South Carolina fired head coach Paul Mainieri over the weekend. The Gamecocks are 13-12 on the season and 1-5 in conference. Earlier in the season they lost to Queens University of Charlotte. It was Queens University's first victory over a power 4 opponent.
Mainieri won the College World Series as head coach for LSU in 2009 and was runner up in 2017. Prior to LSU he took Notre Dame to the College World Series in 2002. Overall, he has 6 College World Series appearances.
Georgia leads the SEC as well as all of college baseball with 80 homeruns. The Bulldogs' Daniel Jackson leads the SEC with 15 homeruns, and is hitting .411, with a .500 OBP, with and OPS of 1.447. He is tied with Ole Miss's Tristan Bissetta, and Texas A&M's Caden Sorrell with 38 RBIs.
Mississippi St.'s Bryce Chance leads the SEC with a .457 batting Average. He has only struck out three times on the season.
Auburn's Jake Marciano has pitched 36 innings and has an ERA of 1.00. He has 51 Ks and only 4 walks on the season. He is 3-0 in 6 starts.
Mississippi St's Thomas Valincius is 5-0 with a 1.04 ERA in 34.2 innings. He has 47 K's and 9 walks.
The University of Texas's Rueger Riojas leads the SEC in strikeouts with 56 Ks in 32.2 innings. He has only walked 5 and has an ERA of 1.93.
SEC Conference Standings as of 03/23/2026
Texas 4-2 CONF 20-3 OVERALL
Miss State 4-2 CONF 20-4 OVERALL
Auburn 4-2 CONF 19-4 OVERALL
Kentucky 4-2 CONF 19-4 OVERALL
Georgia 4-2 CONF 20-5 OVERALL
Oklahoma 4-2 CONF 19-5 OVERALL
Arkansas 4-2 CONF 18-7 OVERALL
Florida 3-3 CONF 19-6 OVERALL
Ole Miss 3-3 CONF 19-6 OVERALL
Alabama 3-3 CONF 18-7 OVERALL
Tennessee 3-3 CONF 17-7 OVERALL
Texas A&M 2-4 CONF 18-5 OVERALL
LSU 2-4 CONF 16-9 OVERALL
Vanderbilt 2-4 CONF 13-12 OVERALL
Missouri 1-5 16-8 OVERALL
South Carolina 1-5 13-12 OVERALL
MLB.COM had 20 SEC baseball players ranked in their TOP 100 Draft Prospects for the upcoming 2026 MLB Draft. Below are their prospect rankings and noteworthy stats as of 3/23/26.
#3 Justin Lebron SS Alabama: .298 AVG, .442 OBP, 1.133 OPS, 11 HR
#6 Derek Curiel OF LSU: .323 AVG, .415 OBP, .853 OPS, 1 HR
#13 Liam Peterson RHP Florida: 1-1, 4.15 ERA in 6 starts, 48K's in 30.1 innings
#16 Chris Hacopian SS Texas A&M: .368 AVG .478 OBP, 1.110 OPS, 3 HR. He has only played 10 games.
#18 Ace Reese 3B Miss ST: .348 AVG, .440 OBP, 1.147 OPS, 7HR, 12 Doubles
#20 Caden Sorrell OF Texas A&M: .393 AVG, .475 OBP, 1.332 OPS, 11 HR
#22 Tyler Bell SS Kentucky: .367 AVG, .548 OBP, 1.181 OPS, 2 HR. He has only played 9 games.
#24 Gabe Gaeckle RHP Arkansas: 3-1 in 6 starts, 2.87 ERA
#25 Chris Rembert 2B Auburn: .328 AVG, .416 OBP, .916 OPS 2 HR
#26 Gavin Grahovac 1B Texas A&M: .365 AVG, .472 OBP, 1.037 OPS, 2 HR, 9 doubles
#29 Ryder Helfrick C Arkansas: .321 AVG, .491 OBP, 1.084 OPS, 6 HR
#38 Hunter Dietz LHP Arkansas: 2-2 in 6 starts, 4.75 ERA, 54Ks in 30.1 innings
#43 Tegan Kuhns RHP Tennessee: 1-2 in 6 starts, 4.35 ERA 40Ks and only 5 walks in 31 innings
#45 Shane Sdao LHP Texas A&M: 3-1, 6 starts, 4.15 ERA 38Ks, only 4 walks in 34.2 innings
#54 Jake Brown OF LSU, .381 AVG, .487 OBP, 1.281 OPS, 11 HR, 7 doubles. 7 steals
#58 Henry Ford OF Tennessee: .344 AVG, .400 OBP, 1.046 OPS, 8 HR
#66 Joey Volchko RHP Georgia: 4-0 in 6 starts, 4.23 ERA
#76 Cade Townsend RHP Ole Miss: 2-0 in 5 starts, 0.92 ERA, 32Ks in 19.2 innings
#85 Carson Wiggins RHP Arkansas: Has not played due to recovering from Tommy John Surgery.
#93 Jake McCoy LHP South Carolina: Will not play in 2026 due to UCL tear.
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