2010 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

American college baseball season

2010 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball

Columbia Regional champions
Myrtle Beach Super Regional champions

College World Series champions
vs. UCLA, W 2–0

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 1
CB| No. 1
Record| 54–16 (21–9 SEC)
Head coach|

* Ray Tanner (14th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Chad Holbrook (2nd season)
* Mark Calvi (6th season)
* Sammy Esposito (3rd season)

Home stadium| Carolina Stadium

Seasons

<- 2009

2011 ->

2010 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

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Eastern
No. 7 Florida x‍†‍‍y | 22 | - | 8 |  | .733 |  |  | 47 | - | 17 |  | .734
No. 1 South Carolina ‍‍‍y | 21 | - | 9 |  | .700 |  |  | 54 | - | 16 |  | .771
No. 14 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍y | 16 | - | 12 |  | .571 |  |  | 46 | - | 20 |  | .697
Kentucky ‍‍‍ | 13 | - | 17 |  | .433 |  |  | 31 | - | 25 |  | .554
Tennessee ‍‍‍ | 12 | - | 18 |  | .400 |  |  | 30 | - | 26 |  | .536
Georgia ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 23 |  | .179 |  |  | 16 | - | 37 |  | .302
Western
No. 19 Auburn x‍‍‍y | 20 | - | 10 |  | .667 |  |  | 43 | - | 21 |  | .672
No. 13 Arkansas ‍‍‍y | 18 | - | 12 |  | .600 |  |  | 43 | - | 21 |  | .672
Ole Miss ‍‍‍y | 16 | - | 14 |  | .533 |  |  | 39 | - | 24 |  | .619
No. 16 Alabama ‍‍‍y | 15 | - | 15 |  | .500 |  |  | 42 | - | 25 |  | .627
LSU ‍‍‡‍y | 14 | - | 16 |  | .467 |  |  | 41 | - | 22 |  | .651
Mississippi State ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 24 |  | .200 |  |  | 23 | - | 33 |  | .411
x - Division champion
† - Conference champion
‡ - Tournament champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 29, 2010
Rankings from Baseball America

The 2010 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games in Carolina Stadium. The team was coached by Ray Tanner, who was in his fourteenth season at Carolina.

USC finished second in the Southeastern Conference regular season standings, and received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Gamecocks were designated the #1 seed and host of the Columbia Regional. Carolina went 3–0 in their Regional to advance to the Super Regionals. The Gamecocks beat Coastal Carolina in two games to win the Myrtle Beach Super Regional and advance to the 2010 College World Series. After losing the opener, the Gamecocks won their next six games to win the national championship, defeating UCLA in the CWS Championship Series in consecutive games, 7–1 and 2–1.[1]

## Regular season

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The Gamecocks won their first seven SEC series of the 2010 season, which continued a streak of ten straight dating back to the end of the 2009 season. Another carryover streak was that of Whit Merrifield, who set a USC record when he hit safely in his 26th game in a row during the March 10 contest against Valparaiso. Another school record was tied in that game, as Gamecock pitchers combined to strike out 18 batters. Scott Wingo set a USC record on March 13 when he was hit by a pitch for the 35th time in his college career.

Carolina lost the annual series against archrival Clemson for the first time since 2006 by losing two of three games against the Tigers. The March 6 game at Fluor Field was the first game between both schools at that stadium and the first game played in Greenville since the 1990 season.

Head Coach Ray Tanner recorded his 600th victory at USC with a 10–1 win over The Citadel on March 30, and his 1,000th career victory with a 2–0 win over Vanderbilt on April 11.

Overall, Carolina played nine schools that would eventually make the 2010 NCAA tournament (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, The Citadel, Clemson, College of Charleston, Florida, Mississippi, Vanderbilt). The Gamecocks compiled a 16–8 record against these schools. USC finished the regular season a perfect 15–0 in their midweek games.

## Postseason

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### SEC tournament

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Carolina entered the SEC tournament as the #3 seed by virtue of finishing second in the Eastern Division (Florida claimed the #1 seed by winning the SEC regular season championship and Auburn claimed the #2 seed by finishing first in the Western Division). The Gamecocks would lose their first two games against Ole Miss and Auburn (both were teams that the Gamecocks won series against in the regular season) being eliminated from the tournament without posting a victory.

### NCAA tournament

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Carolina was awarded the #1 seed in the Columbia Regional of the 2010 NCAA tournament. On June 4, the Gamecocks opened regional play with #4 seed Bucknell. USC trailed 5–1 before rallying for five runs in the eighth inning, going on to defeat the Bison, 9–5.[2] On June 5, Carolina would face #3 seed in-state foe, The Citadel, whom the Gamecocks had defeated twice during the regular season. Facing Bulldog ace and MLB first-round draft pick Asher Wojciechowski, USC would again come from behind, scoring five in the seventh and another two in the ninth to overcome a 4–2 deficit for the 9–4 victory, riding Blake Cooper's career-high 12 strikeouts.[3] On June 6, Carolina squared off against #2 seed Virginia Tech, and scored six in the sixth to defeat the Hokies, 10–2, to sweep the Columbia Regional Championship and advance to the Super Regionals.[4]

The Gamecocks were sent on the road to the Myrtle Beach Super Regional to face #4 national seed Coastal Carolina. On June 12, Carolina defeated Coastal, 4–3, behind four early runs and another quality start by staff ace Blake Cooper.[5] On June 13, the Gamecocks again found themselves needing to come from behind in the late-innings. Trailing the Chanticleers 9–7 in the eighth, freshman first-baseman Christian Walker became an instant hero with a 3-run blast that led to a 10–9 victory and a ninth trip to Omaha for South Carolina.[6]

### College World Series

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By virtue of their Super Regional sweep of Coastal Carolina, South Carolina joined Arizona State, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Oklahoma, TCU, and UCLA in the 2010 College World Series. Before this year's appearance, South Carolina had a 17–16 record in the CWS, with runner-up finishes in 1975, 1977 and 2002. On June 20, the Gamecocks lost their opener to Oklahoma, 4–3, in a game that was played over nine hours due to two lengthy delays for rain and lightning.[7] Playing out of the losers' bracket with no margin for error, Carolina drubbed #1 national seed Arizona State 11–4 on June 22, scoring eight runs in the second inning to send the Sun Devils home.[8] On June 24, the Gamecocks eliminated Oklahoma behind more late-inning heroics. Trailing 2–1 and down to their last strike in the 12th inning, Jackie Bradley Jr. singled home the tying run and following a walk to pinch-hitter Jeffery Jones, Brady Thomas lined the first pitch he saw up the middle for a walk-off RBI single.[9] In a repeat of the 2002 CWS, Carolina found themselves in the position of having to beat Clemson twice in order to advance to the Championship Series. On June 25, Michael Roth made his first pitching start in over a year for the Gamecocks, and shut down the red-hot bats of the Tigers with a three-hit, complete-game performance in a dominating 5–1 victory.[10] The following evening saw a rematch of the archrivals, with Carolina defeating Clemson, 4–3, and moving on to face UCLA in the CWS Finals.[11] The Gamecocks and the Bruins were both playing for the first baseball national championship for either school, and Carolina put themselves in the driver's seat as they cruised to a 7–1 victory in the first game of the series.[12] Game 2 would turn out to be the last CWS game ever played in historic Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, and it was one for the ages. The Gamecocks and Bruins were locked in a pitchers' duel, and UCLA held a 1–0 lead until the bottom of the eighth when Carolina tied things up. The respective closers for the two teams would continue the pitching battle for another three innings, until the bottom of the 11th when Scott Wingo drew a leadoff walk, advanced to second on a passed ball and was moved to third on a sacrifice bunt. With one out, UCLA decided to pitch to Whit Merrifield, who lined a 2–0 pitch into right field to bring home the winning run.[13]

## Personnel

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### Roster

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2010 South Carolina Gamecocks roster

Pitchers

* 9 Steven Neff – Sophomore
* 12 Jimmy Revan – Sophomore
* 14 John Taylor – Junior
* 15 Nolan Belcher – Sophomore
* 17 Jose Mata – Junior
* 20 Sam Dyson – Junior
* 21 Greg Harrison –  Freshman
* 22 Matt Price – Freshman
* 25 Adam Westmoreland –  Sophomore
* 27 Blake Cooper – Senior
* 29 Michael Roth – Sophomore
* 32 Ethan Carter – Freshman
* 33 Alex Burrell – Sophomore
* 34 Jordan Propst – Senior
* 35 Logan Munson – Junior
* 37 Jay Brown – Senior
* 38 Tyler Webb – Freshman
* 39 Patrick Sullivan – Freshman
* 44 Colby Holmes – Freshman

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Infielders

* 3 Adrian Morales – Junior
* 6 Jeffery Jones – Senior
* 8 Scott Wingo – Junior
* 10 Anthony Iacomini –  Freshman
* 13 Christian Walker – Freshman
* 23 Bobby Haney – Senior
* 47 Nick Ebert – Senior

Catchers

* 7 Richard Royal – Sophomore
* 18 Kyle Enders – Senior
* 24 Brison Celek – Freshman
* 36 Brady Thomas – Senior

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Outfielders

* 5 Whit Merrifield – Junior
* 16 Austin Ashmore –  Freshman
* 19 Jackie Bradley Jr. – Sophomore
* 26 Adam Matthews – Sophomore
* 31 Evan Marzilli – Freshman
* 40 Jake Williams – Junior

Utility

* 4 Robert Beary – Junior
* 42 Parker Bangs – Junior

2010 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Roster & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html

### Coaching staff

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2010 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball coaching staff

* 1 Ray Tanner – Head coach – 14 years
* 2 Chad Holbrook – Assistant coach – 2 years
* 48 Mark Calvi – Assistant coach – 6 years
* 41 Sammy Esposito – Assistant coach – 3 years

2010 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Coaches & Bios http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/scar-m-basebl-mtt.html#coaches

## Schedule

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2010 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log

Regular season (43–13)

February (4–2)

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1 | February 19 | Duquesne | Carolina Stadium | 10–3 | Cooper (1–0) | Elms (0–1) | None | 6,380 | 1–0 | –
2 | February 20 | Duquesne | Carolina Stadium | 13–3 | Dyson (1–0) | Gillespie (0–1) | None | 7,926 | 2–0 | –
3 | February 21 | Duquesne | Carolina Stadium | 5–3 | Neff (1–0) | Heck (0–1) | None | 6,910 | 3–0 | –
4 | February 26 | @East Carolina | Clark-LeClair Stadium | 6–2 | Cooper (2–0) | Maness (0–2) | Taylor (1) | 3,214 | 4–0 | –
5 | February 27 | @East Carolina | Clark-LeClair Stadium | 3–4 | Simmons (1–0) | Taylor (0–1) | None | 4,461 | 4–1 | –
6 | February 28 | @East Carolina | Clark-LeClair Stadium | 2–4 | Mincey (1–1) | Neff (1–1) | Simmons (1) | 3,743 | 4–2 | –

March (16–3)

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7 | March 3 | Presbyterian | Carolina Stadium | 15–0 | Belcher (1–0) | Harmon (0–1) | None | 5,217 | 5–2 | –
8 | March 5 | @Clemson | Doug Kingsmore Stadium | 3–4 | Haselden (2–0) | Roth (0–1) | None | 6,346 | 5–3 | –
9 | March 6 | vs. Clemson | Fluor Field | 7–5 | Price (1–0) | Cruz (1–1) | Roth (1) | 7,105 | 6–3 | –
10 | March 7 | Clemson | Carolina Stadium | 6–19 | Weismann (2–0) | Webb (0–1) | None | 8,214 | 6–4 | –
11 | March 9 | Valparaiso | Carolina Stadium | 12–4 | Mata (1–0) | Shafer (1–1) | None | 5,295 | 7–4 | –
12 | March 10 | Valparaiso | Carolina Stadium | 7–3 | Price (2–0) | Robinson (0–4) | None | 4,902 | 8–4 | –
13 | March 13 | Brown | Carolina Stadium | 8–4 | Cooper (3–0) | Gormley (0–1) | None | 5,053 | 9–4 | –
14 | March 13 | Brown | Carolina Stadium | 10–7 | Brown (1–0) | Weidig (0–2) | Roth (2) | 5,250 | 10–4 | –
15 | March 14 | Brown | Carolina Stadium | 6–510 | Revan (1–0) | Kimball (0–1) | None | 5,307 | 11–4 | –
16 | March 16 | @Furman | Fluor Field | 15–0 | Belcher (2–0) | Benton (0–4) | None | 3,256 | 12–4 | –
17 | March 17 | Davidson | Carolina Stadium | 8–3 | Mata (2–0) | Lamb (1–3) | None | 5,054 | 13–4 | –
18 | March 19 | Tennessee | Carolina Stadium | 4–2 | Carter (1–0) | Locante (1–1) | None | 6,211 | 14–4 | 1–0
19 | March 20 | Tennessee | Carolina Stadium | 10–7 | Bangs (1–0) | Steckenrider (0–1) | None | 7,813 | 15–4 | 2–0
20 | March 21 | Tennessee | Carolina Stadium | 4–0 | Webb (1–1) | McCray (2–2) | Price (1) | 5,629 | 16–4 | 3–0
21 | March 23 | @Georgia Southern | J. I. Clements Stadium | 8–513 | Taylor (1–1) | Snow (0–1) | None | 2,022 | 17–4 | –
22 | March 26 | @Auburn | Plainsman Park | 11–5 | Cooper (4–0) | Luckie (1–1) | None | 3,458 | 18–4 | 4–0
23 | March 27 | @Auburn | Plainsman Park | 2–0 | Dyson (2–0) | Nelson (4–1) | Price (2) | 2,970 | 19–4 | 5–0
24 | March 28 | @Auburn | Plainsman Park | 6–10 | Dayton (3–1) | Webb (1–2) | None | 2,316 | 19–5 | 5–1
25 | March 30 | The Citadel | Carolina Stadium | 10–1 | Holmes (1–0) | Clarkson (1–2) | None | 6,451 | 20–5 | –

April (13–3)

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26 | April 2 | Mississippi State | Carolina Stadium | 10–2 | Cooper (5–0) | Graveman (1–2) | None | 7,019 | 21–5 | 6–1
27 | April 3 | Mississippi State | Carolina Stadium | 7–8 | Stratton (3–3) | Dyson (2–1) | Bracewell (4) | 7,012 | 21–6 | 6–2
28 | April 4 | Mississippi State | Carolina Stadium | 14–2 | Price (3–0) | Whitney (0–1) | None | 5,576 | 22–6 | 7–2
29 | April 7 | College of Charleston | Carolina Stadium | 6–3 | Holmes (2–0) | Zokan (2–1) | Roth (3) | 7,523 | 23–6 | –
30 | April 9 | @Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | 3–2 | Cooper (6–0) | Gray (4–4) | Price (3) | 2,853 | 24–6 | 8–2
31 | April 10 | @Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | 2–8 | Armstrong (5–0) | Dyson (2–2) | None | 3,197 | 24–7 | 8–3
32 | April 11 | @Vanderbilt | Hawkins Field | 2–0 | Brown (2–0) | Hill (3–3) | Price (4) | 2,328 | 25–7 | 9–3
33 | April 14 | @The Citadel | Joe Riley Park | 10–4 | Taylor (2–1) | Pritcher (2–2) | None | 4,087 | 26–7 | –
34 | April 16 | Ole Miss | Carolina Stadium | 5–0 | Cooper (7–0) | Rothlin (3–4) | None | 7,094 | 27–7 | 10–3
35 | April 17 | Ole Miss | Carolina Stadium | 9–5 | Dyson (3–2) | Barrett (6–2) | Carter (1) | 7,952 | 28–7 | 11–3
36 | April 18 | Ole Miss | Carolina Stadium | 4–5 | Tracy (2–2) | Taylor (2–2) | Huber (4) | 7,585 | 28–8 | 11–4
37 | April 20 | South Carolina Upstate | Carolina Stadium | 4–2 | Mata (3–0) | Bumgardner (0–5) | Carter (2) | 6,409 | 29–8 | –
38 | April 23 | @Georgia | Foley Field | 11–4 | Cooper (8–0) | Grimm (2–6) | None | 2,642 | 30–8 | 12–4
39 | April 25 | @Georgia | Foley Field | 5–0 | Dyson (4–2) | Walters (1–4) | None | 3,169 | 31–8 | 13–4
40 | April 25 | @Georgia | Foley Field | 8–7 | Carter (2–0) | Moseley (0–2) | None | 3,169 | 32–8 | 14–4
41 | April 30 | Alabama | Carolina Stadium | 9–711 | Mata (4–0) | Kilcrease (3–2) | None | 8,145 | 33–8 | 15–4

May (10–5)

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42 | May 1 | Alabama | Carolina Stadium | 4–6 | Morgan (5–2) | Dyson (4–3) | Smith (2) | 8,053 | 33–9 | 15–5
43 | May 2 | Alabama | Carolina Stadium | 20–15 | Webb (2–2) | Wolfe (3–2) | None | 8,006 | 34–9 | 16–5
44 | May 5 | Winthrop | Carolina Stadium | 5–1 | Mata (5–0) | Monteith (0–2) | None | 6,014 | 35–9 | –
45 | May 7 | @Kentucky | Cliff Hagan Stadium | 13–9 | Cooper (9–0) | Rogers (4–7) | Price (5) | 2,183 | 36–9 | 17–5
46 | May 8 | @Kentucky | Cliff Hagan Stadium | 1–2 | Cooper (3–4) | Dyson (4–4) | Little (7) | 1,755 | 36–10 | 17–6
47 | May 9 | @Kentucky | Cliff Hagan Stadium | 3–9 | Meyer (5–2) | Mata (5–1) | Kapteyn (2) | 1,702 | 36–11 | 17–7
48 | May 11 | Wofford | Carolina Stadium | 17–4 | Belcher (3–0) | Collins (1–2) | None | 6,402 | 37–11 | –
49 | May 12 | Charleston Southern | Carolina Stadium | 10–2 | Mata (6–1) | McCready (0–6) | None | 6,573 | 38–11 | –
50 | May 14 | @Arkansas | Baum Stadium | 3–2 | Cooper (10–0) | Smyly (7–1) | Price (6) | 9,622 | 39–11 | 18–7
51 | May 15 | @Arkansas | Baum Stadium | 5–0 | Dyson (5–4) | Bolsinger (5–3) | None | 8,670 | 40–11 | 19–7
52 | May 16 | @Arkansas | Baum Stadium | 5–3 | Taylor (3–2) | Pratt (3–1) | Price (7) | 8,227 | 41–11 | 20–7
53 | May 18 | Furman | Carolina Stadium | 11–6 | Neff (2–1) | Karow (0–2) | None | 6,291 | 42–11 | –
54 | May 20 | Florida | Carolina Stadium | 2–3 | Barfield (4–0) | Cooper (10–1) | Chapman (9) | 8,188 | 42–12 | 20–8
55 | May 21 | Florida | Carolina Stadium | 2–5 | Rodriguez (1–0) | Dyson (5–5) | Chapman (10) | 8,242 | 42–13 | 20–9
56 | May 22 | Florida | Carolina Stadium | 11–6 | Brown (3–0) | Johnson (5–3) | None | 7,523 | 43–13 | 21–9

Post-season

SEC Tournament (0–2)

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57 | May 26 | Ole Miss | Regions Park | 0–3 | Pomeranz (8–2) | Belcher (3–1) | Huber (11) | 12,514 | 43–14 | 0–1
58 | May 27 | Auburn | Regions Park | 1–312 | Hubbard (5–2) | Price (3–1) | None | 5,759 | 43–15 | 0–2

NCAA Regionals (3–0)

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59 | June 4 | Bucknell | Carolina Stadium | 9–5 | Roth (1–1) | Carlin (3–6) | None | 6,712 | 44–15 | 1–0
60 | June 5 | The Citadel | Carolina Stadium | 9–4 | Cooper (11–1) | Wojciechowski (12–3) | Price (8) | 7,418 | 45–15 | 2–0
61 | June 6 | Virginia Tech | Carolina Stadium | 10–2 | Mata (7–1) | Price (7–4) | None | 6,233 | 46–15 | 3–0

NCAA Super Regionals (2–0)

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62 | June 12 | Coastal Carolina | BB&T Coastal Field | 4–3 | Cooper (12–1) | Rein (7–1) | Price (9) | 6,599 | 47–15 | 4–0
63 | June 13 | Coastal Carolina | BB&T Coastal Field | 10–9 | Carter (3–0) | Fleet (6–2) | Price (10) | 6,599 | 48–15 | 5–0

College World Series (6–1)

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64 | June 20 | Oklahoma | Rosenblatt Stadium | 3–4 | Rocha (8–2) | Cooper (12–2) | None | 22,835 | 48–16 | 5–1
65 | June 22 | Arizona State | Rosenblatt Stadium | 11–4 | Dyson (6–5) | Kelly (10–3) | None | 19,936 | 49–16 | 6–1
66 | June 24 | Oklahoma | Rosenblatt Stadium | 3–212 | Webb (3–2) | Duke (3–2) | None | 24,180 | 50–16 | 7–1
67 | June 25 | Clemson | Rosenblatt Stadium | 5–1 | Roth (2–1) | Leone (3–2) | None | 22,334 | 51–16 | 8–1
68 | June 26 | Clemson | Rosenblatt Stadium | 4–3 | Price (4–1) | Harman (8–4) | None | 12,593 | 52–16 | 9–1
69 | June 28 | UCLA | Rosenblatt Stadium | 7–1 | Cooper (13–2) | Cole (11–4) | None | 23,181 | 53–16 | 10–1
70 | June 29 | UCLA | Rosenblatt Stadium | 2–1 11 | Price (5–1) | Klein (6–1) | None | 24,390 | 54–16 | 11–1

2010 South Carolina Gamecocks Baseball Schedule http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/sched/scar-m-basebl-sched.html

## Honors and awards

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* Tyler Webb was named SEC Freshman of the Week on March 22.[14]
* Jay Brown was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on April 12.[15]
* Blake Cooper was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on April 19.[16]
* Sam Dyson was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on April 26 and on May 17.[17][18]
* South Carolina was named Team of the Week on May 18 by CollegeBaseballInsider.com.[19]
* Head coach Ray Tanner was named the National Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball and Baseball America.[20][21]
* Pitcher Blake Cooper was named third-team All-American by Collegiate Baseball.[22]
* Pitcher Matt Price (first team) and first baseman Christian Walker (second team) were named Freshman All-Americans by Baseball America.[23]
* Blake Cooper (P), Jackie Bradley Jr. (OF), Kyle Enders (C), Evan Marzilli (OF) and Brady Thomas (DH) were named to the Columbia Regional All-Tournament Team.
* Adrian Morales was named Most Outstanding Player of the Columbia Regional.
* South Carolina received the CWS Opening Ceremonies award for highest team GPA (3.12) of the eight schools that made it to Omaha.
* Evan Marzilli (OF), Brady Thomas (DH) and Christian Walker (1B) were named to the College World Series All-Tournament Team.
* Jackie Bradley Jr. was named Most Outstanding Player of the 2010 College World Series.

## Rankings

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Ranking Movement  Poll | Pre-
season | Feb.
22 | Mar.
1 | Mar.
8 | Mar.
15 | Mar.
22 | Mar.
29 | Apr.
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12 | Apr.
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26 | May
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31 | June
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USA Today/ESPN Coaches' (Top 25)[24] | NR  | –  | 23  | NR  | NR  | 23  | 19  | 17  | 13  | 10  | 8  | 7  | 12  | 7  | 9  | 11  | –  | –  | 1
Baseball America (Top 25)[25] | 10  | 10  | 15  | 19  | 16  | 14  | 12  | 11  | 10  | 10  | 7  | 6  | 8  | 6  | 10  | 12  | –  | –  | 1
Collegiate Baseball (Top 30)[26] | 28  | 23  | 22  | 23  | 23  | 18  | 14  | 8  | 5  | 5  | 3  | 4  | 7  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 5  | 1
NCBWA (Top 30)[27] | 21  | 18  | 24  | 28  | 24  | 21  | 19  | 16  | 13  | 14  | 13  | 11  | 13  | 9  | 10  | 13  | –  | 5  | 1
Rivals.com (Top 25)[28] | 13  | 12  | 13  | 20  | 20  | 16  | 12  | 12  | 9  | 9  | 7  | 5  | 9  | 6  | 7  | 9  | –  | –  | 1

* NR = Not Ranked

## Gamecocks in the 2010 MLB Draft

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The following members of the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball program were drafted in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.

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Sam Dyson | RHP | 4th | 126th | Toronto Blue Jays
Whit Merrifield | OF | 9th | 269th | Kansas City Royals
Blake Cooper | RHP | 12th | 361st | Arizona Diamondbacks
Bobby Haney | SS | 22nd | 678th | San Francisco Giants
Steven Neff | LHP | 23rd | 689th | Kansas City Royals
Parker Bangs | RHP | 31st | 929th | Kansas City Royals
Jordan Propst | RHP | 49th | 1469th | Kansas City Royals

## References

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1. ^ "History-making: Gamecocks win national title". Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
2. ^ Late-Inning Rally Gives Gamecocks 9–5 Win Over Bucknell
3. ^ South Carolina Rallies Late Again to Beat The Citadel, 9–4
4. ^ South Carolina Advances to Super Regional with 10–2 Win over Virginia Tech
5. ^ Gamecocks Defeat Coastal Carolina 4–3 in game 1 of Super Regional
6. ^ Gamecocks Punch Ticket to Omaha with 10–9 Win over Coastal Carolina
7. ^ South Carolina Falls 4–3 To Oklahoma At College World Series
8. ^ Gamecocks Stay Alive with 11–4 Win Over Arizona State
9. ^ South Carolina Rallies to Defeat Oklahoma, 3–2 in 12 Innings
10. ^ Roth and Gamecocks Shut Down Tigers, 5–1
11. ^ South Carolina Advances to CWS Finals With 4–3 Win Over Clemson
12. ^ Cooper, Gamecocks Top UCLA, 7–1 in game One
13. ^ Gamecocks Win National Championship!
14. ^ Tyler Webb Named SEC Freshman Of The Week
15. ^ Jay Brown Earns SEC Pitcher of the Week Honors
16. ^ Blake Cooper Named SEC Pitcher Of The Week
17. ^ Sam Dyson Earns SEC Pitcher Of The Week Honors
18. ^ Sam Dyson Named SEC Pitcher Of The Week
19. ^ CollegeBaseballInsider.com Names South Carolina Team Of The Week
20. ^ USC's Tanner national coach of the year, The Post and Courier, July 2, 2010
21. ^ Ray Tanner Named College Coach Of The Year By Baseball America
22. ^ Blake Cooper Earns All-America Honors From Collegiate Baseball
23. ^ Price & Walker Earn Freshman All-America Honors From Baseball America
24. ^ "USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 coaches' baseball poll". Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
25. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25: 2010
26. ^ 2010 NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
27. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
28. ^ Rivals.com Baseball Top 25

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South Carolina Gamecocks 2010 College World Series champions

* 5 Whit Merrifield
* 8 Scott Wingo
* 13 Christian Walker
* 19 Jackie Bradley Jr. (College World Series MOP)
* 20 Sam Dyson
* 29 Michael Roth
* 31 Evan Marzilli
* 38 Tyler Webb

* Manager 1 Ray Tanner
* Assistant Coach 2 Chad Holbrook
* Assistant Coach 48 Mark Calvi

* Regular season
* NCAA tournament
* College World Series

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South Carolina Gamecocks baseball

Stadium|

* Sarge Frye Field (1977–2008)
* Founders Park (2009–present)

Rivalries|

* Clemson

People|

* Head coaches

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* 1892
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics

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NCAA Division I baseball champions

1947
California
1948
USC
1949
Texas
1950
Texas
1951
Oklahoma
1952
Holy Cross
1953
Michigan
1954
Missouri
1955
Wake Forest
1956
Minnesota
1957
California
1958
USC
1959
Oklahoma State
1960
Minnesota
1961
USC
1962
Michigan
1963
USC
1964
Minnesota
1965
Arizona State
1966
Ohio State
1967
Arizona State
1968
USC
1969
Arizona State
1970
USC
1971
USC
1972
USC
1973
USC
1974
USC
1975
Texas
1976
Arizona
1977
Arizona State
1978
USC
1979
Cal State Fullerton
1980
Arizona
1981
Arizona State
1982
Miami
1983
Texas
1984
Cal State Fullerton
1985
Miami
1986
Arizona
1987
Stanford
1988
Stanford
1989
Wichita State
1990
Georgia
1991
LSU
1992
Pepperdine
1993
LSU
1994
Oklahoma
1995
Cal State Fullerton
1996
LSU
1997
LSU
1998
USC
1999
Miami
2000
LSU
2001
Miami
2002
Texas
2003
Rice
2004
Cal State Fullerton
2005
Texas
2006
Oregon State
2007
Oregon State
2008
Fresno State
2009
LSU
2010
South Carolina
2011
South Carolina
2012
Arizona
2013
UCLA
2014
Vanderbilt
2015
Virginia
2016
Coastal Carolina
2017
Florida
2018
Oregon State
2019
Vanderbilt
2020
No tournament
2021
Mississippi State
2022
Ole Miss
2023
LSU
2024
Tennessee
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