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2022 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

The 2022 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The 2022 season marked the Gamecocks' 129th overall. The Gamecocks played their home games at Founders Park, and were led by fifth year head coach Mark Kingston.

2022 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Record27–28 (13–17 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Pitching coachJustin Parker (1st season)
Home stadiumFounders Park
Uniform
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 9 Tennessee x‍†‍‡‍y 25 – 5   .833 57 – 9   .864
No. 21 Florida ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 42 – 24   .636
Georgia ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 36 – 23   .610
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y 14 – 16   .467 39 – 23   .629
South Carolina ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 27 – 28   .491
Kentucky ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 33 – 26   .559
Missouri ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 28 – 23   .549
Western
No. 3 Texas A&M x‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 44 – 20   .688
No. 4 Arkansas ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 46 – 21   .687
No. 25 LSU ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 40 – 22   .645
No. 7 Auburn ‍‍‍y 16 – 13   .552 43 – 22   .662
No. 1 Ole Miss ‍‍‍y 14 – 16   .467 42 – 23   .646
Alabama ‍‍‍ 12 – 17   .414 31 – 27   .534
Mississippi State ‍‍‍ 9 – 21   .300 26 – 30   .464
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

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Main article: 2021 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

The Gamecocks finished 34–23, 16–14 in the SEC, losing in the Columbia Regional to Virginia.

Personnel

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Roster

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2022 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town
2 INF Jalen Vasquez L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So North Charleston, SC
3 INF Braylen Wimmer R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Yukon, OK
4 LHP Jackson Phipps L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Dallas, GA
5 INF Talmadge LeCroy R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Belton, SC
7 INF Michael Braswell R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Mableton, GA
9 OF Evan Stone R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Irmo, SC
10 C Colin Burgess R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lexington, KY
11 OF Andrew Eyster R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Gr Ocala, FL
12 INF Josiah Sightler L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 234 lb (106 kg) Sr Gaston, SC
13 OF Brandt Belk L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Gr Houston, TX
14 RHP Eli Jones R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Peachtree City, GA
15 INF Carson Hornung L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Overland Park, KS
16 LHP John Gilreath L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 179 lb (81 kg) Sr Rock Hill, SC
18 LHP Julian Bosnic L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Lutz, FL
19 C Cole Messina R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Summerville, SC
20 OF Matt Hogan L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Melville, NY
21 RHP Connor Cino L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Mount Pleasant, SC
22 OF Elijah Lambros R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Fredericksburg, VA
23 RHP Jack Mahoney R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Arlington Heights, IL
24 LHP Michael Esposito L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Jr Port Washington, NY
25 C Sam Simpson R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Carrollton, GA
26 OF Thad Ector S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Tyrone, GA
28 INF Vytas Valincius R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Lockport, IL
29 LHP Matthew Becker R/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Chapin, SC
30 RHP Brett Thomas R/R 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Atlanta, GA
31 OF David Cromer R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Lexington, SC
32 RHP Will Sanders R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Atlanta, GA
33 RHP Noah Hall R/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Charlotte, NC
34 RHP James Hicks R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Conway, AR
36 RHP Cade Austin R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Chapin, SC
37 RHP Cam Tringali R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Gr Columbia, SC
38 RHP Aiden Hunter R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Summerville, SC
40 RHP Wesley Sweatt R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Rock Hill, SC
44 RHP Parker Coyne R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Gr Suwanee, GA
45 RHP CJ Weins R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Sr Lockport, IL
50 INF Kevin Madden R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Glenwood, MD
Head coach

Mark Kingston

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Wingo
Chad Caillet
Justin Parker

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Current redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

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2021 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff
  • Mark Kingston - Head Coach - 5th year
  • Scott Wingo - Assistant Coach - 1st year
  • Chad Caillet - Assistant Coach - 1st year
  • Justin Parker - Pitching Coach - 1st year
  • Mike Current - Player Development - 5th year

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Schedule and results

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2022 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log
Regular season
February (6-1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
February 18 UNC Greensboro Founders Park
Columbia, SC		 9-7 Sanders (1-0) Koehn (0-1) Sweatt (1) SECN+ 7,427 1–0
February 19 UNC Greensboro Founders Park 4-5 Hoppe (1-0) Hicks (0-1) Parsley (1) SECN+ 6,814 1–1
February 20 UNC Greensboro Founders Park 8-7 (10) Braswell (1-0) Freeman (0-1) None SECN+ 6,208 2–1
February 22 Winthrop Founders Park 7-1 Austin (1-0) Sutton (0-1) None SECN+ 6,230 3–1
February 25 George Washington Founders Park 13-4 Sanders (2-0) Cohen (0-2) None SECN+ 6,730 4–1
February 26 George Washington Founders Park 10-6 Sweatt (1-0) Harris (0-2) Braswell (1) SECN+ 6,345 5–1
February 27 George Washington Founders Park 5-0 Hunter (1-0) Solt (0-2) None SECN+ 6,412 6–1
March (6-11)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 1 vs. Appalachian State Truist Field
Charlotte, NC		 9-6 Hunter (2-0) Ellington (0-1) Braswell (2) SECN+ 2,345 7–1
March 4 Clemson Founders Park 2-3 Edmondson (2-0) Gilreath (0-1) Ammons (3) SECN+ 8,242 7–2
March 5 vs. Clemson Segra Park
Columbia, SC		 2-10 Hoffmann (2-0) Hall (0-1) None ACCN Extra 9,070 7–3
March 6 at Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, SC		 2-5 Lindley (2-0) Hunter (2-1) Ammons (4) ACCN 6,636 7–4
March 8 Xavier Founders Park 7-15 Lynch (1-0) Hunter (2-2) None SECN+ 5,623 7–5
March 11 Texas Founders Park 5-9 Hansen (3-0) Hall (0-2) None SECN 6,754 7–6
March 12 Texas Founders Park 4-2 (7) Sanders (3-0) Stevens (3-1) Braswell (3) SECN+ 6,572 8–6
March 13 Texas Founders Park 9-4 Becker (1-0) Gordon (0-1) None SECN+ 6,010 9–6
March 15 Gardner–Webb Founders Park 12-0 (7) Hunter (3-2) E'Toile (0-1) None SECN+ 6,112 10–6
March 18 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN		 3-8 Burns (4-0) Hall (0-3) None SECN+ 3,940 10–7 0–1
March 19 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 2-5 Dollander (3-0) Sanders (3-1) Walsh (2) SECN 3,987 10–8 0–2
March 20 at Tennessee Lindsey Nelson Stadium 0-10 Beam (4-0) Becker (1-1) None SECN+ 4,283 10–9 0–3
March 22 at The Citadel Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park
Charleston, SC		 3-4 Dunn (1-0) Braswell (1-1) None ESPN+ 3,533 10–10
March 24 Vanderbilt Founders Park 0-10 McElvain (4-0) Hall (0-4) None ESPN2 6,608 10–11 0–4
March 25 Vanderbilt Founders Park 8-2 Sanders (4-1) Holton (4-1) None SECN+ 7,647 11–11 1–4
March 26 Vanderbilt Founders Park 8-6 Hunter (4-2) Owen (2-1) Austin (1) SECN+ 8,032 12–11 2–4
March 29 Presbyterian Founders Park 6-9 Dearman (1-0) Esposito (0-1) None SECN+ 6,012 12–12
April
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 1 at Missouri Taylor Stadium
Columbia, MO
April 2 at Missouri Taylor Stadium
April 3 at Missouri Taylor Stadium
April 5 vs. North Carolina Truist Field
April 8 Georgia Founders Park
April 9 Georgia Founders Park
April 10 Georgia Founders Park
April 12 North Florida Founders Park
April 14 Ole Miss Founders Park
April 15 Ole Miss Founders Park
April 16 Ole Miss Founders Park
April 20 at Winthrop Winthrop Ballpark
Rock Hill, SC
April 22 at Auburn Plainsman Park
Auburn, AL
April 23 at Auburn Plainsman Park
April 24 at Auburn Plainsman Park
April 28 Alabama Founders Park
April 29 Alabama Founders Park
April 30 Alabama Founders Park
May
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 4 North Carolina A&T Founders Park
May 6 at Texas A&M Blue Bell Park
College Station, TX
May 7 at Texas A&M Blue Bell Park
May 8 at Texas A&M Blue Bell Park
May 10 USC Upstate Founders Park
May 13 Kentucky Founders Park
May 14 Kentucky Founders Park
May 15 Kentucky Founders Park
May 17 Charlotte Founders Park
May 19 at Florida Condron Ballpark
Gainesville, FL
May 20 at Florida Condron Ballpark
May 21 at Florida Condron Ballpark
Postseason
SEC Tournament
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record
May 24–29 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled
Bold = South Carolina team member
Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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Standings

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East Division
Pos Team
 Pld CW CL CPCT GB W L PCT Qualification
1 y – Tennessee 66 25 5 .833 — 57 9 .864 Qualification for the second round & NCAA tournament
2 Georgia 59 15 15 .500 10 36 23 .610 Qualification for the first round & NCAA tournament
3 Florida 66 15 15 .500 10 42 24 .636
4 Vanderbilt 62 14 16 .467 11 39 23 .629
5 South Carolina 55 13 17 .433 12 27 28 .491 Qualification for the first round
6 Kentucky 59 12 18 .400 13 33 26 .559
7 Missouri 51 10 20 .333 15 28 23 .549
Source: SEC[3]
y – Division champion

Results

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Home \ Away 		ALA ARK AUB UF UGA UK LSU MISS MSST MIZZ SC TENN TAMU VAN
Alabama 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1
Arkansas 3–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2
Auburn 2–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1
Florida 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3
Georgia 3–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2
Kentucky 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–2
LSU 1–2 2–1 0–3 3–0 1–2
Ole Miss 0–3 1–2 3–0 0–3 1–2
Mississippi State 2–1 2–1 0–3 0–3 0–3
Missouri 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
South Carolina 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
Tennessee 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0
Texas A&M 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1
Vanderbilt 2–1 0–3 3–0 0–3 1–2
Source: SEC[4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Rankings

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See also: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[5]——*
Baseball America[6]—
Collegiate Baseball^[7]—
NCBWA†[8]—
D1Baseball[9]—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches". Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Baseball Finalizes 2022 Schedule with Non-Conference Slate". University of South Carolina Department of Athletics. November 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Standings" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "SEC Baseball Weekly Release" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com.
  7. ^ "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper".
  8. ^ "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
  9. ^ "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.
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