SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: South Carolina at Florida

Florida-South Carolina

South Carolina travels to Florida for a 3-game, Thursday-Saturday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews the series and predicts the series winner.

TJ Hopkins, S. Carolina
TJ Hopkins, S. Carolina
McKethan Stadium (5,500)
McKethan Stadium (5,500)
Austin Langworthy, Florida
Austin Langworthy, Florida

Series Schedule March 15-17

Day Start Time (CT) TV Tickets
Game 1 Thursday 6:30 PM CT ESPNU Tickets
Game 2 Friday 5:30 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets
Game 3 Saturday TBA SEC NETWORK + Tickets

Team Statistical Comparison

Hitting

BA OB% R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB CS SB
South Carolina 0.243 0.342 197 267 60 7 52 181 136 12 31
Florida 0.285 0.376 249 338 66 5 38 211 147 11 30

Pitching & Fielding

ERA K OBA H R ER BB 2B 3B HR F%
South Carolina 4.50 305 0.249 287 170 149 114 53 6 22 0.973
Florida 4.63 263 0.261 316 189 158 115 60 3 34 0.970

Statistical Leaders

South Carolina Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
TJ Hopkins 0.308 0.385 0.592 0.977 31 40 7 3 8 30 17 30 10
Jacob Olson 0.289 0.370 0.648 1.018 24 37 10 0 12 28 11 26 5
Andrew Eyster 0.281 0.360 0.521 0.881 18 27 6 1 5 14 11 36 0
Luke Berryhill 0.269 0.388 0.563 0.951 28 32 12 1 7 30 21 26 4
Chris Cullen 0.234 0.303 0.411 0.714 14 25 7 0 4 15 8 18 0
Noah Campbell 0.231 0.317 0.380 0.697 21 28 4 1 4 13 13 27 6
Brady Allen 0.213 0.361 0.380 0.741 26 23 3 0 5 22 23 36 3

South Carolina Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Reid Morgan 3 1 2.60 0 0 52.0 54 21 15 6 39 0.278
Cam Tringali 1 0 3.03 0 1 35.2 27 15 12 7 38 0.221

Florida Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Brady McConnell 0.385 0.432 0.570 1.002 33 52 7 0 6 26 10 30 4
Jacob Young 0.340 0.398 0.462 0.860 27 36 4 0 3 16 9 16 4
Nelson Maldonado 0.331 0.407 0.575 0.982 30 42 11 1 6 27 15 19 1
Kendrick Calilao 0.325 0.390 0.500 0.890 24 41 6 2 4 36 13 28 1
Cory Acton 0.271 0.397 0.299 0.696 15 29 3 0 0 10 19 22 3
Jud Fabian 0.248 0.384 0.465 0.849 21 25 7 0 5 17 19 29 6
Austin Langworthy 0.240 0.314 0.400 0.714 23 30 8 0 4 18 12 22 1
Wil Dalton 0.225 0.351 0.387 0.738 25 25 7 1 3 17 15 25 4

Florida Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Tommy Mace 5 3 4.26 0 0 50.2 47 25 24 14 42 0.251
Tyler Dyson 3 2 4.79 0 0 35.2 34 27 19 21 29 0.243

NCAA RPI

South Carolina:

40

Florida:

28

South Carolina Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
2 Noah Campbell INF S/R 6’0″ 200 So. Durham NC
3 Brady Allen OF R/L 6′-0″ 212 Fr. Lakeland FL
4 Jonah Beamon INF S/R 5′-6″ 172 Fr. Charlotte NC
5 TJ Hopkins OF R/R 6′-0″ 195 Sr. Summerville SC
6 George Callil INF R/R 6′-4″ 187 Jr.. Melbourne Australia
7 Jacob Olson UTIL R/R 6′-0″ 200 Sr. Monroe GA
8 Jacob English INF R/R 5′-9″ 161 Fr. Murrells Inlet SC
10 Nick Neville INF L/R 6′-0″ 194 Jr. Fairfax VA
11 Andrew Eyster OF R/R 6′-3″ 210 So. Ocala FL
12 Josiah Sightler INF L/L 6′-3″ 216 Fr. Gaston SC
14 Luke Berryhill C R/R 6′-1″ 227 R-So. Canton GA
24 Ian Jenkins OF R/R 5′-11″ 222 R-Fr. Suwanee GA
26 Quinntin Perez INF S/R 5′-8″ 194 Jr. Orcutt CA
31 Joel Brewer OF R/R 5′-11″ 190 Fr. Tampa FL
33 Chris Cullen C R/R 6′-5″ 221 Sr. Cumming GA
35 Jordan Holladay INF R/R 5′-11″ 226 R-Fr.. Sumter SC
38 Wes Clarke C R/R 6′-2″ 207 Fr. Forest VA
15 Daniel Lloyd RHP R/R 6′-1″ 211 Fr. Summerville SC
16 John Gilreath LHP L/L 5′-11″ 183 So. Rock Hill SC
23 Sawyer Bridges RHP R/R 5′-11″ 190 Jr. Summerville SC
27 Gage Hinson RHP R/R 6′-3″ 200 Sr. Lancaster SC
28 Ridge Chapman RHP R/R 6′-0″ 210 Sr.. Taylors SC
36 TJ Shook RHP R/R 6′-3″ 209 R-So. Irmo SC
37 Cam Tringali RHP R/R 6′-4″ 218 R-Fr. Columbia SC
40 Wesley Sweatt RHP R/R 6′-2″ 203 Fr. Rock Hill SC
41 Cole Ganopulos LHP L/L 6′-0″ 215 Jr.- Jonesboro GA
43 Hayden Lehman RHP R/R 6′-0″ 206 Jr. Marietta GA
44 Parker Coyne RHP R/R 6′-2″ 191 So. Suwanee GA
47 Dylan Harley LHP L/L 6’2″ 209 Fr. Summerville SC
48 Julian Bosnic LHP/OF L/L 6’2″ 201 Fr. Lutz FL
49 Brett Kerry RHP R/R 5′-11″ 190 Fr. Clemmons NC

Florida Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
1 Jacob Young OF R/R 6′-0″ 175 Fr. Ponte Vedra FL
2 Cal Greenfield C R/R 6′-0″ 205 So. Chicago IL
3 Garrett Milchin RHP/INF L/R 6′-5″ 210 R-So. Windermere FL
4 Jud Fabian OF R/L 6′-1″ 195 Fr. Ocala FL
5 Santino Miozzi C R/R 6′-2″ 215 Jr. Maracay Venezuela
6 Kendrick Calilao OF R/R 6′-1″ 205 Fr. Kissimee FL
8 Christian Flint INF R/R 5′-11″ 170 Jr. Delray Beach FL
9 Brady Smith C/INF R/R 5′-11″ 195 So. Niceville FL
11 Jonah Girand C R/R 6′-0″ 200 Sr. Winter Park FL
12 Blake Reese INF/OF S/R 5′-11″ 187 Sr. Tallahassee FL
13 Brady McConnell INF R/R 6′-3″ 195 So. Merritt Island FL
14 Christian Scott RHP R/R 6′-4″ 195 Fr. Parkland FL
15 Jordan Butler LHP/1B L/L 6′-0″ 185 So. Tampa FL
16 Wil Dalton OF R/R 6′-0″ 190 Jr. Spring Hill TN
17 David Luethje RHP R/R 6′-5″ 192 Fr. Vero Beach FL
18 Tyler Dyson RHP R/R 6′-3″ 225 Jr. Bradenton FL
20 Nick Pogue RHP R/R 6′-5″ 225 Fr. Melbourne FL
21 Nick Blasucci RHP/INF R/R 6′-2″ 195 R-Jr. Fort Myers FL
22 Cory Acton INF L/R 6′-0″ 170 Fr. Fort Lauderdale FL
23 Jack Leftwich RHP R/R 6′-2″ 210 So. Orlando FL
24 Roberto Peña INF R/R 6′-2″ 215 Fr. Caracas Venezuela
25 Hunter McMullen RHP R/R 6′-2″ 200 So. Ocala FL
26 Devin Hemenway LHP L/L 5′-10″ 160 So. Niceville FL
27 Nelson Maldonado OF R/R 5′-10″ 195 Sr. Tampa FL
28 Hunter Ruth RHP R/R 6′-2″ 190 R-Fr. Gainesville FL
30 Felix Garcia RHP R/R 5′-10″ 195 R-Jr. Miami FL
32 Justin Alintoff RHP R/R 6′-2″ 220 So. Jupiter FL
34 Kris Armstrong INF/RHP S/R 6′-4″ 215 Fr. Jupiter FL
37 Nolan Crisp RHP R/R 5′-9″ 175 Fr. Locust Grove GA
44 Austin Langworthy OF/LHP L/L 5′-10″ 195 Jr. Williston FL
47 Tommy Mace RHP R/R 6′-6″ 200 So. Tampa FL
52 Kirby McMullen OF/RHP R/R 5′-11″ 200 Jr. Ocala FL
55 Ben Specht RHP R/R 6′-1″ 210 Fr. Fort Myers FL

Schedule/Results

South Carolina

Florida

Date Opponent Score
Feb 15 vs Liberty L 6-5
Feb 16 vs Liberty W 13-7
Feb 17 vs Liberty W 3-2
Feb 19 vs Winthrop W 8-6
Feb 20 vs Presbyterian postponed
Feb 22 vs Utah Valley W 15-3
Feb 23 vs Utah Valley W 6-5
Feb 24 vs Utah Valley W 10-3
Feb 26 vs Appalachian St W 3-1
Mar 1 @ Clemson W 5-4
Mar 2 @ Clemson L 11-5
Mar 3 vs Clemson W 14-3
Mar 5 vs The Citadel W 9-0
Mar 6 vs Gardner-Webb L 10-2
Mar 8 vs Valparaiso W 9-2
Mar 9 vs Valparaiso W 3-2
Mar 10 vs Valparaiso W 12-6
Mar 12 @ The Citadel W 10-9
Mar 15 vs Georgia L 6-1
Mar 16 vs Georgia L 8-7
Mar 17 vs Georgia L 4-2
Mar 19 @ Furman W 12-7
Mar 22 @ Tennessee L 15-5
Mar 23 @ Tennessee W 3-2
Mar 24 @ Tennessee L 6-3
Mar 26 vs NC A&T L 2-0
Mar 29 vs Auburn L 4-2
Mar 30 vs Auburn W 4-0
Mar 31 vs Auburn L 7-5
Apr 2 @ NC State W 10-8
Apr 4 @ Alabama L 9-0
Apr 5 @ Alabama L 4-1
Apr 6 @ Alabama W 5-4
Apr 9 vs Charlotte W 5-4
Apr 11 @ Florida
Apr 12 @ Florida
Apr 13 @ Florida
Apr 16 @ North Carolina
Apr 18 vs Texas A&M
Apr 19 vs Texas A&M
Apr 20 vs Texas A&M
Apr 23 @ Charleston So
Apr 26 @ Missouri
Apr 27 @ Missouri
Apr 28 @ Missouri
May 3 vs Vanderbilt
May 4 vs Vanderbilt
May 5 vs Vanderbilt
May 8 vs Furman
May 10 vs Kentucky
May 11 vs Kentucky
May 12 vs Kentucky
May 14 vs SC Upstate
May 16 @ Mississippi St
May 17 @ Mississippi St
May 18 @ Mississippi St
Date Opponent Score
Feb 15 vs Long Beach St W 8-2
Feb 16 vs Long Beach St W 5-2
Feb 17 vs Long Beach St W 3-1
Feb 19 @ South Florida L 6-1
Feb 20 vs North Florida L 7-1
Feb 22 vs Miami L 5-2
Feb 23 vs Miami W 9-3
Feb 24 vs Miami W 4-1
Feb 26 @ Jacksonville W 5-4
Feb 27 vs UCF L 12-9
Mar 1 vs Winthrop W 16-4
Mar 3 vs Winthrop W 28-5
Mar 3 vs Winthrop W 15-0
Mar 5 vs FGCU W 15-0
Mar 6 vs FGCU L 7-2
Mar 8 vs Yale W 6-5
Mar 9 vs Yale W 15-1
Mar 10 vs Yale W 4-3
Mar 12 vs Florida State W 20-7
Mar 15 vs Mississippi St L 6-5
Mar 16 vs Mississippi St L 10-5
Mar 16 vs Mississippi St W 4-2
Mar 19 vs Jacksonville W 13-8
Mar 21 @ Vanderbilt L 5-0
Mar 22 @ Vanderbilt L 15-2
Mar 23 @ Vanderbilt L 14-4
Mar 26 @ Florida State W 4-2
Mar 29 vs Alabama W 3-2
Mar 30 vs Alabama W 12-3
Mar 31 vs Alabama W 6-3
Apr 2 vs Florida A&M W 12-1
Apr 5 @ Ole Miss L 12-4
Apr 6 @ Ole Miss L 16-4
Apr 7 @ Ole Miss L 12-10
Apr 9 @ Florida State W 3-1
Apr 11 vs South Carolina
Apr 12 vs South Carolina
Apr 13 vs South Carolina
Apr 16 vs Jacksonville
Apr 18 @ LSU
Apr 19 @ LSU
Apr 20 @ LSU
Apr 23 vs FAU
Apr 26 vs Kentucky
Apr 27 vs Kentucky
Apr 28 vs Kentucky
May 3 @ Georgia
May 4 @ Georgia
May 5 @ Georgia
May 7 vs South Florida
May 10 vs Tennessee
May 11 vs Tennessee
May 12 vs Tennessee
May 16 @ Missouri
May 17 @ Missouri
May 18 @ Missouri

South Carolina-Florida Prediction

Here are two proud SEC programs that have fallen on hard times. Florida gave up 40 runs in a series loss to Ole Miss last weekend. South Carolina lost a series at Alabama. Florida has the better talent in this one. The Gators should win but the Gamecocks likely take one game. Florida 2 wins, South Carolina 1 win.

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