Opening Day is always the start of something new. A new season. New players. New hope. But as the South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team begins its 2025 season at 4 p.m. Friday against Sacred Heart, the newness will feel magnified. Here are five things to know as Carolina baseball begins its quest for Omaha.

UP NEXT Carolina continues the three-game series with Sacred Heart on Saturday, Feb. 15. First pitch is at 2 p.m., and the game will be streamed on SEC Network Plus. Before the game, there will be a ceremony dedicating the field to former Gamecock head coach and athletics director Ray Tanner.

Three NCAA titles. A perfect season. Here are the moments that paved the way for South Carolina to become the dynasty of women's college basketball.