USC Upstate Spartans baseball

Big South Conference NCAA Division I baseball team
     Conference tournament champions1987, 1988, 1990Regular season conference champions1988, 2021

The USC Upstate Spartans baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.[2] The team is a member of the Big South Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at Harley Park in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The Spartans are coached by Kane Sweeney.

MLB Draft Selections

USC Upstate has had 15 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[3]

Spartans in the Major League Baseball Draft 
Year Player Round Team
Blake Whitney 2018 24 Chicago Cubs
Chad Sobotka 2015 4 Atlanta Braves
David Roseboom 2014 17 New York Mets
Gaither Bumgardner 2013 23 Anaheim Angels
Scott DeCecco 2012 21 Seattle Mariners
Matt Branham 2010 27 San Diego Padres
Teddy Fallon 2009 43 Pittsburgh Pirates
Brandon Williams 2006 29 Pittsburgh Pirates
Kenneth Penland 1988 40 Texas Rangers
Jerry Brock 1988 35 San Francisco Giants
Dwayne Van Horne 1988 34 Cincinnati Reds
Lindsey Robinson 1988 32 Texas Rangers
Eric Given 1988 20 Houston Astros
Pat Tilmon 1987 26 Toronto Blue Jays
Chris Hawkins 1987 15 Houston Astros

References

  1. ^ Upstate Athletic Brand Standard Guide (PDF). April 26, 2021. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "USC Upstate Spartans". d1baseball.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg, SC)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

External links

  • USC Upstate Baseball