COLUMBIA (WACH, USC) - 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.
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.
The Gamecocks' 30-game SEC schedule begins on Friday, March 16 with South Carolina traveling to Kentucky.
In addition to the Clemson series, South Carolina will play 11 in-state contests this year with Charleston Southern, College of Charleston, Francis Marion, Furman, Presbyterian, The Citadel, USC Upstate and Wofford.
The SEC Tournament is scheduled for May 23-27 at Regions Park in Hoover, Ala. with the NCAA Regionals and NCAA Super Regionals the following two weeks. The College World Series in Omaha, Neb. is slated from June 16-27 at T.D. Ameritrade Park.
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
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