Derek Scott

SC Gamecocks radio play-by-play for baseball & men’s basketball. Otherwise known as Casey Manning’s caddy

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

@Stitch_Head Don’t bitch at the NCAA about a decision made by ESPN.

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

Congrats to TJ. Grinding his way to the bigs.

[Rockies Club Information @RockiesClubInfo]

The Rockies announced today the following transactions:

- Selected the contract of RHP TJ Shook (#52) from Triple-A Albuquerque.
- Optioned RHP Zach Agnos to Triple-A.
- Transferred LHP Welinton Herrera to the 60-day IL.

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

Definitely not helping the mood of the Mercer Bears.

[Kendall Rogers @KendallRogers]

Heck of a response by @AuburnBaseball in the top of the first against NC State with an eight spot.

Pack quickly getting the TFCO award for the postseason.

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

Welp, you lost me at Gee.

[Ross Dellenger @RossDellenger]

Others invited to testify include former West Virginia and Ohio State president Gordon Gee, Notre Dame AD Pete Bevacqua and Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould, sources tell @YahooSports.

The witness list is expected to be finalized soon. A college athlete is expected as well.

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

@LouatTheState Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

The data is in: 3-seeds went 10-4 & four 4-seeds won as well. Cinderella was on one yesterday.

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

Hot take: Day 1 of College Baseball Regional play >Day 1 of March Madness. Call it recency bias but if you looked unsuccessfully for Cinderella in March, she’s not hard to find today.

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

Hot take: Day 1 of College Baseball Regional play >Day 1 of March Madness. Call it recency bias but if you looked unsuccessfully for Cinderella in March, she’s not hard to find today.

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

Yikes. So many velo guys, not enough pitchers.

[Luke Smailes @lukesmailes4]

Here's a crazy @d1baseball nugget that I stumbled upon...

In 2026, there were only 9 teams (2.9%) that avg'd at least 5 IP from their starting P.

3 are tourney teams - Auburn, Louisiana, Northern IL.

In 2021, 76 teams avg'd 5 IP (26%)

In 2017, 137 teams (!!!) avg'd 5 IP (46%)

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

Memorial Day isn’t about barbecues or beach days—it’s about those American heroes who gave everything for our freedom.

THIS 70-SECOND VIDEO CAPTURES WHAT THE DAY IS TRULY ABOUT. 🇺🇸

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

Happy Memorial Day

[Department of War 🇺🇸 @DeptofWar]

This Memorial Day, we honor the service and sacrifice of the brave Americans who gave their lives for this great nation.

We will never forget their courage, their devotion, and the freedoms they fought to defend.

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before…we’re a bit behind schedule at the #SECBball Tournament. But we’ll still take the air at 5:15 eastern on the Gamecock Sports Network for the On Deck Show. Pregame analysis mixed with live listen-ins from the ongoing contest. Join us!

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

Spend your drive home from work with me & @CadeCren as we bring you the action from the @hoovermetplex. 5:15 airtime on the Gamecock Sports Network. Click the link below to reach the Live Audio tab. Or use that car radio to tune in.

[South Carolina Baseball @GamecockBSB]

We start SEC Tournament play today.

Links: https://t.co/07fWaeY8Hj

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

Kinda sounds like catchers will be more successful with ABS challenges in Hoover than hitters will.

[Eddy Furniss MD @EddyFurniss]

I was really looking forward to ABS in the SEC tournament. Fans love it more than I expected in pro ball.

Now that I know the zone is going to be big (not even technically a strike under the rulebook), I’m not so sure. For example, the pitch in this graphic is most definitely a ball in the big leagues and probably in most SEC games.

Official SEC 2026 ABS specs:

• Width: 19 inches (home plate is 17” wide).
• Top: 58% of the batter’s certified standing height.
• Bottom: 23% of the batter’s certified standing height.
• It’s positioned over the middle of the plate (8.5” in front of the back tip).

For comparison (per MLB’s official ABS specs):

• Width: 17 inches.
• Top: 53.5% of height.
• Bottom: 27% of height.

That’s roughly 6–7 inches bigger vertically than MLB’s 2026 ABS zone for the same player. Add the extra 2 inches of width and you get a noticeably bigger target. For a typical SEC hitter around 6’1” (73”), the zone runs from roughly 16.8” to 42.3” high. Still a big rectangle that includes pitches that would often look “up” or “down” to the naked eye (and definitely off the plate edges).

I guess we will see. It will likely take out the most egregious bad calls but leave mildly bad calls which is so odd to me. 🤔 But that’s the point of an experiment.

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

First meeting with the Vols in the last 2 seasons coming up Tuesday in Hoover.

[Southeastern Conference @SEC]

The official 2026 SEC Baseball Tournament Bracket:

🔗 https://t.co/N7VfO29Px5

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

Reason #204 why artificial turf baseball fields stink.

[College Baseball News @CollegeBSBNews]

Strange occurrence in Blacksburg.

Clemson had a guy slide into home and score, but in the process the turf batter’s box got completely flipped over. 😳

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

What does Opening Day have in common with the regular season finale? Tune in to the On Deck Show at 1:45 eastern to find out. Click the link below to find the Live Audio Tab.

[South Carolina Baseball @GamecockBSB]

Closing out the regular season at Vanderbilt.

Links: https://t.co/07fWaeXARL

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

The On Deck Show is coming up at 6:45 eastern time on the Gamecock Sports Network. Tales from the Country Music Hall of Fame with @CadeCren & the pregame thoughts of @CoachMonteLee. Click the link below to reach the Live Audio tab. Friday night baseball in Music City coming up!

[South Carolina Baseball @GamecockBSB]

Gamecocks and Commodores on a Friday night in Nashville.

Links: https://t.co/07fWaeY8Hj

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

@GamecockMBB The guy in the quarter-zip looks familiar. But who is that strange figure in the coat & tie?? Doesn’t compute.

[Derek Scott @DScottGamecocks]

Great to see AJ’s hard work paying off. An in his hometown no less!

[CBC Sports @cbcsports]

From the CEBL to the NBA, Canadian @ItsAJLawson shares his journey to the @Raptors 🦖🏀