Gamecock 2012 Baseball Schedule Announced

Columbia, S.C. (USC Athletics) — The South Carolina baseball team has announced its schedule for the 2012 season featuring 24 games against 2011 NCAA Tournament teams as well as 35 home games at Carolina Stadium. The back-to-back national champions open the season on Friday, February 17 hosting a three-game series vs. VMI. The schedule also includes 30 Southeastern Conference contests and a three-game series with in-state rival Clemson. South Carolina and Clemson will meet for a third consecutive year in a unique three-game setting. The series opens on Friday, March 2 at 6 p.m. with Carolina and Clemson playing its neutral site game at Joe Riley Park in Charleston, S.C., home of the Charleston Riverdogs, a minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees. Game two of the series on Saturday, March 3 shifts to Columbia, as the Gamecocks will host the Tigers at 2 p.m. at Carolina Stadium. The series then concludes on Sunday afternoon with the finale at Doug Kingsmore Stadium slated for 2 p.m. 2012 South Carolina Baseball Schedule (as of Nov. 16, 2011) DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME FEBRUARY 17 VMI Columbia, S.C. 3 p.m. 18 VMI Columbia, S.C. 3 p.m. 19 VMI Columbia, S.C. 1:30 p.m. 24 Elon Columbia, S.C. 3 p.m. 25 Elon Columbia, S.C. 1:30 p.m. 26 Elon Columbia, S.C. 1:30 p.m. 28 Presbyterian Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. MARCH 2 vs. Clemson Charleston, S.C. (Joe Riley Park) 6 p.m. 3 Clemson Columbia, S.C. 2 p.m. 4 at Clemson Clemson, S.C. 2 p.m. 7 UNC Asheville Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 9 Princeton Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 10 Princeton Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. 11 Princeton Columbia, S.C. 1:30 p.m. 13 Charleston Southern Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 14 Appalachian State Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 16 at Kentucky* Lexington, Ky. 6 p.m. 17 at Kentucky* Lexington, Ky. 2 p.m. 18 at Kentucky* Lexington, Ky. 1:30 p.m. 20 at Furman Greenville, S.C. (Fluor Field) 7 p.m. 21 Wofford Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 22 Florida* (ESPNU) Columbia, S.C. 7:30 p.m. 23 Florida* Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 24 Florida* Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. 27 at The Citadel Charleston, S.C. 7 p.m. 30 at Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn. 7 p.m. 31 at Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn. 3 p.m. APRIL 1 at Vanderbilt* Nashville, Tenn. 2 p.m. 4 at College of Charleston Charleston, S.C. 6 p.m. 6 Tennessee* Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 7 Tennessee* Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. 8 Tennessee* Columbia, S.C. 1:30 p.m. 10 The Citadel Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 11 at Francis Marion Florence, S.C. 7 p.m. 13 Mississippi State* Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 14 Mississippi State* Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. 15 Mississippi State* Columbia, S.C. 1:30 p.m. 17 College of Charleston Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 20 at Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 7 p.m. 21 at Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 4 p.m. 22 at Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 2 p.m. 26 Alabama* (ESPNU) Columbia, S.C. 7:30 p.m. 27 Alabama* Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 28 Alabama* Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. MAY 2 Davidson Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 4 at Arkansas* Fayetteville, Ark. 7:35 p.m. 5 at Arkansas* Fayetteville, Ark. 7:35 p.m. 6 at Arkansas* Fayetteville, Ark. 2:05 p.m. 9 Furman Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 11 at Georgia* Athens, Ga. 7 p.m. 12 at Georgia* Athens, Ga. 3 p.m. 13 at Georgia* Athens, Ga. 2 p.m. 15 USC Upstate Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 17 LSU* Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 18 LSU* Columbia, S.C. 7 p.m. 19 LSU* Columbia, S.C. 4 p.m. 23-27 SEC Baseball Tournament Hoover, Ala. JUNE 1-4 NCAA Regionals TBA TBA 8-11 NCAA Super Regionals TBA TBA 16-26/27 College World Series Omaha, Neb. TBA All times Eastern unless noted. Dates and times subject to change * denotes SEC game