Year: | 2016 |
Team: | South Carolina Gamecocks |
Sport: | baseball |
Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
Short Conf: | SEC |
Coachrank: | 14 |
Cbrank: | 12 |
Record: | 46–18 |
Conf Record: | 20–9 |
Head Coach: | Chad Holbrook |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach1: | Jerry Meyers |
Ac1 Year: | 6th/14th |
Asst Coach2: | Sammy Esposito |
Ac2 Year: | 9th |
Asst Coach3: | Brian Buscher |
Ac3 Year: | 5th/6th |
Stadium: | Founders Park |
Champion: | SEC Eastern Division champion Columbia Regional Champion |
Tourney: | Columbia Super Regional |
Tourney Result: | 0–2 |
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.
! style=""|Regular season|- valign="top" |- bgcolor=ccffcc| February 19 || Albany || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 10–1 || Schmidt (1–0) || Woods (0–1) || None || 7,434 || 1–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| February 20 || Albany || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 6–2 || Webb (1–0) || Failing (0–1) || Reagan (1) || 7,825 || 2–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| February 21 || Albany || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 8–1 || Bowers (1–0) || Romero (0–1) || None || 7,221 || 3–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| February 23 || || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 5–0 || Hill (1–0) || Gorham (0–1) || None || 6,423 || 4–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| February 24 || || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 16–4 || Haswell (1–0) || Sultan (0–1) || None || 6,523 || 5–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| February 26 || || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 7–1 || Schmidt (2–0) || Lehman (0–2) || None || 7,014 || 6–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| February 27 || Penn State || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 16–5 || Webb (2–0) || Biasi (1–1) || None || 7,668 || 7–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| February 28 || Penn State || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 4–2 || Scott (1–0) || Hagenman (1–1) || Reagan (2) || 7,804 || 8–0 || |-|- bgcolor=ccffcc| March 1 || at The Citadel || Riley Park • Charleston, SC || || W 6–3 || Hill (2–0) || Watcher (1–1) || Reagan (3) || 6,298 || 9–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| March 4 || Clemson || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 8–1 || Schmidt (3–0) || Barnes (1–1) || None || 8,242 || 10–0 || |- bgcolor=ffbbb| March 5 || Clemson || Fluor Field • Greenville, SC || || L 5–0 || Schmidt (3–0) || Webb (2–1) || Krall (1) || 7,216 || 10–1 || |- bgcolor=ffbbb| March 6 || at Clemson || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || || L 4–1 || Eubanks (2–1) || Widener (0–1) || Bostic (1) || 6,524 || 10–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| March 8 || Wofford || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 7–1 || Hill (3–0) || Higginbotham (0–2) || None || 6,432 || 11–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| March 9 || Furman || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 5–4 || Haswell (2–0) || Dvorak (0–1) || Reagan (4) || 6,325 || 12–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| March 11 || || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 9–0 || Schmidt (4–0) || Raynor (3–1) || None || 6,670 || 13–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| March 12 || Charleston Southern || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 5–4 || Webb (3–1) || Johnson (2–2) || Reagan (5) || 7,412 || 14–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| March 13 || Charleston Southern || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 2–0 || Hill (4–0) || Piriz (0–2) || Reagan (6) || 6,643 || 15–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| March 15 || || Fluor Field • Greenville, SC || || W 12–6 || Murray (1–0) || Jackson (2–2) || None || 2,005 || 16–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| March 16 || Davidson || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 15–2 || Vogel (1–0) || Roberts (0–2) || None || 6,525 || 17–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc| March 18 || Arkansas || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 10–6 || Schmidt (5–0) || Taccolini (3–1) || None || 7,511 || 18–2 || 1–0|- bgcolor=ccffcc| March 19 || Arkansas || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 6–2 || Webb (4–1) || Teague (2–2) || Johnson (1) || 7,258 || 19–2 || 2–0|- bgcolor=ccffcc| March 20 || Arkansas || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 8–6 || Reagan (1–0) || Jackson (1–2) || None || 6,867 || 20–2 || 3–0|- bgcolor=ccffcc| March 24 || at Ole Miss || Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi || #18 || W 5–1 || Schmidt (6–0) || Bramlett (4–1) || Reagan (7) || 8,167 || 21–2 || 4–0|- bgcolor=ccffcc| March 25 || at Ole Miss || Swayze Field • Oxford, MS || #18 || W 9–5 || Webb (5–1) || Smith (2–2) || None || 9,064 || 22–2 || 5–0|- bgcolor=ccffcc| March 26 || at Ole Miss || Swayze Field • Oxford, MS || #18 || W 4–0 || Hill (5–0) || Pagnozzi (4–1) || Johnson (2) || 10,184 || 23–2 || 6–0|- bgcolor=ffbbb| March 26 || || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || #18 || L 5–613 || Love (1–1) || Scott (1–1) || Hunt (1) || 8,242 || 23–3 || |- bgcolor=ffbbb| March 26 || at Vanderbilt || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || #18 || L 3–6 || Sheffield (4–1) || Schmidt (6–1) || Bowden (3) || 3,384 || 23–4 || 6–1|-|- bgcolor=| April 1 || at Vanderbilt || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || #7 || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| April 2 || || || #7 || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| April 5 || || || #8 || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| April 8|| || || #8 || || || || || || || |- bgcolor=| April 9 || || || #8 || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| April 10 || || || #8 || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| April 13 || || || #5 || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| April 15 || || || #5 || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| April 16 || || || #5 || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| April 17 || || || #5 || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| April 20 || || || #12 || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| April 22 || || || #12 || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| April 23 || || || #12 || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| April 24 || || || #12 || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| April 29 || || || #6 || || || || || || |||- bgcolor=| April 30 || || || #6 || || || || || || |||-|-! style=""|Post-season|-
See also: 2016 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.
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 |
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