South Carolina Gamecocks baseball

South Carolina Gamecocks
2024 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team
Founded1892
Overall record2,785–1,687–17 (.622)
UniversityUniversity of South Carolina
Athletic directorRay Tanner
Head coachPaul Mainieri (1st season)
ConferenceSEC
LocationColumbia, South Carolina
Home stadiumFounders Park
(Capacity: 8,242)
NicknameGamecocks
ColorsGarnet and black[1]
   
NCAA Tournament champions
2010, 2011
College World Series runner-up
1975, 1977, 2002, 2012
College World Series appearances
1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012
NCAA regional champions
1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
2004
Regular season conference champions
Metro Conference: 1987, 1988
SEC: 2000, 2002, 2011

The South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represents the University of South Carolina in NCAA Division I college baseball. South Carolina has perennially been one of the best teams in college baseball since 1970, posting 35 NCAA tournament appearances, 11 College World Series berths, 6 CWS Finals appearances and 2 National Championships: 2010 and 2011. Carolina is one of six schools in NCAA history to win back-to-back titles. Since joining the Southeastern Conference in 1992, the team has competed in the Eastern division. South Carolina owns a stellar 32–20 record at the CWS and holds the NCAA record for consecutive wins (22) in the national tournament as well as the longest win streak ever at the CWS (12 in a row from 2010 to 2012) in which the Gamecocks played for national titles all three years.

The current head coach is Paul Mainieri. Mainieri took over after Mark Kingston was fired on June 3, 2024. Kingston became the head coach of the program after Chad Holbrook resigned following the 2018 season. Holbrook took over for Ray Tanner, who was named athletics director at USC after the 2012 season. This follows a string of three consecutive appearances in the national championship series, including two consecutive national championships. During Tanner's stint as head coach, the Gamecocks also captured three SEC titles, one SEC tournament title, six division titles, six College World Series appearances, and 13 of their 15 straight NCAA tournaments (longest streak in the SEC at the time). Between 2010 and 2012, the Gamecocks set two NCAA records for postseason success: the most consecutive NCAA tournament wins (22) and the most consecutive wins in the College World Series (12). In 2013, Carolina set the record for consecutive home NCAA tournament wins, with 29. The Gamecocks made their 14th appearance in the Super Regional round of the NCAA D1 Tournament in 2023, the third most in the country. The team plays its home games at Founders Park, which opened on February 21, 2009.[2]

  1. ^ "Colors – Communications and Public Affairs | University of South Carolina". Retrieved July 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Opening Day Ceremonies To Be Held At Carolina Stadium University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site". cstv.com.