2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball

Columbia Regional, 2-2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
2014 record	44-18 (18-12 SEC)
Head coach	Chad Holbrook (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Jerry Meyers (4th/12th year)
Assistant coach	Sammy Esposito (7th year)
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium

2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Eastern
#25 Florida ^x†^y	21	–	9	–	0	.700	40	–	23	–	0	.635
#23 South Carolina ^y	18	–	12	–	0	.600	44	–	18	–	0	.710
#1 Vanderbilt ^y	17	–	13	–	0	.567	51	–	21	–	0	.708
Kentucky ^y	14	–	16	–	0	.467	37	–	25	–	0	.597
Tennessee	12	–	18	–	0	.400	31	–	23	–	0	.574
Georgia	11	–	18	–	1	.383	26	–	29	–	1	.473
Missouri	6	–	24	–	0	.200	20	–	33	–	0	.377
Western
#4 Ole Miss ^x^y	19	–	11	–	0	.633	48	–	21	–	0	.696
#15 LSU ‡^y	17	–	11	–	1	.603	46	–	16	–	1	.738
#28 Mississippi State ^y	18	–	12	–	0	.600	39	–	24	–	0	.619
Arkansas ^y	16	–	14	–	0	.533	40	–	25	–	0	.615
#29 Alabama ^y	15	–	14	–	0	.517	37	–	24	–	0	.607
Texas A&M ^y	14	–	16	–	0	.467	36	–	26	–	0	.581
Auburn	10	–	20	–	0	.333	28	–	28	–	0	.500

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 20:27, 2 July 2016 (UTC)^[1]^[2]; Rankings from NCBWA

The 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represents the University of South Carolina in the 2014 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 second season as head coach at Carolina.

Personnel

Roster

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks roster

Pitchers

6 Joel Seddon - Junior
13 Jack Wynkoop - Sophomore
14 Evan Beal - Junior
17 Taylor Widener - Freshman
18 Tyler Haswell - Freshman
23 Vince Fiori - Sophomore
26 Matthew Vogel - Freshman
28 John Parke - Freshman
32 Canaan Cropper - Freshman
34 Jordan Montgomery - Junior
35 Curt Britt - Sophomore
36 Hunter Privette - Senior
37 Wil Crowe - Freshman
39 Reed Scott - Freshman
42 Cody Mincey - Junior
46 Jackson Smith - Freshman
47 Josh Reagan - Freshman
54 Trey McNickle - Junior

Infielders

7 DC Arendas - Sophomore
8 Marcus Mooney - Sophomore
9 Joey Pankake - Junior
15 Jordan Gore - Freshman
22 Max Schrock - Sophomore
24 Brison Celek - Senior
31 Weber Pike - Freshman
33 Kyle Martin - Junior

Catchers

5 Patrick Harrington - Junior
16 Logan Koch - Freshman
21 Grayson Greiner - Junior

Outfielders

3 Tanner English - Junior
4 Connor Bright - Junior
11 Zack Madden - Freshman
19 Gene Cone - Freshman
20 Brock Maxwell - Freshman
30 Elliot Caldwell - Junior

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Roster & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html

Coaching Staff

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff
2 Chad Holbrook - Head Coach - 2 years 12 Jerry Meyers - Associate Head Coach - 4 years / 12 years 41 Sammy Esposito - Assistant Coach - 7 years 55 Brian Buscher - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 2 years

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html#coaches

Schedule

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Game Log

Regular Season

February

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
–	February 14	Bucknell	Carolina Stadium	Postponed
1	February 15	Bucknell	Carolina Stadium	17-4	Montgomery (1-0)	Hough (0-1)	None	8,015	1–0	–
2	February 15	Bucknell	Carolina Stadium	12-2	Wynkoop (1-0)	Weigel (0-1)	None	7,822	2–0	–
3	February 16	Bucknell	Carolina Stadium	12-0	Crowe (1-0)	Andreychik (0-1)	None	7,512	3–0	–
4	February 18	Presbyterian	Carolina Stadium	4-0	Reagan (1-0)	Kehner (0-1)	None	6,642	4–0	–
5	February 21	Eastern Kentucky	Carolina Stadium	4-0	Montgomery (2-0)	Cobb (1-1)	None	6,842	5–0	–
6	February 22	Eastern Kentucky	Carolina Stadium	2-0	Wynkoop (2-0)	Perkins (0-1)	Seddon (1)	8,242	6–0	–
7	February 23	Eastern Kentucky	Carolina Stadium	6-0	Crowe (2-0)	Scott (0-2)	None	7,731	7–0	–
8	February 28	Clemson	Carolina Stadium	9-6	Mincey (1-0)	Bates (0-1)	Seddon (2)	8,242	8–0	–

March

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
9	March 1	vs. Clemson	Fluor Field	10-2	Wynkoop (3-0)	Crownover (2-1)	Seddon (3)	7,182	9–0	–
10	March 2	@ Clemson	Doug Kingsmore Stadium	5-3	Mincey (2-0)	Schmidt (1-2)	None	6,016	10–0	–
11	March 4	Stetson	Carolina Stadium	7-1	Reagan (2-0)	Powers (1-2)	None	6,306	11–0	–
12	March 5	Stetson	Carolina Stadium	4-2	Privette (1-0)	Warmoth (0-2)	Seddon (4)	6,427	12–0	–
-	March 7	Brown	Carolina Stadium	Postponed
13	March 8	Brown	Carolina Stadium	13-0	Montgomery (3-0)	Galan (0-1)	None	7,163	13–0	–
14	March 8	Brown	Carolina Stadium	8-0	Wynkoop (4-0)	St. Lawrence (0-1)	None	7,546	14–0	–
15	March 9	Brown	Carolina Stadium	1-0	Crowe (3-0)	Taugner (0-1)	Seddon (5)	6,903	15–0	–
16	March 11	Furman	Carolina Stadium	5-0	Widener (1-0)	Greenfield (1-1)	None	7,174	16–0	–
17	March 14	Ole Miss	Carolina Stadium	4-6	Ellis (3-0)	Montgomery (3-1)	Laxer (1)	7,859	16–1	0–1
18	March 15	Ole Miss	Carolina Stadium	5-4¹⁰	Seddon (1-0)	Denny (0-1)	None	7,835	17–1	1–1
19	March 15	Ole Miss	Carolina Stadium	3-1	Crowe (4-0)	Smith (3-1)	Seddon (6)	7,349	18–1	2–1
-	March 18	@ The Citadel	Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park	Postponed
20	March 21	@ Kentucky	Cliff Hagan Stadium	5-13	Reed (4-1)	Montgomery (3-2)	None	1,937	18–2	2–2
21	March 22	@ Kentucky	Cliff Hagan Stadium	1-2	Shepherd (5-0)	Wynkoop (4-1)	Salow (1)	2,220	18–3	2–3
22	March 23	@ Kentucky	Cliff Hagan Stadium	8-3	Crowe (5-0)	Nelson (1-1)	Seddon (7)	1,870	19–3	3–3
23	March 25	College of Charleston	Carolina Stadium	4-2	Reagan (3-0)	Thornton (0-2)	Mincey (1)	7,170	20–3	–
24	March 26	Coastal Carolina	Carolina Stadium	4-0	Britt (1-0)	Moats (0-3)	None	6,982	21–3	–
25	March 28	Tennessee	Carolina Stadium	3-2¹⁴	Wynkoop (5-1)	Bettencourt (0-1)	None	7,506	22–3	4–3
26	March 29	Tennessee	Carolina Stadium	9-6	Scott (1-0)	Owenby (2-1)	None	7,473	23–3	5–3
27	March 30	Tennessee	Carolina Stadium	8-0	Crowe (6-0)	Lee (3-1)	None	8,242	24–3	6–3

April

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
28	April 1	Appalachian State	Carolina Stadium	2-1	Fiori (1-0)	Thurber (0-3)	None	7,416	25–3	–
-	April 3	@ Arkansas	Baum Stadium	Postponed
29	April 4	@ Arkansas	Baum Stadium	2-1	Montgomery (4-2)	Killian (1-5)	Seddon (8)	9,947	26–3	7–3
30	April 4	@ Arkansas	Baum Stadium	1-4	Beeks (5-2)	Wynkoop (5-2)	None	9,947	26–4	7–4
31	April 5	@ Arkansas	Baum Stadium	0-7	Oliver (3-3)	Crowe (6-1)	None	10,103	26–5	7–5
32	April 8	@ Furman	Fluor Field	9-2	Widener (2-0)	Dittmar (0-2)	None	4,247	27–5	–
33	April 11	Florida	Carolina Stadium	4-1	Montgomery (5-2)	Shore (3-2)	Seddon (9)	8,242	28–5	8–5
34	April 12	Florida	Carolina Stadium	3-4	Puk (3-2)	Seddon (1-1)	None	8,242	28–6	8–6
35	April 13	Florida	Carolina Stadium	5-6	Dunning (1-0)	Crowe (6-2)	Hanhold (2)	8,242	28–7	8–7
36	April 15	Charleston Southern	Carolina Stadium	1-4	Buckley (2-0)	Beal (0-1)	Weekley (7)	7,415	28–8	–
37	April 16	@ The Citadel	Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park	8-10	Livingston (2-4)	Vogel (0-1)	Hunter (7)	6,500	28–9	–
-	April 18	@ Auburn	Plainsman Park	Postponed
38	April 19	@ Auburn	Plainsman Park	2-4	Ortman (7-2)	Montgomery (5-3)	None	3,770	28–10	8–8
39	April 19	@ Auburn	Plainsman Park	3-2	Mincey (3-0)	Wade (3-2)	Seddon (10)	4,096	29–10	9–8
40	April 20	@ Auburn	Plainsman Park	4-3	Seddon (2-1)	Cochran-Gill (0-2)	None	3,084	30–10	10–8
41	April 22	Davidson	Carolina Stadium	8-0	Widener (3-0)	Beeker (2-2)	None	6,886	31–10	–
42	April 23	USC Upstate	Carolina Stadium	6-1	Britt (2-0)	Birklund (0-7)	None	7,102	32–10	–
43	April 25	Alabama	Carolina Stadium	9-3	Montgomery (6-3)	Turnbull (5-3)	Seddon (11)	8,242	33–10	11–8
44	April 26	Alabama	Carolina Stadium	1-2	Kamplain (4-2)	Wynkoop (5-3)	Burrows (9)	8,242	33–11	11–9
45	April 27	Alabama	Carolina Stadium	9-3	Mincey (4-0)	Eicholtz (2-1)	Seddon (12)	8,074	34–11	12–9

May

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SEC Record
46	May 2	@ Georgia	Foley Field	1-3	Lawlor (4-4)	Montgomery (6-4)	None	2,682	34–12	12–10
47	May 3	@ Georgia	Foley Field	5-2	Wynkoop (6-3)	Ripple (2-1)	Seddon (13)	3,256	35–12	13–10
48	May 4	@ Georgia	Foley Field	3-5	Sosebee (1-3)	Crowe (6-3)	Cheek (1)	3,078	35–13	13–11
49	May 7	Wofford	Carolina Stadium	15-1	Britt (3-0)	Accetta (3-3)	None	7,274	36–13	–
50	May 9	Missouri	Carolina Stadium	8-2	Montgomery (7-4)	Graves (3-5)	None	7,419	37–13	14–11
51	May 10	Missouri	Carolina Stadium	3-1	Wynkoop (7-3)	Fairbanks (4-6)	Seddon (14)	7,903	38–13	15–11
52	May 11	Missouri	Carolina Stadium	2-1	Mincey (5-0)	Steele (0-8)	None	7,307	39–13	16–11
53	May 13	The Citadel	Carolina Stadium	10-1	Scott (2-0)	Brecklin (0-1)	None	8,054	40–13	–
54	May 15	@ Vanderbilt	Hawkins Field	4-3¹⁰	Seddon (3-1)	Miller (1-1)	None	2,819	41–13	17–11
55	May 16	@ Vanderbilt	Hawkins Field	3-9	Fulmer (5-1)	Wynkoop (7-4)	Stone (3)	3,429	41–14	17–12
56	May 17	@ Vanderbilt	Hawkins Field	6-3	Crowe (7-3)	Ravenelle (3-1)	Seddon (15)	3,626	42–14	18–12

Post-Season

SEC Tournament

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	SECT Record
57	May 21	Mississippi State	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	0-12⁷	Lindgren (6-1)	Montgomery (7-5)	None	7,526	42–15	0–1
58	May 22	Florida	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium	2-7	Poyner (5-3)	Wynkoop (7-5)	None	5,115	42–16	0–2

NCAA Tournament: Columbia Regional

#	Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall Record	NCAAT Record
59	May 30	Campbell	Carolina Stadium	5-2	Montgomery (8-5)	Bowers (10-4)	None	7,382	43–16	1–0
60	May 31	Maryland	Carolina Stadium	3-4	Shawaryn (11-3)	Wynkoop (7-6)	Mooney (12)	6,813	43–17	1–1
61	June 1	Campbell	Carolina Stadium	9-0	Crowe (8-3)	Koopman (8-2)	None	5,986	44–17	2–1
62	June 1	Maryland	Carolina Stadium	10-1	Stiles (5-2)	Seddon (3-2)	Ruse (1)	6,340	44–18	2–2

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Schedule http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/scar-m-basebl-sched.html

Honors and Awards

Wil Crowe was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on February 18,^[3] SEC Freshman of the Week on February 25,^[4] and Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American.^[5]
Tanner English was named Second-Team All-SEC.^[6]
Grayson Greiner was named SEC Player of the Week on March 31,^[7] SEC All-Defensive Team,^[8] Baseball America Second-Team All-American,^[9] and Johnny Bench Award semifinalist.^[10]
Joey Pankake was named to the SEC All-Defensive Team.^[11]
Joel Seddon was named Second-Team All-SEC.^[12] and NCBWA Second-Team All-American.^[13]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[14]	14	14*	14*	1	1	2	3	3	4	6	8	7	11	8	6	13	-
Baseball America^[15]	7	5	3	3	1	1	2	2	5	11	11	9	17	17	15	18	-
Collegiate Baseball^^[16]	14	10	5	1	1	1	2	1	4	15	18	14	19	17	15	15	25
NCBWA†^[17]	12	9	6	3	1	2	4	2	4	6	8	7	12	9	9	12	23

^ 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 2014 MLB Draft

The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Grayson Greiner	C	3rd	99th	Detroit Tigers
Jordan Montgomery	LHP	4th	122nd	New York Yankees
Joey Pankake	3B	7th	220th	Detroit Tigers
Tanner English	OF	11th	320th	Minnesota Twins
Joel Seddon	RHP	11th	342nd	Oakland A's
Kyle Martin	1B	20th	599th	Anaheim Angels
Evan Beal	RHP	21st	633rd	Kansas City Royals

References

External links

Gamecock Baseball official website

South Carolina Gamecocks baseball

Stadium	Sarge Frye Field (1980–2008) Carolina Stadium (2009–present)

People	Head coaches Award winners Notable players

College World Series	1975 1981 1985 2002 2003 2004 2010 2011 2012

Other seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016

National Championships in bold

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