2026 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

2026 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record12–10 (0–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFounders Park
2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 18 – 2   .900
No. 15 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 18 – 2   .900
No. 18 Florida  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 19 – 3   .864
No. 2 Texas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 18 – 2   .900
No. 7 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 18 – 4   .818
No. 8 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 17 – 4   .810
No. 4 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 15 – 6   .714
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 13 – 9   .591
No. 23 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 3   .850
No. 6 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 4   .810
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 5   .773
No. 22 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 15 – 6   .714
LSU ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 15 – 7   .682
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 15 – 5   .750
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 15 – 7   .682
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 12 – 10   .545
As of March 18, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represents the University of South Carolina in the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks play their home games at Founders Park in Columbia, South Carolina. Head coach Paul Mainieri leads the team in his second season.

Schedule and results

2026 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball game log (12–10)
Regular season (12–10)
March (5–6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 1 at No. 15 Clemson Doug Kingsmore Stadium
Clemson, South Carolina		 L 2–7 Titsworth (2–0) Goodman (0–2) None ACCNX 6,678 7–5 —
March 3 USC Upstate Founders Park W 12–3 Parks (1–1) Kaplan (2–1) None SECN+ 6,039 8–5 —
March 4 Charleston Southern Founders Park W 4–1 Stone (1–0) Hopke (1–1) Valentin (3) SECN+ 6,239 9–5 —
March 7 (DH-1) Princeton Founders Park W 10–7 Parks (2–1) Kim (0–2) Valentin (4) SECN+ 6,015 10–5 —
March 7 (DH-2) Princeton Founders Park W 4–3 Stone (2–0) Penney (0–2) None SECN+ 5,927 11–5 —
March 8 Princeton Founders Park W 13–17 Phillips (2–1) Kaufman (1–1) None SECN+ 5,944 12–5 —
March 10 at The Citadel Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park
Charleston, South Carolina		 L 3–8 Buffkin (1–0) Philpott (0–1) Gibson (2) ESPN+ 4,329 12–6 —
March 13 at No. 23 Florida Condron Ballpark
Gainesville, Florida		 L 0–110 Whritenour (2–0) Stone (0–1) None SECN+ 5,255 12–7 0–1
March 14 at No. 23 Florida Condron Ballpark L 0–3 King (3–1) Phillips (2–2) Barberi (1) SECN+ 5,340 12–8 0–2
March 15 at No. 23 Florida Condron Ballpark L 7–137 Walls (3–0) Valentin (0–1) None SECN+ 4,784 12–9 0–3
March 17 Charlotte Founders Park L 8–11 Taylor (3–1) Goodman (0–3) Stanton (2) SECN+ 5,938 12–10 —
March 20 No. 4 Arkansas Founders Park SECN+ – —
March 21 No. 4 Arkansas Founders Park SECN+ – —
March 22 No. 4 Arkansas Founders Park SECN+ – —
March 24 vs. North Carolina Truist Field
Charlotte, North Carolina		 – —
March 27 at Georgia Foley Field
Athens, Georgia		 SECN+ – —
March 28 at Georgia Foley Field SECN+ – —
March 29 at Georgia Foley Field SECN+ – —
March 31 Wofford Founders Park SECN+ – —

Rankings

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[2]——*————
Baseball America[3]——————
NCBWA†[4]——RVRVRV—
D1Baseball[5]——————
Perfect Game[6]——————

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. ^ "2026 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
  2. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  3. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  4. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  5. ^ D1 Baseball
  6. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings
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