Nov. 10, 2014
The South Carolina baseball team announced today the 2015 schedule that features 36 home games at Carolina Stadium as well as 24 games against 2014 NCAA Tournament teams. The Gamecocks open the season on Friday, Feb. 13, hosting a three-game series vs. College of Charleston.
South Carolina and Clemson will meet in a unique three-game setting for a sixth consecutive year. The series opens at Clemson on Friday, Feb. 27, shifts to the Reedy River Rivalry game at Fluor Field, home of the Greenville Drive, a minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, on Saturday, and concludes at Carolina Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
South Carolina’s 30-game SEC slate begins Friday, Mar. 13, with Carolina hosting Kentucky. South Carolina also hosts Georgia (Mar. 27-Mar. 29), Vanderbilt (April 17-19), Auburn (May 1-3) and LSU (May 14-16). SEC three-game series opponents on the road are Missouri (Mar. 20-22), Mississippi State (April 3-5), Florida (April 10-12), Tennessee (April 24-26) and Texas A&M (May 8-10). The series against the Aggies will be the Gamecocks’ first trip to College Station in baseball in school history.
Additional in-state contests for the Gamecocks include Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, Furman, Presbyterian, The Citadel, USC Upstate, Winthrop and Wofford.
2015 SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN
February 13-15 – College of Charleston
Conference: Colonial Athletic Association
Head Coach: Monte Lee (6th season)
2014 Record (Conf.): 44-19 (15-6/2nd place)
Postseason: Lubbock Super Regional (0-2)
Series Record: SC leads 48-6
Fun Fact: South Carolina opened up with College of Charleston from 1996-99, ironically when current Cougars head coach Monte Lee was a player for the Cougars. Lee, a former Gamecock assistant under Ray Tanner from 2003-08, hit three homers vs. the Gamecocks as a senior in the 1999 season opener, a 5-4 South Carolina victory.
February 17, April 21 – Furman
Conference: Southern
Head Coach: Ron Smith (22nd season)
2014 Record (Conf.): 26-33 (11-15/8th place)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 111-54-2
Fun Fact: South Carolina and Furman have met seven times at Fluor Field. South Carolina is 5-2 vs. the Paladins in those contests.
February 20-22 – Northeastern
Conference: Colonial Athletic Association
Head Coach: Mike Glavine (1st season)
2014 Record: 26-29 (10-10/4th place)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: First meeting
Fun Fact: Northeastern is the only Gamecock opponent this season that South Carolina has never met in baseball prior to the upcoming year. Coach Glavine played for Northeastern and was inducted into the Northeastern Hall of Fame in 2006. He spent 10 seasons in professional baseball. The New York Mets called him up the majors in 2003, where he played with his older brother Tom, who was recently elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.
February 24 – Davidson
Conference: Southern
Head Coach: Dick Cooke (25th season)
2014 Record: 29-19 (17-8/2nd place)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 46-21-1
Fun Fact: Davidson head coach Dick Cooke is entering his 25th season and in recognition of his 25th year with the Wildcats, the clubhouse at Wilson Field will be named in his honor.
February 27-March 1 – Clemson
Conference: Atlantic Coast
Head Coach: Jack Leggett (22nd season)
2014 Record: 36-25 (15-14/3rd Atlantic Div.)
Postseason: Nashville Regional (0-2)
Series Record: CU leads 170-134-2
Fun Fact: South Carolina has won 23 of the last 31 games between the two schools dating back to the 2007 regular season.
March 3 – Charleston Southern
Conference: Big South
Head Coach: Stuart Lake (7th Season)
2014 Record: 30-26 (12-14/3rd South Div.)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 70-12
Fun Fact: Stuart Lake served as volunteer assistant for Ray Tanner at South Carolina from 1999-2002.
March 6-8 – Miami (Ohio)
Conference: Mid American (East)
Head Coach: Danny Hayden (2nd Season)
2014 Record: 30-27 (18-9/3rd in Conference, 1st East Div.)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 3-1
Fun Fact: South Carolina last met Miami (Ohio) in 1975 with the Gamecocks winning two games in a spring break trip in Deland, Fla.
March 10-11 – Penn State
Conference: Big Ten
Head Coach: Rob Cooper (2nd Season)
2014 Record: 18-32 (5-18/11th place)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: Series Tied 1-1
Fun Fact: Penn State pitching coach Brian Anderson played against the Gamecocks as a first baseman for George Mason in 2001 at Sarge Frye Field. He was also a volunteer assistant coach for Virginia in 2006 when the Gamecocks faced the Cavaliers in the Charlottesville Regional.
March 13-15 – Kentucky
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Gary Henderson (7th Season)
2014 Record: 37-25 (14-16/4th in East)
Postseason: Louisville Regional (2-2)
Series Record: SC Leads 45-34
Fun Fact: The home team has won 10 of the last 11 series played between the two schools, the lone exception was a series victory by the Gamecocks in Lexington in 2009.
March 17 – Winthrop
Conference: Big South
Head Coach: Tom Riginos (5th Season)
2014 Record: 27-33 (14-13/1st South Div.)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC Leads 15-6
Fun Fact: Current Gamecocks Elliott Caldwell and Preston Johnson both played at Winthrop before transferring to South Carolina.
March 20-22 – Missouri
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Tim Jamieson (19th Season)
2014 Record: 20-33 (6-24/7th East Div.)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC Leads 5-1
Fun Fact: South Carolina pitchers compiled a 1.33 ERA last year in the Missouri series and have allowed only nine runs to the Tigers in six games between the two schools the last two years.
March 24 – Coastal Carolina
Conference: Big South
Head Coach: Gary Gilmore (20th Season)
2014 Record: 24-33 (13-13/2nd South Div.)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC Leads 13-5
Fun Fact: The game will be played at Coastal Carolina’s new baseball stadium.
March 27-29 – Georgia
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Scott Stricklin (2nd Season)
2014 Record: 26-29-1 (11-18-1/6th East Div.)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC Leads 62-51
Fun Fact: South Carolina has faced Georgia more times than any SEC team on the schedule.
March 31, April 8 The Citadel
Conference: Southern
Head Coach: Fred Jordan (25th Season)
2014 Record: 24-34 (8-18/10th place)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 126-48-1
Fun Fact: The Citadel has played the second-highest amount of games by an opponent vs. the Gamecocks.
April 3-5 – Mississippi State
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: John Cohen (7th Season)
2014 Record: 39-24 (18-12/3rd West Div.)
Postseason: Lafayette Regional (2-2)
Series Record: SC Leads 36-30
Fun Fact: South Carolina has won six consecutive home series vs. Mississippi State in Columbia.
April 7 – Appalachian State
Conference: Southern
Head Coach: Billy Jones (3rd Season)
2014 Record: 21-34 (12-14/T5th)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC Leads 11-1
Fun Fact: The Gamecocks defeated Appalachian State last year in the ninth inning on a walk-off pinch-hit RBI single by Grayson Greiner.
April 10-12 – Florida
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Kevin O’Sullivan (8th Season)
2014 Record: 40-23 (21-9/1st East Div. & Overall)
Postseason: Gainesville Regional (0-2)
Series Record: SC Leads 43-38
Fun Fact: The Gamecocks and Gators have played tight games recently as five games have been decided by three runs or less in the last two years including four one-run contests.
April 14 – Presbyterian
Conference: Big South
Head Coach: Elton Pollock (11th Year)
2014 Record: 19-34 (9-18/5th South Div.)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC Leads 45-19
Fun Fact: South Carolina senior returnees Kyle Martin, Connor Bright and Elliott Caldwell combined for all six hits for the Gamecocks in last year’s 4-0 victory vs. Presbyterian with left-hander Josh Reagan earning his first career win in relief.
April 17-19 – Vanderbilt
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Tim Corbin (13th Season)
2014 Record: 51-21 (17-13/3rd East Div.)
Postseason: 2014 National Champions
Series Record: SC Leads 51-27
Fun Fact: The road team has won four of the last five years between the two schools. South Carolina won at Vanderbilt in 2010, 2012 and 2014 with Vanderbilt winning in Columbia in 2013. South Carolina won at home in 2011.
April 24-26 – Tennessee
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Dave Serrano (4th Season)
2014 Record: 31-23 (12-18/5th East Div.)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC Leads 54-34
Fun Fact: South Carolina totaled 20 runs and 38 hits in the Tennessee series last year, the most by the Gamecocks vs. a SEC opponent last season.
May 1-3 – Auburn
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Sunny Golloway (2nd Season)
2014 Record: 28-28 (10-20/7th West Div.)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC Leads 43-20
Fun Fact: Auburn will make its first visit to Columbia since the 2011 season.
May 6 – Wofford
Conference: Southern
Head Coach: Todd Interdonato (8th Season)
2014 Record: 32-28 (12-14/T5th)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC Leads 74-24-1
Fun Fact: Patrick Harrington tallied a career-high three RBI in South Carolina’s 15-1 win last year vs. Wofford.
May 8-10 – Texas A&M
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Rob Childress (10th Season)
2014 Record: 36-26 (14-16/6th West Div.)
Postseason: Houston Regional (3-2)
Series Record: SC Leads 4-0
Fun Fact: This is South Carolina’s first visit to College Station in school history and the first time in school history that South Carolina has ever played a baseball game in the state of Texas. It is the furthest South Carolina has traveled for baseball since the 2001 Stanford Regional in Palo Alto, Calif.
May 12 – USC Upstate
Conference: Atlantic Sun
Head Coach: Matt Fincher (19th Season)
2014 Record: 17-38 (6-20/9th)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC Leads 8-0
Fun Fact: Kyle Martin tied a career-high with four hits last year in a 6-1 win over USC Upstate.
May 14-16 – LSU
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Paul Mainieri (9th Season)
2014 Record: 46-16-1 (17-11-1/2nd West Div.)
Postseason: Baton Rouge Regional (2-2)
Series Record: LSU Leads 32-24-1
Fun Fact: The road team has won the series between South Carolina and LSU in six of the last eight series played between the two schools, the exception being a Gamecock series win in 2007 in Columbia and a LSU series win in 2008 in Baton Rouge.
