2024 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team explained

Mode:baseball
Year:2024
Team:South Carolina Gamecocks
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Division:Eastern Division
Short Conf:SEC
Record:37–25
Conf Record:13-17
Head Coach:Mark Kingston
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Monte Lee
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Scott Wingo
Ac2 Year:3rd
Pitch Coach:Matt Williams
Pc Year:1st
Stadium:Founders Park
Bowl:Raleigh Regional
Bowl Result:1-2

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 3rd after being eliminated from the NCAA Tournament.[1]

Previous season

See main article: 2023 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team. 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
+PlayerPositionYearNew teamRef
Thomas PowellOutfielderFreshmanNorth Greenville[2]
Jonathan FrenchCatcherJuniorHouston

Additions

South Carolina incoming transfers
+PlayerPositionYearPrevious teamRef
Austin BrinlingOutfielderSeniorNorth Florida[3]
Tyler CauseyInfielderSeniorNorth Carolina
Tyler DeanPitcherJuniorVirginia Tech
Garrett GaineyPitcherSeniorLiberty
Ty GoodPitcherSeniorCharleston
Blake JacksonOutfielderJuniorCharlotte
Kennedy JonesOutfielderJuniorUNC Greensboro
Parker NolandInfielderSeniorVanderbilt
Dalton ReevesCatcherSeniorPresbyterian

2023 MLB Draft

See main article: 2023 Major League Baseball draft.

Seven South Carolina players were drafted in the 2023 MLB draft.

3 77 Jack Mahoney RHP Colorado Rockies
4 113 Will SandersRHP Chicago Cubs
4 115 Matt Duffy RHP Boston Red Sox
7 216 Noah HallRHP 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.[4]

Preseason All-SEC First Team
Player No.PositionClass
Cole Messina 19 C Junior
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.[4]

SEC East Coaches' Poll
1 Florida
2Tennessee75 (2)
3 Vanderbilt 73 (1)
4 South Carolina 50
5 Kentucky 44
6 Georgia 36
7 Missouri 19

Personnel

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
[5]

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters[6]
Name Position
Blake Jackson Left Field
Parker Noland Second Base
Ethan Petry Right field
Cole Messina Catcher
Talmadge LeCroy Third base
Gavin Casas First base
Tyler Causey Designated Hitter
Dylan Brewer Center field
Will Tippett Shortstop

Schedule and results

2024 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log
Regular season (33–20)
February (8–1)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
February 16
  1. 25
Founders Park
Columbia, SC 		5-1 Jones (1–0)Manstrain IV (0–1) Gainey (1) SECN+ 8,242 1–0
February 17Miami (OH)
  1. 25
Founders Park 11-4 Eskew (1–0) Galdoni (0–1) None SECN+ 7,620 2–0
February 18Miami (OH)
  1. 25
Founders Park 14-07 Kimball (1–0)Olejnik (0–1) None SECN+ 6,865 3–0
February 20
  1. 21
Founders Park 12-27 Good (1–0) Houston (0–1) None SECN+ 6,524 4–0
February 21
  1. 21
Founders Park 13-38 Becker (1–0) Ruller (0–1) None SECN+ 6,412 5–0
February 23
  1. 21
Founders Park 8-1 Pitzer (1–0) Pryor (1–1) None SECN+ 7,108 6–0
February 24Belmont
  1. 21
Founders Park 2-11 Timbes (2–0) Eskew (1–1) None SECN+ 8,242 6-1
February 25Belmont
  1. 21
Founders Park 12-1 Becker (2–0) Borders (0–2) None SECN+ 6,730 7-1
February 27
  1. 19
Founders Park 7-1 Cooper (1–0)Clemente (0–1) None SECN+ 6,315 8-1
March (13–6)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
March 1
  1. 19
Founders Park canceled-rainACCNX
March 2vs. #10 Clemson
  1. 19
Segra Park
Columbia, SC 		4-512 Marchal (2–0) Gainey (0–1) None ACCNX 9,284 8-2
March 3at #10 Clemson
  1. 19
Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, SC 		4-5 Titsworth (1–0) Kimball (1–1) Gordon (1) ACCNX 6,124 8-3
March 5
  1. 21
Founders Park 7–1 Marlatt (1–0) Paulsen (1–1) None SECN+ 6,523 9-3
March 6
  1. 21
Founders Park 4–16 Pitzer (2–0) Fix (2–1) Good (1) SECN+ 6,012 10-3
March 8
  1. 21
Founders Park 10-08 Jones (2–0) Fisher, B (1–1) None SECN+ 6,360 11-3
March 9Longwood
  1. 21
Founders Park 10-2 Eskew (2–1) Hairfield, D (1–2) None SECN+ 6,712 12-3
March 10Longwood
  1. 20
Founders Park 22-67 McCreery (1–0) Potojecki, J (0–2) None SECN+ 6,415 13-3
March 12
  1. 20
SRP Park
North Augusta, SC 		4-3 Becker (3–0) Garmon, B (0–1) Gainey (2) SECN+ 3,526 14-3
March 15at
  1. 20
Swayze Field
Oxford, Mississippi 		4-5 Murrell (1–0) Veach (0–1) Spencer (4) SECN+ 8,941 14-4 0–1
March 16at Ole Miss
  1. 20
Swayze Field 3-12 Doyle (2–0) Eskew (2–2) None SECN+ 9,468 14-5 0–2
March 17at Ole Miss
  1. 20
Swayze Field 6-2 Becker (4–0) Saunier (3–2) None SECN+ 9,255 15-5 1–2
March 19vs. Fluor Field
Greenville, SC 		14-8 Pitzer (3–0) Kuzkie (0–1) None ESPN+ 1,842 16–5
March 23Founders Park 8-4 Veach (1–1) Green (0–2) Gainey (3) SECN+ 7,712 17-5 2-2
March 23
  1. 3 Vanderbilt
Founders Park 8–3 Good (2–0) Cunningham (3–1) Gainey (4) SECN+ 8,242 18-5 3–2
March 24
  1. 3 Vanderbilt
Founders Park 10-2 Pitzer (4–0) Futrell (2–1) None SECN+ 7,133 19-5 4–2
March 26
  1. 18
Founders Park 19-14 Good (3–0) McGregor (3–2) None SECN+ 6,912 20–5
March 28
  1. 18
Sewell–Thomas Stadium
Tuscaloosa, Alabama 		3-4 Davis (2–1) Gainey (0–2) None SECN+ 3,470 20-6 4–3
March 29at #16 Alabama
  1. 18
Sewell–Thomas Stadium 6–13 George (1–0) Becker (4–1) None SECN+ 4,723 20-7 4-4
March 30at #16 Alabama
  1. 18
Sewell–Thomas Stadium 9-8 Good (4–0) Fay (1–1) Veach (1) SECN+ 4,536 21-7 5–4
April (8-7)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
April 3
  1. 22
Founders 0-8 Fisher (5–2) Copper (1–1) None SECN 12,357 21-8
April 5
  1. 22
Founders Park 2-9 Prager Jones (2–1) None SECN+ 7,159 21-9 5-5
April 6
  1. 3 Texas A&M
  1. 22
Founders Park 3-6 Sdao (2–0) Pitzer (4–1) Aschenbeck (4) SECN+ 8,242 21-10 5-6
April 7
  1. 3 Texas A&M
  1. 22
Founders Park 6-5 Veach (2–1) Lamkin (2–1) Gainey (5) SECN+ 6,720 22-10 6-6
April 9Truist Field
Charlotte, NC 		2-1 McCreery (2-0) Matthijs (11-2) NoneACCNX 4,09223-10
April 12Condron Ballpark
Gainesville, Florida 		10-3 Jones (3–1)Neely (1–1) Veach (2) SECN+ 7,869 24-10 7-6
April 13
  1. 24 Florida
Condron Ballpark 9-8 Kimball (2–1) Coppola (0–1) Pitzer (1) SECN+ 8,109 25-10 8-6
April 14at #24 Florida Condron Ballpark 9-11 Caglianone (5–1) Becker (4–2) None SECN+ 5,772 25-11 8-7
April 16at The Citadel
  1. 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
  1. 2 Arkansas
  1. 20
Founders Park 1-2 Smith, H. (8-0) Good (4–1) Hewlett (4) SECN+ 8,242 26-12 8-8
April 20
  1. 2 Arkansas
  1. 20
Founders Park 6-3 Becker (5–2) Molina (3–1) McCreery (1) SECN+ 7,207 27-12 9-8
April 20
  1. 2 Arkansas
  1. 20
Founders Park 6-9 Tygart (4–1) Eskew(2–3) None SECN+ 6,719 27-13 9-9
April 26
  1. 24
Founders Park 6-510 Veach (3–1) Byers (3–1) None SECN+ 7,467 28-13 10-9
April 27
  1. 4 Kentucky
  1. 24
Founders Park 13–15 Robinson (2–0) Jones (3–2) Hagenow (1) SECN+ 7,512 28-14 10-10
April 28
  1. 4 Kentucky
  1. 24
Founders Park 10-07 Eskew (3–3) Moore (7-1) None SECN+ 7,484 29-14 11-10
May (4-7)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
May 1
  1. 15
Founders Park 15-27 McCoy (1–0) Engert (0–2) None SECN 6,734 30-14
May 3
  1. 15
Taylor Stadium
Columbia, Missouri 		10-2 Good (5–1) Lunceford, H. (1-5) None SECN+ 1,302 31-14 12-10
May 4at Missouri
  1. 15
Taylor Stadium 3-8 Rustad, C. (5–6) Jones (3–3) None SECN+ 1,738 31-15 12-11
May 5at Missouri
  1. 15
Taylor Stadium 9-4 McCreery (3–0) Mayer, B. (1–6) Veach (3) SECN 1,385 32–15 13–11
May 7Winthrop
  1. 13
Winthrop Ballpark
Rock Hill,SC 		15-37 Dean (1–0) Harris, C. (0-1) None SECN+ 2,004 33-15
May 9
  1. 13
Founders Park10-14 Smith (8–2) Kimball (2–2) None SECN+ 7,033 33–16 13–12
May 10
  1. 15 Georgia
  1. 13
Founders Park5-11 Finley (5–1) Jones (3–4) Zeldin, B. (6)SECN+ 7,630 33-17 13-13
May 11at #15 Georgia
  1. 13
Founders Park14-6 Roberge, J. (3–1) Eskew (3–4) None SECN+ 7,912 33-17 13-14
May 16
  1. 24
Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN		3-9 Causey, A. (10–3) Good (5–2) None SECN+ 5,730 33-1813–15
May 17
  1. 1 Tennessee
  1. 24
Lindsey Nelson Stadium3-8 Beam, D.(8-2) Gainey (0–3) None SECN+ 5,657 33–19 13–16
May 18
  1. 1 Tennessee
  1. 24
Lindsey Nelson Stadium1–4Sechrist, Z. (2–1) Becker (5–3) Combs, A. (4) SECN 5,759 33–20 13–17
Postseason
DateOpponentSeedSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSECT Record
May 21 v. No. 7 (SEC) Alabama No. 10 (SEC) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL		10-5 Veach (4–1) Moza (3–3) None SEC Network 7,425 34–20 1–0
May 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 2-0
May 23 No. 10 (SEC) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 11-10 Ulla (2–1) Veach (4–2) None SEC Network 35–21 2-1
May 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 3-1
May 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
DateOpponentSeedSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
May 31 v. No. 2 Doak Field
Raleigh, NC 		8-710 Veach (5–2) Vogatsky (3–2) None ESPN+ 2,763 37-22 1–0
June 1 v. No. 2 Doak Field 4-6 Consiglio (5–4) McCreery (3–1) Smith (6)ESPN+ (3,03637–23 1–1
June 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

Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled
Bold = South Carolina team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.[7] |}

Rankings

See main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kingston Will Not Return as Gamecocks' Head Baseball Coach . gamecocksonline.com . June 3, 2024. South Carolina Gamecocks Athletics. 3 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Two Gamecocks enter NCAA Transfer Portal for baseball . 247sports.com . John Whittle . 4 June 2024.
  3. Web site: South Carolina baseball transfer portal commitments . 247sports.com . July 14, 2023 . June 4, 2024.
  4. Web site: Messina, Petry Named to the Preseason All-SEC First Team . gamecocksonline.com . February 8, 2024 . South Carolina Gamecocks Athletics. 3 June 2024.
  5. Web site: 2024 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches. June 2, 2024.
  6. Web site: Baseball vs Miami (OH) 2/16/24 box score. December 11, 2023. June 3, 2024.
  7. News: Baseball Finalizes 2023 Schedule with Non-Conference Slate. University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. December 6, 2022.

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