South Carolina lands commitment from Wofford outfielder Tyler Bak

Outfielder Tyler Bak has committed to South Carolina, GamecockCentral confirmed on Wednesday.

Bak spent the last two seasons at Wofford, where he hit .311 with a .402 slugging and .429 on-base percentage (.831 OPS). He’ll have two years of eligibility remaining.

As a sophomore in 2025, he batted .311 with two homers and 20 RBI and also stole 15 bases in 17 attempts. He struck out 29 times and walked 23 in 189 plate appearances and 157 at-bats.

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Bak played 45 games in centerfield with the Terriers this year, though he’s also played the other corner outfield spots throughout his college career. He finished with a .960 fielding percentage and made five errors this season.

He becomes the ninth transfer to join the Gamecocks. He’ll reunite with his former North Gwinnett High School (GA) teammate Erik Parker, who recently committed to South Carolina as well.

South Carolina has also added Louisiana-Monroe reliever Josh Gregoire, Purdue first baseman Logan Sutter, Samford two-way player Cullen Horowicz, USC Upstate right-hander Amp Phillips, Sacred Heart right-hander Elijah Foster, Wake Forest right-hander Josh Gunther and Virginia left-hander Bradley Hodges.

The transfer portal opened on Monday, June 2, and will remain open until July 1 for all players.

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