Head coach Mark Kingston and his staff are looking to bounce back in 2023 after the Gamecocks baseball team lost its first campaign since 1996 last year.
Gamecocks this offseason Several key players have returned from last year’s team. Hiring former Clemson head coach Monte Lee to the staff has brought in several transfers they hope can help this team on the plate and on the mound.
On Tuesday, South Carolina announced the full schedule for the upcoming season.
Notable Non-Conference Opponents
Looking at who South Carolina faces in the non-conference portion of the schedule, the first thing that sticks out is the amount of in-state matchups against schools like Clemson, Winthrop, USC Upstate, and Citadel. calendar.
All of these in-state opponents went 114-110-1 in 2022, but the Gamecocks lost games against three of the aforementioned teams, so this is a loss for Kingston and this team to recover. It’s one trend we need to track in 2023.
As far as other non-conference opponents are concerned, the Gamecocks will face UMass-Lowell, Penn and Bethune-Cookman in the weekend series against Penn.they was the only team in the group No team qualified for the NCAA Regionals last season with a winning record.
conference slate
Looking at the SEC opponents South Carolina faces, they will face each of the SEC East teams once, drawing Auburn, Arkansas, Mississippi and LSU from the West. The group is made up of seven teams that advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals last season and two teams that advanced to the College World Series this summer, Auburn and Arkansas.
tough stretching
If you’re looking for a series of games that show how well South Carolina will perform in the SEC this season, look no further than the March 30-April 11 stretch. The Gamecocks will face Mississippi State, North Carolina State and LSU. , USC Upstate.
The series game against Mississippi State will be played at Polk-DeMent Stadium, considered one of the best home-field advantages in all of college baseball. At the same time, last season with North Carolina he led LSU to the NCAA Regionals and USC Upstate finished his 13 games with .500 or better.
The rigor of SEC baseball, combined with some of the toughest games out of the conference, will make the schedule a tough challenge for South Carolina.
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