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| The home bullpen at Founders Park in Columbia is named in honor of ex-Gamecock pitching star Michael Roth. (Palmetto State Baseball photo) |
Roth, Chlup, Padysak in World Baseball Classic
Michael Roth, one of the heroes of South Carolina's back-to-back College World Series titles, is one of at least three players with state connections named to rosters for the World Baseball Classic on Thursday. Also, outfielder Marek Chlup of North Greenville and pitcher Daniel Padysak of Charleston Southern will play for their native Czech Republic in the 16-team event, set for March in Japan and the USA.A left-handed pitcher, Roth played at Riverside High in Greer, His mother was born in England, making him eligible to play for Great Britain. He played for England in the 2019 European Baseball Championships and the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualifiers.
Roth saw sporadic duty in the 2010 season at South Carolina until he was called to pitch an elimination game against Clemson in Omaha. He pitched a complete game and went on to be a stalwart on the 2011 national champs and the 2012 CWS runners-up.
Roth played several seasons of pro baseball in the USA, compiling a 2-1 record in the majors.
Chlup was one of the heroes of North Greenville's 2022 NCAA Division II World Series championship team, batting .390 with 12 homers and 75 RBI. He has a career batting average of .372 with 25 homers for the Crusaders, including a .643 mark to start this season. He will take a leave of absence to play for his homeland.
Paydysak, a right-hander, has a 7-11 record and a 5.11 ERA in three seasons for Charleston Southern. He has struck out 114 in 125 innings.
If I missed any players with state connections, I apologize. I checked rosters but didn't recognize any other names.
World Baseball Classic rosters
* Limestone's series at Emmanuel has been compacted to a Friday doubleheader (1 p.m.) and Saturday single game (noon).
* The Coker-Southern Wesleyan series will now consist of a 2 p.m. Friday doubleheader in Central and and a single game at 4 p.m. Saturday in Hartsville.
Roth played several seasons of pro baseball in the USA, compiling a 2-1 record in the majors.
Chlup was one of the heroes of North Greenville's 2022 NCAA Division II World Series championship team, batting .390 with 12 homers and 75 RBI. He has a career batting average of .372 with 25 homers for the Crusaders, including a .643 mark to start this season. He will take a leave of absence to play for his homeland.
Paydysak, a right-hander, has a 7-11 record and a 5.11 ERA in three seasons for Charleston Southern. He has struck out 114 in 125 innings.
If I missed any players with state connections, I apologize. I checked rosters but didn't recognize any other names.
World Baseball Classic rosters
Terriers picked to win SoCon
Two-time defending regular-season champion Wofford is the pick of Southern Conference coaches and media to win the league title again this season. In addition, the Terriers' Matthew Marchal was the coaches' choice as preseason SoCon pitcher of the year. Teammates Luke Stephens, Ryan Galanie and Brice Martinez Marchal as first-team all-SoCon picks, with Trey Yunger of Wofford a second-team choice. The Citadel was picked to finish seventh in both polls, and did not have a player selected preseason all-SoCon.Weekend schedules tweaked
Weather issues have prompted some more weekend schedule changes.* Limestone's series at Emmanuel has been compacted to a Friday doubleheader (1 p.m.) and Saturday single game (noon).
* The Coker-Southern Wesleyan series will now consist of a 2 p.m. Friday doubleheader in Central and and a single game at 4 p.m. Saturday in Hartsville.
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