2013 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

2013 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
Columbia Regional Champion
Chapel Hill Super Regional, 1–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
2013 record	43-20 (17-12 SEC)
Head coach	Chad Holbrook (1st year)
Assistant coach	Jerry Meyers (3rd/11th year)
Assistant coach	Sammy Esposito (6th year)
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium

2013 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
#9 Vanderbilt ^x†^y	26	–	3		.897			54	–	12		.818
#13 South Carolina ^y	17	–	12		.586			43	–	20		.683
Florida ^y	14	–	16		.467			29	–	30		.492
Kentucky	11	–	19		.367			30	–	25		.545
Missouri	10	–	20		.333			18	–	32		.360
Tennessee	9	–	19		.321			22	–	30		.423
Georgia	7	–	20		.259			21	–	32		.396
Western
#7 LSU ^x‡^y	23	–	7		.767			57	–	11		.838
#18 Arkansas ^y	18	–	11		.621			39	–	22		.639
#2 Mississippi State ^y	16	–	14		.533			51	–	20		.718
Ole Miss ^y	15	–	15		.500			38	–	24		.613
Alabama ^y	14	–	15		.483			35	–	28		.556
Texas A&M ^y	13	–	16		.448			34	–	29		.540
Auburn	13	–	17		.433			33	–	23		.589
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship As of June 26, 2013[1][2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2013 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games in Carolina Stadium. The team was coached by Chad Holbrook, who was in his first season as head coach at Carolina.

Personnel

Roster

2013 South Carolina Gamecocks roster
	Pitchers 6 Joel Seddon - Sophomore 10 Drake Thomason - Sophomore 13 Jack Wynkoop - Freshman 14 Evan Beal - Sophomore 15 Nolan Belcher - Senior 23 Vince Fiori - Freshman 25 Adam Westmoreland - Senior 27 Forrest Koumas - Junior 34 Jordan Montgomery - Sophomore 35 Curt Britt - Freshman 37 Josh Knab - Junior 38 Tyler Webb - Senior 39 Patrick Sullivan - Senior 43 Alex Satterfield - Freshman 44 Colby Holmes - Senior 46 Tyler Jackson - Freshman		Infielders 4 Connor Bright - Sophomore 9 Joey Pankake - Sophomore 16 Chase Vergason - Senior 19 DC Arendas - Freshman 20 LB Dantzler - Senior 22 Max Schrock - Freshman 24 Brison Celek - Junior 28 George Iskenderian - Freshman 30 Erik Payne - Junior 33 Kyle Martin - Sophomore		Catchers 5 Patrick Harrington - Sophomore 18 Dante Rosenberg - Senior 21 Grayson Greiner - Sophomore Outfielders 3 Tanner English - Sophomore 7 Shon Carson - Freshman 8 TJ Costen - Sophomore 11 Sean Sullivan - Senior 26 Graham Saiko - Junior 42 Ahmad Christian - Freshman

2013 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Roster & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html

Coaching Staff

2013 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff

2 Chad Holbrook - Head Coach - 1 year 12 Jerry Meyers - Associate Head Coach - 3 years / 11 years 41 Sammy Esposito - Assistant Coach - 6 years 55 Brian Buscher - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 1 year

2013 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html#coaches

Schedule

2013 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
February # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 1 February 15 Liberty Carolina Stadium 4-3 Montgomery (1–0) Herndon (0–1) Webb (1) 8,242 1–0 – – February 16 Liberty Carolina Stadium Postponed 2 February 17 Liberty Carolina Stadium 8-7 Westmoreland (1-0) Richardson (0-1) None 7,513 2–0 – 3 February 17 Liberty Carolina Stadium 2-3^7 Lambert (1-0) Belcher (0-1) Perritt (1) 7,513 2–1 – – February 22 Albany Carolina Stadium Postponed 4 February 23 Albany Carolina Stadium 8–3 Montgomery (2-0) Graham (0-1) Britt (1) 7,184 3–1 – 5 February 24 Albany Carolina Stadium 14-1 Holmes (1-0) Zielinski (0-2) None 7,260 4–1 – 6 February 24 Albany Carolina Stadium 6-4 Belcher (1-1) Chase (0-2) Webb (2) 7,260 5–1 – 7 February 26 Furman Carolina Stadium 5-2 Wynkoop (1-0) Warford (0-1) Webb (3) 6,301 6–1 –
March # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 8 March 1 @ Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium 6-0 Montgomery (3-0) Gossett (1-1) None 6,016 7–1 – 9 March 2 vs. Clemson Fluor Field 3-6 Schmidt (2-0) Holmes (1-1) Campbell (3) 7,125 7–2 – 10 March 3 Clemson Carolina Stadium 8-0 Belcher (2-1) Firth (2-1) None 8,242 8–2 – 11 March 5 Ball State Carolina Stadium 10-0 Wynkoop (2-0) Bautista (0-2) None 6,140 9–2 – 12 March 6 Ball State Carolina Stadium 14-4 Sullivan (1-0) Manering (0-2) None 6,228 10–2 – 13 March 8 Rider Carolina Stadium 2-0 Beal (1-0) Smith (2-1) Webb (4) 6,715 11–2 – 14 March 9 Rider Carolina Stadium 9-5 Seddon (1-0) Sowa (2-1) Westmoreland (1) 7,231 12–2 – 15 March 10 Rider Carolina Stadium 1-0 Belcher (3-1) Murphy (1-2) Webb (5) 7,031 13–2 – 16 March 12 South Carolina Upstate Carolina Stadium 12-3 Wynkoop (3-0) Cox (1-2) Sullivan (1) 6,447 14–2 – 17 March 13 Davidson Carolina Stadium 12-4 Britt (1-0) Caudill (0-1) None 6,450 15–2 – 18 March 15 @ Missouri Taylor Stadium 4-1 Beal (2-0) Zastryzny (1-3) Webb (6) 3,145 16–2 1–0 19 March 16 @ Missouri Taylor Stadium 2-0 Belcher (4-1) Graves (0-2) Webb (7) 826 17–2 2–0 20 March 16 @ Missouri Taylor Stadium 0-4 Steele (2-0) Holmes (1-2) None 826 17–3 2–1 21 March 19 @ The Citadel Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park 9-5 Wynkoop (4-0) Cribb (1-2) Webb (8) 5,838 18–3 – 22 March 22 Arkansas Carolina Stadium 3-15 Astin (2-1) Beal (2-1) None 7,616 18–4 2–2 23 March 23 Arkansas Carolina Stadium 2-4 Stanek (2-1) Belcher (4-2) None 7,509 18–5 2–3 24 March 24 Arkansas Carolina Stadium 3-5^11 Killian (3-2) Webb (0-1) Suggs (1) 7,208 18–6 2–4 25 March 26 @ College of Charleston CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point 3-1 Holmes (2-2) Helvey (2-2) Westmoreland (2) 1,526 19–6 – 26 March 28 Texas A&M Carolina Stadium 3-2 Westmoreland (2-0) Freeman (1-1) Webb (9) 6,949 20–6 3–4 27 March 29 Texas A&M Carolina Stadium 6-4 Belcher (5-2) Martin (2-4) Webb (10) 7,943 21–6 4–4 28 March 30 Texas A&M Carolina Stadium 6-3 Westmoreland (3-0) Jester (2-1) Webb (11) 8,242 22–6 5–4
April # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 29 April 2 Charleston Southern Carolina Stadium 9-5 Holmes (3-2) Leopard (1-2) None 8,114 23–6 – 30 April 3 @ Furman Fluor Field 5-6 Carlson (3-1) Wynkoop (4-1) Solter (6) 4,738 23–7 – 31 April 5 @ Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 5-4 Webb (1-1) Godley (2-3) None 3,110 24–7 6–4 32 April 6 @ Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 12-8 Westmoreland (4-0) Williams (1-2) None 2,454 25–7 7–4 33 April 7 @ Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 19-2 Holmes (4-2) Godley (2-4) None 2,637 26–7 8–4 34 April 9 The Citadel Carolina Stadium 6-5 Britt (2-0) Rivera (4-1) None 7,721 27–7 – 35 April 11 @ Florida McKethan Stadium 2-3 Crawford (2-5) Belcher (5-3) Magliozzi (7) 3,268 27–8 8–5 36 April 12 @ Florida McKethan Stadium 3-4 Rhodes (1-0) Westmoreland (4-1) Magliozzi (8) 4,515 27–9 8–6 37 April 13 @ Florida McKethan Stadium 5-14 Gibson (2-0) Wynkoop (4-2) None 4,374 27–10 8–7 38 April 16 College of Charleston Carolina Stadium 10-6 Fiori (1-0) Loving (1-2) None 7,433 28–10 – – April 19 Kentucky Carolina Stadium Postponed 39 April 20 Kentucky Carolina Stadium 5-2 Belcher (6-3) Reed (2-5) Westmoreland (3) 7,411 29–10 9–7 40 April 20 Kentucky Carolina Stadium 7-6^11 Webb (2-1) Gott (4-1) None 8,148 30–10 10–7 41 April 21 Kentucky Carolina Stadium 3-1 Wynkoop (5-2) Littrell (4-3) Webb (12) 8,024 31–10 11–7 42 April 23 @ Gardner-Webb Veteran's Field at Keeter Stadium 6-7 Warner (3-0) Seddon (1-1) None 4,825 31–11 – 43 April 26 @ LSU Alex Box Stadium 2-5 Nola (8-0) Belcher (6-4) None 9,006 31–12 12–7 44 April 27 @ LSU Alex Box Stadium 4-2 Westmoreland (5-1) Cotton (2-1) Webb (13) 10,246 32–12 12–8 45 April 28 @ LSU Alex Box Stadium 4-0 Wynkoop (6-2) McCune (3-1) Webb (14) 6,380 33–12 13–8
May # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record 46 May 3 Vanderbilt Carolina Stadium 2-3 Ziomek (9-2) Belcher (6-5) Miller (13) 8,081 33–13 13–9 47 May 4 Vanderbilt Carolina Stadium 2-5 Beede (12-0) Montgomery (3-1) Fulmer (4) 8,029 33–14 13–10 – May 5 Vanderbilt Carolina Stadium Canceled 48 May 8 Wofford Carolina Stadium 9-3 Westmoreland (6-1) Stillman (2-2) None 7,193 34–14 – 49 May 10 Georgia Carolina Stadium 7-2 Belcher (7-5) McLaughlin (4-6) None 7,809 35–14 14–10 50 May 11 Georgia Carolina Stadium 7-1 Montgomery (4-1) Dieterich (2-3) None 8,242 36–14 15–10 51 May 12 Georgia Carolina Stadium 8-3 Wynkoop (7-2) Walsh (2-4) None 7,478 37–14 16–10 52 May 14 Presbyterian Carolina Stadium 4-3 Sullivan (2-0) Corbin (2-4) Webb (15) 7,827 38–14 – 53 May 16 @ Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 4-5 Girodo (6-1) Webb (2-2) Holder (15) 6,755 38–15 16–11 54 May 17 @ Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 5-3 Westmoreland (7-1) Bradford (0-1) Webb (16) 6,932 39–15 17–11 55 May 18 @ Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field 2-7 Mitchell (10-0) Wynkoop (7-3) None 7,687 39–16 17–12
Post-Season
SEC Tournament # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record 56 May 22 Mississippi State Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 3-5 Gentry (4-0) Westmoreland (7-2) None 5,913 39–17 0–1 57 May 23 Vanderbilt Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 3-4^10 Fulmer (2-0) Westmoreland (7-3) None 5,705 39–18 0–2
NCAA Regionals # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record 58 May 31 Saint Louis Carolina Stadium 7-3 Webb (3-2) Smith (8-3) None 7,437 40–18 1–0 59 June 1 Liberty Carolina Stadium 19-3 Montgomery (5-1) Roy (7-6) None 7,816 41–18 2–0 - June 2 Liberty Carolina Stadium Suspended 60 June 3 Liberty Carolina Stadium 6-4 Holmes (5-2) Perritt (3-2) Webb (17) 7,391 42–18 3–0
NCAA Super Regionals # Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record 61 June 8 North Carolina Boshamer Stadium 5-6 Thornton (10-1) Webb (3-3) None 4,355 42–19 3–1 62 June 9 North Carolina Boshamer Stadium 8-0 Montgomery (6-1) Johnson (4-1) None 4,365 43–19 4–1 – June 10 North Carolina Boshamer Stadium Postponed 63 June 11 North Carolina Boshamer Stadium 4-5 Thornton (11-1) Westmoreland (7-4) Emanuel (1) 4,100 43–20 4–2

2013 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Schedule http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/scar-m-basebl-sched.html

Honors and Awards

• LB Dantzler was named SEC Player of the Week on February 25.^[3]
• Grayson Greiner was named Second-Team All-SEC.^[4]
• Joey Pankake was named Collegiate Baseball's National Player of the Week and SEC Player of the Week on March 11.^[5]
• Max Schrock was named SEC Freshman of the Week on April 8.^[6]
• Tyler Webb was named Third-Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball^[7] and Second-Team All-SEC.^[8]
• Jack Wynkoop was named SEC Freshman of the Week on April 22^[9] and April 29,^[10] and was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.^[11]

Notes

• On February 24, three pitchers combined to throw the first South Carolina no-hitter since March 26, 1975.^[12]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'[13]	5	5*	8	7	6	6	14	11	8	14	10	9	12	12	12	14	-	-	12
Baseball America[14]	7	7	7	6	5	5	17	15	11	18	15	15	15	14	17	18	-	-	14
Collegiate Baseball^[15]	7	7	7	6	5	5	14	14	12	22	15	15	16	15	15	13	11	13	13
NCBWA†[16]	6	7	8	8	6	6	13	12	10	15	11	9	12	12	14	16	15	13	13

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* 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 2013 MLB Draft

The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Tyler Webb	LHP	10th	314th	New York Yankees
LB Dantzler	1B	14th	415th	Toronto Blue Jays
Adam Westmoreland	LHP	26th	772nd	Miami Marlins
Brison Celek	1B	31st	925th	Toronto Blue Jays

References

1. "SEC Baseball" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 27, 2013.
2. "Southeastern Conference Standings". D1 Baseball. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
3. Dantzler Named SEC Player of the Week
4. Several Gamecocks Earn All-SEC Honors
5. Pankake Named National & SEC Player Of The Week
6. Schrock Named SEC Freshman Of The Week
7. Tyler Webb Earns All-America Honors
8. Several Gamecocks Earn All-SEC Honors
9. Jack Wynkoop Named SEC Freshman Of The Week
10. Wynkoop Earns Second Straight SEC Freshman Of The Week Honor
11. Several Gamecocks Earn All-SEC Honors
12. Three pitchers combine to throw no-hitter
13. USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll
14. Baseball America College: Top 25
15. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
16. NCBWA Division I poll

External links

• Gamecock Baseball official website