Baseball Announces 2017 Schedule
Nov. 28, 2016
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina baseball has announced the 2017 schedule that features 36 home games at Founders Park as well as 18 games against 2016 NCAA Regional teams. The Gamecocks open the season on Friday, Feb. 17 hosting a three-game series vs. UNCG.
For the eighth consecutive year, South Carolina and Clemson will meet in a unique three-game setting. The series opens on Friday, Mar. 3 at Clemson, with Saturday’s Reedy River Rivalry game at Fluor Field, home of the Greenville Drive, a minor league affiliate of the Boston Red Sox and Sunday’s series finale at Founders Park in Columbia. The Gamecocks will also play Furman at Fluor Field on Mar. 14. South Carolina and North Carolina will meet again at BB&T Ballpark, home of the Charlotte Knights, a minor league affiliate of the Chicago White Sox with the non-conference contest scheduled for April 11.
South Carolina’s 30-game SEC slate begins Friday, Mar. 17 at Tennessee. The first SEC home series is slated for the next week with the Gamecocks hosting Alabama starting on Friday, Mar. 24. South Carolina also hosts Vanderbilt (April 6-8), Mississippi State (April 14-16), Kentucky (April 28-30) and Georgia (May 18-20). SEC three-game series opponents along with Tennessee include Auburn (Mar. 31-April 2), Florida (April 20-22), LSU (May 5-7) and Missouri (May 12-14).
The Gamecocks begin the season with a nine-game homestand. After the UNCG series, South Carolina will host Charlotte and Kansas State in single game contests followed by a three-game series vs. Wright State and a non-conference tilt with Appalachian State.
South Carolina will play The Citadel twice with a home set for Mar. 7 and will travel to Charleston to play the Bulldogs on Mar. 28 at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park, home of the Charleston River Dogs, a minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees. Additional in-state contests include Winthrop, Charleston Southern, Wofford, Presbyterian and USC Upstate. Other non-conference opponents include Michigan State in a three-game series and a single game with Davidson.
South Carolina has ranked among the top three in the nation in total attendance for six consecutive years including a mark of 293,677 last year. South Carolina averaged a total of 7,162 fans at Founders Park in the 2016 season.
The full TV schedule will be released on a later date.
2017 SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN
February 17-19 — UNCG
Conference: Southern
Head Coach: Link Jarrett (5th season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 38-21 (15-9)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: First meeting
February 21 – Charlotte
Conference: Conference USA
Head Coach: Loren Hibbs (24th season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 23-32 (12-17)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC Leads 23-8
February 23 — Kansas State
Conference: Big 12
Head Coach: Brad Hill (14th season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 26-31 (8-16)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: First meeting
February 24-26 — Wright State
Conference: Horizon
Head Coach: Jeff Mercer (1st season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 46-17 (23-6)
Postseason: Louisville Regional (2-2)
Series Record: SC leads 2-0
February 28 — Appalachian State
Conference: Sun Belt
Head Coach: Kermit Smith (1st season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 18-36 (9-21)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 13-1
March 3-5 — Clemson
Conference: Atlantic Coast
Head Coach: Monte Lee (2nd Season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 44-20 (16-14)
Postseason: Clemson Regional (2-2)
Series Record: CU leads 174-136-2
March 7, March 28 — The Citadel
Conference: Southern
Head Coach: Fred Jordan (27th season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 17-42 (6-18)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC Leads 130-48-1
March 8 — Winthrop
Conference: Big South
Head Coach: Tom Riginos (7th season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 28-27 (12-12)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 16-7
March 10-12 — Michigan State
Conference: Big 10
Head Coach: Jake Boss Jr. (9th season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 36-20 (13-11)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: Michigan State leads 16-5
March 14, April 4 – Furman
Conference: Southern
Head Coach: Brett Harker (1st season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 29-30 (14-10)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC Leads 114-55-2
March 17-19 – Tennessee
Conference: Southeastern
Head Coach: Dave Serrano (6th season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 29-28 (9-21)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 58-36
March 22 — Charleston Southern
Conference: Big South
Head Coach: Stuart Lake (9th season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 19-34 (6-18)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 73-12
March 24-26 — Alabama
Conference: Southeastern
Head Coach: Greg Goff (1st season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 32-26 (15-15)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 34-26
April 6-8 – Vanderbilt
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Tim Corbin (15th Season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 43-19 (18-12)
Postseason: Nashville Regional (0-2)
Series Record: SC leads 54-30
April 11 — North Carolina
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Mike Fox (18th Season)
2015 Record: 34-24 (13-16)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: UNC leads 61-37-1
April 14-16 — Mississippi State
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Andy Cannizaro (1st season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 44-18-1 (21-9)
Postseason: Starkville Super Regional (0-2)
Series Record: SC leads 37-31
April 18 – Davidson
Conference: Atlantic 10
Head Coach: Dick Cooke (27th season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 28-26 (11-12)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 47-21-1
April 20-22 — Florida
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Kevin O’Sullivan (10th season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 52-16 (19-10)
Postseason: College World Series (0-2)
Series Record: SC leads 44-42
April 28-30 — Kentucky
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Nick Mingione (1st season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 32-25 (15-15)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 49-36
May 3 – Wofford
Conference: Southern
Head Coach: Todd Interdonato (10th season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 30-28 (12-12)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 76-25-1
May 5-7 – LSU
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Paul Mainieri (11th season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 45-21 (19-11)
Postseason: Baton Rouge Super Regional (0-2)
Series Record: LSU leads 34-25-1
May 9 — Presbyterian
Conference: Big South
Head Coach: Elton Pollock (13th season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 27-30 (12-12)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 46-19
May 12-14 — Missouri
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Steve Bieser (1st season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 26-30 (9-21)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 9-4
May 16 — USC Upstate
Conference: Atlantic Sun
Head Coach: Matt Fincher (20th season
2016 Record (Conf.): 22-30 (5-15)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 11-0
May 18-20 — Georgia
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Scott Stricklin (4th Season)
2016 Record (Conf.): 27-30 (11-19)
Postseason: N/A
Series Record: SC leads 64-55
