South Carolina Gamecocks baseball

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South Carolina Gamecocks
Founded: 1892
University	University of South Carolina
Conference	SEC East Division
Location	Columbia, SC
Head Coach	Ray Tanner (12th year)
Home Stadium	Sarge Frye Field (Capacity: 6,000)
Nickname	Gamecocks
Colors	Garnet and Black
CWS Appearances
1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2002, 2003, 2004
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
Conference Tournament Champions
2004
Conference Champions
2000, 2002

The South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represents the University of South Carolina in NCAA Division I college baseball. Carolina has perennially been one of the best teams in the nation over the last 35 years, appearing in 24 NCAA tournaments and 8 College World Series with an overall record of 17-16 in the CWS. Since joining the Southeastern Conference in 1992, the team has competed in the Eastern division. Ray Tanner is the head coach and he has guided the team to three SEC Championships and three College World Series appearances, as well as nine straight NCAA Tournaments. The team plays its home games in Sarge Frye Field, but will move into a new ballpark in 2009.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Head Coaches[3] 3 Year-by-Year Results 4 Notable players 4.1 Gamecocks in Major League Baseball 5 See also 6 Notes and references 7 External links

[edit] History

Carolina played its first intercollegiate game on May 2, 1895 against Wofford in Spartanburg after the faculty agreed to let the athletic teams travel outside of Columbia. The baseball team became entangled in controversy on May 28, 1897 when it played Independent Fire Company of Columbia. Two companies of the state militia arrived at the athletic field for drill and inspection by the adjutant general of South Carolina, John Gary Watts. President Woodward had given the militia permission to use the field two days earlier on May 26, but the militia felt that the permission was still valid on May 28. Professor Benjamin Sloan was in charge on May 28 because Woodward had left Columbia and suggested to the militia that they use the eastern half of the field. This sharing arrangement did not last long and a melee broke out between the baseball teams and the militia when a foul ball struck a horse of the militia. One student was so injured in the fight that he had to postpone his final exams until the following October. A military court later reprimanded Watts for his highhanded actions in the affair.^[2]

[edit] Head Coaches^[3]

[edit] Year-by-Year Results

[edit] Notable players

[edit] Gamecocks in Major League Baseball

• Billy Buckner — Kansas City Royals
• Brian Buscher — Minnesota Twins
• Jon Coutlangus — Cincinnati Reds
• Adam Everett — Houston Astros
• Marcus McBeth — Cincinnati Reds
• Steve Pearce — Pittsburgh Pirates
• Brian Roberts — Baltimore Orioles

[edit] See also

• South Carolina Gamecocks

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• South Carolina Gamecock Athletics

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