2021 USC Upstate Spartans baseball team

2021 Big South Conference baseball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of June 7, 2021; Rankings from D1Baseball

2021 USC Upstate Spartans baseball
2021 USC Upstate Spartans baseball
Conference	Big South Conference
2021 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
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

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.

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)

(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.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[2]	NR	NR*	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Baseball America^[3]	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Collegiate Baseball^^[4]	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
NCBWA†^[5]	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
D1Baseball^[6]	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

^ 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. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ "D1 Baseball: Rankings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

External links[]

USC Upstate Spartans 2021 baseball schedule

[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. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

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

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2021 Big South Conference baseball standings
v t	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 ‡ – champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 7, 2021^[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball