Gamecock closer leaving South Carolina baseball via transfer portal
Right-handed pitcher Brendan Sweeney is the latest Gamecock name to surface as a player planning to leave South Carolina baseball via the transfer portal. College Baseball Central’s Andrew Riedell first reported the news, saying that the closer has entered the portal.
Sweeney spent one year in Columbia following a transfer from Blinn College, picking Carolina over offers from Texas and other major programs. He showcased some good stuff on the mound (34 strikeouts in 25.1 innings pitched), but like much of the 2025 Gamecock season, his results were inconsistent. The big relief pitcher finished the season with an 8.53 ERA, a 1-3 overall record, and six saves.
Sweeney is the 13th Gamecock to enter the transfer portal, which opened on Monday and will remain open through July 1 for all players to enter.
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Brendan Sweeney South Carolina Baseball Bio from GamecocksOnline
PRIOR TO CAROLINA
- Attended Blinn College in Brenham, Texas, where he helped the Buccaneers to a 2024 NJCAA national championship
- Was 8-2 in 19 appearances and 17 starts for Blinn in 2024, striking out 67 batters and pitching three complete games
- Attended Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton, Okla., in 2023, where he was 4-3 with 40 strikeouts in 16 appearances and seven starts
- Prepped at Edmond North High School in Edmond, Okla., helping the Huskies to a 30-win season in 2022
- Played summer baseball for MVP 2022
PERSONAL
- Born on December 23, 2003
- Son of Steve and Mary Sweeney
- Brother, Connor, played baseball at Cowley C.C., NOC Enid and the University of Central Oklahoma
- Major is sport and entertainment management
