South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
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 2016 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team
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| Founded | 1892 |
| University | University of South Carolina |
| Conference |
SEC Eastern Division |
| Location | Columbia, SC |
| Head coach | Chad Holbrook (4th year) |
| Home stadium |
Founders Park (Capacity: 8,242) |
| Nickname | Gamecocks |
| Colors | Garnet and Black |
| Overall record | 2,533–1,508–17 (.626) |
| National Championships | |
| 2010, 2011 | |
| College World Series Runner-up | |
| 1975, 1977, 2002, 2012 | |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012 | |
| NCAA Regional Champions | |
| 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016 | |
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |
| 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2004 | |
| Conference champions | |
| SEC: 2000, 2002, 2011 SEC Eastern Division Titles: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2016 |
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The South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represents the University of South Carolina in NCAA Division I college baseball. South Carolina has perennially been one of the best teams in college baseball since 1970, posting 31 NCAA Tournament appearances, 11 College World Series berths, and two National Championships: 2010 and 2011. Carolina is one of six schools in NCAA history to win back-to-back titles. Since joining the Southeastern Conference in 1992, the team has competed in the Eastern division.
Chad Holbrook is the current head coach, taking over for Ray Tanner, who was named athletics director at USC after the 2012 season. This follows a string of three consecutive appearances in the national championship series, including two consecutive national championships. During Tanner's stint as head coach, the Gamecocks also captured three SEC titles, one SEC tournament title, six division titles, six College World Series appearances, and thirteen of their fifteen straight NCAA Tournaments (longest streak in the SEC at the time). Between 2010 and 2012 the Gamecocks set two NCAA records for postseason success: the most consecutive NCAA tournament wins (22) and the most consecutive wins in the College World Series (12). In 2013, Carolina set the record for consecutive home NCAA tournament wins, with 29. The team plays its home games at Carolina Stadium, which opened on February 21, 2009.
South Carolina played its first intercollegiate game on May 2, 1895 against Wofford in Spartanburg after the faculty agreed to let the athletic teams travel outside of Columbia. After decades of lackluster performance on the diamond, Carolina's fortunes quickly changed with the hiring of former New York Yankees second baseman Bobby Richardson in 1970. Since then, the Gamecocks have been regular NCAA Tournament participants, making 31 Regional and 11 College World Series appearances.
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