The NCAA Transfer Portal window is going to be pretty active for the South Carolina baseball team this year. There are sure to be a lot of comings and goings for the Gamecocks this offseason after a difficult season in 2025. There will need to be a lot of incoming talent to help turn next year’s team around.
The transfer portal window for college baseball opens on Monday, June 2 and will remain open for a month, closing on July 1. Players can go in at any point. Graduate transfers can go in outside of the transfer window and if a school’s head coach leaves, players on those rosters have an automatic 30-day window as well.
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INCOMING PLAYERS
RHP Josh Gregoire (Louisiana Monroe): May 27 – Pitching out of the bullpen, Gregoire had a 3-2 record with a 2.38 ERA in 34 innings of work last season. He struck out 40 and walked 18 in 23 appearances. Opponents hit only .197 against him this season.
RHP Cullen Horowicz (Samford): June 1 – Horowicz transitioned primarily into a pitching role in 2025 and has some real velocity, topping out at 99 mph. He had an 8.71 ERA in 12 appearances this season on the mound giving up 13 hits and nine walks in 10 1/3 innings pitched with 20 strikeouts. He hit seven guys and had a .295 batting average against him.
RHP Amp Phillips (USC Upstate): June 4 – Phillips was the Friday starter for USC Upstate and was the Big South Newcomer of the Year and first-team All Big South selection posting a 3.64 ERA over 84 innings pitched with 81 strikeouts.
DH/1B Logan Sutter (Purdue): May 31 – Sutter was a second-team All-Big Ten selection this season after hitting .367 with 15 home runs and 62 RBIs. He had a 1.180 OPS and had almost as many walks (36) as strikeouts (37). He played some at first base, but also served as the designated hitter.
OUTGOING PLAYERS
Players are added to this list when they announce their plan to transfer, or if they are officially in the portal.
C Ryan Bakes: Bakes didn’t get many chances during his two-year career. He started six games this season and went 3-for-28 at the plate with a double, home run and five RBIs.
RHP Eddie Copper: Copper was redshirted this season and did not pitch. He showed a lot of promise his freshman season.
LHP Wyatt Evans: Evans did not pitch in what was his first year in the program after transferring in from Tennessee.
RHP Ryder Garino: Freshman with big upside and a fastball that gets into the mid-90s.
INF/OF Cayden Gaskin: Gaskin started six games after transferring in from a junior college and hit .276 with one double, one home run and seven RBIs. He can play second base or outfield.
RHP Eli Jerzembeck: One of the most talented arms who ever enrolled at South Carolina suffered through injuries for two seasons.
UTIL Tyler June: A second baseman when he got here and a potential outfielder as well, June redshirted this year, his first on campus.
C Max Kaufer: A backup catcher who made 11 starts and played in 24 total games.
RHP Roman Kimball: Kimball made only eight appearances as a redshirt junior. He has one year of eligibility remaining.
INF Nolan Nawrocki: The infielder was hobbled by knee injuries from the Fall on and had surgery near the end of the season.
RHP Tyler Pitzer: Pitzer was dynamite for most of his freshman year, but wasn’t put in position to capitalize on that in 2025 and all of his numbers went up, despite having a 4-0 record on the year.
RHP Brendan Sweeney: Sweeney led the team in saves with six on the season, but struggled the back half of the season. He was up to 96mph on his fastball.
INF/OF Will Tippett: Tippett was a two-year starter but served in a reserve role this season, hitting .179 with three doubles, one home run and six RBIs.
1B/OF Jase Woita: Woita was one of the team’s top hitters on the year, especially in SEC play. Against conference competition, he hit .333 with three doubles, one triple and three home runs in only 60 at-bats. He had 12 walks and nine strikeouts in SEC play.
