The 2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games in Carolina Stadium. The team was coached by Chad Holbrook, who was in his second season as head coach at Carolina.
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
! style="background:#73000A;color:white;"| Regular season |- valign="top"
|- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | – || February 14 || || Carolina Stadium || colspan=7 |Postponed |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || February 15 || Bucknell || Carolina Stadium || 17-4 || Montgomery (1-0) || Hough (0-1) || None || 8,015 || 1–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || February 15 || Bucknell || Carolina Stadium || 12-2 || Wynkoop (1-0) || Weigel (0-1) || None || 7,822 || 2–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || February 16 || Bucknell || Carolina Stadium || 12-0 || Crowe (1-0) || Andreychik (0-1) || None || 7,512 || 3–0 || – |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || February 18 || || Carolina Stadium || 4-0 || Reagan (1-0) || Kehner (0-1) || None || 6,642 || 4–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || February 21 || || Carolina Stadium || 4-0 || Montgomery (2-0) || Cobb (1-1) || None || 6,842 || 5–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || February 22 || Eastern Kentucky || Carolina Stadium || 2-0 || Wynkoop (2-0) || Perkins (0-1) || Seddon (1) || 8,242 || 6–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || February 23 || Eastern Kentucky || Carolina Stadium || 6-0 || Crowe (2-0) || Scott (0-2) || None || 7,731 || 7–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || February 28 || Clemson || Carolina Stadium || 9-6 || Mincey (1-0) || Bates (0-1) || Seddon (2) || 8,242 || 8–0 ||–
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || March 1 || vs. Clemson || Fluor Field || 10-2 || Wynkoop (3-0) || Crownover (2-1) || Seddon (3) || 7,182 || 9–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 || March 2 || @ Clemson || Doug Kingsmore Stadium || 5-3 || Mincey (2-0) || Schmidt (1-2) || None || 6,016 || 10–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 || March 4 || || Carolina Stadium || 7-1 || Reagan (2-0) || Powers (1-2) || None || 6,306 || 11–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || March 5 || Stetson || Carolina Stadium || 4-2 || Privette (1-0) || Warmoth (0-2) || Seddon (4) || 6,427 || 12–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | - || March 7 || || Carolina Stadium || colspan=7 |Postponed |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || March 8 || Brown || Carolina Stadium || 13-0 || Montgomery (3-0) || Galan (0-1) || None || 7,163 || 13–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || March 8 || Brown || Carolina Stadium || 8-0 || Wynkoop (4-0) || St. Lawrence (0-1) || None || 7,546 || 14–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || March 9 || Brown || Carolina Stadium || 1-0 || Crowe (3-0) || Taugner (0-1) || Seddon (5) || 6,903 || 15–0 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || March 11 || || Carolina Stadium || 5-0 || Widener (1-0) || Greenfield (1-1) || None || 7,174 || 16–0 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 17 || March 14 || Ole Miss || Carolina Stadium || 4-6 || Ellis (3-0) || Montgomery (3-1) || Laxer (1) || 7,859 || 16–1 ||0–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 || March 15 || Ole Miss || Carolina Stadium || 5-410 || Seddon (1-0) || Denny (0-1) || None || 7,835 || 17–1 ||1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || March 15 || Ole Miss || Carolina Stadium || 3-1 || Crowe (4-0) || Smith (3-1) || Seddon (6) || 7,349 || 18–1 ||2–1 |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | - || March 18 || @ The Citadel || Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park || colspan=7 |Postponed |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 20 || March 21 || @ Kentucky || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 5-13 || Reed (4-1) || Montgomery (3-2) || None || 1,937 || 18–2 ||2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 21 || March 22 || @ Kentucky || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 1-2 || Shepherd (5-0) || Wynkoop (4-1) || Salow (1) || 2,220 || 18–3 ||2–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 || March 23 || @ Kentucky || Cliff Hagan Stadium || 8-3 || Crowe (5-0) || Nelson (1-1) || Seddon (7) || 1,870 || 19–3 ||3–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || March 25 || || Carolina Stadium || 4-2 || Reagan (3-0) || Thornton (0-2) || Mincey (1) || 7,170 || 20–3 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || March 26 || || Carolina Stadium || 4-0 || Britt (1-0) || Moats (0-3) || None || 6,982 || 21–3 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 || March 28 || || Carolina Stadium || 3-214 || Wynkoop (5-1) || Bettencourt (0-1) || None || 7,506 || 22–3 ||4–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || March 29 || Tennessee || Carolina Stadium || 9-6 || Scott (1-0) || Owenby (2-1) || None || 7,473 || 23–3 ||5–3 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || March 30 || Tennessee || Carolina Stadium || 8-0 || Crowe (6-0) || Lee (3-1) || None || 8,242 || 24–3 ||6–3
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 || April 1 || || Carolina Stadium || 2-1 || Fiori (1-0) || Thurber (0-3) || None || 7,416 || 25–3 ||– |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | - || April 3 || @ Arkansas || Baum Stadium || colspan=7 |Postponed |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || April 4 || @ Arkansas || Baum Stadium || 2-1 || Montgomery (4-2) || Killian (1-5) || Seddon (8) || 9,947 || 26–3 ||7–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 30 || April 4 || @ Arkansas || Baum Stadium || 1-4 || Beeks (5-2) || Wynkoop (5-2) || None || 9,947 || 26–4 ||7–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 31 || April 5 || @ Arkansas || Baum Stadium || 0-7 || Oliver (3-3) || Crowe (6-1) || None || 10,103 || 26–5 ||7–5 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || April 8 || @ || Fluor Field || 9-2 || Widener (2-0) || Dittmar (0-2) || None || 4,247 || 27–5 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || April 11 || Florida || Carolina Stadium || 4-1 || Montgomery (5-2) || Shore (3-2) || Seddon (9) || 8,242 || 28–5 ||8–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 34 || April 12 || Florida || Carolina Stadium || 3-4 || Puk (3-2) || Seddon (1-1) || None || 8,242 || 28–6 ||8–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 35 || April 13 || Florida || Carolina Stadium || 5-6 || Dunning (1-0) || Crowe (6-2) || Hanhold (2) || 8,242 || 28–7 ||8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 36 || April 15 || || Carolina Stadium || 1-4 || Buckley (2-0) || Beal (0-1) || Weekley (7) || 7,415 || 28–8 ||– |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 37 || April 16 || @ The Citadel || Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park || 8-10 || Livingston (2-4) || Vogel (0-1) || Hunter (7) || 6,500 || 28–9 ||– |- bgcolor="#bbbbbb" | - || April 18 || @ || Plainsman Park || colspan=7 |Postponed |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 38 || April 19 || @ Auburn || Plainsman Park || 2-4 || Ortman (7-2) || Montgomery (5-3) || None || 3,770 || 28–10 ||8–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || April 19 || @ Auburn || Plainsman Park || 3-2 || Mincey (3-0) || Wade (3-2) || Seddon (10) || 4,096 || 29–10 ||9–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 || April 20 || @ Auburn || Plainsman Park || 4-3 || Seddon (2-1) || Cochran-Gill (0-2) || None || 3,084 || 30–10 ||10–8 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || April 22 || || Carolina Stadium || 8-0 || Widener (3-0) || Beeker (2-2) || None || 6,886 || 31–10 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 || April 23 || || Carolina Stadium || 6-1 || Britt (2-0) || Birklund (0-7) || None || 7,102 || 32–10 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || April 25 || Alabama || Carolina Stadium || 9-3 || Montgomery (6-3) || Turnbull (5-3) || Seddon (11) || 8,242 || 33–10 ||11–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 44 || April 26 || Alabama || Carolina Stadium || 1-2 || Kamplain (4-2) || Wynkoop (5-3) || Burrows (9) || 8,242 || 33–11 ||11–9 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 45 || April 27 || Alabama || Carolina Stadium || 9-3 || Mincey (4-0) || Eicholtz (2-1) || Seddon (12) || 8,074 || 34–11 ||12–9
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 46 || May 2 || @ || Foley Field || 1-3 || Lawlor (4-4) || Montgomery (6-4) || None || 2,682 || 34–12 ||12–10 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || May 3 || @ Georgia || Foley Field || 5-2 || Wynkoop (6-3) || Ripple (2-1) || Seddon (13) || 3,256 || 35–12 ||13–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 48 || May 4 || @ Georgia || Foley Field || 3-5 || Sosebee (1-3) || Crowe (6-3) || Cheek (1) || 3,078 || 35–13 ||13–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || May 7 || || Carolina Stadium || 15-1 || Britt (3-0) || Accetta (3-3) || None || 7,274 || 36–13 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || May 9 || Missouri || Carolina Stadium || 8-2 || Montgomery (7-4) || Graves (3-5) || None || 7,419 || 37–13 ||14–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || May 10 || Missouri || Carolina Stadium || 3-1 || Wynkoop (7-3) || Fairbanks (4-6) || Seddon (14) || 7,903 || 38–13 ||15–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || May 11 || Missouri || Carolina Stadium || 2-1 || Mincey (5-0) || Steele (0-8) || None || 7,307 || 39–13 ||16–11 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 || May 13 || The Citadel || Carolina Stadium || 10-1 || Scott (2-0) || Brecklin (0-1) || None || 8,054 || 40–13 ||– |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || May 15 || @ Vanderbilt || Hawkins Field || 4-310 || Seddon (3-1) || Miller (1-1) || None || 2,819 || 41–13 ||17–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 55 || May 16 || @ Vanderbilt || Hawkins Field || 3-9 || Fulmer (5-1) || Wynkoop (7-4) || Stone (3) || 3,429 || 41–14 ||17–12 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 || May 17 || @ Vanderbilt || Hawkins Field || 6-3 || Crowe (7-3) || Ravenelle (3-1) || Seddon (15) || 3,626 || 42–14 ||18–12
! style="background:#73000A;color:white;"| Postseason
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 57 || May 21 || Mississippi State || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium || 0-127 || Lindgren (6-1) || Montgomery (7-5) || None || 7,526 || 42–15 ||0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 58 || May 22 || Florida || Hoover Metropolitan Stadium || 2-7 || Poyner (5-3) || Wynkoop (7-5) || None || 5,115 || 42–16 ||0–2
|- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || May 30 || || Carolina Stadium || 5-2 || Montgomery (8-5) || Bowers (10-4) || None || 7,382 || 43–16 || 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 60 || May 31 || Maryland || Carolina Stadium || 3-4 || Shawaryn (11-3) || Wynkoop (7-6) || Mooney (12) || 6,813 || 43–17 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || June 1 || Campbell || Carolina Stadium || 9-0 || Crowe (8-3) || Koopman (8-2) || None || 5,986 || 44–17 || 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbb" | 62 || June 1 || Maryland || Carolina Stadium || 10-1 || Stiles (5-2) || Seddon (3-2) || Ruse (1) || 6,340 || 44–18 || 2–2
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, SEC Freshman of the Week on February 25, and Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American. Tanner English was named Second-Team All-SEC.