Feb. 18, 2011
Columbia, S.C. – South Carolina senior catcher Brady Thomas, senior infielder Scott Wingo and junior left-handed pitcher Michael Roth have been selected as captains for the 2011 baseball season. All three players earned the honor after a vote by their teammates. The Gamecocks open the 2011 season today hosting a three-game series with Santa Clara. Reserved seats are sold out for Friday and Saturday with standing room only tickets available. First pitch for today’s opener is 3 p.m.
Michael Roth’S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2010 – Quality start in 2-1 victory over UCLA in national championship series victory (6/29); allowed one run on six hits with three strikeouts and two walks … In first start of the season, pitched a complete game and limited Clemson to just one run on three hits with four strikeouts and a walk in 5-1 victory at College World Series (6/25) … Picked up first win of the season and retired all 10 batters he faced with 3.1 perfect innings and career-high five strikeouts in 9-5 win over Bucknell in NCAA Regional (6/4) … Retired lone batter he faced in 3-1 loss to Auburn at SEC Tournament (5/27) … 1.1 scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts in 3-0 loss to Ole Miss at SEC Tournament (5/26) … One scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout in 5-2 loss to Florida (5/21) … One perfect inning of relief with a strikeout in 3-2 loss to Florida (5/21) … Struck out lone batter he faced in 5-3 win at Arkansas (5/16) … Struck out lone batter he faced in 3-2 win at Arkansas (5/14) … One scoreless inning of relief in 13-9 win at Kentucky (5/7) … Retired lone batter he faced in 20-15 win over Alabama (5/2) … Retired lone batter he faced in 9-7 win over Alabama (4/30) … Struck out the lone batter he faced in 4-2 win over USC Upstate (4/20) … 0.2 scoreless inning of relief in 2-0 win at Vanderbilt (4/11) … 0.1 scoreless inning of relief in 3-2 win at Vanderbilt (4/9) … Picked up save with a perfect 1.2 innings of relief in 6-3 win over College of Charleston (4/7) … Made first start at designated hitter and hit a solo home run in 10-1 win over The Citadel (3/30) … 0.2 scoreless innings of relief in 2-0 win at Auburn (3/27) … 0.1 scoreless inning of relief in 8-5 win at Georgia Southern (3/23) … 0.1 inning of relief with a strikeout in 4-0 win over Tennessee (3/21) … 0.2 perfect innings of relief with a pair of strikeouts in 4-2 win over Tennessee (3/19) … Pitched one scoreless inning of relief with a pair of strikeouts in 8-3 win over Davidson (3/17) … Tallied save recording final out in 10-7 win over Brown (3/13) … Earned first career save recording final out in 7-5 win vs. Clemson (3/6) … Pitched 1.2 innings of relief allowing one run on hit in 4-3 loss at East Carolina (2/27) … 0.2 scoreless innings of relief in 6-2 win at East Carolina (2/26) … 0.1 perfect inning of relief in 5-3 win over Duquesne (2/21), also scored a run in one plate appearance. … 0.1 perfect inning of relief with a strikeout in 13-3 win over Duquesne (2/20).
2009 – Pitched two innings of relief at SEC Tournament vs. Vanderbilt; allowed one run, unearned, on two hits with a strikeout and a walk … Four scoreless innings of relief with just two hits allowed in 9-5 loss to Florida (4/26) … 0.2 scoreless innings of relief with one strikeout in 12-2 loss to Clemson (4/22) … 1.1 scoreless innings of relief in 14-6 win at USC Upstate (4/21) … 1.1 scoreless innings of relief with two strikeouts in 6-4 loss to Auburn (4/18) … Second career start vs. College of Charleston (4/14), allowed six runs, five earned, on nine hits in 4.1 innings of work … 3.0 innings of relief, allowed just one run, unearned, on one hit with three strikeouts and four walks in 7-6 win over Clemson (4/7) … 2.2 scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts in 6-4 loss to Arkansas (4/3) … One scoreless inning of relief with a strikeout in 10-0 win vs. Furman (4/1) … First career start vs. Georgia Southern, allowed one run on three hits in two innings with three strikeouts (3/25 ) … One perfect inning of relief with two strikeouts in 11-3 loss to LSU (3/22) … Three no-hit innings of relief to pick up first win in 6-5 victory over Presbyterian (3/9) … Pinch-hit RBI double in 15-8 win over Long Beach State (3/6) … First career appearance on the mound vs. Charleston Southern (3/4), pitched one inning and allowed one run on two hits … Pinch-hit single and a RBI in first career at-bat in 13-0 win over Duquesne (2/21).
Brady Thomas’ CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2010 – Named to 2010 CWS All-Tournament Team … Key pinch-hit single in 2-1 win over UCLA in national championship series victory at College World Series (6/29) … 1-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored in 7-1 win over UCLA in national championship series at College World Series (6/28) … 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in 5-1 win over Clemson at College World Series (6/25) … Game-winning RBI single in bottom of the 12th inning in 3-2 win over Oklahoma at the College World Series (6/24) … Named to NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team … 2-for-5 with three runs scored in 9-4 win over The Citadel in NCAA Regional (6/5) … Solo home run in 3-1 loss to Auburn at SEC Tournament (5/27) … 3-for-3 in 5-2 loss to Florida (5/21) … Key two-run homer in 5-0 win at Arkansas (5/15) … 2-for-5 with a double, two runs in 10-2 in over Charleston Southern (5/12) … 3-for-3 with a pinch-hit three-run homer, career-high four runs scored and tied career-high with four RBI in 20-15 win over Alabama (5/2) … Walk off two-run homer in bottom of 11th inning in 9-7 win over Alabama (4/30) … 3-for-4 with a double, homer, RBI and two runs scored in 9-5 win over Ole Miss (4/17) … 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in 8-7 loss to Mississippi State (4/3) … 3-for-4 with a pair of homers, three runs scored and four RBI in 10-2 win over Mississippi State (4/2) … Career-high three hits and career-high four RBI including game-winning three-run double and a homer in 8-5 win at Georgia Southern (3/23) … 2-for-3 with a double, run scored and a RBI in 4-0 win over Tennessee (3/21) … 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored in 10-7 win over Brown (3/13) … 2-for-3 with a triple and three runs scored in 7-3 win over Valparaiso (3/10) … Two-run double in 12-4 win over Valparaiso (3/9) … 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in 15-0 win over Presbyterian (3/3) … 2-for-3 with a double in 5-3 win over Duquesne (2/21).
2009 – Pinch-hit RBI double in 8-6 loss to East Carolina at NCAA Regional (5/31) … First home run and first RBI as a Gamecock in 4-1 loss vs. LSU at SEC Tournament (5/22) … 1-for-4 with a run scored in 6-4 win over Charleston Southern (3/4) … Appeared in all three games of Duquesne series … Registered first start and first career hit as a Gamecock in 8-4 win over the Dukes (2/22).
Scott Wingo’S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2010 – Named to SEC All-Defensive Team … Scored game-winning run in 2-1 victory over UCLA in national championship series win at the College World Series (6/29) … 1-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored in 7-1 win over UCLA at the College World Series (6/28) … 1-for-3 with a two-run double in 11-4 win over Arizona State at the College World Series (6/22) … 1-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored in 10-2 win over Virginia Tech in NCAA Regional (6/6) … Reached base three times and scored a run in 11-6 win over Florida (5/22) … 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles and a run scored in 20-15 win over Alabama (5/2) … 3-for-5 with a homer, two runs scored and two RBI in 9-7 win over Alabama (4/30) … Hit a solo homer and scored two runs in 5-4 loss to Ole Miss (4/17) … First multi-homer game of his career as he went 3-for-4 with three RBI in 10-4 win at The Citadel (4/14) … 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored in 10-1 win over The Citadel (3/30) … 1-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in 11-5 win at Auburn (3/26) … Tallied solo home run in 4-0 win over Tennessee (3/21) … 1-for-3 with a two-run single in 10-7 win over Tennessee (3/20) … Tied career-high with three hits and scored two runs in 8-3 win over Davidson (3/17) … 2-for-4 with a career-high four RBI in 15-0 win at Furman (3/16) … Made a combined eight plate appearances in both games of the doubleheader vs. Brown but had just one official at bat … He walked five times, was hit by a pitch and also had a sacrifice bunt (3/13) … 1-for-2 with a run scored and two walks in 7-3 win over Valparaiso (3/10) … Hit a three-run homer in 19-6 loss to Clemson (3/7) … 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and a career-high four runs scored in 15-0 win over Presbyterian (3/3) … 1-for-2 with two runs scored in 6-2 win at East Carolina (2/26) … Reached base four times with a base hit, a walk and two hit by pitches in 10-3 win vs. Duquesne, also scored a run (2/19).
2009 – 2-for-3 in 5-4 loss to Vanderbilt (5/21) … 2-for-5 with two runs scored in 9-5 win over Alabama at SEC Tournament (5/20) … 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in 6-1 win over Georgia (5/16) … 1-for-4 with a double and run scored in 14-5 win over Vanderbilt (5/2) … 1-for-3 with a run scored, triple and RBI in 8-5 win over Vanderbilt (5/1) … 1-for-2 with a run scored in 10-4 win over Auburn (4/19) … Solo home run in 7-6 win over Clemson (4/7) … 1-for-2 with a run scored in 10-0 win vs. Furman (4/1) … Hit solo home run, went 1-for-3 at plate in 12-5 loss at The Citadel … 2-for-4 with a homer, three runs scored and three RBI in 20-19 win over Kentucky (3/28) … Tied career-high with three hits in 15-0 win at Furman (3/18) … Walked three times and drove in one run in 13-3 win over Old Dominion (3/10) … 1-for-1 in 6-5 win over Presbyterian (3/9) … 1-for-4 with a RBI in 6-4 win over Charleston Southern (3/4) … Reached base three times in Duquesne series and scored three runs … Started first and third games of the series (2/21 and 2/23).
2008 – Played in 54 games with 43 starts at second base in first season … Hit .230 (29-for-126) with 33 runs scored, three doubles, a triple, six homers and 17 RBI … Put together a strong .438 on-base percentage and set the USC freshman record with 17 hit by pitches … Fielded a very solid .978 with just five errors at second base … Career-high three hits including a home run in 11-10 loss at LSU … 1-for-3 with a solo homer and two runs scored in 10-1 win over Wofford (4/23) … Recorded two-run homer in 5-3 win at Furman (4/22) … Hit solo home run in 6-0 win at Clemson (4/16) … Hit first career home run and tallied two RBI in 11-5 win vs. Yale (3/12) … 2-for-3 with a RBI and a walk in 5-1 win at Clemson (3/2) … Reached base 11 times in weekend series vs. Duquesne with a single, five walks and five hit by pitches … Tied USC single-game record for hit by pitches with three in 15-4 win over Duquesne (3/7) … Tallied two hits and reached base on hit by pitch in 7-6 win over East Carolina (2/24) … Maded first career start and was 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI and a hit by pitch in 22-4 win over East Carolina (2/23) … Played for Gastonia Grizzlies of Coastal Plain League in the summer, hit .242 (29-for-12) with a pair of doubles, two triples and eight RBI … 2008 SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll member.
