2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

The 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represents the University of South Carolina in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks play their home games in Carolina Stadium. The team is coached by Chad Holbrook, who is in his second season as head coach at Carolina.

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
CBNo. 25
2014 record44–18 (18–12 SEC)
Head coachChad Holbrook (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jerry Meyers (4th/12th season)
  • Sammy Esposito (7th season)
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Eastern
No. 24 Florida xy 2190 .700  40230 .635
No. 25 South Carolina y 18120 .600  44180 .710
No. 1 Vanderbilt y 17130 .567  51210 .708
Kentucky y 14160 .467  37250 .597
Tennessee   12180 .400  31230 .574
Georgia   11181 .383  26291 .473
Missouri   6240 .200  20330 .377
Western
No. 4 Ole Miss xy 19110 .633  48210 .696
No. 21 LSU y 17111 .603  46161 .738
No. 28 Mississippi State y 18120 .600  39240 .619
No. 30 Arkansas y 16140 .533  40250 .615
Alabama y 15140 .517  37240 .607
Texas A&M y 14160 .467  36260 .581
Auburn  10200 .333  28280 .500
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Personnel

Roster

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks roster
 

Pitchers

  • 6 Joel Seddon - Junior
  • 13 Jack Wynkoop - Sophomore
  • 14 Evan Beal - Junior
  • 17 Taylor Widener - Freshman
  • 18 Tyler Haswell - Freshman
  • 23 Vince Fiori - Sophomore
  • 26 Matthew Vogel - Freshman
  • 28 John Parke - Freshman
  • 32 Canaan Cropper - Freshman
  • 34 Jordan Montgomery - Junior
  • 35 Curt Britt - Sophomore
  • 36 Hunter Privette - Senior
  • 37 Wil Crowe - Freshman
  • 39 Reed Scott - Freshman
  • 42 Cody Mincey - Junior
  • 46 Jackson Smith - Freshman
  • 47 Josh Reagan - Freshman
  • 54 Trey McNickle - Junior
 

Infielders

  • 7 DC Arendas - Sophomore
  • 8 Marcus Mooney - Sophomore
  • 9 Joey Pankake - Junior
  • 15 Jordan Gore - Freshman
  • 22 Max Schrock - Sophomore
  • 24 Brison Celek - Senior
  • 31 Weber Pike - Freshman
  • 33 Kyle Martin - Junior
 

Catchers

  • 5 Patrick Harrington - Junior
  • 16 Logan Koch - Freshman
  • 21 Grayson Greiner - Junior

Outfielders

  • 3 Tanner English - Junior
  • 4 Connor Bright - Junior
  • 11 Zack Madden - Freshman
  • 19 Gene Cone - Freshman
  • 20 Brock Maxwell - Freshman
  • 30 Elliot Caldwell - Junior
 

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Roster & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html>

Coaching staff

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff
  • 2 Chad Holbrook - Head Coach - 2 years
  • 12 Jerry Meyers - Associate Head Coach - 4 years / 12 years
  • 41 Sammy Esposito - Assistant Coach - 7 years
  • 55 Brian Buscher - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 2 years

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html#coaches

Schedule

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
Post-Season

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Schedule http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/scar-m-basebl-sched.html>

Honors and awards

  • Wil Crowe was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on February 18,[1] SEC Freshman of the Week on February 25,[2] and Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American.[3]
  • Tanner English was named Second-Team All-SEC.[4]
  • Grayson Greiner was named SEC Player of the Week on March 31,[5] SEC All-Defensive Team,[6] Baseball America Second-Team All-American,[7] and Johnny Bench Award semifinalist.[8]
  • Joey Pankake was named to the SEC All-Defensive Team.[9]
  • Joel Seddon was named Second-Team All-SEC.[10] and NCBWA Second-Team All-American.[11]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches'[12] 14 14* 14* 1 1 2 3 3 4 6 8 7 11 8 6 13 -  
Baseball America[13] 7 5 3 3 1 1 2 2 5 11 11 9 17 17 15 18 -  
Collegiate Baseball^[14] 14 10 5 1 1 1 2 1 4 15 18 14 19 17 15 15 25  
NCBWA[15] 12 9 6 3 1 2 4 2 4 6 8 7 12 9 9 12 23  
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Gamecocks in the 2014 MLB Draft

The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.

Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Grayson GreinerC3rd99thDetroit Tigers
Jordan MontgomeryLHP4th122ndNew York Yankees
Joey Pankake3B7th220thDetroit Tigers
Tanner EnglishOF11th320thMinnesota Twins
Joel SeddonRHP11th342ndOakland A's
Kyle Martin1B20th599thAnaheim Angels
Evan BealRHP21st633rdKansas City Royals
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References

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