South Carolina Gamecocks

Feb. 16, 2009

Columbia, S.C. - South Carolina was selected to finish in fourth place in the Eastern Division in the 2009 SEC Preseason Baseball Coaches' Poll that was released on Monday, Feb. 16. Carolina has finished in the upper half of the SEC Eastern Division 12 of 17 seasons since joining the league including nine of 12 years under head coach Ray Tanner. The 2009 season begins on Saturday, Feb. 21 as the Gamecocks host a three-game series with Duquesne at Carolina Stadium. The opening weekend marks the first three games at South Carolina's new baseball facility.

LSU is the choice to win the 2009 SEC championship with 10 of 11 votes from the head coaches with Georgia selected to win the SEC East as well. In addition to picking a preseason champion, the head coaches voted a predicted order of finish in the SEC Eastern and Western Divisions. Points were compiled on a 6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for each division. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.

2009 SEC COACHES PRESEASON POLL RESULTS
EASTERN DIVISION
1. Georgia (10)62
2. Florida (2) 52
3. Vanderbilt 40
4. S. Carolina 37
5. Tennessee 28
6. Kentucky 27

WESTERN DIVISION
1. LSU (10) 65
2. Ole Miss (2)54
3. Alabama 44
4. Arkansas 38
5. Auburn 28
6. Miss. State 18

SEC Champion: LSU - (Voting Totals: LSU 10, Ole Miss 1, Georgia 1)

SOUTH CAROLINA'S SEC HISTORY
YEAR		RECORD	DIV. FINISH
1992		13-11	2nd
1993		15-10-1	2nd
1994		11-15	4th
1995		12-14	3rd
1996		13-17	5th
UNDER COACH Ray Tanner
1997		13-17	4th
1998		19-10	2nd
1999		15-15	1st
2000		25-5	1st
2001		17-13	3rd
2002		21-8	1st
2003		19-11	1st
2004		17-13	2nd
2005		16-14	2nd
2006		15-15	4th
2007		17-13	2nd
2008		15-15	5th
Overall Record:	273-216-1 (.558)
Under Tanner:	209-149 (.584)
SEC EAST TITLES (4)
1999, 2000, 2002, 2003
SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS (2)
2000, 2002
SEC TOURNAMENT TITLE (1)
2004
EASTERN DIVISION FINISHES
		Total	Tanner Years
1st Place	4	4
2nd Place	6	4
3rd Place	2	1
4th Place	3	2
5th Place	2	1
6th Place	0	0