re: Baseball Recruiting Discussion

There are a lot of questions, but not anymore than most collegiate teams have with turnover. Our recruiting has been amazing the past 5 years, so we have a ton of talent and depth. We return six position starters, 11 pitchers and 25 letterwinners from last year's Regional team. This past year our recruiting class ranked the No. 5 by Baseball America.

As far as Catcher, we have 4 good options, and I think Hunter Taylor is the future, b/c his bat is so good.

In the OF, I don't know if we'll have a speedster covering fly's like English, but Destino is coming Scolamiero has solid defense skills.

I think this team has the right mix of experienced players and top level young collegiate talent.

You're right about the Sunday Pitcher, it's wide open, and we will need someone to step up and claim it if we are going to have a shot this season. I don't think Crowe and Wynkoop are going to win every Fri/Sat game for us. Good news is, we have a fistful of former HS All Americans who can make a run at that Sunday spot.

Also, Jake Wright, from Chester, just committed for the '16 class. This is funny b/c he was a lifelong tater fan....but now he found Jesus.

Information on SEC Network + LINK

The Gamecocks will have 52 of 56 regular season games carried on an ESPN linear or SEC Network Plus platform.

All 56 regular season games will be available on the Gamecock Radio Network. Flagship station, 107.5 FM, “The Game,” is the home of the Gamecocks and will broadcast all games. In the event of a conflict with men’s basketball in Columbia, the baseball games can be heard on sister station WISW, 1320 AM. All games can also be heard on the All Access channel on GamecocksOnline. For local affiliates, please check your local listings for the latest schedule. Additional affiliates include: Aiken/Edgefield (WKSX,
92.7 FM); Allendale (WDOG, 93.5 FM); Anderson (WRIX, 103.1 FM); Camden (WCAM, 1590 AM); Charleston (WWIK, 98.9 FM); (Charleston (WTMZ, 910 AM); Chesterfield (WVSZ, 107.3 FM); Florence (WHYM, 1260 AM); Florence (WOLH, 1230 AM); Florence (WOLH, 98.9 FM); Greenville (WGVL, 1440 AM); Kingstree (WDKD, 1310 AM); Myrtle Beach (WHSC, 1050 AM); RockHill/Lancaster (WRHM, 107.1 FM); Sumter (WDXY, 1240 AM).

2015 SOUTH CAROLINA BASEBALL TV SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME NETWORK
FEBRUARY
13 College of Charleston Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. SEC Network +
14 College of Charleston Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. SEC Network +
15 College of Charleston Columbia, S.C. 2 p.m. SEC Network +
17 Furman Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. SEC Network +
20 Northeastern Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. SEC Network +
21 Northeastern Columbia, S.C. 2 p.m. SEC Network +
22 Northeastern Columbia, S.C. 1:30 p.m. SEC Network +
24 Davidson Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. SEC Network +
27 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. 6:30 p.m.
28 vs. Clemson Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field) 2:30 p.m. SEC Network +
MARCH
1 Clemson Columbia, S.C. Noon SEC Network
3 Charleston Southern Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
6 Miami (Ohio) Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
7 Miami (Ohio) Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. SEC Network +
8 Miami (Ohio) Columbia, S.C. 1:30 p.m. SEC Network +
10 Penn State Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
11 Penn State Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
13 Kentucky* Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
14 Kentucky* Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. SEC Network +
15 Kentucky* Columbia, S.C. 1:30 p.m. SEC Network +
17 Winthrop Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
20 at Missouri* Columbia, Mo. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
21 at Missouri* Columbia, Mo. 3:30 p.m. SEC Network
22 at Missouri* Columbia, Mo. 2 p.m. SEC Network +
24 at Coastal Carolina Conway, S.C. 6 p.m.
27 Georgia* Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
28 Georgia* Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. SEC Network +
29 Georgia* Columbia, S.C. 1:30 p.m. SEC Network +
31 at The Citadel Charleston, S.C. 7 p.m.
APRIL
2 at Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss. 8 p.m. ESPNU
3 at Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss. 7:30 p.m. SEC Network +
4 at Mississippi State* Starkville, Miss. 3 p.m. SEC Network +
7 Appalachian State Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
8 The Citadel Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME NETWORK
10 at Florida* Gainesville, Fla. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
11 at Florida* Gainesville, Fla. 6 p.m. SEC Network
12 at Florida* Gainesville, Fla. Noon SEC Network
14 Presbyterian Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
16 Vanderbilt* Columbia, S.C. 7:30 p.m. ESPNU
17 Vanderbilt* Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. SEC Network
18 Vanderbilt* Columbia, S.C. 1 p.m. ESPN2
21 at Furman (Fluor Field) Greenville, S.C. 7 p.m.
24 at Tennessee* Knoxville, Tenn. 6 p.m. SEC Network +
25 at Tennessee* Knoxville, Tenn. 4 p.m. SEC Network +
26 at Tennessee* Knoxville, Tenn. 1 p.m. SEC Network
MAY
1 Auburn* Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
2 Auburn* Columbia, S.C. 3:30 p.m. SEC Network
3 Auburn* Columbia, S.C. 2 p.m. ESPNU
6 Wofford Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
8 at Texas A&M* College Station, Texas 7:35 p.m. SEC Network +
9 at Texas A&M* College Station, Texas 3:05 p.m. SEC Network +
10 at Texas A&M* College Station, Texas 2:05 p.m. SEC Network +
12 USC Upstate Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
14 LSU* Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. SEC Network +
15 LSU* Columbia, S.C. 8 p.m. ESPNU
16 LSU* Columbia, S.C. 8 p.m. ESPNU
19-24 at SEC Tournament Hoover, Ala. SEC Network +
JUNE
May 29-1 NCAA Regionals TBA TBA
5-8 NCAA Super Regionals TBA TBA
13-24 College World Series Omaha, Neb. TBA

All times Eastern. Dates and times subject to change * denotes SEC game

SEC Network and ESPN2 will conclude the regular season with comprehensive coverage of the SEC Baseball Tournament, marking the first time the entire tournament has aired on national television.

I just found out that Time Warner doesn't carry the SECNetwork through ESPN3....looks like wiziwag is back on the platform plate to watch the games.

There should be a handful of current commitments on campus on Sunday for the series finale against Clemson. Some of the players expected are:

2015s: INF Carlos Cortes, outfielder TJ Hopkins and RHP Nick Neidert.
2016s: RHP Sawyer Bridges.
2017s: INF Mason Streater.

I'm hearing rumors that we're losing a lot of recruits because of this season..

Any insight on that?

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Another player that South Carolina is going hard after is outfielder Dom Thompson-Williams of Iowa Western. Recruiting coordinator Sammy Esposito scouted him just over a week ago now and is trying to get him down for an official visit soon. At this point, I’m not sure which weekend that will be. The Gamecocks are likely the favorites right now for Thompson-Williams, who was an all-state football player and Gatorade Player of the Year in Iowa.

Thompson-Williams is hitting .360 this year and only has nine strikeouts in 97 plate appearances. He has three doubles, three triples and a pair of home runs.

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Some draft info:

Nick Neidert projected 3rd rounder
Logan Allen a guy to keep an eye on.
LT Tolbert a guy who could go middle rounds.

Fangraphs - 2015 MLB Draft

Definitely will make an instant impact next year.