South Carolina 2014 Baseball World Series Capsule

South Carolina Gamecocks
SEC (42-16, 18-12)

 

Big Wins: 4/11 Florida (4-1), 4/25 Alabama (9-3), 5/17 at Vanderbilt (6-3)
Bad Losses: 4/5 at Arkansas (0-7), 4/15 Charleston Southern (1-4), 4/19 at Auburn (2-4)
Coach: Chad Holbrook

Key Field Players:
Grayson Greiner, Junior, C, .328 BA, 8 HR, 50 RBI
Kyle Martin, Junior, 1B, .329 BA, 5 HR, 33 RBI
Joey Pankake, Junior, IF, .307 BA, 5 HR, 29 RBI
Tanner English, Junior, OF, .280 BA, 24 RBI, 18 SB

Key Pitchers:
Jack Wynkoop, Sophomore, P, 2.71 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 86.1 IP, 57 SO
Jordan Montgomery, Junior, P, 3.52 ERA, 7-5 W/L, 92.0 IP, 86 SO
Wil Crowe, Freshman, P, 3.05 ERA, 7-3 W/L, 82.2 IP, 55 SO
Joel Seddon, Junior, P, 0.85 ERA, 3-1 W/L, 14 SV, 42.1 IP, 51 SO

By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .283 (66th in nation, 4th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.80 (119, 10)
Doubles per Game:  1.45 (187, 7)
Earned Run Average: 2.15 (4, 1)
Fielding Percentage: .976 (16, 2)
Home Runs per Game: 0.54 (64, 5)
Scoring Offense: 5.5 (95, 6)
Slugging Percentage: .377 (101, 7)
Stolen Bases per Game: 0.73 (222, 13)
Triples per Game: 0.07 (285, 14)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    Regional    defeated Saint Louis, defeated Liberty, defeated Liberty
2013    Super Regional    lost to North Carolina, defeated North Carolina, eliminated by North Carolina
2012    Regional    defeated Manhattan, defeated Clemson, defeated Clemson
2012    Super Regional    defeated Oklahoma, defeated Oklahoma
2012    CWS    defeated Florida, lost to Arkansas, defeated Kent State, defeated Arkansas, defeated Arkansas, lost to Arizona, eliminated by Arizona
2011    Regional    defeated Georgia Southern, defeated Stetson, defeated Stetson
2011    Super Regional    defeated Connecticut
2011    CWS    defeated Texas A&M, defeated Virginia, defeated Virginia
2011    Championship    defeated Florida
2010    Regional    defeated Bucknell, defeated Citadel, defeated Virginia Tech
2010    Super Regional    defeated Coastal Carolina
2010    CWS    lost to Oklahoma, defeated Arizona State, defeated Oklahoma, defeated Clemson, defeated Clemson
2010    Championship    defeated UCLA
2009    Regional    defeated George Mason, defeated East Carolina, lost to East Carolina, eliminated by East Carolina
2008    Regional    defeated Charlotte, lost to North Carolina State, defeated James Madison, eliminated by North Carolina State
2007    Regional    defeated Wofford, defeated Charlotte, defeated Charlotte
2007    Super Regional    eliminated by North Carolina

*all team stats through 5/18

 

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