Schmidt & Reagan Earn Preseason All-America Accolades

Dec. 19, 2016

2017 Collegiate Baseball Preseason All-America Team

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina junior right-hander Clarke Schmidt and senior left-hander Josh Reagan earned Preseason All-America accolades as announced by Collegiate Baseball on Tuesday afternoon. Schmidt was a second-team selection with Reagan receiving third-team honors. South Carolina opens the 2017 season on Friday, Feb. 17 hosting UNCG.

Schmidt earned third-team All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA last year after going 9-5 with a 3.40 ERA. He struck out 129 batters to 27 walks in 111.1 innings pitched with opponents hitting .248 against him. Schmidt’s 129 strikeouts are the second-highest among returning pitchers from last season in Division I baseball.

Reagan returns for his senior year after going 3-2 with 11 saves in 29 relief appearances. He posted a 2.08 ERA last year and struck out 50 batters in 56.1 innings. Opponents hit .172 against him.

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South Carolina won the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship in 2010 and 2011 at the College World Series. South Carolina has made 11 College World Series appearances including six times in the last 15 years. In those 11 appearances, the Gamecocks are 32-20 for a .615 winning percentage, that is sixth-best among winning percentage leaders in CWS history. South Carolina is one of three schools in the nation to have reached at least 12 NCAA Super Regionals since 2000 and has the most NCAA Super Regional appearances of the 14 SEC schools since 2000. In addition, the Gamecocks own the second-highest win total in Division I baseball since 2000 (791-332 record) and more conference wins than any SEC team since 2000 (308-198 record). Recently, South Carolina is one of only four schools in the nation to host a NCAA Regional in six of the last seven years.