SPARTANBURG, SC – The Wofford College baseball team wrapped up fall practice last week with the Black and Gold World Series. The Black team, led by assistant coach Jason Burke, took both games in the series.
 
In the first game, the Black team won 12-0 with Matthew Milburn pitching a one-hit shutout. The second game was a 5-0 win by the Black team as starting pitcher Adam Scott did not allow a hit in four innings. Kody Ruedisili was the MVP of the series, going 5-of-7 for the two games. He had a double, scored three runs, and had a pair of RBIs.
 
During the fall practices, freshman Mack Nathanson led the team with a .370 batting average and a .652 slugging percentage with 19 RBIs to earn Player of the Fall honors. Other top position players in the fall included Alec Paradowski with 15 runs scored, had a .311 batting average and a .467 on base percentage. Demetrius Jennings led the team with nine stolen bases. Kody Ruedisili had 17 hits and batted .362. Matt Ramsay (.333), Max McDougald (.300), and Conor Clancey (.326) rounded out the players that batted above .300 during the fall.
 
The Pitcher of the Fall honors went to Matt Milburn. He threw 19.0 innings and had 30 strikeouts with only six hits allowed. Freshman Adam Scott went 19.0 innings with 29 strikeouts and seven hits allowed. Spencer Kulman added 21 strikeouts in 11.2 innings, while Will Stillman had 16 strikeouts in 11.1 innings on the mound.
 
The Terriers regular season will begin at home on Friday, February 13 against Boston College. Wofford will begin the Southern Conference slate on March 20 in a home series against VMI.