This Weekend
The Terriers open the 2018 season on Friday afternoon against Kentucky ... It will mark the eleventh time in the last twelve seasons Wofford has opened the season at King Field ... Wofford will host Fordham on Saturday and Dayton on Sunday ... The games are part of a round-robin held in conjunction with USC Upstate ... Wofford was 28-20 overall and 13-11 in the Southern Conference last season ... Kentucky was 43-23 overall in 2017 and finished 19-11 in the SEC ... Their season ended with an NCAA Super Regional loss at Louisville ... This season they are ranked as high as #8 in the nation ... The Wildcats and Terriers are tied at 2-2 in the series ... Fordham was 27-24 overall last year and were 11-12 in the Atlantic 10 to finish ninth... The Terriers have a 4-3 lead in the series over the Rams ... Dayton was 20-35 overall last season and 9-15 in the Atlantic 10 to finish tenth ... Wofford holds a 10-9 lead in the series ... Wofford starters will be LHP Adam Scott (6-6, 4.92 ERA) against Kentucky, LHP Austin Higginbotham (6-5, 4.88 ERA) against  Fordham, and RHP Grant Byers (0-2, 9.00 ERA) against Dayton ... Admission to all Wofford baseball games this season are FREE thanks to a partnership with Ingles.
 
Quick hits
• By reaching 28 wins in 2017, the Terriers have won 20 or more games in seven straight seasons.
• The Terriers were 13-11 in the SoCon, marking the second winning record in school history (13-10 in 2016).
• Wofford batted .294 with an ERA of 5.42 in 2017, both better than the 2016 season (.278 batting average and 5.54 ERA).
• The Terriers had five players hitting above .300 last season, led by McClain Bradley at .365.
• In the national rankings, Wofford was fourth in stolen bases (124) and fourth in stolen bases per game (2.14).
• Wofford has stolen 100 or more bases in five straight seasons, dating back to 2013, the longest active streak in Division I.
• Adam Scott had 108 strikeouts last season and has become only the sixth Terrier to reach 250 career strikeouts.
• Wofford had 66 home runs as a team last year, the most since 2008.
• OF McClain Bradley (first team) and 2B Reed Massey (second team) were selected Preseason All-Southern Conference.

About Wofford
In the 2018 season, the team returns seven starters in the field along with nine pitchers ... Overall 20 players returned to the team with 13 newcomers ... This is the eleventh season under the direction of head coach Todd Interdonato ... Leading the team are nine seniors: McClain Bradley, Grant Byers, David Ehmen, Will Fuqua, Max McDougald, Alex Malsch, Cody Miller, Mack Nathanson and Adam Scott  ... Among the pitchers, Adam Scott had 108 strikeouts in 15 starts  with a 4.92 ERA ... Austin Higginbotham was 6-5 with a 4.88 ERA ... Freshmen Matt Ellmyer and Reece Maniscalco had two saves each, while David Ehmen had a team-low 1.08 ERA ... McClain Bradley led the team with a .365 batting average and had 62 hits and 35 RBIs  ... Max McDougald was at .311 with 66 hits and 30 RBIs, while Reed Massey hit .297 with six homer runs.