South Carolina baseball to have two more entering transfer portal

On Saturday evening, two Gamecocks announced their intentions of leaving South Carolina baseball via the transfer portal. DH/1B/OF Jase Woita will leave following just one year with the program. Pitcher Eddie Copper will also transfer after his second year in Columbia. Both Woita and Copper announced their plans on social media.

Woita transferred to South Carolina last offseason from junior college as a corner infielder/designated hitter known for his big bat from the left side. He flashed some pop this season, logging six home runs in a sometimes-starting, sometimes-reserve role. He will have one year of eligibility remaining at his next stop.

Copper played a role for the Gamecocks during the 2024 season until an elbow injury ended his season. Following his subsequent surgery, Copper couldn’t quite make it back to the mound from his injury for the 2025 campaign. Because of the medical redshirt, he will have three years left to play collegiately.

Woita and Copper join Will Tippett, Roman Kimball, Wyatt Evans, Tyler June, Cayden Gaskin, and Ryan Bakes as Gamecocks to enter the transfer portal this spring.

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Jase Woita South Carolina Baseball Bio from GamecocksOnline

PRIOR TO CAROLINA

• Attended Kansas City Kansas Community College in Kansas City, Kan., where he was a two-time KJCCC All-Tournament selection
• Hit .427 with 13 doubles, 11 home runs and 65 RBI in 2024 while missing 21 games due to a hamate injury
• Named a National Junior College Offensive Player of the Week and a KJCCC Hitter of the Week on March 24, 2024
• KJCCC All-Conference honorable mention (2023, ’24)
• Had a .411 batting average with 20 doubles, 12 home runs and 73 RBI in 2023
• Redshirted his freshman season in 2022 due to injury
• Prepped at St. Pius X High School in Lincoln, Neb., where he hit .341 with 11 doubles, four home runs and 34 RBI as a senior
• Pitched his senior year in 2021 and had a 5-0 record with a 1.01 ERA in 34.2 innings
• All-City and All-State (2021)
• Academic All-State (2020, ’21)
• Played tennis at St. Pius X and was the 2019 Nebraska state tennis champion

PERSONAL

• Born on September 12, 2002
• Son of Jeff and Marcy Woita
• Brother, Ian, plays baseball at Kansas City Kansas C.C.
• Major is services management

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Eddie Copper South Carolina Baseball Bio from GamecocksOnline

AWARDS

• First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024)

SOPHOMORE (2025)

• Redshirted

FRESHMAN (2024)

• Made eight appearances and seven starts his freshman season as a Gamecock
• Was 1-1 with a 4.56 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 23.2 innings pitched
• Held opponents to a .242 batting average
• Missed the final seven weeks of the regular season due to injury
• Earned the win against Gardner-Webb (Feb. 27), striking out five in five innings, allowing just one run
• Had six strikeouts in back-to-back outings vs. The Citadel (March 5) and Georgia State (March 12)
• Pitched four scoreless innings, striking out a pair and allowing a hit vs. Winthrop (Feb. 20)
• Made his Carolina debut against Miami (Ohio) on Feb. 16

HIGH SCHOOL

• Attended P27 Academy in Lexington, S.C., his senior season
• Earned five wins and struck out 81 batters in 58.2 innings pitched with a 2.29 ERA as a senior
• Went to Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pa., his first three years of high school
• All-Conference selection (2021, ’22)
• Perfect Game Preseason All-Atlantic Region first team (2023)
• Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-Atlantic Region first team (2022)
• Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-Atlantic Region second team (2021)
• Was the No. 4 overall prospect and the No. 3 right-handed pitching prospect in the State of Pennsylvania in the class of 2023 by Perfect Game
• Played summer baseball for Artillery Baseball Scout Team (2023)

PERSONAL

• Born on Oct. 31, 2004
• Son of Nicole and Ed Copper
• Major is sport and entertainment management

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