2019 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2019
Team:	South Carolina Gamecocks
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Division:	Eastern Division
Short Conf:	SEC
Record:	28–28
Conf Record:	8–22
Head Coach:	Mark Kingston
Hc Year:	2nd
Asst Coach1:	Mike Current
Asst Coach2:	Skylar Meade
Stadium:	Founders Park

The 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games at Founders Park, and were led by second-year head coach Mark Kingston.

Preseason

Preseason All-American teams

2nd Team

Noah Campbell – Second Baseman (Baseball America) ^[1]

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Gamecocks predicted to finish in fourth place in the Eastern Division.^[2]

Media poll (East)
1	Vanderbilt	87 (9)
2	Florida	81 (4)
3	Georgia	68 (1)
4	South Carolina	53
5	Tennessee	40
6	Kentucky	30
7	Missouri	26

Preseason All-SEC teams

1st Team

Noah Campbell – Second Baseman

Schedule and results

Legend
	South Carolina win
	South Carolina loss
	Cancellation
Bold	South Carolina team member

2019 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log

Regular season (28–27)

February (7–1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
			Columbia, SC	L 5–6				SECN+	7,507	0–1
February 16	Liberty		Founders Park	W 13–7	Shook (1–0)	Meyer (0–1)		SECN+	6,726	1–1
February 17	Liberty		Founders Park	W 3–2	Kerry (1–0)	Price (0–1)		SECN+	6,010	2–1
February 19				W 8–6				SECN+	5,771	3–1
February 20			Founders Park	Cancelled due to weather.
February 22				W 15–3				SECN+	5,828	4–1
February 23	Utah Valley		Founders Park	W 6–5	Gilreath (1–1)	Schmit (0–1)		SECN+	5,980	5–1
February 24	Utah Valley		Founders Park	W 10–3	Morgan (1–0)			SECN+	5,917	6–1
February 26				W 3–1				SECN+	5,874	7–1

March (10–10)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
	No. 23		Clemson, SC	W 5–4					5,933	8–1
March 2			Greenville, SC	L 5–11				SECN+	7,432	8–2
March 3			Founders Park	W 14–3	Morgan (2–0)			SECN+	8,242	9–2
March 5			Founders Park	W 9–0	Shook (2–0)	Reeves (0–1)		SECN+	5,807	10–2
March 6		No. 24	Founders Park	L 2–10	Davis (1–0)	Lehman (0–1)		SECN+	5,622	10–3
March 8		No. 24	Founders Park	W 9–2	Gilreath (2–1)	Kornacker (0–2)	Tringali (1)	SECN+	5,683	11–3
March 9	Valparaiso	No. 24	Founders Park	W 3–2	Lloyd (1–0)	Quigley (0–1)		SECN+	6,149	12–3
	Valparaiso	No. 24	Founders Park	W 12–6	Bridges (1–0)	Skidmore (0–1)	Shook (1)	SECN+	5,814	13–3
March 12	at The Citadel	No. 22		W 10–9	Lloyd (2–0)	Flanders (0–2)	Hinson (1)		3,923	14–3
March 15		No. 22	Founders Park	L 1–6	Hancock (5–0)	Sweatt (1–1)		SECN+	6,435	14–4	0–1
March 16	No. 8 Georgia	No. 22	Founders Park	L 7–8	Proctor (3–0)	Lloyd (2–1)	Schunk (7)	SECN+	7,210	14–5	0–2
March 17	No. 8 Georgia	No. 22	Founders Park	L 2–4	Kristofak (3–0)	Kerry (2–1)		SECN+	6,539	14–6	0–3
March 19	at		Latham Baseball Stadium • Greenville, SC	W 12–7	Harley (1–1)	Bertrand (1–2)			1,783	15–6
March 22				L 5–15	Stallings (5–1)	Sweatt (1–2)		SECN+	1,807	15–7	0–4
March 23	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN	W 3–2	Tringali (1–0)	Linginfelter (4–2)	Kerry (3)	SECN+	2,662	16–7	1–4
March 24	at Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 3–6	Crochet (2–1)	Hinson (0–1)		SECN+	1,918	16–8	1–5
March 26			Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 0–2	Johnson (4–1)	Harley (1–2)	Hunter (4)	SECN+	5,810	16–9
March 29			Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 2–4	Burns (4–0)	Lloyd (2–2)	Greenhill (5)	SECN+	6,898	16–10	1–6
March 30	No. 15 Auburn		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	W 4–0	Morgan (3–0)	Fuller (1–1)			7,390	17–10	2–6
March 31	No. 15 Auburn		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 5–7	Fitts (2–0)	Shook (2–1)	Greenhill (6)	SECN	6,564	17–11	2–7

April (7–9)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 2				W 10–8	Sweatt (2–2)	Cotter (1–1)			4,090	18–11
April 4				L 0–9	Finnerty (5–3)	Lloyd (2–3)		SECN		18–12	2–8
April 5	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 1–4	Love (4–1)	Morgan (3–1)	Randolph (5)	SECN	3,171	18–13	2–9
April 6	at Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 5–4	Kerry (3–1)	Medders (2–2)		SECN+	3,146	19–13	3–9
April 9			Founders Park • Columbia, SC	W 5–4	Bridges (2–0)	Ard (1–1)	Sweatt (1)	SECN+	5,945	20–13
April 11				L 5–9	Mace (6–3)	Morgan (3–2)			3,414	20–14	3–10
April 12	at Florida		Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL	W 6–3	Tringali (2–0)	Scott (3–2)		SECN+	4,512	21–14	4–10
April 13	at Florida		Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 4–6	Luethje (1–1)	Sweatt (2–3)		SECN+	4,908	21–15	4–11
April 16			BB&T Ballpark • Charlotte, NC	W 5–2	Harley (2–2)	Grogan (2–1)	Kerry (4)		6,783	22–15
April 18			Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 2–8	Doxakis (5–2)	Morgan (3–3)		SECN+	6,905	22–16	4–12
April 19	No. 7 Texas A&M		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	W 3–2	Shook (3–1)	Lacy (6–2)	Kerry (5)	SECN+		23–16	5–12
April 20	No. 7 Texas A&M		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 3–6	Menefee (3–0)	Tringali (2–1)	Kalich (10)	SECN	7,428	23–17	5–13
April 23	vs.			W 10–3	Lloyd (3–3)	Adams (0–2)		SECN+	2,998	24–17
April 26				L 2–5	Cantleberry (4–3)	Morgan (3–4)	Bedell (4)	SECN+	1,216	24–18	5–14
April 27	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO	L 0–11	Sikkema (5–3)	Tringali (2–2)		SECN+	1,345	24–19	5–15
April 28	at Missouri		Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO	L 7–9	Dulle (4–3)	Bridges (2–1)		SECN+	920	24–20	5–16

May (4–7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 3			Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 11–22	Smith (4–0)	Harley (2–3)		SECN+	6,570	24–21	5–17
May 4	No. 4 Vanderbilt		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 3–9	Rocker (6–4)	Morgan (3–5)	Brown (10)	ESPNU		24–22	5–18
May 5	No. 4 Vanderbilt		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 2–6	Raby (8–1)	Tringali (2–3)	Brown (11)	SECN+	7,027	24–23	5–19
May 8	Furman		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 4–7	Taylor (1–1)	Harley (2–4)	Hughes (2)	SECN+	5,909	24–24
May 10			Founders Park • Columbia, SC	W 5–4	Harley (3–4)	Ayers (0–2)	Kerry (6)	SECN	5,983	25–24	6–19
May 11	Kentucky		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	W 11–3	Morgan (4–5)	Ramsey (3–6)	Kerry (7)	SECN	6,451	26–24	7–19
May 12	Kentucky		Founders Park • Columbia, SC	L 2–6	Thompson (6–1)	Lloyd (3–4)		SECN	6,008	26–25	7–20
May 14			Founders Park • Columbia, SC	W 1–0	Hinson (1–1)	Van Der Weide (2–3)		SECN+	5,934	27–25
May 16				L 7–24	Small (8–1)	Tringali (2–4)		SECN+	8,094	27–26	7–21
May 17	at No. 5 Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	L 2–11	White (3–1)	Morgan (4–6)		SECN+	9,235	27–27	7–22
May 18	at No. 5 Mississippi State		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	W 10–8	Kerry (4–1)	Plumlee (5–4)	Coyne (1)	SECN+	10,461	28–27	8–22

Post-season (0–1)

Schedule Source:^[3] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

See main article: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

2019 MLB draft

See main article: 2019 MLB Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
TJ Hopkins	C	9	264	Cincinnati Reds
Luke Berryhill	C	13	384	Cincinnati Reds
Reid Morgan	RHP	13	396	Seattle Mariners
Jacob Olson	INF	26	792	Chicago Cubs
Ridge Chapman	RHP	34	1,021	Los Angeles Angels

Notes and References

News: 2019 College Baseball Preseason All-Americans . . Teddy. Cahill. Carlos . Collazo. January 28, 2019 . January 28, 2019.
Web site: Vanderbilt picked to win 2019 SEC Baseball Championship.
Baseball Releases 2019 Schedule. University of South Carolina Athletics. October 24, 2018. January 24, 2019.