2021 USC Upstate Spartans baseball team

2021 USC Upstate Spartans baseball
2021 USC Upstate Spartans baseball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	37–16 (28–12 BSC)
Head coach	Mike McGuire (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Adam Brown (2nd season); Kane Sweeney (2nd season); Patrick McGuff (2nd season);
Home stadium	Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park

The 2021 USC Upstate Spartans baseball team represented the University of South Carolina Upstate during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Spartans played their home games at Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park as a member of the Big South Conference. They were led by head coach Mike McGuire, in his second season at Upstate.

2021 Big South Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Campbell ‍†‍‍^y	28	–	9	.757	37	–	18	.673
USC Upstate ‍‍‍	28	–	12	.700	37	–	16	.698
Gardner–Webb ‍‍‍	27	–	13	.675	29	–	23	.558
Presbyterian ‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	16	.529	22	–	23	.489
Radford ‍‍‍	17	–	19	.472	23	–	23	.500
Charleston Southern ‍‍‍	18	–	22	.450	18	–	26	.409
Winthrop ‍‍‍	16	–	21	.432	19	–	27	.413
UNC Asheville ‍‍‍	14	–	26	.350	15	–	33	.313
High Point ‍‍‍	12	–	25	.324	14	–	31	.311
Longwood ‍‍‍	10	–	25	.286	17	–	32	.347

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 7, 2021[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

USC Upstate finished the season with a 37–16 with a 28–12 Big South record. They were eliminated in the losers bracket first round of the Big South Tournament.

Previous season

The 2020 USC Upstate Spartans baseball team notched a 13–5 (0–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020 due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Game log

2021 USC Upstate Spartans Baseball Game Log (37–16)

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = USC Upstate team member * Non-conference game

Regular Season (37–14)

February (6–0)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	BSC	Sources
February 19	3:00 p.m.		Toledo*		Harley Park Spartanburg, South Carolina	W 14–2	Marks (1–0)	Jefferson (0–1)	—	150	1–0	—	Report
February 20	2:00 p.m.		Toledo*		Harley Park	W 5–1	Garbrick (1–0)	Meyers (0–1)	Morgan (1)	150	2–0	—	Report
February 21	1:00 p.m.		Toledo*		Harley Park	W 7–6	Ferrer (1–0)	Power (0–1)	Davis (1)	150	3–0	—	Report
February 26	4:00 p.m.		at College of Charleston*		CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point Mount Pleasant, South Carolina	W 10–3	Marks (2–0)	Carr (0–1)	Davis (2)	452	4–0	—	Report
February 27	2:00 p.m.		at College of Charleston*		CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point	W 1–0	Garbrick (2–0)	Good (1–1)	Worrell (1)	562	5–0	—	Report
February 28	1:00 p.m.		at College of Charleston*		CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriots Point	W 13–10	Ferrer (2–0)	Lucas (0–1)	Morgan (2)	580	6–0	—	Report

March (10–5)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	BSC	Sources
March 5	4:00 p.m.		Radford		Harley Park	W 7–6	Morgan (1–0)	Hudson (1–1)	—	150	7–0	1–0	Report
March 6	1:00 p.m.		Radford		Harley Park	W 7–0	Garbrick (3–0)	Venturi (1–1)	—	150	8–0	2–0	Report
March 6	4:30 p.m.		Radford		Harley Park	W 6–1	Ferrer (3–0)	Bywaters (0–2)	—	150	9–0	3–0	Report
March 9	4:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at No. 22 Clemson*		Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, South Carolina	W 12–2	Hupp (1–0)	Grice (0–1)	—	1,280	10–0	—	Report
March 12	5:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Campbell		Jim Perry Stadium Buies Creek, North Carolina	W 6–1	Marks (3–0)	Chasse (2–2)	Miller (1)	120	11–0	4–0	Report
March 13	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Campbell		Jim Perry Stadium	L 3–4	Kuehler (3–0)	Hupp (1–1)	—	120	11–1	4–1	Report
March 13	5:30 p.m.	ESPN+	at Campbell		Jim Perry Stadium	L 2–4	Neto (2–0)	Ferrer (3–1)	—	120	11–2	4–2	Report
March 17	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	UNC Asheville		Harley Park	W 4–1	Morgan (2–0)	Allmer (0–1)	Davis (3)	45	12–2	5–2	Report
March 19	4:00 p.m.		High Point		Harley Park	L 1–3	Lyttle (2–3)	Marks (3–1)	Dean (1)	125	12–3	5–3	Report
March 20	1:00 p.m.		High Point		Harley Park	W 8–1	Garbrick (4–0)	Sheppard (0–2)	Payne (1)	125	13–3	6–3	Report
March 20	4:30 p.m.		High Point		Harley Park	W 7–2	Worrell (1–0)	Johnson (0–1)	—	125	14–3	7–3	Report
March 23	4:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Presbyterian		Harley Park	W 13–0	Miller (1–0)	Flood (0–2)	—	45	15–3	8–3	Report
March 26	6:00 p.m.		at Winthrop		Winthrop Ballpark Rock Hill, South Carolina	W 5–0	Marks (4–1)	Jones (1–2)	Hupp (1)	123	16–3	9–3	Report
March 27	1:00 p.m.		at Winthrop		Winthrop Ballpark	L 2–5	Blair (1–1)	Garbrick (4–1)	—	131	16–4	9–4	Report
March 27	4:30 p.m.		at Winthrop		Winthrop Ballpark	L 1–2	Rendon (1–0)	Davis (0–1)	—	131	16–5	9–5	Report

April (12–4)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	BSC	Sources
April 2	3:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Radford		Carter Memorial Stadium Radford, Virginia	W 3–2	Marks (5–1)	Venturi (1–4)	Hupp (2)	53	17–5	10–5	Report
April 3	1:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Radford		Carter Memorial Stadium	L 2–5	Duncan (3–0)	Garbrick (4–2)	Perkins (5)	35	17–6	10–6	Report
April 3	4:25 p.m.	ESPN+	at Radford		Carter Memorial Stadium	W 5–4	Davis (1–1)	Perkins (0–1)	—	97	18–6	11–6	Report
April 6	6:00 p.m.	ACCNX	at No. 15 Georgia Tech*		Russ Chandler Stadium Atlanta, Georgia	W 9–3	Cubbler (1–0)	Roedig (0–2)	Hupp (3)	713	19–6	—	Report
April 9	6:00 p.m.	ESPN3	Gardner–Webb		Harley Park	L 5–8	Gleeson (1–0)	Morgan (2–1)	Campbell (1)	125	19–7	11–7	Report
April 10	2:00 p.m.	ESPN3	Gardner–Webb		Harley Park	W 9–8	Cubbler (2–0)	Skidmore (1–1)	Davis (4)	125	20–7	12–7	Report
April 10	5:30 p.m.	ESPN3	Gardner–Webb		Harley Park	W 13–2 ⁽⁷⁾	Hupp (2–1)	Ruehlman (1–1)	—	125	21–7	13–7	Report
April 13	6:00 p.m.	ESPN+	at Wofford*		Russell C. King Field Spartanburg, South Carolina	W 9–7	Worrell (2–0)	Agron (1–1)	Davis (5)	147	22–7	—	Report
April 16	6:00 p.m.		at Charleston Southern		CSU Ballpark North Charleston, South Carolina	W 2–0	Marks (6–1)	Petit (3–4)	—	116	23–7	14–7	Report
April 17	1:00 p.m.		at Charleston Southern		CSU Ballpark	L 4–5	Kail (1–0)	Hupp (2–2)	Sandstrom (2)	120	23–8	14–8	Report
April 17	4:30 p.m.		at Charleston Southern		CSU Ballpark	L 0–6	Padysak (3–3)	Payne (0–1)	—	120	23–9	14–9	Report
April 20	3:00 p.m.		at Presbyterian		The Plex Clinton, South Carolina	W 11–8	Worrell (3–0)	Paradis (0–2)	—	42	24–9	15–9	Report
April 23	6:00 p.m.		Longwood		Harley Park	W 10–3					25–9	16–9	Report
April 24	2:00 p.m.		Longwood		Harley Park	W 13–5	Marks (7–1)	D'Ercole (2–3)	—	115	26–9	17–9	Report
April 24	5:30 p.m.		Longwood		Harley Park	W 13–3	Garbrick (5–2)	Berrier (2–2)	—	125	27–9	18–9	Report
April 30	6:00 p.m.		Presbyterian		Harley Park	W 8–1	Marks (8–1)	McDaniel (3–1)	Davis (6)	154	28–9	19–9	Report

May (9–5)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	BSC	Sources
May 1	2:00 p.m.		Presbyterian		Harley Park	W 8–4	Garbrick (6–2)	Knight (1–1)	Morgan (3)	165	29–9	20–9	Report
May 1	5:30 p.m.		Presbyterian		Harley Park	W 12–11	Worrell (4–0)	Howard (1–2)	Davis (7)	250	30–9	21–9	Report
May 5	6:00 p.m.		at Clemson*		Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, South Carolina	L 2–9	Clayton (6–1)	Worrell (4–1)	Hoffmann (3)	1,580	30–10	—	Report
May 7	6:00 p.m.		at High Point		Erath Field High Point, North Carolina	W 10–6	Marks (9–1)	Lyttle (4–5)	Hupp (4)	200	31–10	22–9	Report
May 8	2:00 p.m.		at High Point		Erath Field	W 12–9	Garbrick (7–2)	Merritt (1–1)	Davis (8)	200	32–10	23–9	Report
May 8	5:30 p.m.		at High Point		Erath Field	W 10–5	Morgan (3–1)	Keith (1–2)	—	200	33–10	24–9	Report
May 11	5:00 p.m.		at UNC Asheville		Greenwood Field Asheville, North Carolina	W 7–6	Hupp (4–2)	Jernigan (1–3)	Davis (9)	47	34–10	25–9	Report
May 14	6:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Campbell		Harley Park	L 5–6	Heintzman (5–0)	Sivec (0–1)	—	265	34–11	25–10	Report
May 15	2:00 p.m.	ESPN+	Campbell		Harley Park	L 0–12 ⁽⁷⁾	Chasse (6–2)	Garbrick (7–3)	—	325	34–12	25–11	Report
May 15	5:30 p.m.	ESPN+	Campbell		Harley Park	L 0–8	Harrington (5–2)	Ferrer (3–2)	—	375	34–13	25–12	Report
May 18	3:00 p.m.		at No. 18 Louisville*		Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, Kentucky	L 6–8	Corbett (2–1)	Payne (0–2)	Kirian (1)	567	34–14	—	Report
May 20	5:00 p.m.		at UNC Asheville		Greenwood Field	W 14–4	Marks (10–1)	Johnson (0–3)	—	73	35–14	26–12	Report
May 21	1:00 p.m.		at UNC Asheville		Greenwood Field	W 4–3	Morgan (4–1)	Jernigan (1–5)	Davis (10)	71	36–14	27–12	Report
May 21	4:30 p.m.		at UNC Asheville		Greenwood Field	W 7–4	Ferrer (4–2)	Freeberger (2–1)	Davis (11)	74	37–14	28–12	Report

Postseason (0–2)

Big South Tournament (0–2)
Date	Time (ET)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	BSCT	Sources
May 27	7:00 p.m.	ESPN3	vs. (3) Gardner–Webb Game 2	(2)	Segra Stadium Fayetteville, North Carolina	L 4–11	Miller (8–1)	Marks (10–2)	—	615	37–15	0–1	Report
May 28	11:00 a.m.	ESPN+	vs. (1) Campbell Game 3	(2)	Segra Stadium	L 3–5	Harrington (6–2)	Morgan (4–2)	—	810	37–16	0–2	Report

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'[2]	—	—*	—	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Baseball America[3]	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^[4]	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†[5]	—	—	—	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball[6]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

"Big South Conference Baseball Standings". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
"NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
"College Top 25". Baseball America. December 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
"2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.
"NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
"D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

External links

USC Upstate Spartans 2021 baseball schedule

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[1] "Big South Conference Baseball Standings". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

[coaches_poll-2] "NCAA Baseball - Coaches Poll". USA Today. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[3] "College Top 25". Baseball America. December 28, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[4] "2021 Collegiate Baseball Polls". baseballnews.com.

[5] "NCBWA Top 30 Polls". sportswriters.net. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[6] "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

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