COLUMBIA — He didn’t get to make one more run at Omaha, didn’t even get to play in the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in as many seasons. But despite South Carolina being left out of the postseason for the first time since 1999, Kyle Martin got what he wanted out of returning to USC for his senior year.
Baseball America projects 13 players with Palmetto State ties to be among the top 500 picks in the Major League draft, which begins Monday:
89 Kep Brown OF Wando HS $656,300
109 Tyler Krieger 2B Clemson $522,700
116 Jack Wykoop LPH USC $488,700
117 Zack Erwin LHP Clemson $484,000
118 Taylor Clarke RHP C of C $479,200
167 Steven Duggar OF Clemson $298,900
234 Carl Wise 3B C of C $173,900
240 Kyle Martin 1B USC $171,500
258 Eli White SS Clemson $164,700
277 Blake Butler 2B C of C $157,600
281 Max Schrock 2B USC $156,200
343 Matthew Crownover LHP $100,00
“I came back to put the uniform on one more time,” said the Gamecocks’ first baseman.