1) Smith (6) ESPN+ (3,036 37–23 1–1June 2 v. No. 3 James Madison No. 2 Doak Field 0-2 Burke (7-2) Eskew (3–5) None ESPN+ 2,606 37–24 1-2
Raleigh Regional Raleigh Regional Teams(1) NC State Wolfpack(2) South Carolina Gamecocks(3) James Madison Dukes(4) Bryant Bulldogs Legend: = Win = Loss = CanceledBold = South Carolina team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Record vs. conference opponents
Rankings
See also 2024 South Carolina Gamecocks softball team
References