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South Carolina earns commitment from Presbyterian utility man Jake Randolph

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Jake Randolph (Photo: Tim Cowie/Tim Cowie Photography)

Utility man Jake Randolph has committed to South Carolina, he announced on social media.

“I am extremely blessed and thankful to announce that I will be continuing my athletic career at the University of South Carolina,” Randolph posted on his Instagram. “I’d like to thank my family and all of the coaches that have helped me along the way. Go Cocks!”

Randolph spent three seasons at Presbyterian, where he hit .299/.375/.389 with five homers and 62 RBI in 106 career games. While he hasn’t hit for much power at the college level, he’s coming off his best season in 2025, where he batted .329 with 57 hits, two homers and 32 RBI in 173 at-bats.

The Vero Beach, FL native has played multiple positions, including catcher and outfield. He caught five games and played in the outfield for 17 games this past season.

South Carolina baseball transfer portal resources:

The transfer portal opened on Monday, June 2, and has now closed with no more players being allowed to enter. Randolph becomes the Gamecocks’ 15th transfer to join the program. He’ll have one year of eligibility remaining.

Jake Randolph’s Bio From Presbyterian Athletics

2025: Started all 49 games he played in… batted .329 (57-for-173), ranking second on the team in batting average and hits… also finished second in runs (32), RBIs (32), and total plate appearances (200)… recorded six doubles, one triple, and two home runs… drew 15 walks and was hit by eight pitches… ranked third on the team in on-base percentage (.400) and tied for the team lead in sacrifice flies (4)… stole six bases in eight attempts… broke the program’s single-game record with six hits against Longwood on March 4… Named to the CSC Academic All-District Team and the Big South All-Academic Team.

2024: Played in 35 games with 27 starts… finished the year with a .302 batting average over 96 at bats… recorded eight multi-hit games including four hits on four at bats against USC Upstate (April 26)… crossed home plate 23 times including three conference games where he took three runs… tallied 20 RBIs with six muti-RBI performances… hit three home runs, two of which were against conference opponents… named Second Team All-Big South player…

2023: Saw action in 22 games with 17 starts in 2023… made 11 starts behind the plate and six starts as the designated hitter… totaled 11 hits, scored six runs and knocked in 10 runs… had a season-high two hits against Georgetown (Feb. 19) and HPU (Mar. 18)… tallied three RBIs against CSU (Mar. 24)… had two RBIs against Georgia State (Mar. 4 & 5)… drew three walks and was hit by a pitch three times…

Before PC: He was an All-State and All-Area selection at Vero Beach High School… was a part of four district championships as well at Vero Beach… earned MVP selection in Perfect game tournament… selected to Team USA when he was 14…  

Personal: Jake Randolph was born in Vero Beach, Fla… he chose to come to PC because he felt it was a good place for him to grow as a person both on and off the field. He also felt the coaches were very passionate about what they do and that was a big positive in the development for him… he intends to major in business administration…

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