
The South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represents the University of South Carolina in NCAA Division I college baseball. Carolina has perennially been one of the best teams in the nation over the last 35 years, appearing in 24 NCAA tournaments and 8 College World Series with an overall record of 17-16 in the CWS. Since joining the Southeastern Conference in 1992, the team has competed in the Eastern division.
Ray Tanner is the head coach and he has guided the team to three SEC Championships and three College World Series appearances, as well as nine straight NCAA Tournaments. The team plays its home games at the new Carolina Stadium which opened on February 21, 2009.
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.
CWS Appearances: 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2002, 2003, 2004
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
Conference Tournament Champions: 2004
Conference Champions: 2000, 2002
SO. CAROLINA (SEC)'S EASTON PRODUCTS