2010 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team

The 2010 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games in Carolina Stadium. The team was coached by Ray Tanner, who was in his fourteenth season at Carolina.

2010 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
CBNo. 1
Record54–16 (21–9 SEC)
Head coach
  • Ray Tanner (14th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Chad Holbrook (2nd season)
  • Mark Calvi (6th season)
  • Sammy Esposito (3rd season)
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
2010 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 7 Florida xy 228 .7334717 .734
No. 1 South Carolina y 219 .7005416 .771
No. 14 Vanderbilt y 1612 .5714620 .697
Kentucky   1317 .4333125 .554
Tennessee   1218 .4003026 .536
Georgia   523 .1791637 .302
Western
No. 19 Auburn xy 2010 .6674321 .672
No. 13 Arkansas y 1812 .6004321 .672
Ole Miss y 1614 .5333924 .619
No. 16 Alabama y 1515 .5004225 .627
LSU y 1416 .4674122 .651
Mississippi State   624 .2002333 .411
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 29, 2010
Rankings from Baseball America

USC finished second in the Southeastern Conference regular season standings, and received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The Gamecocks were designated the #1 seed and host of the Columbia Regional. Carolina went 3–0 in their Regional to advance to the Super Regionals. The Gamecocks beat Coastal Carolina in two games to win the Myrtle Beach Super Regional and advance to the 2010 College World Series. After losing the opener, the Gamecocks won their next six games to win the national championship, defeating UCLA in the CWS Championship Series in consecutive games, 7–1 and 2–1.

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