2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

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.

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
Columbia Regional, 2-2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
CB	No. 25
Record	44–18 (18–12 SEC)
Head coach	Chad Holbrook (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jerry Meyers (4th/12th season) Sammy Esposito (7th season)
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Eastern
No. 24 Florida x‍†‍‍y	21	–	9	–	0		.700			40	–	23	–	0		.635
No. 25 South Carolina ‍‍‍y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			44	–	18	–	0		.710
No. 1 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y	17	–	13	–	0		.567			51	–	21	–	0		.708
Kentucky ‍‍‍y	14	–	16	–	0		.467			37	–	25	–	0		.597
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0		.400			31	–	23	–	0		.574
Georgia  ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	1		.383			26	–	29	–	1		.473
Missouri  ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0		.200			20	–	33	–	0		.377
Western
No. 4 Ole Miss x‍‍‍y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			48	–	21	–	0		.696
No. 21 LSU ‍‍‡‍y	17	–	11	–	1		.603			46	–	16	–	1		.738
No. 28 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y	18	–	12	–	0		.600			39	–	24	–	0		.619
No. 30 Arkansas ‍‍‍y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			40	–	25	–	0		.615
Alabama ‍‍‍y	15	–	14	–	0		.517			37	–	24	–	0		.607
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y	14	–	16	–	0		.467			36	–	26	–	0		.581
Auburn ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			28	–	28	–	0		.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

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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

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Schedule

2014 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log
Regular season
February # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record – February 14 Bucknell Carolina Stadium Postponed 1 February 15 Bucknell Carolina Stadium 17-4 Montgomery (1-0) Hough (0-1) None 8,015 1–0 – 2 February 15 Bucknell Carolina Stadium 12-2 Wynkoop (1-0) Weigel (0-1) None 7,822 2–0 – 3 February 16 Bucknell Carolina Stadium 12-0 Crowe (1-0) Andreychik (0-1) None 7,512 3–0 – 4 February 18 Presbyterian Carolina Stadium 4-0 Reagan (1-0) Kehner (0-1) None 6,642 4–0 – 5 February 21 Eastern Kentucky Carolina Stadium 4-0 Montgomery (2-0) Cobb (1-1) None 6,842 5–0 – 6 February 22 Eastern Kentucky Carolina Stadium 2-0 Wynkoop (2-0) Perkins (0-1) Seddon (1) 8,242 6–0 – 7 February 23 Eastern Kentucky Carolina Stadium 6-0 Crowe (2-0) Scott (0-2) None 7,731 7–0 – 8 February 28 Clemson Carolina Stadium 9-6 Mincey (1-0) Bates (0-1) Seddon (2) 8,242 8–0 –
March # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record 9 March 1 vs. Clemson Fluor Field 10-2 Wynkoop (3-0) Crownover (2-1) Seddon (3) 7,182 9–0 – 10 March 2 @ Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium 5-3 Mincey (2-0) Schmidt (1-2) None 6,016 10–0 – 11 March 4 Stetson Carolina Stadium 7-1 Reagan (2-0) Powers (1-2) None 6,306 11–0 – 12 March 5 Stetson Carolina Stadium 4-2 Privette (1-0) Warmoth (0-2) Seddon (4) 6,427 12–0 – - March 7 Brown Carolina Stadium Postponed 13 March 8 Brown Carolina Stadium 13-0 Montgomery (3-0) Galan (0-1) None 7,163 13–0 – 14 March 8 Brown Carolina Stadium 8-0 Wynkoop (4-0) St. Lawrence (0-1) None 7,546 14–0 – 15 March 9 Brown Carolina Stadium 1-0 Crowe (3-0) Taugner (0-1) Seddon (5) 6,903 15–0 – 16 March 11 Furman Carolina Stadium 5-0 Widener (1-0) Greenfield (1-1) None 7,174 16–0 – 17 March 14 Ole Miss Carolina Stadium 4-6 Ellis (3-0) Montgomery (3-1) Laxer (1) 7,859 16–1 0–1 18 March 15 Ole Miss Carolina Stadium 5-410 Seddon (1-0) Denny (0-1) None 7,835 17–1 1–1 19 March 15 Ole Miss Carolina Stadium 3-1 Crowe (4-0) Smith (3-1) Seddon (6) 7,349 18–1 2–1 - March 18 @ The Citadel Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park Postponed 20 March 21 @ Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 5-13 Reed (4-1) Montgomery (3-2) None 1,937 18–2 2–2 21 March 22 @ Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 1-2 Shepherd (5-0) Wynkoop (4-1) Salow (1) 2,220 18–3 2–3 22 March 23 @ Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium 8-3 Crowe (5-0) Nelson (1-1) Seddon (7) 1,870 19–3 3–3 23 March 25 College of Charleston Carolina Stadium 4-2 Reagan (3-0) Thornton (0-2) Mincey (1) 7,170 20–3 – 24 March 26 Coastal Carolina Carolina Stadium 4-0 Britt (1-0) Moats (0-3) None 6,982 21–3 – 25 March 28 Tennessee Carolina Stadium 3-214 Wynkoop (5-1) Bettencourt (0-1) None 7,506 22–3 4–3 26 March 29 Tennessee Carolina Stadium 9-6 Scott (1-0) Owenby (2-1) None 7,473 23–3 5–3 27 March 30 Tennessee Carolina Stadium 8-0 Crowe (6-0) Lee (3-1) None 8,242 24–3 6–3
April # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record 28 April 1 Appalachian State Carolina Stadium 2-1 Fiori (1-0) Thurber (0-3) None 7,416 25–3 – - April 3 @ Arkansas Baum Stadium Postponed 29 April 4 @ Arkansas Baum Stadium 2-1 Montgomery (4-2) Killian (1-5) Seddon (8) 9,947 26–3 7–3 30 April 4 @ Arkansas Baum Stadium 1-4 Beeks (5-2) Wynkoop (5-2) None 9,947 26–4 7–4 31 April 5 @ Arkansas Baum Stadium 0-7 Oliver (3-3) Crowe (6-1) None 10,103 26–5 7–5 32 April 8 @ Furman Fluor Field 9-2 Widener (2-0) Dittmar (0-2) None 4,247 27–5 – 33 April 11 Florida Carolina Stadium 4-1 Montgomery (5-2) Shore (3-2) Seddon (9) 8,242 28–5 8–5 34 April 12 Florida Carolina Stadium 3-4 Puk (3-2) Seddon (1-1) None 8,242 28–6 8–6 35 April 13 Florida Carolina Stadium 5-6 Dunning (1-0) Crowe (6-2) Hanhold (2) 8,242 28–7 8–7 36 April 15 Charleston Southern Carolina Stadium 1-4 Buckley (2-0) Beal (0-1) Weekley (7) 7,415 28–8 – 37 April 16 @ The Citadel Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park 8-10 Livingston (2-4) Vogel (0-1) Hunter (7) 6,500 28–9 – - April 18 @ Auburn Plainsman Park Postponed 38 April 19 @ Auburn Plainsman Park 2-4 Ortman (7-2) Montgomery (5-3) None 3,770 28–10 8–8 39 April 19 @ Auburn Plainsman Park 3-2 Mincey (3-0) Wade (3-2) Seddon (10) 4,096 29–10 9–8 40 April 20 @ Auburn Plainsman Park 4-3 Seddon (2-1) Cochran-Gill (0-2) None 3,084 30–10 10–8 41 April 22 Davidson Carolina Stadium 8-0 Widener (3-0) Beeker (2-2) None 6,886 31–10 – 42 April 23 USC Upstate Carolina Stadium 6-1 Britt (2-0) Birklund (0-7) None 7,102 32–10 – 43 April 25 Alabama Carolina Stadium 9-3 Montgomery (6-3) Turnbull (5-3) Seddon (11) 8,242 33–10 11–8 44 April 26 Alabama Carolina Stadium 1-2 Kamplain (4-2) Wynkoop (5-3) Burrows (9) 8,242 33–11 11–9 45 April 27 Alabama Carolina Stadium 9-3 Mincey (4-0) Eicholtz (2-1) Seddon (12) 8,074 34–11 12–9
May # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record 46 May 2 @ Georgia Foley Field 1-3 Lawlor (4-4) Montgomery (6-4) None 2,682 34–12 12–10 47 May 3 @ Georgia Foley Field 5-2 Wynkoop (6-3) Ripple (2-1) Seddon (13) 3,256 35–12 13–10 48 May 4 @ Georgia Foley Field 3-5 Sosebee (1-3) Crowe (6-3) Cheek (1) 3,078 35–13 13–11 49 May 7 Wofford Carolina Stadium 15-1 Britt (3-0) Accetta (3-3) None 7,274 36–13 – 50 May 9 Missouri Carolina Stadium 8-2 Montgomery (7-4) Graves (3-5) None 7,419 37–13 14–11 51 May 10 Missouri Carolina Stadium 3-1 Wynkoop (7-3) Fairbanks (4-6) Seddon (14) 7,903 38–13 15–11 52 May 11 Missouri Carolina Stadium 2-1 Mincey (5-0) Steele (0-8) None 7,307 39–13 16–11 53 May 13 The Citadel Carolina Stadium 10-1 Scott (2-0) Brecklin (0-1) None 8,054 40–13 – 54 May 15 @ Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 4-310 Seddon (3-1) Miller (1-1) None 2,819 41–13 17–11 55 May 16 @ Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 3-9 Fulmer (5-1) Wynkoop (7-4) Stone (3) 3,429 41–14 17–12 56 May 17 @ Vanderbilt Hawkins Field 6-3 Crowe (7-3) Ravenelle (3-1) Seddon (15) 3,626 42–14 18–12
Post-season
SEC Tournament # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SECT record 57 May 21 Mississippi State Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 0-127 Lindgren (6-1) Montgomery (7-5) None 7,526 42–15 0–1 58 May 22 Florida Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 2-7 Poyner (5-3) Wynkoop (7-5) None 5,115 42–16 0–2
NCAA tournament: Columbia Regional # Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record 59 May 30 Campbell Carolina Stadium 5-2 Montgomery (8-5) Bowers (10-4) None 7,382 43–16 1–0 60 May 31 Maryland Carolina Stadium 3-4 Shawaryn (11-3) Wynkoop (7-6) Mooney (12) 6,813 43–17 1–1 61 June 1 Campbell Carolina Stadium 9-0 Crowe (8-3) Koopman (8-2) None 5,986 44–17 2–1 62 June 1 Maryland Carolina Stadium 10-1 Stiles (5-2) Seddon (3-2) Ruse (1) 6,340 44–18 2–2

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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]

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2014 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2014 SEC baseball game results
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	15–14		1–2	2–1	0–3	.	2–1	1–1	1–2	.	3–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	.	ALA	W5	5–4	1–1
ARK	16–14	2–1		1–2	1–2	.	.	1–2	1–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	2–1	2–1	ARK	W4	5–5	1–0
AUB	10–20	1–2	2–1		.	.	1–2	0–3	0–3	1–2	0–3	1–2	2–1	2–1	.	AUB	W7	3–7	0–3
FLA	21–9	3–0	2–1	.		3–0	1–2	3–0	.	3–0	.	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	FLA	E1	7–3	4–0
UGA	11–18	.	.	.	0–3		1–2	0–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	0–3	UGA	E6	4–6	0–2
KEN	14–16	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1		.	.	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2	2–1	1–2	KEN	E4	5–5	0–1
LSU	17–11	1–1	2–1	3–0	0–3	2–0	.		3–0	.	2–1	.	2–1	1–2	1–2	LSU	W2	6–3	2–1
MSU	18–12	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	2–1	.	0–3		3–0	1–2	.	2–1	1–2	2–1	MSU	W3	7–3	2–1
MIZZ	6–24	.	0–3	2–1	0–3	1–2	2–1	.	0–3		0–3	0–3	1–2	.	0–3	MIZZ	E7	2–8	0–6
MISS	19–11	0–3	2–1	3–0	.	2–1	3–0	1–2	2–1	3–0		1–2	.	2–1	.	MISS	W1	7–3	3–1
SCAR	18–12	2–1	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	.	.	3–0	2–1		3–0	.	2–1	SCAR	E2	6–4	2–0
TENN	12–18	1–2	.	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	.	0–3		.	2–1	TENN	E5	3–7	0–1
TAMU	14–16	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	2–1	.	1–2	.	.		2–1	TAMU	W6	4–6	0–0
VAN	17–13	.	1–2	.	2–1	3–0	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–0	.	1–2	1–2	1–2		VAN	E3	5–5	2–0
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season. Georgia at LSU had a tie game.

Rankings

See also: 2014 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	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

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A 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 Greiner	C	3rd	99th	Detroit Tigers
Jordan Montgomery	LHP	4th	122nd	New York Yankees
Joey Pankake	3B	7th	220th	Detroit Tigers
Tanner English	OF	11th	320th	Minnesota Twins
Joel Seddon	RHP	11th	342nd	Oakland A's
Kyle Martin	1B	20th	599th	Anaheim Angels
Evan Beal	RHP	21st	633rd	Kansas City Royals