2016 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball USC baseball logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 14 12 46–18 20–9 Chad Holbrook 4th Jerry Meyers 6th/14th Sammy Esposito 9th Brian Buscher 5th/6th Founders Park SEC Eastern Division champion Columbia Regional Champion Columbia Super Regional 0–2 The 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2016 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 fourth season as head coach at Carolina. Personnel Roster 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks active roster Pitchers 6 – Clarke Schmidt – Sophomore 9 – Brandon Murray – Sophomore 13 – Colton Provey – Junior 15 – Adam Hill – Freshman 16 – Harrison Smith – Freshman 17 – Taylor Widener – Junior 18 – Tyler Haswell – Sophomore 21 – Tyler Johnson – Sophomore 23 – Vince Fiori – Senior 24 – Alex Destino – Sophomore 26 – Matthew Vogel – Junior 27 – Hayden Hefline – Junior 28 – John Parke – Junior 30 – Braden Webb – Freshman 32 – Canaan Cropper – Sophomore 35 – Kyle Anderson – Freshman 37 – Wil Crowe – Junior 39 – Reed Scott – Junior 40 – Colie Bowers – Junior 46 – Dillon Hodge – Junior 47 – Josh Reagan – Junior 49 – Hank Nichols – Freshman Catchers 22 – John Jones – Sophomore 33 – Chris Cullen – Freshman 38 – Hunter Taylor – Sophomore Infielders 7 – DC Arendas – Senior 8 – Marcus Mooney – Senior 11 – LT Tolbert – Freshman 14 – Madison Stokes – Sophomore 20 – Jonah Bride – Sophomore 24 – Alex Destino – Sophomore 25 – Ross Grosvenor – Junior 34 – Collin Steagall – Senior 45 – Caleb Whitenton – Freshman 48 – Matt Williams – Sophomore Outfielders 3 – Jared Williams – Freshman 4 – Danny Blair – Freshman 5 – T.J. Hopkins – Freshman 10 – Clark Scolamiero – Sophomore 19 – Gene Cone – Junior 31 – Weber Pike – Junior 42 – Dom Thompson-Williams – Junior 44 – Brandon McIlwain – Freshman  2016 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Roster & Bios Coaching staff 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff 2 Chad Holbrook – Head coach – 4 years 12 Jerry Meyers – Associate head coach – 6 years / 14 years 41 Sammy Esposito – Assistant coach – 9 years 55 Brian Buscher – Volunteer assistant coach – 5 years / 6 years 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios Schedule South Carolina Gamecocks white 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game loghttp://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/scar-m-basebl-sched.html 2016 Baseball Schedule 2016-03-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20110902031429/http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/scar-m-basebl-sched.html 2011-09-02 dead ! style="South Carolina Gamecocks white"|Regular season |- valign="top" y South Carolina Gamecocks white February Date Opponent Site/stadium Rank Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record |- bgcolor=ccffcc | February 19 || Albany || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 10–1 || Schmidt (1–0) || Woods (0–1) || None || 7,434 || 1–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | February 20 || Albany || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 6–2 || Webb (1–0) || Failing (0–1) || Reagan (1) || 7,825 || 2–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | February 21 || Albany || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 8–1 || Bowers (1–0) || Romero (0–1) || None || 7,221 || 3–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | February 23 || 2016 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 5–0 || Hill (1–0) || Gorham (0–1) || None || 6,423 || 4–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | February 24 || 2016 Winthrop Eagles Winthrop || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 16–4 || Haswell (1–0) || Sultan (0–1) || None || 6,523 || 5–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | February 26 || 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 7–1 || Schmidt (2–0) || Lehman (0–2) || None || 7,014 || 6–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | February 27 || Penn State || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 16–5 || Webb (2–0) || Biasi (1–1) || None || 7,668 || 7–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | February 28 || Penn State || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 4–2 || Scott (1–0) || Hagenman (1–1) || Reagan (2) || 7,804 || 8–0 || |- y South Carolina Gamecocks white March Date Opponent Site/stadium Rank Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record |- bgcolor=ccffcc | March 1 || at The Citadel || Riley Park • Charleston, SC || || W 6–3 || Hill (2–0) || Watcher (1–1) || Reagan (3) || 6,298 || 9–0 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | March 4 || Clemson || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 8–1 || Schmidt (3–0) || Barnes (1–1) || None || 8,242 || 10–0 || |- bgcolor=ffbbb | March 5 || Clemson || Fluor Field • Greenville, SC || || L 5–0 || Schmidt (3–0) || Webb (2–1) || Krall (1) || 7,216 || 10–1 || |- bgcolor=ffbbb | March 6 || at Clemson || Doug Kingsmore Stadium • Clemson, SC || || L 4–1 || Eubanks (2–1) || Widener (0–1) || Bostic (1) || 6,524 || 10–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | March 8 || Wofford || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 7–1 || Hill (3–0) || Higginbotham (0–2) || None || 6,432 || 11–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | March 9 || Furman || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 5–4 || Haswell (2–0) || Dvorak (0–1) || Reagan (4) || 6,325 || 12–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | March 11 || 2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers Charleston Southern University Charleston Southern || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 9–0 || Schmidt (4–0) || Raynor (3–1) || None || 6,670 || 13–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | March 12 || Charleston Southern || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 5–4 || Webb (3–1) || Johnson (2–2) || Reagan (5) || 7,412 || 14–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | March 13 || Charleston Southern || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 2–0 || Hill (4–0) || Piriz (0–2) || Reagan (6) || 6,643 || 15–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | March 15 || 2016 USC Upstate Spartans University of South Carolina Upstate USC Upstate || Fluor Field • Greenville, SC || || W 12–6 || Murray (1–0) || Jackson (2–2) || None || 2,005 || 16–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | March 16 || Davidson || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 15–2 || Vogel (1–0) || Roberts (0–2) || None || 6,525 || 17–2 || |- bgcolor=ccffcc | March 18 || Arkansas || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 10–6 || Schmidt (5–0) || Taccolini (3–1) || None || 7,511 || 18–2 || 1–0 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | March 19 || Arkansas || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 6–2 || Webb (4–1) || Teague (2–2) || Johnson (1) || 7,258 || 19–2 || 2–0 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | March 20 || Arkansas || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || || W 8–6 || Reagan (1–0) || Jackson (1–2) || None || 6,867 || 20–2 || 3–0 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | March 24 || at Ole Miss || Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi || #18 || W 5–1 || Schmidt (6–0) || Bramlett (4–1) || Reagan (7) || 8,167 || 21–2 || 4–0 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | March 25 || at Ole Miss || Swayze Field • Oxford, MS || #18 || W 9–5 || Webb (5–1) || Smith (2–2) || None || 9,064 || 22–2 || 5–0 |- bgcolor=ccffcc | March 26 || at Ole Miss || Swayze Field • Oxford, MS || #18 || W 4–0 || Hill (5–0) || Pagnozzi (4–1) || Johnson (2) || 10,184 || 23–2 || 6–0 |- bgcolor=ffbbb | March 26 || 2016 College of Charleston Cougars College of Charleston College of Charleston || Founders Park • Columbia, SC || #18 || L 5–613 || Love (1–1) || Scott (1–1) || Hunt (1) || 8,242 || 23–3 || |- bgcolor=ffbbb | March 26 || at Vanderbilt || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || #18 || L 3–6 || Sheffield (4–1) || Schmidt (6–1) || Bowden (3) || 3,384 || 23–4 || 6–1 |- y South Carolina Gamecocks white April Date Opponent Site/stadium Rank Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record |- bgcolor= | April 1 || at Vanderbilt || Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN || #7 || || || || || || || |- bgcolor= | April 2 || || || #7 || || || || || || || |- bgcolor= | April 5 || || || #8 || || || || || || || |- 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Save Attendance Overall Record SECT Record Record vs. conference opponents SCAR Rankings 2016 NCAA Division I baseball rankings 2016 18 https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1/usa-today-coaches-poll Rankings – USA Today's Coaches Poll NCAA March 30, 2016 http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/college-top-25-march-28/#tBUyPz7h5HqWUCjZ.97 Baseball America Top 25 Baseball America March 30, 2016 https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/baseball/d1/ncbwa Rankings – NCBWA NCAA March 30, 2016 23 NR NR 24 NR NR 20 16 NR 20 15 12 NR 21 18 10 NR 20 17 6 18 13 12 7 7 2 6 5 8 6 9 8 5 2 7 5 12 4 11 7 6 2 8 8 6 2 8 8 8 3 10 10 10 6 10 9 9 4 8 13 14 6 12 13 14 6 9 13 14 12 14 14 14 12 14 Gamecocks in the 2016 MLB draft The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. 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