THIS WEEKEND
The Terriers will continue Southern Conference play this weekend with a home series against VMI ... Wofford has begun the season 21-14 after a 7-6 loss in ten innings on Wednesday night against Presbyterian ... The Terriers are 4-2 in the Southern Conference after series wins over Mercer and Western Carolina ... VMI is 8-25 overall after a 7-5 loss on Tuesday night to Radford ... They are 4-5 in the SoCon with a series win over ETSU and wins over Samford and The Citadel ... In a series that began in 1997, the Terriers hold a 16-14 lead over the Keydets ... In 2018, Wofford earned the series win over VMI in Lexington ... Wofford starters will be LHP
Austin Higginbotham (6-2, 3.25 ERA), LHP
Hayes Heinecke (6-0, 2.36 ERA) and LHP
David Yourke (1-1, 2.39 ERA) on Sunday ... VMI starters will be RHP Jacob Menders (2-2, 3.22 ERA), RHP Adam Jewell (0-5, 5.15 ERA) and RHP Zak Kent (4-2, 3.31 ERA).
BROADCAST INFO
Friday -
ESPN+
Saturday -
ESPN3
Sunday -
SoCon Digital Network (free)
FREE ADMISSION
Reminder that thanks to a sponsorship with Ingles, admission to all Wofford baseball games this season are free.
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). Wofford has won 20 or more games in nine straight seasons.
• 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 .297 (second) and the ERA is 3.78 (second).
• Among national leaders, Wofford is 30th in batting average, 15th in on base percentage and 7th in strikeout-to-walk ratio.
• The Terriers have four players hitting over .300 this season, led by
Lawson Hill at .396 and
Brett Rodriguez at .336.
• In the national rankings, Wofford is first in stolen bases (103) and third in stolen bases per game (2.94).
• Wofford has stolen 100 or more bases in seven 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 is 6-2 overall with a 3.25 ERA ...
Hayes Heinecke is 6-0 with a 2.36 ERA, while
Reece Maniscalco is the team leader in saves with four ...
Lawson Hill leads the team and is second in the SoCon with a .396 batting average ...
Mike Brown is third in the SoCon on base percentage at .466 and leads the conference with 26 steals ...
Brett Rodriguez is second in batting average at .336Â ...
John Dempsey is hitting .315 and leads the team with four home runs.