THIS WEEKEND
The Terriers will open Southern Conference play this weekend with a home series against Mercer ... Wofford has begun the season 17-10 after a 5-4 loss on Wednesday afternoon at Presbyterian College ... Wofford was 36-23 overall and 15-9 in the Southern Conference last season to finish third ... Mercer is 12-14 overall after a Tuesday night loss to Georgia Southern ... They opened SoCon play last weekend, winning one of the three games against UNCG  ... Last season the Bears were 38-22 overall and 11-13 in the league to finish fifth ... In a series that began in 1905, the Bears hold a 19-11 lead over the Terriers ... In 2018, Mercer won two of the three games played in Macon ... Wofford starters will be LHP Austin Higginbotham (4-2, 3.66 ERA), LHP Hayes Heinecke (5-0, 2.23 ERA) and Sunday is to be determined ... Mercer starters will be LHP Beau Healy (2-1, 3.94 ERA), RHP Kevin Coulter (3-0, 2.17 ERA), and LHP Tanner Hall (2-3, 7.40 ERA).

BROADCAST SCHEDULE
March 29, 6:00 pm - ESPN3
March 30, 3:00 pm - ESPN3
March 31, 1:00 pm - SoCon Digital Network

QUICK HITS
• Wofford played 22 of the first 23 games of the season at home at Russell C. King Field.
• The 36 wins in 2018 were the second-most in school history (39 in 2015).
• The Terriers were 15-9 in 2018 in the SoCon, marking the most wins in a season in league play. It was the third winning record in school history (13-10 in 2015 and 2016). Wofford has won 10 or more SoCon games in each of the last six years.
• Wofford batted .287 (third in the SoCon) with an ERA of 4.95 (fourth in SoCon) in 2018. This year the batting average is .303 (second) and the ERA is 3.67 (third).
• Among national leaders, Wofford is 17th in batting average, 11th in on base percentage and 11th in strikeout-to-walk ratio.
• The Terriers had three players hit over .300 last season, with Colin Davis (.303) the returning leader.
• In the national rankings, Wofford is first in stolen bases (88) and first in stolen bases per game (3.38).
• Wofford has stolen 100 or more bases in six straight seasons, dating back to 2013, the longest active streak in Division I.
• OF Colin Davis was named to the Preseason All-Southern Conference first team. Pitchers Austin Higginbotham and Anthony Garcia, along with DH Lawson Hill, were named Preseason All-Southern Conference second team.

ABOUT WOFFORD
In the 2019 season, the team returns four starters in the field along with 13 pitchers ... Overall 22 players returned to the team with 13 newcomers ... This marks the 12th season under the direction of head coach Todd Interdonato ... Leading the team are six seniors: Anthony Garcia, Austin Higginbotham, Davis Keller, Reed Massey, Ty Reginelli and Thomas Tatham ... Among the pitchers, Austin Higginbotham was 6-5 with a 4.50 ERA ... Anthony Garcia had five saves, Jake Hershman had three saves, while Matt Ellmyer had six wins and three saves in relief ... Colin Davis leads the returning position players with a .303 batting average, 73 hits and a team-high 13 home runs ... Brett Rodriguez had 30 stolen bases to lead the Terriers, along with 60 hits ... Andrew Orzel drove in 35 runs on 58 hits.

COMPLETE GAME NOTES