SoCon Baseball InfoGame NotesThis WeekThe Terriers will play in the Southern Conference Tournament beginning on Wednesday night against Samford ... Wofford is currently 30-26 overall and 12-14 in the Southern Conference ... After winning both games of a doubleheader against Samford on Saturday, Wofford finished tied for fifth in the conference standings with Appalachian State ... The Mountaineers won the regular season series over the Terriers and earned the #5 seed, while Wofford has the #6 seed and a bye ... The #6 seed is the highest for Wofford since the 2002 season (also sixth) ... The 30 wins are tied for the most in school history with the 1991 and 2007 seasons ... The 12 conference wins are the second most in school history (14 in 2002) ... Wofford is assured of a winning season for the first time since 1992 (19-17) and the first in the Division I era ... The Terriers currently lead the nation in stolen bases with 149 and are 17th in home runs ... This is the first SoCon Tournament appearance since the 2008 season and only the sixth appearance since joining the SoCon for the 1998 season ... The Terriers are 7-7 all-time in SoCon Tournament games ... Wofford won the 2007 Tournament, going 5-0 that season after being a #9 seed ... Wofford will start RHP Matt Milburn (4-5, 4.07 ERA) in the opening game against Samford, while RHP Jesse Morris (8-6, 5.01 ERA) is expected to start the next game.
About WoffordIn the 2014 season, the Wofford baseball team returns seven starters in the field along with eight pitchers ... Overall 20 players returned to the team from the 2013 season with 12 newcomers ... This is the seventh season under the direction of head coach Todd Interdonato ... Leading the team are seven seniors: Eric Brenk, Eric Eck, Luke Feisal, Josh Hyman, Matthew Kaskow, Jesse Morris, and Seth Neely ... RHP Eric Eck was named to the Preseason All-Southern Conference team second team as a relief pitcher, while Josh Hyman was named to the second team in the outfield ... Eric Eck is the top returning pitcher and has a 5.51 ERA with a school-record 28 career saves ... Senior second baseman Seth Neely leads the team with a .284 batting average as he paces the team in hits, runs, and home runs, plus he has 22 stolen bases ... Junior Matt Ramsay is hitting .277 ... Senior third basemen Eric Brenk is batting .269 and is tied for first in hits ... Junior outfielder James Plaisted has a team-best 37 RBIs and has seven home runs ... Senior RHP Jesse Morris is 8-6 on the season and has a team-best 80 strikeouts ... Junior RHP Connell Anderson has a 3.72 ERA in twelve starts ... Sophomore RHP Luke Leftwich has 71 strikeouts in 14 starts, while sophomore RHP Matt Milburn has started thirteen games with a 4.07 ERA ... Junior Will Stillman has a team-best 1.67 ERA in 43.0 innings with a 5-2 record and three saves.