COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina baseball staff is getting some preseason recognition as a staff that's anticipated to return to the NCAA regionals.
The Gamecocks are ranked No. 23 within the D1Baseball.com preseason ballot, the publication introduced Tuesday.
One in every of 9 SEC groups ranked within the D1 preseason ballot, Carolina returns 17 letterwinners, six place starters and 9 pitchers from final 12 months’s squad.
A type of returning starters is preseason All-American Will Sanders, who was 7-3 with a 3.43 ERA in 2022. The Gamecocks additionally returns three gamers – James Hicks, Braylen Wimmer and Noah Corridor – who have been drafted within the 2022 MLB First Yr Participant Draft.
South Carolina has added a number of gamers within the switch portal plus former Clemson head coach Monte Lee who's in his first 12 months on Mark Kingston's employees. The Lugoff-Elgin grad is working because the staff's affiliate head coach and recruiting coordinator.
LSU tops the D1Baseball.com ballot, with Tennessee, Stanford, Ole Miss and Texas A&M rounding out the highest 5.
The Gamecocks open the 2023 season on Friday, Feb. 17 in opposition to UMass Lowell with the primary pitch is about for 4 p.m.