South Carolina head coach Paul Mainieri is encouraged by the early tough games for the Gamecocks. While the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team is undefeated, not every game has been pretty. The Gamecocks had a tight contest against Winthrop,

Heading into Sunday, the Gamecocks’ offense was a two-man show. If Ethan Petry or Nathan Hall didn’t get on base, didn’t bring home a run, didn’t score a run — well, the odds weren’t great than anyone else would.

South Carolina baseball moved to 4-0 on Tuesday night following a win in Rock Hill over the Winthrop Eagles. Below is a summary of what Gamecock head coach Paul Mainieri had to say after the victory.

A sixth-inning grand slam proved to be the difference, but the Gamecocks’ starting pitcher had to exit the game early.

Mainieroi led South Carolina to a 3-0 record on opening weekend and a win on Tuesday. The Gamecocks took down Sacred Heart in the three-game series and recorded a win at Winthrop.

Mainieri and the Gamecocks beat Sacred Heart 5-3 on Opening Day on Friday at Founders Park, scoring runs in the seventh and eighth innings after the MAAC squad from Connecticut tied the game in the sixth. For Mainieri, it’s win No. 1,502 across 40 years and now five teams in his college baseball coaching career.

South Carolina concluded its series with Milwaukee on Sunday. The Gamecocks are entering rivalry week with Clemson after a Tuesday game against Gardner-Webb.

Opening Day is always the start of something new. A new season. New players. New hope. But as the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team begins its 2025 season at 4 p.m. Friday against Sacred Heart, the newness will feel magnified. Here are five things to know as Carolina baseball begins its quest for Omaha.

Right from the jump, South Carolina came out swinging as Blake Jackson and Ethan Petry hit back-to-back RBI doubles in a three-run first inning. Petry kept his great start to the year going as he went 2-for-3 with two doubles and brought home another run.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Paul Mainieri started the day with 1,505 career wins. He now has 1.506 as South Carolina broke a 3-3 tie with a pair of runs late in a 5-3 victory over Sacred Heart, giving the coach a win in his first game as the Gamecocks' head coach.

South Carolina head coach Paul Mainieri is encouraged by the early tough games for the Gamecocks. While the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team is undefeated, not every game has been pretty.