The 2018 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the

2018 NCAA Division I baseball season The 2018 NCAA Division I Baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 2018. The season progressed through the regular s ...

. The Gamecocks played their home games at

Founders Park Founders Park, formerly known as Carolina Stadium, is a stadium in Columbia, South Carolina on the banks of the Congaree River. The facility was built for a cost of $35.6 million and is used for college baseball as home to the University of Sou ...

. The team was led by first year head coach

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Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule

! style="", Regular Season , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 16 , , , , No. 19 , ,

Columbia, SC Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...

, , 6–7 , , Tremblay (1–0) , , Hill (0–1) , , Eagle (1) , , 7,484 , , 0–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 17 , , VMI, , No. 19 , , Founders Park , , 7–2 , , Morris (1–0) , , Kent 0-1 , , ''None'' , , 6,627 , , 1–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 18 , , VMI , , No. 19 , , Founders Park , , 9–0 , , R. Chapman (1–0) , , Watts (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 6,612 , , 2–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , , , , , No. 21 , , Founders Park , , 5–2 , , Bridges (1–0) , , Vaka (0–1) , , Demurias (1), , 6,120 , , 3–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 21 , , , , No. 21 , , Founders Park , , 15–2 , , , , Arnone (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 6,080 , , 4–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 23 , , , , No. 21 , , Founders Park , , 7–0 , , Hill (1–1) , , , , ''None'' , , 6,577 , , 5–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , February 24 , , , , No. 21 , , Founders Park , , 14–2 , , Morris (2–0) , , Stoudemire 0–2 , , ''None'' , , 7,423 , , 6–1 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 25 , , Charleston Southern , , No. 21 , , Founders Park , , 2–4 , , Weekley (1–1) , , R. Chapman (1–1) , , Smith (2) , , 6,353 , , 6–2 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , February 27 , , , , , , Founders Park , , 4–6 , , Alley (1–0) , , Mlodzinski (0–1) , , , , 6,107 , , 6–3 , , – , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 2 , , No. 7 Clemson , , , , Founders Park , , 3–2 , , , , Gilliam 1–1 , , ''None'' , , 8,242 , , 7–3 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 3 , , , , No. 23 , , Flour Field

Greenville, SC Greenville (; locally ) is a city in and the seat of Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. With a population of 70,720 at the 2020 census, it is the sixth-largest city in the state. Greenville is located approximately halfway be ...

, , 1–5 , , Clark (2–0) , , Morris (2–1) , , Miller (1) , , 7,385 , , 7–4 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 4 , , at No. 7 Clemson , , No. 23 , ,

Clemson, SC Clemson () is a city in Pickens and Anderson counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Clemson is home to Clemson University; in 2015, ''the Princeton Review'' cited the town of Clemson as ranking #1 in the United States for " town-and-gown" ...

, , 7–8 , , Gilliam (2–1) , , , , ''None'' , , 6,312 , , 7–5 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , March 6 , , , , , , BB&T Ballpark

Charlotte, NC Charlotte ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census, making Charlotte the 16th-most populous ...

, , colspan=7, ''Cancelled (rain)'' , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 7 , , , , , , Founders Park , , 12–2 , , Shook (1–0) , , McAlister 0–1 , , ''None'' , , 6,027 , , 8–5 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 9 , , , , , , Founders Park , , 9–2 , , Hill (2–1) , , Gross (0–2) , , Gilreath (1) , , 6,245 , , 9–5 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 10 (1) , , Princeton , , , , Founders Park , , 7–3 , , Morris (3–1) , , Smith (0–1) , , Lomas (1) , , 6,425 , , 10–5 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , , , Princeton , , , , Founders Park , , 6–4 , , Demurias (2–0) , , Proctor (0–1) , , , , 6,114 , , 11–5 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 14 , , , , , , Founders Park , , 12–3 , , Coyne (1–0) , , Bigge (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 5,705 , , 12–5 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 16 , , No. 6

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

, , , , Founders Park , , 3–7 , , Singer (5–0) , , Hill (2–2) , , Byrne (4) , , 7,034 , , 12–6 , , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 17 , , No. 6 Florida , , , , Founders Park , , 15–7 , , Morris (4–1) , , Kowar (3–1) , , ''None'' , , 7,207 , , 13–6 , , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 18 , , No. 6 Florida , , , , Founders Park , , 2–3 , , Dyson (4–1) , , , , Byrne (5) , , 7,113 , , 13–7 , , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 20 , ,

The Citadel The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a Public college, public United States senior military college, senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one ...

, , , , Founders Park , , 3–4 , , Buster (3–1) , , Coyne (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 6,307 , , 13–8 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 23 , , at , , , ,

Foley Field Foley Field is a baseball stadium in Athens, Georgia, United States. It is the home field of the University of Georgia Bulldogs college baseball team. The stadium holds 3,291 people. Foley Field was built in 1966. The stadium was renovated in ...

Athens, GA Athens, officially Athens–Clarke County, is a consolidated city-county and college town in the U.S. state of Georgia. Athens lies about northeast of downtown Atlanta, and is a satellite city of the capital. The University of Georgia, the state ...

, , 5–7 , , Locey (4–0) , , Lawson (0–1) , , Schunk (1) , , 2,785 , , 13–9 , , 1–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 24 , , at Georgia , , , , Foley Field , , 3–12 , , Hancock (3–1) , , Morris (0–2) , , ''None'' , , 3,481 , , 13–10 , , 1–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , March 25 , , at Georgia , , , , Foley Field , , 0–3 , , Webb (1–1) , , R. Chapman (1–3) , , Schunk (2) , , 2,443 , , 13–11 , , 1–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 27 , , , , , , Founders Park , , 5–4 , , , , LaCagnina (0–2) , , Demurias (2) , , 5,824 , , 14–11 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 29 , ,

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

, , , , Founders Park , , 6–1 , , Hill (3–2), , Crochet (2–3) , , ''None'' , , 6,425 , , 15–11 , , 2–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 30 , , Tennessee , , , , Founders Park , , 6–2 , , Morris (5–2), , Stallings (4–2) , , ''None'' , , 6,945 , , 16–11 , , 3–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , March 31 , , Tennessee , , , , Founders Park , , 6–3 , , Demurias (3–0), , Linginfelter (2–2) , , ''None'' , , 7,816 , , 17–11 , , 4–5 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 3 , , , , , , BB&T Ballpark , , 3–11 , , , , , , ''None'' , , 7,410 , , 17–12 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 6 , , at

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...

, , , ,

Cliff Hagan Stadium Cliff Hagan Stadium (Officially named Shively Field at Cliff Hagan Stadium) is a baseball stadium located in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Cliff Hagan Stadium or better known to Kentucky Wildcat baseball fans as “The Cliff” is on the So ...

Lexington, KY Lexington is a city in Kentucky, United States that is the county seat of Fayette County. By population, it is the second-largest city in Kentucky and 57th-largest city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's 28th-largest ...

, , 1–14 , , Hjelle (5–2) , , Hill (3–3) , , ''None'' , , 3,422 , , 17–13 , , 4–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 7 , , at Kentucky , , , , Cliff Hagan Stadium , , 15–1 , , Morris (6–2) , , Haake (1–2) , , Bridges (1) , , 2,642 , , 18–13 , , 5–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 8 , , at Kentucky , , , , Cliff Hagan Stadium , , 5–10 , , Lewis (6–2) , , , , , , 2,853 , , 18–14 , , 5–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 10 , , at The Citadel , , , ,

Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park is a baseball stadium located in Charleston, South Carolina. The stadium is named after Charleston's longest-serving mayor, Joseph P. Riley Jr., who was instrumental in its construction. The stadium replaced College Pa ...

Charleston, SC Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of ...

, , 12–1 , , Mlodzinski (1–3) , , Sabo (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 1,573 , , 19–14 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 12 , , at No. 7

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...

, , , ,

Baum Stadium Baum is a German surname meaning "tree" (not to be confused with the French surname Baume). Notable people with this surname include: * Bernie Baum (1929–1993), American songwriter * Carol Baum, American film producer * Christina Baum (bo ...

Fayetteville, AR Fayetteville () is the second-largest city in Arkansas, the county seat of Washington County, and the biggest city in Northwest Arkansas. The city is on the outskirts of the Boston Mountains, deep within the Ozarks. Known as Washington until ...

, , 3–2 , , Bridges (2–0) , , Loseke (0–1) , , Demurias (3) , , 8,416 , , 20–14 , , 6–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , April 13 , , at No. 7 Arkansas , , , , Baum Stadium , , colspan=7, ''Postponed (severe weather)'' Makeup: April 14 as a single-admission, 7-inning doubleheader , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 14 (1) , , at No. 7 Arkansas , , , , Baum Stadium , , 0–2⁷ , , Murphy (5–2) , , Hill (3–4) , , Cronin (8) , , 9,680 , , 20–15 , , 6–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , , , at No. 7 Arkansas , , , , Baum Stadium , , 0–3⁷ , , Campbell (3–3) , , Morris (6–3) , , Cronin (9) , , 9,680 , , 20–16 , , 6–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 17 , , , , , , Founders Park , , 4–7 , , Paradis (1–3) , , Mlodzinski (1–4) , , Springs (1) , , 6,104 , , 20–17 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 20 , , No. 18

LSU Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 near ...

, , , , Founders Park , , 11–0 , , , , Hess (6–4) , , ''None'' , , 6,952 , , 21–17 , , 7–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 21 , , No. 18 LSU , , , , Founders Park , , 11–4 , , , , Hilliard (7–3) , , ''None'' , , 7,982 , , 22–17 , , 8–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 22 , , No. 18 LSU , , , , Founders Park , , 8–6 , , , , Bain (1–2) , , Bridges (2) , , 7,141 , , 23–17 , , 9–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 24 , , at Furman , , , ,
Greenville, SC, , 10–2 , , , , Alley (2–3) , , ''None'' , , 2,030 , , 24–17 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 27 , , at No. 12 , , No. 25 , ,

Hawkins Field Hawkins Field is a baseball stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. It is the home field of the Vanderbilt Commodores college baseball team.

Nashville, TN Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...

, , 8–7 , , , , Brown (1–3) , , Bridges (3) , , 2,895 , , 25–17 , , 10–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , April 28 , , at No. 12 Vanderbilt , , No. 25 , , Hawkins Field , , 1–8 , , Raby (3–4) , , , , ''None'' , , 3,166 , , 25–18 , , 10–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , April 29 , , at No. 12 Vanderbilt , , No. 25 , , Hawkins Field , , 10–9 , , , , Day (1–1) , , ''None'' , , 3,158 , , 26–18 , , 11–10 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 4 , , No. 11 Ole Miss , , , , Founders Park , , 13–5 , , , , Rolison (6–4) , , ''None'' , , 7,559 , , 27–18 , , 12–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 5 , , No. 11 Ole Miss , , No. 14 , , Founders Park , , 11–6 , , , , Feigl (7–4) , , ''None'' , , 7,692 , , 28–18 , , 13–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 6 , , No. 11 Ole Miss , , No. 14 , , Founders Park , , 5–6¹⁰ , , Caracci (3–2) , , , , ''None'' , , 6,852 , , 28–19 , , 13–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 9 , , , , No. 11 , ,
Columbia, SC , , 0–9 , , Sisk (9–3) , , , , ''None'' , , 5,867 , , 28–20 , , – , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 11 , ,

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

, , No. 11 , , Founders Park , , 3–5 , , Toelken (5–2) , , L. Chapman (3–1) , , Ball (6) , , 6,922 , , 28–21 , , 13–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 12 , , Missouri , , No. 11 , , Founders Park , , 6–3 , , , , Plassmeyer (5–3) , , ''None'' , , 7,216 , , 29–21 , , 14–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , , , Missouri , , No. 11 , , Founders Park , , 1–0 , , , , LaPlante (4–3) , , ''None'' , , 6,435 , , 30–21 , , 15–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , May 15 , , , , No. 11 , , Founders Park , , colspan=7, ''Canceled (impending weather)'' , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 17 , , at , , No. 11 , ,

Olsen Field Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park is a baseball stadium in College Station, Texas, that is home to the Texas A&M baseball program. The stadium was dedicated on March 21, 1978, and is named in honor of C. E. "Pat" Olsen, a 1923 graduate of Texas ...

College Station, TX College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East-Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley, towards the eastern edge of the region known as the Texas Triangle. It is northwest of Houston and east-northeast of Austin. A ...

, , 3–6 , , Chafin (4–0) , , , , ''None'' , , 4,615 , , 30–22 , , 15–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 18 , , at Texas A&M, , No. 11 , , Olsen Field , , 5–3 , , , , Doxakis (6–5) , , , , 4,770 , , 31–22 , , 16–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 19 , , at Texas A&M , , No. 11 , , Olsen Field , , 10–1 , , , , Kolek (5–6) , , ''None'' , , 5,101 , , 32–22 , , 17–13 , - , - ! style="", Postseason , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , May 22 , , vs. (12) Missouri , , , ,

Metropolitan Stadium Metropolitan Stadium (often referred to as "the Met", "Met Stadium", or now "the Old Met" to distinguish from the Metrodome) was an outdoor sports stadium in the north central United States, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneap ...

Hoover, AL Hoover is a city in Jefferson and Shelby counties in north central Alabama, United States. Hoover is the largest suburban city in Alabama and the 6th largest city in Alabama. The city had a population of 92,606 as of the 2020 US Census. Hoove ...

, , 4–2 , , , , Toelken (6–3) , , Lawson (2) , , 8,072 , , 33–22 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 23 , , vs. No. 9 (4) Arkansas , , , , Metropolitan Stadium , , 8–13 , , Murphy (7–4) , , L. Chapman (3–3) , , ''None'' , , 6,710 , , 33–23 , , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , May 24 , , vs. (8) LSU , , , , Metropolitan Stadium , , 4–6¹² , , Peterson (1–3) , , Gilreath (0–1) , , ''None'' , , 7,197 , , 33–24 , , 1–2 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , June 1 , , vs. (3) , , , ,

Clark–LeClair Stadium Clark–LeClair Stadium is a baseball park located on the campus of East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. It is the home field of the East Carolina Pirates of the American Athletic Conference. The stadium was named after Pirate ...

Greenville, NC Greenville is the county seat of and the most populous city in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States; the principal city of the Greenville metropolitan area; and the 12th-most populous city in North Carolina. Greenville is the health, e ...

, , 8–3 , , , , Kinker (6–2) , , Lawson (3) , , 4,700 , , 34–24 , , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , June 2 , , at , , , , Clark–LeClair Stadium , , 4–2 , , , , Burleson (5–2) , , Lawson (4) , , 4,700 , , 35–24 , , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" , June 3 , , vs. (4) , , , , Clark–LeClair Stadium , , colspan=7, ''Postponed (rain)'' Makeup: June 4 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , June 4 , , vs. (4) UNC Wilmington , , , , Clark–LeClair Stadium , , 8–4 , , , , Royalty (6–6) , , ''None'' , , 4,700 , , 36–24 , , 3–0 , -
Record , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , June 9 , , at No. 4 (5) Arkansas , , , , Baum Stadium , , 3–9 , , Knight (12–0) , , Demurias (7–1) , , Loseke (4) , , 11,722 , , 36–25 , , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ddffdd" , June 10 , , vs. No. 4 (5) Arkansas , , , , Baum Stadium , , 8–5 , , Morris (9–3) , , Murphy (8–5) , , Bridges (5) , , 11,481 , , 37–25 , , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="ffdddd" , June 11 , , at No. 4 (5) Arkansas , , , , Baum Stadium , , 4–14 , , Loseke (3–2) , , Mlodzinski (3–6) , , ''None'' , , 11,217 , , 37–26 , , 1–2 , -

Rankings

References

External links

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