COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina head baseball coach Mark Kingston held a Tuesday afternoon Zoom news conference with the media and the gathering came two days after Ole Miss won the College World Series.
When the final SEC regular season standings were displayed, the Gamecocks were fifth in the Eastern Division with a 13-17 league record. Ole Miss was fifth in the Western Division with a 14-16 SEC mark.
The Gamecocks did not have enough on the resume to earn a trip to the Regionals. Meanwhile, Ole Miss was able to sneak into the NCAA Tournament as a 3 seed and that’s when the Rebels caught fire, not stopping until they had captured the College World Series.
During the regular season, Carolina won the series with Ole Miss and that gives Kingston hope that his team is not that far away from being back in the NCAA game. The coach noted the transfer portal helped Auburn and Texas A&M return to Omaha and in this day and age, it’s all about using the portal if necessary and the Gamecocks have been very aggressive in their recruiting efforts in that arena.