2016 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team
The 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represents the University of South Carolina in the 2016 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 fourth season as head coach at Carolina.
Personnel
Roster
2016 South Carolina Gamecocks active roster |
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Pitchers
- 6 - Clarke Schmidt - Sophomore
- 9 - Brandon Murray - Sophomore
- 13 - Colton Provey - Junior
- 15 - Adam Hill - Freshman
- 16 - Harrison Smith - Freshman
- 17 - Taylor Widener - Junior
- 18 - Tyler Haswell - Sophomore
- 21 - Tyler Johnson - Sophomore
- 23 - Vince Fiori - Senior
- 24 - Alex Destino - Sophomore
- 26 - Matthew Vogel - Junior
- 27 - Hayden Hefline - Junior
- 28 - John Parke - Junior
- 30 - Braden Webb - Freshman
- 32 - Canaan Cropper - Sophomore
- 35 - Kyle Anderson - Freshman
- 37 - Wil Crowe - Junior
- 39 - Reed Scott - Junior
- 40 - Colie Bowers - Junior
- 46 - Dillon Hodge - Junior"
- 47 - Josh Reagan - Junior
- 49 - Hank Nichols - Freshman
Catchers
- 22 - John Jones - Sophomore
- 33 - Chris Cullen - Freshman
- 38 - Hunter Taylor - Sophomore
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Infielders
- 7 - DC Arendas - Senior
- 8 - Marcus Mooney - Senior
- 11 - LT Tolbert - Freshman
- 14 - Madison Stokes - Sophomore
- 20 - Jonah Bride - Sophomore
- 24 - Alex Destino - Sophomore
- 25 - Ross Grosvenor - Junior
- 34 - Collin Steagall - Senior
- 45 - Caleb Whitenton - Freshman
- 48 - Matt Williams - Sophomore
Outfielders
- 3 - Jared Williams - Freshman
- 4 - Danny Blair - Freshman
- 5 - TJ Hopkins - Freshman
- 10 - Clark Scolamiero - Sophomore
- 19 - Gene Cone - Junior
- 31 - Weber Pike - Junior
- 42 - Dom Thompson-Williams - Junior
- 44 - Brandon McIlwain - Freshman
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2016 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Roster & Bios http://www.gamecocksonline.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html
Coaching Staff
2016 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff |
- 2 Chad Holbrook - Head Coach - 4 years
- 12 Jerry Meyers - Associate Head Coach - 6 years / 14 years
- 41 Sammy Esposito - Assistant Coach - 9 years
- 55 Brian Buscher - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 5 years / 6 years
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2016 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html#coaches
Schedule
2016 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Game Log[2] |
Regular Season |
February |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall Record |
SEC Record |
February 19 | Albany | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 10-1 | Schmidt (1-0) | Woods (0–1) | None | 7,434 | 1-0 | – |
February 20 | Albany | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 6-2 | Webb (1–0) | Failing (0–1) | Reagan (1) | 7,825 | 2-0 | – |
February 21 | Albany | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 8–1 | Bowers (1–0) | Romero (0–1) | None | 7,221 | 3-0 | – |
February 23 | Appalachian State | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 5–0 | Hill (1–0) | Gorham (0–1) | None | 6,423 | 4-0 | – |
February 24 | Winthrop | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 16-4 | Haswell (1-0) | Sultan (0-1) | None | 6,523 | 5-0 | – |
February 26 | Penn State | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 7-1 | Schmidt (2-0) | Lehman (0-2) | None | 7,014 | 6-0 | – |
February 27 | Penn State | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 16-5 | Webb (2-0) | Biasi (1-1) | None | 7,668 | 7-0 | – |
February 28 | Penn State | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 4-2 | Scott (1-0) | Hagenman (1-1) | Reagan (2) | 7,804 | 8-0 | – |
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March |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall Record |
SEC Record |
March 1 | at The Citadel | Riley Park • Charleston, SC | W 6-3 | Hill (2-0) | Watcher (1-1) | Reagan (3) | 6,298 | 9-0 | – |
March 4 | Clemson | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 8-1 | Schmidt (3-0) | Barnes (1-1) | | 8,242 | 10-0 | – |
March 5 | Clemson | Fluor Field • Greenville, SC | L 5-0 | Schmidt (3-0) | Webb (2-1) | Krall (1) | 7,216 | 10-1 | – |
March 6 | at Clemson | Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC | L 4-1 | Eubanks (2-1) | Widener (0-1) | Bostic (1) | 6,524 | 10-2 | – |
March 8 | Wofford | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 7-1 | Hill (3-0) | Higginbotham (0-2) | None | 6,432 | 11-2 | – |
March 9 | Furman | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 5-4 | Haswell (2-0) | Dvorak (0-1) | Reagan (4) | 6,325 | 12-2 | – |
March 11 | Charleston Southern | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 9-0 | Schmidt (4-0) | Raynor (3-1) | None | 6,670 | 13-2 | – |
March 12 | Charleston Southern | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 5-4 | Webb (3-1) | Johnson (2-2) | Reagan (5) | 7,412 | 14-2 | – |
March 13 | Charleston Southern | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 2-0 | Hill (4-0) | Piriz (0-2) | Reagan (6) | 6,643 | 15-2 | – |
March 15 | USC Upstate | Fluor Field • Greenville, SC | W 12-6 | Murray (1-0) | Jackson (2-2) | None | 2,005 | 16-2 | – |
March 16 | Davidson | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 15-2 | Vogel (1-0) | Roberts (0-2) | None | 6,525 | 17-2 | – |
March 18 | Arkansas | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 10-6 | Schmidt (5-0) | Taccolini (3-1) | None | 7,511 | 18-2 | 1-0 |
March 19 | Arkansas | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 6-2 | Webb (4-1) | Teague (2-2) | Johnson (1) | 7,258 | 19-2 | 2-0 |
March 20 | Arkansas | Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC | W 8-6 | Reagan (1-0) | Jackson (1-2) | None | 6,867 | 20-2 | 3-0 |
March 24 | at Ole Miss | Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi | W 5-1 | Schmidt (6-0) | Bramlett (4-1) | Reagan (7) | 8,167 | 21-2 | 4-0 |
March 25 | at Ole Miss | Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi | W 9-5 | Webb (5-1) | Smith (2-2) | None | 9,064 | 22-2 | 5-0 |
March 26 | at Ole Miss | Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi | W 4-0 | Hill (5-0) | Pagnozzi (4-1) | Johnson (2) | 10,184 | 23-2 | 6-0 |
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April |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall Record |
SEC Record |
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May |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/Stadium |
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Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall Record |
SEC Record |
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Post-Season |
SEC Tournament |
Date |
Opponent |
Site/Stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
Attendance |
Overall Record |
SECT Record |
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
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Poll |
Pre |
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5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
Final |
Coaches'[3] |
23 |
23* |
16 |
12 |
10 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
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Baseball America[4] |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
NR |
17 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
12 |
6 |
6 |
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Collegiate Baseball^ |
NR |
NR |
20 |
21 |
20 |
13 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
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NCBWA†[5] |
24 |
20 |
15 |
18 |
17 |
12 |
6 |
9 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
8 |
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^ 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 2016 MLB Draft
The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.
Player |
Position |
Round |
Overall |
MLB Team |
References
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