Any info about the location, campus setting, coaches, surrounding area etc..greatly appreciated
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I believe that the request for info was with regard to USC-Upstate not USC
You are correct TR- USC Upstate - Spartans not the Gamecocks...
If you will do a search you should find a number of prior posts about USC Upstate. There may also be some under the prior name, USC Spartanburg.
From what I'm told Upstate is a new D1 school within the past 3-4 years. They are going through some growing pains now but are headed in the right direction.
Baseball housing is off the main campus and transportation is required.
Baseball housing is off the main campus and transportation is required.
Not able to give too much info, but I do remember it being a very nice looking, modern campus. Baseball field was new at the time..very nice.
USC-U will always hold a special place for me as son's first college start was there (2nd baseball weekend of 2009)
. Weather was nasty..managed to get the Friday afternoon game in..then hung around, waiting for a break that never came. Ended up beating it out of there fast on Sun. morn, driving through ATLANTA in a snowstorm. 
USC-U will always hold a special place for me as son's first college start was there (2nd baseball weekend of 2009)
. Weather was nasty..managed to get the Friday afternoon game in..then hung around, waiting for a break that never came. Ended up beating it out of there fast on Sun. morn, driving through ATLANTA in a snowstorm.
Thanks...I think I'll keep the flat screen TV's a secret.. 
quote:Originally posted by Momof1B:
Any info about the location, campus setting, coaches, surrounding area etc..greatly appreciated
Greenville/Spartanburg area fastest growing area on the I-85 corridor...situated halfway in between Atlanta and Charlotte (approx. 1 1/5-2 hours either way). 1 1/2 hours from the mountains. 4-5 hours from the beach. Moderate temps...snow amounts to dustings to 8" which freaks everybody out down here.
Did this school used to go by another name?
Formerly known as the University of South Carolina Spartanburg, the school changed its name in the summer of 2004...at least according to Wikipedia.
quote:Originally posted by Dad04:
Formerly known as the University of South Carolina Spartanburg, the school changed its name in the summer of 2004...at least according to Wikipedia.
Correct.
The head coach, Matt Fincher, is a character. Also spent a lot of time coaching in the Cape Cod League over the years. The ballpark is pretty new and very nice -- very big, a pitcher's park. Making the move from D2 to D1 hasn't come without some bumps. It's a tough transition. The campus is decent. It's on the outskirts of Spartanburg, a medium-sized city that's also home to Wofford College. Fincher recently lost his top asst., who's now the head coach at D2 Newberry. Overall, it's worth a look.
