Three players leaving Gamecocks baseball team

Shortstop Jordan Gore and catcher Logan Koch are leaving the South Carolina baseball program, sources confirmed.

The two sophomores combined to start 75 games this season for a team that went 32-25 and likely will not reach the NCAA Tournament after 15 straight appearances.

Gore, a Conway native, batted .255 with one home run and 20 RBIs. He committed a team-high 13 errors while primarily playing shortstop. He also saw time in left field and at third base.

Koch, a Charlotte native, batted .179 with two home runs and 10 RBIs while throwing out nine of 37 runners attempting to steal. By the end of the season, both players had lost their starting positions.

Sophomore catcher Thatcher Coleman also confirmed that he will transfer. Coleman, who did not play in 2015, said he is not sure yet where he is headed.

The Gamecocks have new players on the way in at those spots in the current recruiting class.

Chris Cullen is a high school catcher from Cumming, Ga. LT Tolbert, a high school shortstop from Piedmont, and Jonah Bride, a junior-college third baseman from Kansas, also will be joining the team.

This story was originally published May 23, 2015 at 10:50 AM.