2006 SOUTH CAROLINA BASEBALL

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1 2006 SOUTH CAROLINA BASEBALL South Carolina Media Relations Head Coach: Ray Tanner Baseball SID: Andrew Kitick Associate Head Coach: Jim Toman Phone Number: (803) Assistant Coaches: Mark Calvi, Monte Lee Address: Website: SOUTH CAROLINA SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 10 ELON W, 5-4 (11) 11 ELON L, ELON W, RADFORD W, RADFORD W, RADFORD W, DUQUESNE W, DUQUESNE W, DUQUESNE W, 12-4 MARCH 4 #1 CLEMSON W, at #1 Clemson L, WILLIAM & MARY W, QUINNIPIAC W, QUINNIPIAC W, QUINNIPIAC W, DAVIDSON W, YALE W, at Auburn* W, 12-8 (12) 18 at Auburn* (CSS-TV) W, at Auburn* L, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W, FURMAN W, #9 FLORIDA* W, #9 FLORIDA* W, #9 FLORIDA* (Sun Sports) W, WOFFORD W, at #15 LSU* W, 12-2 APRIL 1 at #15 LSU* W, at #15 LSU* W, #7 CLEMSON (CSS-TV) L, #10 ALABAMA* W, 7-6 (11) 9 #10 ALABAMA* L, 6-8 (7) 9 #10 ALABAMA* L, 1-6 (7) 12 at #5 Clemson (CSS-TV) L, OLE MISS* W, OLE MISS* (SEC-TV) W, OLE MISS* L, THE CITADEL W, at #21 Kentucky* L, 9-10 (11) 22 at #21 Kentucky* L, at #21 Kentucky* L, #17 MISSISSIPPI STATE* W, #17 MISSISSIPPI STATE* L, #17 MISSISSIPPI STATE* W, 9-7 (11) MAY 3 at Wofford L, 8-9 (13) 5 at Georgia* L, at Georgia* (SEC-TV) L, at Georgia* L, at The Citadel W, TENNESSEE* (ESPNU) L, TENNESSEE* (ESPN) L, TENNESSEE* W, at Furman W, at Vanderbilt* L, at Vanderbilt* (CSS-TV) L, at Vanderbilt* W, at SEC Baseball Tournament (Hoover, Ala.) 24 vs. Kentucky 10 am CT 25 TBA 10 am CT or 6 pm CT JUNE 2-5 NCAA Regionals 9-12 NCAA Super Regionals College World Series South Carolina (36-20, SEC) vs. Kentucky (42-13, SEC) SEC Tournament Hoover, Ala. (Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Wednesday May am CT PROBABLE USC LINEUP Pos. Player, Class (Bats/Throws) Season Notes/Highlights (06 Stats - B. Avg.-HR-RBI) 1B Justin Smoak, Fr. (S-L) Holds USC freshman record for home runs in a season (15) , 56 GP, 56 GS 11-game hit streak/batting.375 (15-for-40) in that span 2B James Darnell, Fr. (R-R) Has played in 41 games with 19 starts in first season , 41 GP, 19 GS Fielding.921 in games played SS Reese Havens, Fr. (L-R) SEC-All-Freshman candidate/ - 12 doubles on the year , 55 GP, 55 GS Rated No. 5 best freshman in the nation by Baseball America 3B Neil Giesler, Sr. (L-R) Owned a 20-game hitting streak earlier in the year , 53 GP, 53 GS Has 23 multi-hit games this season LF Robbie Grinestaff, Jr. (L-L) Among SEC leaders with 15 homers and 51 RBI , 54 GP, 48 GS 3-for-5 with a HR and five RBI last week at Furman CF Andrew Crisp, Fr. (R-R) Had a 19-game hitting streak end on May 13 vs. Tennessee , 44 GP, 30 GS Hitting.383 in SEC games with 17 runs scored RF Cheyne Hurst, Jr. (L-L) Leadoff hitter for most of the season for the team , 55 GP, 49 GS Five-game hitting streak heading into SEC Tournament C Trent Kline, So. (S-R) On a roll as of late with a.351 batting average on the year , 47 GP, 32 GS Has hit.405 in SEC games with three HR and 12 RBI or Ian Paxton, Sr. (R-R) Captain/just one error behind the plate this season , 32 GP, 20 GS Has hit.324 this season, BA is 100 points higher than last yr. DH Phil Disher, Fr. (R-R) Homered in 6-3 win over Vanderbilt; first start at DH this year , 32 GP, 20 GS Also has pitched two innings out of the bullpen for USC PITCHERS Likely Wednesday Starter vs. Kentucky RHP Mike Cisco (Fr.) 5-4, 4.19 ERA, 68.2 IP, 62 K, 18 BB Live audio available at uscsports.com. and on the Gamecock Radio Network. Mike Morgan and Tom Price will call the BULLPEN LHP Will Atwood (Fr.) 4-2, 4.98 ERA, 47 IP, 29 K, 7 BB LHP Forrest Beverly (Jr.) 6-2, 5.64 ERA, 59 IP, 53 K, 22 BB RHP Mike Cisco (Fr.) 5-4, 4.19 ERA, 68.2 IP, 62 K, 18 BB RHP Andrew Cruse (So.) 4-3, 3.50 ERA, 46.1 IP, 43 K, 17 BB, 2 SV LHP Alex Farotto (Jr.) 1-0, 7.71 ERA, 7.0 IP, 10 K, 7 BB RHP Harris Honeycutt (So.) 5-0, 3.21 ERA, 53.1 IP, 55 K, 25 BB RHP Jeff Jeffords (So.) 0-0, 3.48 ERA, 20.2 IP, 15 K, 10 BB RHP Andy Lambert (Sr.) 2-2, 5.84 ERA, 24.2 IP, 25 K, 10 BB RHP Conor Lalor (Jr.) 0-1, 4.76 ERA, 22.2 IP, 20 K, 14 BB RHP Wynn Pelzer (Jr.) 4-3, 3.25 ERA, 63.2 IP, 53 K, 31 BB LHP Chase Tucker (Jr.) 0-1, 7.24 ERA, 13.2 IP, 21 K, 2 BB

2 SOUTH CAROLINA S RECORD... Overall: Non-Conference Record 21-5 SEC Record: At Home: 28-8 On Road: 8-12 Neutral: 0-0 At Home (SEC): 9-6 On Road (SEC): 6-10 At Home (Non-Conference): 19-2 On Road (Non-Conference): 2-3 Neutral Site (Non-Conference): 0-0 In Extra Inning Games: 4-2 Vs. Top 25 Teams: 10-9 In February: 8-1 In March: 16-2 In April: 8-10 In May: 4-8 In June: 0-0 Playing a day game: Playing a night game: 16-9 In one-run game: 5-7 In two-run game: 2-3 In games decided by three runs or less: In five + run game: 19-5 When Scoring First: 24-7 When Opponent Scores First: When Leading Entering the 7th Inn.: 31-4 When Trailing Entering the 7th Inn.: 3-14 When Tied Entering the 7th Inn.: 2-2 When Scoring 10+ Runs: 14-1 When Allowing 10+ Runs: 1-6 When Scoring 5 runs or less: 6-11 When Allowing 5 runs or less: 32-3 When out-hitting opponent: 32-2 When matching opponent with hits: 1-5 When out-hit by opponent: 3-13 When hitting at least one home run: vs. Starting LHP: 14-9 vs. Starting RHP: On Tuesday: 6-0 On Wednesday: 3-3 On Thursday: 0-1 On Friday: 10-4 On Saturday: 8-5 On Sunday: 9-7 Wearing white-black pinstripes: 7-2 Wearing white-garnet pinstripes: 8-2 Wearing white sleaveless: 1-1 Wearing white uniforms: 3-0 Wearing garnet jersey/white: 8-2 Wearing garnet jersey/grey: 3-3 Wearing garnet jersey/white-garnet pins 0-2 Wearing black jersey/white-black pins: 3-1 Wearing black jersey/grey pins: 1-1 Wearing grey pinstripes: 2-3 Wearing grey sleaveless: 0-3 WEEKLY INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES Head Coach Ray Tanner and South Carolina players are available for interviews before practice on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon between 2-2:30 p.m. (class schedules permitting). Media should contact Andrew Kitick (803) with all requests. Media should contact the Carolina SID office if interested in receiving information such as this weekly release or final game box scores and stats in their e- mail. USCSPORTS.COM The official web site of Carolina athletics is www. uscsports.com. The site contains rosters, stats, game notes, press releases, features and much more. SOUTH CAROLINA QUICK FACTS Head Coach: Ray Tanner Overall Record: (19th year) Record at SC: (10th year) Associate Head Coach: Jim Toman Assistant Coaches: Mark Calvi, Monte Lee Baseball SID: Andrew Kitick SID Emeritus: Tom Price 2006 Record: 36-20, SEC 2006 QUICK HITS THE SEC TOURNAMENT South Carolina heads to Hoover, Ala. for the 2006 SEC Baseball Tournament. The Gamecocks are the No. 7 seed in this year s conference tourney and will face the No. 2 seed Kentucky Wildcats at 10 am CT on Wednesday, May 24 at the Hoover Met. Carolina heads into this weekend s tournament with a mark and after finishing in fourth place in the SEC Eastern Division with a conference record. South Carolina and Kentucky met three times in late April with the Wildcats sweeping the series against the Gamecocks. Kentucky earned wins of 10-9 (11 innings), and Tournament Bracket Wednesday, May 24 Game 1 10:00 a.m. #7 South Carolina vs. #2 Kentucky [CSS] Game 2 1:00 p.m. #6 Vanderbilt vs. #3 Georgia [CSS] Game 3 5:00 p.m. #8 LSU vs. #1 Alabama [CSS] Game 4 8:00 p.m. #5 Ole Miss vs. #4 Arkansas [CSS] Thursday, May 25 Game 5 10:00 a.m. Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 [CSS] Game 6 1:00 p.m. Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 [CSS] Game 7 5:00 p.m. Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 [CSS] Game 8 8:00 p.m. Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 [CSS] Friday, May 26 Game 9 3:00 p.m. Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 7 [FSN] Game 10 6:30 p.m. Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 8 [FSN] Saturday, May 27 Game 11 10:00 a.m. Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9 [FSN] Game 12 1:30 p.m. Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 10 [FSN] Game 13* 5:00 p.m. Winner Game 11 vs. Loser Game 11 [CSS] Game 14* 8:30 p.m. Winner Game 12 vs. Loser Game 12 [CSS] Sunday, May 28 Game 15* 3:00 p.m. Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14 [FSN] * - Game 13 will be necessary if the winner of Game 9 also wins Game 11. * - Game 14 will be necessary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12. If Game 13 is not necessary, Game 14 would start at 5:00 p.m. * - If both bracket winners are undefeated, there will be no 5:00 p.m. or 8:30 p.m. games on Saturday and the championship game would be Game 13. All Times are Central [FSN] - FOX Sports Net South, FOX Sports Net Southwest, Sun Sports [CSS] - Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast 2

3 SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE SEC TOURNAMENT 2005 SEC Tournament at Birmingham, AL Won 1, Lost 2 (Tied 5th) South Carolina def. Tennessee 12-2 Mississippi State def. South Carolina 6-2 Tennessee def. South Carolina TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS SEC Tournament at Birmingham, AL Won 4, Lost 0 (1st) South Carolina def. Ole Miss 7-6 (10 inn.) South Carolina def. Tennessee 5-1 South Carolina def. Arkansas 3-2 South Carolina def. Vanderbilt SEC Tournament at Birmingham, AL Won 1, Lost 2 (Tied 5th) Alabama def. South Carolina 9-7 South Carolina def. Vanderbilt 3-2 Auburn def. South Carolina SEC Tournament at Birmingham, AL Won 4, Lost 2 (2nd) South Carolina def. Arkansas 10-1 LSU def. South Carolina 8-3 South Carolina def. Arkansas 6-2 South Carolina def. LSU 10-8 South Carolina def. LSU 5-4 Alabama def. South Carolina SEC Tournament at Birmingham, AL Won 3, Lost 2 (Tied 3rd) Miss. State def. South Carolina 2-1 South Carolina def. Auburn 5-4 South Carolina def. Georgia 10-2 South Carolina def. Miss. State 7-6 Miss. State def. South Carolina SEC Tournament at Birmingham, AL Won 2, Lost 2 (Tied 3rd) Kentucky def. South Carolina 6-4 South Carolina def. Auburn 11-4 South Carolina def. Kentucky 12-5 Florida def. South Carolina SEC Tournament at Birmingham, AL Won 0, Lost 2 (Tied 7th) Mississippi St. def. South Carolina 7-5 LSU def. South Carolina SEC Tournament at Birmingham, AL Won 0, Lost 2 (Tied 7th) Mississippi St. def. South Carolina 9-8 LSU def. South Carolina SEC Tournament at Columbus, GA Won 0, Lost 1 (Tied 7th) Mississippi State def. South Carolina SEC Eastern Division Tournament at Knoxville, TN Won 0, Lost 2 (Finished 6th) Kentucky def. South Carolina 6-2 Tennessee def. South Carolina SEC Eastern Division Tournament at Lexington, KY Won 0, Lost 2 (Finished 5th) Kentucky def. South Carolina 6-5 Tennessee def. South Carolina SEC Eastern Division Tournament at Columbia, SC Won 0, Lost 2 (Finished 5th) Georgia def. South Carolina 3-1 Vanderbilt def. South Carolina SEC Tournament at New Orleans, LA Won 3, Lost 2 (Finished 3rd) Arkansas def. South Carolina 8-6 South Carolina def. Vanderbilt 14-1 South Carolina def. Arkansas 9-5 South Carolina def. Florida 14-4 LSU def. South Carolina 6-3 SOUTH CAROLINA S RECORD AT SEC TOURNAMENT vs. Alabama 0-2 vs. Arkansas 4-1 vs. Auburn 2-1 vs. Florida 1-1 vs. Georgia 1-1 vs. Kentucky 1-3 vs. LSU 2-4 vs. Ole Miss 1-0 vs. Mississippi State 1-6 vs. Tennessee 2-3 vs. Vanderbilt 3-1 ALL-TIME

4 Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. 26 Will Atwood LHP 3 Forrest Beverly LHP 27 Chris Brown INF 24 Kyle Brown RHP 7 Michael Campbell OF 36 Mike Cisco RHP 21 Adam Crisp OF 2 Andrew Crisp INF 15 Andrew Cruse RHP 4 James Darnell INF 50 Phil Disher C 18 Kyle Enders C 30 Alex Farotto LHP 33 Neil Giesler INF 40 Robbie Grinestaff INF/OF 13 John Gregory LHP 5 Reese Havens INF 38 Arik Hempy LHP 41 Harris Honeycutt RHP 46 Cheyne Hurst OF 9 Jeff Jeffords RHP 8 Trent Kline C 42 Harley Lail INF/OF 34 Conor Lalor RHP 20 Andy Lambert RHP 19 Jonathan Lieber OF 32 Dan Luczak RHP 17 DeAngelo Mack OF 45 Drew Martin 1B 25 Ian Paxton C 31 Wynn Pelzer RHP 29 Jonathan Ratledge OF 11 Steven Reinhold OF 12 Justin Smoak 1B 6 Mark Stanley OF 39 Dozier Taylor RHP 10 Craig Thomas LHP 16 Brandon Todd RHP 23 Chase Tucker LHP 22 Shawn Valdes-Fauli RHP 14 Jacob Wallace C 28 Jon Willard OF 2006 South Carolina Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 2 Andrew Crisp INF R-R Fr. Greer, S.C./Riverside HS 3 Forrest Beverly LHP L-L Jr. Conway, S.C./Conway HS 4 James Darnell INF R-R Fr. Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS 5 Reese Havens INF L-R Fr. Sullivan s Island, S.C./Bishop England HS 6 Mark Stanley OF R-R Sr. Columbia, S.C./Richland Northeast HS 7 Michael Campbell OF L-L Sr. Winchester, Va./John Handley HS 8 Trent Kline C S-R So. York, Pa./St. Petersburg JC (Fla.) 9 Jeff Jeffords RHP R-R Jr. Lamar, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist Coll. 10 Craig Thomas LHP L-L So. Lexington, S.C./Lexington HS 11 Steven Reinhold OF R-R Jr. Waynesville, N.C./Tuscola HS 12 Justin Smoak 1B S-L Fr. Goose Creek, S.C./Stratford HS 13 John Gregory LHP L-L Sr. Columbia, S.C./A.C. Flora HS 14 Jacob Wallace C L-R Fr. Moore, S.C./Dorman HS 15 Andrew Cruse RHP R-R So. Cornelius, N.C./Hopewell HS 16 Brandon Todd RHP R-R Jr. Ocala, Fla./Central Florida CC 17 DeAngelo Mack OF L-L Fr. W. Columbia, S.C./Airport HS 18 Kyle Enders C R-R Fr. Greer, S.C./Riverside HS 19 Jonathan Lieber OF L-R Jr. Ft. Worth, Texas/Navarro JC 20 Andy Lambert RHP R-R Sr. Wellington, Fla./Indian River CC 21 Adam Crisp OF R-R So. Greer, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist Coll. 22 Shawn Valdes-Fauli RHP R-R Sr. Miami, Fla./Miami (Fla.) 23 Chase Tucker LHP L-L Jr. Carthage, Texas/Panola JC 24 Kyle Brown RHP R-R Fr. Lexington, S.C./Lexington, HS 25 Ian Paxton C R-R Sr. Pensacola Fla./Gulf Coast CC 26 Will Atwood LHP L-L Fr. Piedmont, S.C./Greenville HS 27 Chris Brown INF R-R Sr. Miramar, Fla./Manatee CC 28 Jon Willard OF R-R Jr. Morrisville, N.C./Chipola JC (Fla.) 29 Jonathan Ratledge OF R-L Fr. Charlotte, N.C./South Meck HS 30 Alex Farotto LHP R-L Fr. Greer, S.C./Riverside HS 31 Wynn Pelzer RHP R-R So. Holly Hill, S.C./Holly Hill Roberts HS 32 Dan Luczak RHP R-R So. Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield East HS 33 Neil Giesler INF L-R Sr. Jasper, Ind./Okaloosa-Walton CC (Fla.) 34 Conor Lalor RHP R-R Jr. Germantown, Tenn./Houston HS 36 Mike Cisco RHP R-R Fr. Mt. Pleasant, S.C./Wando HS 38 Arik Hempy LHP L-L Jr. Raleigh, N.C./Garner Senior HS 39 Dozier Taylor RHP R-R Jr. Houston, Texas/Panola JC 40 Robbie Grinestaff INF/OF L-R Jr. Jeffersonville, Ind./Okaloosa-Walton CC (Fla.) 41 Harris Honeycutt RHP R-R So. Fuquay-Varina, N.C./Fuquay-Varina HS 42 Harley Lail INF/OF R-R Jr. Lancaster, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist Coll. 45 Drew Martin 1B L-R Jr. Walterboro, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist Coll. 46 Cheyne Hurst OF L-L Jr. Ormond Beach, Fla./St. Petersburg JC 50 Phil Disher C R-R So. Aiken, S.C./ South Aiken HS HEAD COACH: 1 Ray Tanner (10th season) (NC State, 1980) ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: 37 Jim Toman (10th season) (NC State, 1985) ASSISTANT COACH: 48 Mark Calvi (2nd season) (Nova Southeastern, 1991) ASSISTANT COACH: 43 Monte Lee (4th season) (College of Charleston, 2000) Managers: ASSOCIATE Athletic Trainer: Brainard Cooper Brad Hocking, Demetre Kokoris, Kyle Lipsey, D.J. Smith 4

5 2006 South Carolina Positional Roster PITCHERS No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 3 Forrest Beverly LHP L-L Jr. Conway, S.C./Conway HS 9 Jeff Jeffords RHP R-R Jr. Lamar, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist Coll. 10 Craig Thomas LHP L-L So. Lexington, S.C./Lexington HS 13 John Gregory LHP L-L Sr. Columbia, S.C./A.C. Flora HS 15 Andrew Cruse RHP R-R So. Cornelius, N.C./Hopewell HS 16 Brandon Todd RHP R-R Jr. Ocala, Fla./Central Florida CC 20 Andy Lambert RHP R-R Sr. Wellington, Fla./Indian River CC 22 Shawn Valdes-Fauli RHP R-R Sr. Miami, Fla./Miami (Fla.) 23 Chase Tucker LHP L-L Jr. Carthage, Texas/Panola JC 24 Kyle Brown RHP R-R Fr. Lexington, S.C./Lexington HS 26 Will Atwood LHP L-L Fr. Piedmont, S.C./Greenville HS 30 Alex Farotto LHP R-L Fr. Greer, S.C./Riverside HS 31 Wynn Pelzer RHP R-R So. Holly Hill, S.C./Holly Hill Roberts HS 32 Dan Luczak RHP R-R So. Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield East HS 34 Conor Lalor RHP R-R Jr. Germantown, Tenn./Houston HS 36 Mike Cisco RHP R-R Fr. Mt. Pleasant, S.C./Wando HS 38 Arik Hempy LHP L-L Jr. Raleigh, N.C./Garner Senior HS 39 Dozier Taylor RHP R-R Jr. Houston, Texas/Panola JC 41 Harris Honeycutt RHP R-R So. Fuquay-Varina, N.C./Fuquay-Varina HS CATCHERS No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 8 Trent Kline C S-R So. York, Pa./St. Petersburg JC (Fla.) 14 Jacob Wallace C L-R Fr. Moore, S.C./Dorman HS 18 Kyle Enders C R-R Fr. Greer, S.C./Riverside HS 25 Ian Paxton C R-R Sr. Pensacola, Fla../Gulf Coast CC 50 Phil Disher C R-R So. Aiken, S.C./ South Aiken HS INFIELDERS No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 2 Andrew Crisp INF R-R Fr. Greer, S.C./Riverside HS 4 James Darnell INF R-R Fr. Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS 5 Reese Havens INF L-R Fr. Sullivan s Island, S.C./Bishop England HS 12 Justin Smoak 1B S-R Fr. Goose Creek, S.C./Stratford HS 27 Chris Brown INF R-R Sr. Miramar, Fla./Manatee CC 33 Neil Giesler INF L-R Sr. Jasper, Ind./Okaloosa-Walton CC (Fla.) 42 Harley Lail INF/OF R-R Jr. Lancaster, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist Coll. 45 Drew Martin 1B L-R Jr. Walterboro, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist Coll. OUTFIELDERS No. Name Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 6 Mark Stanley OF R-R Sr. Columbia, S.C./Richland Northeast HS 7 Michael Campbell OF L-L Sr. Winchester, Va./John Handley HS 11 Steven Reinhold OF R-R Jr. Waynesville, N.C./Tuscola HS 17 DeAngelo Mack OF L-L Fr. W. Columbia, S.C./Airport HS 19 Jonathan Lieber OF L-R Jr. Ft. Worth, Texas/Navarro JC 21 Adam Crisp OF R-R So. Greer, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist Coll. 28 Jon Willard OF R-R Jr. Morrisville, N.C./Chipola JC (Fla.) 29 Jonathan Ratledge OF R-L Fr. Charlotte, N.C./South Meck HS 40 Robbie Grinestaff OF/INF L-R Jr. Jeffersonville, Ind./Okaloosa-Walton CC (Fla.) 46 Cheyne Hurst OF L-L Jr. Ormond Beach, Fla./St. Petersburg JC 5

6 CAROLINA BASEBALL RECORD AT SARGE FRYE FIELD TOTAL ATTENDANCE AT SARGE FRYE FIELD Year Total Avg ,207 3, ,616 3, ,521 3, ,220 3, ,142 3, ,984 3, ,652 3,818 CAROLINA VS. NON-CONFERENCE TEAMS TOTAL HIGHEST OVERALL WIN TOTALS OF NCAA DIVISION I TEAMS THE LAST SEVEN YEARS ( ) updated Florida State Texas South Carolina Rice Nebraska Wichita State Notre Dame Georgia Tech Oral Roberts LSU QUICK RECAP South Carolina won one of three games last week in the final regular season SEC series against Vanderbilt. Carolina lost 8-7 and 10-6 in the first two games before defeating the Commodores 6-3 in the final game of the series. GAMECOCKS A HIT South Carolina finished the regular season leading the SEC in hitting in both the all games and conference games categories. Carolina s season average of.312 (619-for- 1986) leads in all games played among the 12 conference teams and the team s.313 (337- for-1077) clip is the best in the 30 conference games played. Michael Campbell finished the conference games as the SEC leader in hitting with a.409 average (47-for-115) with Andrew Crisp also in the top 10 with a.383 average (36- for-94). SMOAK EM South Carolina first baseman Justin Smoak is on a tear as of late and has raised his season batting average to.298 (57-for-191) with 15 HR and 53 RBI. Smoak has hit 12 of his 15 homers as well against SEC opponents. His three-double performance vs. Furman tied a USC single-game record. He set a school record for home runs by a freshman with a pair of three-run ninth inning homers at Georgia three weeks ago. He also hit a solo homer in Saturday s loss vs. Tennesee. Smoak has bested the previous record of 11 set by Drew Meyer in Smoak earned SEC Freshman of the Week following his performance in the series against Mississippi State. Smoak was 6-for-11 (.545) in that series including a 3-for-4 performance in Friday s 11-5 win over the Bulldogs. Smoak recorded his first multihomer game of his career and tied his career-high in hits in the six-run win over MSU. Smoak is the third Gamecock this season to earn an SEC weekly honor. Andrew Cruse and Mike Cisco each earned SEC Pitcher of the Week in March and April respectively. Smoak is the only member of the Carolina baseball team to start all 56 games this year. PELZER - THE BOSS/EARNS NATIONAL TEAM NOD When James Brown s song The Boss hits the speakers at Sarge Frye Field, it means only one thing, sophomore RHP Wynn Pelzer is entering the game. The sophomore righthander also is one of 20 players to be invited to the USA Baseball National Team Trials to be held June 22-July 1 in exhibition games played against teams in the New England Collegiate League. The USA Baseball National Team will be selected from a pool of 36 players, of which an additional 16 have yet to be determined. The official 22-man team roster will be announced on July 2. Head coach for this year s national team is Tim Corbin of Vanderbilt. Pelzer hurled his first career complete game in a 5-4 loss to Tennessee on Friday night. He made his first start vs. an SEC team this year on Friday April 28 in the 11-5 win over the Bulldogs. Pelzer earned a win and limited MSU to two runs on five hits in 8.1 innings of work. On the year, Pelzer is 4-3 with a 3.25 ERA as well as 53 strikeouts in 63.2 innings of work. He is the toughest pitcher to hit in the SEC as opposing teams are batting just.197 on the year against him. He has allowed just 19 runs on 36 hits in 11 SEC appearances (50.1 innings) with four wins and three saves vs. SEC teams. THE CISCO KID Freshman RHP Mike Cisco had his best outing of his young career and earned SEC Pitcher of the Week in a 1-0 win over Ole Miss. Cisco worked eight innings, the longest stint of his career and allowed no runs on three hits while striking out eight batters to pick up the win. Cisco is 5-4 with a 4.19 ERA and 62 strikeouts and just 18 walks allowed in 68.2 innings pitched. Opponents are only batting.241 against him. Four of his five wins are against SEC opponents. Cisco is the likely starter for Carolina against Kentucky. 6

7 ATWOOD DELIVERS IN HIS STARTS Freshman LHP Will Atwood earned his first SEC win with a quality start last Sunday in a 9-2 win vs. Tennessee. Atwood took a shutout into the sixth inning and limited the Vols to two runs on four hits while tying a career-high with five strkeouts. Hmade his first SEC start on April 30 vs. Mississippi State and finished with a nodecision. Atwood worked six innings and allowed just two runs on eight hits with four strikeouts. On the season, Atwood is 4-2 with a 4.98 ERA in 13 appearances with 47 innings of work. In only his second start of his career, Atwood worked a 5.2 innings and allowed just two runs on six hits with four strikeouts and no walk, earning a no-decision in a 3-2 loss to Clemson on April 5. CRISP HITTING Freshman Andrew Crisp has been swinging a solid bat and is among SEC leaders in conference games with a.413 batting average (36-for-94). On the season he is hitting.321 (44-for-137) with 24 runs scored, four homers and 15 RBI. His 19-game hitting streak ended on Saturday vs. Tennessee. A LOOK AT MICHAEL CAMPBELL South Carolina senior outfielder Michael Campbell is likely out for the season with a broken right hand of the fourth metacarpal. Campbell would have to leave after the first inning of Friday s game after being hit by a pitch in the top of the first. He will have surgery this week in Columbia. Friday night s game for Campbell was his 255th in a Gamecock uniform, a school record, as well as his 234th consecutive start in the outfield. He finished four hits shy of the school record of hits and has 299 in his four-year career. Campbell was selected as the University of South Carolina Co-Male Athlete of the Year, announced on Monday, April 24 at the All Sports Banquet. Campbell earned the honors with football wide receiver Sidney Rice. Campbell finished the conference games as the SEC leader in hitting with a.409 average (47-for-115). Campbell this season batted.364 with four HR and 49 RBI along with a team-high 76 hits. Campbell also set a school career record for at-bats, passing Mac White ( ) and now in first place with a total of 945. In addition, his assist from the outfield in a win over Clemson set a new Carolina school record for assists by an outfielder. He has three on the season and 22 in his career. The previous record was 20 held by Paul Hollins ( ). Campbell is the leading returnee for Carolina in several offensive categories including batting average (.315), games played (64), at-bats (251), runs (56), hits (79), doubles (16), triples (5), home runs (8), runs batted in (42), and slugging percentage (.514). TRACKING MICHAEL CAMPBELL Games Played Michael Campbell SCHOOL RECORD At Bats Michael Campbell SCHOOL RECORD Three Base Hits Michael Campbell SCHOOL RECORD Hits (200 or more) Mac White Michael Campbell One Base Hits Drew Meyer Michael Campbell CAROLINA BASEBALL CAROLINA VS. SEC TEAMS (including tournament games) Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Mississippi Mississippi St Tennessee Vanderbilt TOTAL Conference Games SEC Tournament 2-0 College World Series OVERALL WIN TOTALS OF SEC TEAMS THE LAST SEVEN YEARS ( ) updated South Carolina LSU Florida Mississippi State Alabama Ole Miss Tennessee Georgia Auburn Arkansas Vanderbilt Kentucky WIN TOTALS OF SEC TEAMS IN CONFERENCE GAMES THE LAST SIX YEARS ( ) updated South Carolina LSU Florida Ole Miss Alabama Georgia Mississippi State Auburn Tennessee Arkansas Vanderbilt Kentucky

8 CAROLINA BASEBALL HONOR ROLL NATIONAL HONORS Michael Campbell - Baseball Ameirca No. 3 Senior in nation Reese Havens - Baseball America No. 6 Freshman in nation Wynn Pelzer - Baseball America No. 26 Soph. in nation Justin Smoak - Baseball America No. 5 Freshman in nation SEC HONORS Michael Campbell SEBaseball Preseason All-SEC (first team) Baseball America Preseason All-SEC Baseball America SEC Outfielder/Best Arm Baseball America SEC #9 Prospect Draft Baseball America Preseason All-SEC SEBaseball Preseason All-SEC (second team) Neil Giesler 2006 SEBaseball Preseason All-SEC (second team) SEC All-Tournament Team Reese Havens Baseball America SEC #2 Newcomer Arik Hempy SEC All-Freshman Team Justin Smoak Baseball America SEC #3 Newcomer NCAA REGIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM - Michael Campbell (Columbia, 2004) (Atlanta, 2005) - Neil Giesler (Atlanta, 2005) - Mark Stanley (Columbia, 2004) MLB DRAFT SELECTIONS Forrest Beverly ; Chicago Cubs; 17th Round ; Arizona Diamondbacks; 42nd Round Chris Brown ; Minnesota Twins; 41st Round Adam Crisp ; Baltimore Orioles; 38th Round Andrew Crisp ; Baltimore Orioles; 35th Round Neil Giesler ; Chicago White Sox; 29th Round ; Chicago White Sox; 37th Round Robbie Grinestaff ; Chicago White Sox; 37th Round Reese Havens ; Colorado Rockies; 29th Round Arik Hempy -2005; Baltimore Orioles; 31st Round Jeff Jeffords ; Baltimore Orioles; 32nd Round Trent Kline ; Montreal Expos; 39th Round Conor Lalor ; Arizona Diamondbacks; 44th Round Jon Lieber ; New York Yankees; 34th Round Steven Reinhold ; Cleveland Indians; 13th Round Justin Smoak ; Oakland A s; 16th Round Brandon Todd ; Houston Astros; 38th Round Two Base Hits Mac White Landon Powell Michael Campbell Runs Scored Derick Urquhart Mike Curry Drew Meyer Mac White Jeff Parnell Michael Campbell Runs Batted In Mac White Chris Boyle Landon Powell Hank Small Jeff Parnell Derick Urquhart Ryan Bordenick Michael Campbell HONEYCUTT CONTRIBUTES ON THE MOUND Sophomore RHP Harris Honeycutt is 5-0 and had the best performance on his career last Saturday at Vadnerbilt. Honeycutt worked a career-high eight innings and allowed just three runs in a 6-3 victory over the Commodores. Honeycutt also recently struck out a career-high 11 batters in a 12-3 win over The Citadel. He made his first SEC start of his career vs. Ole Miss and worked 5.2 innings. Honeycutt is 5-0 with a 3.21 ERA and has 55 strikeouts and 25 walks in 53.1 innings pitched. GRINESTAFF SWINGS THE BIG STICK For the third time this season, junior DH Robbie Grinestaff had five RBI in one game as USC defeated Furman Grinestaff hit a grand slam homer and added a triple to help the lead the Gamecocks in Tuesday s win. Junior OF Robbie Grinestaff is among SEC leaders in several offensive categories including home runs (15), and RBI (51). He is batting.283 (52-for-184) with a slugging percentage of.582. He has twice had two-homer games on the year. THE HITTING STREAK Senior INF Neil Giesler saw his hitting streak end at 20 games on April 2 at LSU. Throughout that 20-game hitting streak, Giesler batted.494 (40-for-81) with two HR and 23 RBI. On the year, Giesler is still one of the top conference leaders batting.356 with three- HR and 36 RBI. He has hit safely in a majority of games played and has 23 mutli-hit games. A LITTLE MORE ON GIESLER & GRINESTAFF Before coming to Carolina, both Neil Giesler and Robbie Grinestaff were teammates in 2004 at Okaloosa-Walton JC in Florida. Giesler is in his second year with the Gamecocks with Grinestaff in his first season as a member of the garnet & black. HAVENS HITTING HIS STRIDE Freshman shortstop Reese Havens has been productive at the plate as of late and is batting.283 with 12 doubles. He hit a two-run homer in a 11-5 win vs. Mississippi State. Havens tied a season-high with three hits and a homer vs. The Citadel and a had a sea- 8

9 son-high three RBI in Saturday s loss vs. Kentucky. He also had three hits including a game-winning RBI double in a 12-inning contest against Alabama. The freshman from Sullivan s Island, S.C. has fielded.969 (74 putouts, 147 assists, seven errors) in his first year at shortstop for Carolina. KLINE CATCHING ON South Carolina sophomore catcher Trent Kline has swung the bat well in the last few weeks at the plate. Kline is batting.351 (46-for-131) on the year and has started 32 games behind the dish, splitting time with senior catcher Ian Paxton. Kline tied a season-high with three hits including his team-high fourth triple in Saturday s 6-3 win over Vanderbilt Three of Kline s four homers this year have come against SEC opponents. His SEC batting average is.405. CRUSE CONTROL Sophomore RHP Andrew Cruse has been steady in relief for USC with a 4-3 record on the year, two saves and a 3.50 ERA in 46.1 innings pitched to go along with 43 strikeouts and just 17 walks. He earned his first save of the year with 1.1 shutout innings of work in the 4-1 win over the Gators. Cruse earned SEC Pitcher of the Week following his performance vs. Clemson. It marked Cruse s longest outing of his career at USC with 5.2 scoreless innings of relief. He also struck out a career-high seven batters and yielded just one walk and three hits. THE THREE-RUN BLAST Junior OF Jon Willard has had a clutch bat as of late with three-run homers popping up all over the place. Four times this season including three times in the last three weeks, Willard has hit a three-run homer to ignite a Gamecock rally. The three-run binge began at Kentucky on April 21 as part of a seven-run eighth inning that saw Willard s two-out three-run homer tie the game and send it into extra innings. Willard s heroics came up in the Sunday rubber game vs. Mississippi State on April 30. With two outs and the Gamecocks down by three runs in the 11th inning, Willard hit the first pitch over the right field wall to tie the game and set up the eventual game-winning homer from Michael Campbell. Willard continued his tear on May 3 with a three-run blast at Wofford. USC FLASHING THE GLOVE South Carolina saw its phenomenal streak of error-less games end at 13 games on Sunday, April 16 when USC freshman second baseman James Darnell misplayed a ground ball in the third inning vs. Ole Miss. The Gamecocks had handled 507 consecutive defensive chances, 370 putouts and 137 assists before committing their 17th error in 37 games. The errorless span covered 123 1/3 innings. South Carolina is second in the nation with a.980 fielding percentage (1513 putouts, 524 assists, 42 errors). South Carolina has played 29 error-less games. BROWN IS BACK Despite being hampered with a back injury, Senior INF Chris Brown has been productive offensively with a team-best season batting average at.366 (41-for-112) with 33 runs scored. Brown returned to the lineup on April 30 at Mississippi State and has continued to contribute as he leads the team in hitting. Brown has also been providing a strong bat with a pair of homers in the last four games; one at Georgia (5/5) and one at Citadel (5/9). Brown had a stellar week at the plate in the SEC opening series at Auburn as well as he went.526 (10-for-19) in five games with five RBI and seven runs scored. Brown was 4-for-5, tying his career-high in hits in the 7-3 win vs. the Tigers. He also had three hits in the 12-8 SEC opener vs. Auburn. CAROLINA BASEBALL HONOR ROLL ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL 2005 DEAN S LIST/SEC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL RECIPIENTS Will Atwood Dean s List (Fall) Forrest Beverly SEC Academic Honor Roll Chris Brown Dean s List (Fall) Kyle Brown Dean s List (Fall) Mike Cisco Dean s List (Fall) Adam Crisp Dean s List (Fall) Andrew Cruse SEC Academic Honor Roll James Darnell Dean s List (Fall) Phil Disher SEC Academic Honor Roll Kyle Enders Dean s List (Fall) Neil Giesler SEC Academic Honor Roll Dean s List (Fall) John Gregory SEC Academic Honor Roll Dean s List (Spring, Fall.) Reese Havens Dean s List (Fall) Trent Kline Dean s List (Fall) Harley Lail Dean s List (Fall) Conor Lalor SEC Academic Honor Roll Dan Luczak SEC Academic Honor Roll Dean s List (Spring, Fall) DeAngelo Mack Dean s List (Fall) Ian Paxton SEC Academic Honor Roll Jonathan Ratledge Dean s List (Fall) Steven Reinhold SEC Academic Honor Roll President s List (Fall) Craig Thomas Dean s List (Spring, Fall) Shawn Valdes-Fauli Dean s List (Fall) 9

10 CAROLINA BASEBALL LEADERS Hitting (at-bats minimum 120) Batting Average Michael Campbell Games Played Justin Smoak...56 At Bats Michael Campbell Runs Michael Campbell...52 Hits Michael Campbell...76 Doubles Justin Smoak...15 Triples Trent Kline...4 Home Runs Robbie Grinestaff/Justin Smoak...15 Runs Batted In Justin Smoak...53 Slugging Percentage Justin Smoak Walks Justin Smoak...35 Hit By Pitch Michael Campbell...15 On Base Percentage Michael Campbell Stolen Bases Michael Campbell/Cheyne Hurst...5 Pitching (innings pitched min. 20) Earned Run Average Harris Honeycutt Wins Forrest Beverly...6 Losses Mike Cisco...4 Appearances Conor Lalor...18 Games Started Forrest Beverly...12 Saves Wynn Pelzer...4 Innings Pitched Mike Cisco Walks Wynn Pelzer...31 Strikeouts Mike Cisco...62 Opposing Batting Average... Wynn Pelzer HURST LEADS THE WAY Cheyne Hurst has provided a steady bat atop the Carolina lineup this year. Hurst is batting.298 with nine doubles and three triples to go along with four HR and 35 RBI. He has been the leadoff hitter in 44 games played. Hurst hit a three-run homer in Sunday s 9-2 win over Tennessee. Hurst was 3-for-5 with a grand slam, three runs and five RBI in the 21-4 win over Florida. His five RBI against Florida is tied for the most by a Gamecock player in a game this year. Hurst got off to a great start in his first career game at Carolina with a 5-for-6 performance in the 5-4 victory vs. Elon. Hurst was the first player since Steve Pearce last year vs. Niagara ( ) to have five hits in one game. Hurst and Trent Kline were also both teammates last year at St. Petersburg JC in Florida. Their team won the FCCAA junior college state title in HEMPY South Carolina junior LHP Arik Hempy underwent surgery on his left elbow (Tommy John procedure) on Friday, April 7 and will be out for the remainder of the 2006 season. Hempy was 2-1 with a 2.65 ERA and started seven games for Carolina. USC s top performance from Arik Hempy came in the 4-1 win over the Gatorrs. Hempy pitched a USC individual high on the year with 7.2 innings of work, allowing one run on three hits with two walks and a career-high 12 strikeouts. BEVERLY BRIGHTENS UP THE DAY Junior LHP Forrest Beverly has made a team-high 12 starts and is curently 6-2 with a 5.64 ERA. Beverly has pitched 59 innings and has struck out 53 while yielding just 22 walks. BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK South Carolina hit three consecutive solo home runs to open the fourth inning in April 19th s 11-2 win vs. The Citadel. Ian Paxton, Robbie Grinestaff and Jon Willard went back-to-back-to-back, as USC came one consecutive home run shy of the school record set in 1980 vs. East Carolina. South Carolina has been putting the home runs together in bunches as of late as the Gamecocks also had back-to-back round trippers courtesy of Justin Smoak and Andrew Crisp in last Saturday s win at Ole Miss. TOM PRICE AWARD South Carolina third baseman Neil Giesler was the 2006 recipient of the Tom Price Award, presented to the South Carolina team MVP of the USC-Clemson series. The Bob Bradley Award, for the Clemson MVP, was presented to Tigers pitcher Daniel Moskos. Both Price and Bob Bradley served as sports information directors at their respective schools and were instrumental in the promotion of college baseball. Bradley served as Clemson baseball SID for 45 years and was Clemson s official scorer up through most of the 2000 season. Bradley passed away on October 30, Tom Price continues to serve in an emeritus role at the University of South Carolina and as official scorer at all Carolina home games. Last year s Tom Price award winner was first baseman Steve Pearce. JUMPING OUT OF THE GATE South Carolina won the team s first three SEC series, the best start in school history since the 2000 season. Winning the first three series (Auburn, Florida, LSU) also marked the first time since 2002 that the Gamecocks had won the first three SEC series played in conference play. The Gamecocks were SEC champions in both the 2000 and 2002 seasons. THE WINNING STREAK The Gamecocks put up outstanding numbers during their nine-game winning streak in late March, early April with six wins over ranked opponents (Florida & LSU). In that 10

11 stretch, USC outscored opponents a phenomenal and hit.344 (114-for-331) with 14 HR and 88 RBI. The pitching staff was stellar in that stretch as well with a team ERA of 2.67 in 81 innings pitched. SOME NUMBERS FROM THE LSU SERIES Carolina was outstanding at the plate and on the mound in the LSU series. Carolina outscored LSU 31-7 in three games and batted.304 (34-for-112) with the pitchers allowing just seven runs on 17 hits with a 2.33 ERA. Friday s game featured 12 hits by the Gamecocks including a three-run homer from Justin Smoak and a two-run homer by Neil Giesler. Carolina also pounded out 18 hits in Saturday s 18-4 win over LSU. The 18 hits included four homers from Michael Campbell, Robbie Grinestaff, Trent Kline and Smoak (second of the series.) 21-4 The 21-4 victory over Florida earlier this year (March 26) marked the largest margin of victory for USC since a 19-1 win over Niagara on Feb. 26, The 17-run victory was the largest for Carolina against an SEC team since a 21-1 win over Vanderbilt on April 18, The 21 runs were the most scored by Carolina since a 38-0 win over Charleston Southern on February 14, 2004 and the most scored against an SEC team since Ray Tanner has been head coach at Carolina (1997-present). PAXTON SETS A CAREER HIGH VS. QUINNIPIAC Senior catcher Ian Paxton had a career-high three hits including his second HR of the year in Sunday s win over Quinnipiac. Paxton has started 10 games behind the plate and played in 19 overall with a.359 batting average (14-for-39. IN A PINCH WITH MARTIN Drew Martin, a junior at Carolina, has been a strong part-time starter as well as pinch hitter in the early going for head coach Ray Tanner. Martin has been batting.288 (21-for-73) in 33 games with three HR and 28 RBI. He hit his first career HR in a win over Quinnipiac and had a grand slam HR in the 6-3 win over Charleston Southern. CAROLINA REUNION USC welcomed back a former letterwinner in the Quinnipiac series. Quinnipiac assistant coach Dan Scarpa returned to South Carolina though this time it was in the opposing dugout. Scarpa lettered in the 1960 s as a member of the Gamecock baseball team and was a three-time All-ACC performer as a catcher from Scarpa led the 1966 team in doubles and both the 1965 and 1966 teams in runs batted in. USC honored Scarpa before the Friday game and he was presented with a framed portrait of Sarge Frye Field by one of his former teammates. SOUTH CAROLINA-CLEMSON RECAP The Top 10 showdown between South Carolina and Clemson lived up to its billing with the two teams splitting a pair of games at the beginning of the eyar. Carolina earned a 6-2 victory at home on Saturday (March 4) and fell to the Tigers 6-4 on Sunday (March 5). Clemson earned midweek wins in April of 3-2 and 10-5 to take the series. One of the most historic rivalries in all of college baseball, it has been tight between the Gamecocks and Tigers over the last six years, with USC and Clemson tied SAY GOODBYE TO FEBRUARY South Carolina finished the month of February with an 8-1 record. Dating back to the 2000 season, Carolina is now 67-2 (.971) in games played in the month of February. The only two losses in February came on Feb. 8, 2003 when Charleston Southern defeated USC 8-5 and Feb. 11, 2006, a 2-1 loss to Elon. CAROLINA BASEBALL STREAKS SEASON Current Gamecock Hitting Streaks SMOAK, Justin HURST, Cheyne... 5 HAVENS, Reese... 2 CRISP, Andrew... 1 DISHER, Phil... 1 GRINESTAFF, Robbie... 1 KLINE, Trent... 1 PAXTON, Ian... 1 Longest Player Hitting Streaks BROWN, Chris... 7 CAMPBELL, Michael CRISP, Andrew DARNELL, James... 3 DISHER, Phil... 3 GIESLER, Neil GRINESTAFF, Robbie... 6 HAVENS, Reese... 6 HURST, Cheyne... 7 KLINE, Trent... 7 LAIL, Harley... 1 MARTIN, Drew... 3 PAXTON, Ian... 4 RATLEDGE, Jonathan... 1 SMOAK, Justin STANLEY, Mark... 3 WILLARD, Jon... 7 CAREER Longest Player Hitting Streaks BROWN, Chris CAMPBELL, Michael CRISP, Andrew DISHER, Phil... 3 GIESLER, Neil PAXTON, Ian... 4 REINHOLD, Steven... 1 STANLEY, Mark... 3 WILLARD, Jon BOLD = CURRENT 11

12 SOMETHING NEW Carolina s 5-4 win over Elon in 11 innings in the season opener marked the first time in the school s 114-year history that the Gamecocks went into extra innings in the season opener. Senior RHP Andy Lambert and senior RHP Shawn Valdes-Fauli did not allow a hit in the final five 2/3 innings pitched by Carolina in the season opener. Valdes-Fauli worked a perfect two 2/3 innings with two strikeouts to pick up the win for Carolina. USC is 4-2 this season in extra-inning games. WELCOME TO CAROLINA USC received production from a pair of newcomers in the opening weekend s 8-3 win over Elon as James Darnell and Reese Havens each went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Havens two-out RBI double scored two runs to give USC the lead and was followed by a threerun homer from Darnell to cap a five-run fifth inning. USC started three true freshmen in the infield on Sunday with Darnell at second base, Havens at shortstop and Justin Smoak at first base. Smoak was 2-for-8 in his first weekend at Carolina with a team-high five walks. Havens stayed busy at shortstop with six putouts and 15 assists in the first three games. THIS IS CAROLINA BASEBALL Since the 2000 season, USC owns the third highest win total in NCAA Division I baseball with a record. Carolina has made three trips to the College World Series (2002, 2003, 2004), reached five NCAA Super Regionals (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), captured three SEC Eastern Division titles (2000, 2002, 2003), won two SEC regular season championships (2000, 2002) and earned one SEC Tournament title (2004). A LOOK AHEAD The 2006 schedule for South Carolina features 56 regular season games with 30 against teams that reached the 2005 NCAA Baseball Tournament. The slate includes 36 home contests at Sarge Frye Field. The longest home-stand of the season for Carolina is at the beginning of the schedule as the Gamecocks host their first 10 contests and 16 of their first 17 games. USC s longest road stretch will be at the beginning of May with five straight away from Columbia. TANNER TIME USC head coach Ray Tanner is in his 10th season at helm of the Carolina baseball program and his 19th overall. Since his first year at South Carolina in 1997, head baseball coach Ray Tanner has compiled a record, winning close to 70 percent of baseball games USC has played. Coach Tanner owns an overall record of (.697) with 14 appearances in the NCAA Tournament as a head coach at NC State and South Carolina. In 2005, he became the fourth fastest active coach to reach the 800 win plateau. Tanner has averaged over 44 wins a season and is currently the eighth winningest active coach in Division I college baseball. Tanner holds the second highest winning percentage in SEC coaching history with his.698 winning percentage mark at Carolina. The only coach he is behind is legendary LSU head coach Skip Bertman (.725). ENCORE ENCORE For the second time in three years, the Gamecocks have put together the top rated recruting class in the country. Carolina was ranked No. 1 by Collegiate Baseball in the Fall of 2005 and tied for No. 1 back in the fall of COUNT THEM UP South Carolina s 2006 roster features 15 players that have previously been drafted by Major League Baseball teams. The full list can be found on page 8 of the notes. MAKE THE GRADE It was a record setting semester for the Gamecocks in the classroom during the fall of The Carolina baseball team finished with a team cumulative GPA of 3.195, the highest mark on record in USC baseball history. It also marked the second consecutive time that the Gamecocks finished the Fall semester with a team GPA above 3.0. USC finished with 17 members on the Dean s List as well as one member on the President s List. The full list of names can be found on page 9 of the notes. OH CAPTAIN MY CAPTAIN South Carolina head coach Ray Tanner has announced the captains for the 2006 season as voted on by their teammates and coaching staff. Senior infielder Chris Brown, senior outfielder Michael Campbell, senior catcher Ian Paxton and senior outfielder Mark Stanley will serve as captains for this year s baseball team. HOT STOVE TALK Several South Carolina players have been mentioned among the top players in the country in their respective classes. South Carolina freshmen standouts Reese Havens and Justin Smoak have been ranked by Baseball America among the top first year players in the country. Smoak is listed as the fifth best freshman in the nation with Havens right behind him at No. 6. Right-handed pitcher Wynn Pelzer also 12

13 made the list for top sophomores at No. 26. Michael Campbell also received mention among the senior classes as the No. 3 senior in the country. BASEBALL PUBLICATIONS MAKE THEIR PREDICTIONS Baseball publications have made their predictions for 2006 with Baseball America and SEBaseball.com prognosticating this year s field in the SEC. SEBaseball.com has listed Carolina second in the SEC East with Baseball America tabbing the Gamecocks third in the division. USC enters the 2006 season having won the SEC East four of the last seven years (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003). BASEBALL AMERICA PREDICTIONS EAST WEST 1. Florida 1. Mississippi State 2. Tennessee 2. Arkansas 3. South Carolina 3. LSU 4. Georgia 4. Ole Miss 5. Vanderbilt 5. Alabama 6. Kentucky 6. Auburn Overall Champion Prediction: Florida SEBASEBALL.COM PREDICTIONS EAST WEST 1. Florida 1. Arkansas 2. South Carolina 2. Mississippi State 3. Tennessee 3. Ole Miss 4. Georgia 4. Alabama 5. Vanderbilt 5. LSU 6. Kentucky 6. Auburn Overall Champion Prediction: Florida COACHES MAKE THEIR SELECTIONS TOO The University of South Carolina baseball team has been selected to finish second in the SEC Eastern Division in the 2006 SEC Preseason Coaches poll as voted by the league s 12 baseball coaches. Florida was selected to win the SEC East and the overall championship. Mississippi State was predicted to win the SEC West. Points for the preseason poll were compiled on a basis for each division. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team. Each coach also voted for one team as an overall conference champion. Eastern Division Predictions Team Pts. 05 SEC Rec/Finish 1. Florida (11) /1st 2. South Carolina (1) /3rd 3. Tennessee /2nd 4. Vanderbilt /4th 5. Georgia /5th 6. Kentucky /6th Western Division Predictions Team Pts. 05 SEC Rec/Finish 1. Mississippi State (5) /4th 2. LSU (3) /T1st 3. Arkansas (3) /T5th 4. Alabama (1) /3rd 5. Ole Miss /T1st 6. Auburn T5th ()- First Place Votes SEC Champion: Florida (8); LSU (3); Arkansas (1) 13