Jack Mahoney officially off the board in the MLB Draft
Jack Mahoney was easily South Carolina’s best pitcher over the final month of the regular season, and today he finally saw a childhood dream realized.
Mahoney was picked in the 2023 MLB Draft, going in the third round (No. 77 overall) by the Colorado Rockies.
After missing all of 2022 rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, Mahoney was the Gamecocks’ most consistent pitcher over the course of the entire season. After starting the year as the team’s No. 3 starter, Mahoney quickly became the No. 2 starter after injuries.
The right-hander didn’t miss a start this season.
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He finished with a 4.16 ERA this season over 17 starts (84.1 innings) with 84 strikeouts to 29 walks and a .261 batting average against.
Over his final four starts on regular rest, Mahoney had a 2.70 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP while teams hit .221/.281/.291 with 25 strikeouts and seven walks.
He was part of that very heralded Gamecocks’ 2020 recruiting class, coming in as the No. 137 overall prospect in the class and a two-way guy.
After being a two-way player his first two seasons on campus, he focused on pitching full-time as a junior and the results followed.
South Carolina is coming off a quality season in 2023 that included the program’s first 40-win season and top 16 seed since 2016 and first Super Regional appearance since 2018.
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The Gamecocks finished 42-21 (16-13 SEC) and ran through the Columbia regional before ultimately getting swept in a Super Regional by the eventual national runners-up in Florida.
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It’s been a hectic offseason for South Carolina from staff turnover to roster additions over the last few weeks. Liberty’s Matt Williams replaced Justin Parker as the Gamecocks’ pitching coach with Parker leaving to take the same position at Mississippi State.
Monte Lee will be back for year two as the Gamecocks’ recruiting coordinator and associate head coach under Mark Kingston. South Carolina is also adding Joey Holcomb as the team’s third paid assistant, coming over after a pair of years at Campbell.
South Carolina’s been busy in the transfer portal, too, bringing in Austin Brinling (North Florida), Kennedy Jones (UNC-G), Blake Jackson (Charlotte) and Dalton Reeves (Presbyterian). Versatile infielder Parker Noland is coming over from Vanderbilt while Tyler Causey comes from North Carolina.
The Gamecocks have two reigning Pitchers of the Year committed in Ty Good (Charleston) and Matt Duffy (Canisius) with Garrett Gainey (Liberty) and Tyler Dean (Virginia Tech) also on board.
