Power Surge: Tolbert, Mooney lead Gamecocks
(03/16/16 3:26am)
South Carolina continued to pad their non-conference record with a 12-6 win over South Carolina Upstate.
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South Carolina continued to pad their non-conference record with a 12-6 win over South Carolina Upstate.
South Carolina managed to sweep the weekend series against Charleston Southern after receiving three stellar outings from their starting pitchers. The trio of Clarke Schmidt, Braden Webb and Adam Hill combined for 18.1 scoreless innings in which they allowed a total of just 11 hits.
Clemson clinched the Palmetto Series with a 4-1 victory in the rubber game. South Carolina entered the weekend ranked No. 16 in the country in offense, but the Tigers stifled their bats over the last two games of the series, holding them to just one total run.
South Carolina captured the opening game of the Palmetto Series by a score of 8-1 against a rival Clemson team. The opener was the only game of the series that will be played at Founders Park, as Saturday's game will be played at Fluor Field in Greenville and Sunday's game will be at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson.
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South Carolina went on the road for the first time this season to face the Citadel, earning a 6-3 win behind freshman Adam Hill.
South Carolina capped off a successful weekend by defeating Penn State on Sunday 4-2.
South Carolina clinched a series win over Penn State with a 16-5 victory. The Gamecocks maintained the high level of offensive production that they have displayed over the first six games of the season.
South Carolina took the first game of the weekend series against Penn State by a score of 7-1. Sophomore right-hander Clarke Schmidt turned in a stellar outing to pick up the win.
I have always loved baseball, and it has always been my favorite sport. Many believe baseball is boring to watch and too slow, but I think it’s fascinating; I could sit there and watch games for hours and be completely happy.
South Carolina came hitting out of the gates to take down Winthrop to the tune of a 16-4 victory.
South Carolina secured their fourth win in as many games, earning a 5-0 victory over Appalachian State behind the electrifying debut performance of freshman Adam Hill.
Gamecock baseball opened the 2016 season 3-0 with a sweep of the Albany Great Danes, largely thanks to promising performances from the team's young roster.
Most baseball programs build their recruiting classes around highly ranked high school seniors who sign with them instead of turning pro, but South Carolina has always had a knack for mining the junior college ranks. Players like L.B. Dantzler, Elliott Caldwell and Steve Pearce all joined the South Carolina program as junior college transfers and turned into stars during their time in Columbia. New Gamecock outfielder Dom Thompson-Williams from Iowa Western Community College looks to carry on that tradition.
South Carolina has some holes to fill in its infield after losing Kyle Martin and Max Schrock, but it might have found those replacements in the new class.
Junior Taylor Widener has recently been named the Sunday starter for the Gamecock baseball team. He rounds out the starting rotation and will try to offer guidance to a young pitching staff and help get the program back on track after a disappointing 2015 season. I sat down with him to discuss the upcoming series and the composition of this year’s team.
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Coach Chad Holbrook will have a hard time shuffling a deep group of highly athletic outfielders into three spots when making out his lineup card.
Leading up to the Gamecocks' opening weekend against Albany, there was a healthy competition among pitchers trying to earn a spot in the weekend rotation. Throughout the fall, it was thought likely that Clarke Schmidt would start the first game of season. On Monday, coach Chad Holbrook officially announced that not only would Schmidt start the first game, but that freshman Braden Webb and junior Taylor Widener would join him in the opening series weekend rotation.
Every team has to face turnover from year to year; that is just part of college sports. However, this South Carolina baseball team faces an especially daunting task as it tries to replace sluggers like Kyle Martin, Max Schrock and Elliott Caldwell in its lineup.