THIS WEEKEND
The Terriers travel to Charleston for a three-game series against The Citadel ... Wofford has begun the season 26-20 after a 7-3 loss to Winthrop on Wednesday night ... The Terriers are 8-6 in the Southern Conference after series wins over Mercer, Western Carolina and VMI, along with a split with ETSU and a series loss to Samford ... The Citadel is 10-33 overall after a 9-0 loss to Georgia on Tuesday night ... They are 3-12 in the SoCon with a series win over VMI, series loss to Mercer and sweeps by Furman, UNCG and Samford ... In a series that began in 1899, the Terriers have a 57-52 lead in the series, including winning 13 of the last 16 games ... In 2018, Wofford swept the Bulldogs in Spartanburg ... Wofford starters will be LHP
David Yourke (1-3, 3.03 ERA), LHP
Hayes Heinecke (8-0, 2.70 ERA) and LHP
Austin Higginbotham (8-3, 4.29 ERA) ... The Citadel starters will be RHP Jordan Merritt (3-5, 3.84 ERA), LHP Shane Connolly (3-5, 4.68 ERA) and TBD on Sunday.
BROADCAST INFO
Friday -
SoCon Digital Network
Saturday -
SoCon Digital Network
Sunday -
SoCon Digital Network
QUICK HITS
• 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 .301 (second) and the ERA is 4.14 (third).
• Among national leaders, Wofford is 20th in batting average, 17th in on base percentage and 19th in strikeout-to-walk ratio.
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Austin Higginbotham and
Hayes Heinecke both have eight wins, which is tied for fifth in the nation. Heinecke is one of only five players in the nation to start the season 8-0.
• The Terriers have six players hitting over .300 this season, led by
Lawson Hill at .360 and
Brett Rodriguez at .343.
• In the national rankings, Wofford is second in stolen bases (126) and third in stolen bases per game (2.74).
• 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 8-3 overall with a 4.29 ERA ...
Hayes Heinecke is 8-0 with a 2.70 ERA, while
Reece Maniscalco is the team leader in saves with four ...
Lawson Hill leads the team and is fourth in the SoCon with a .360 batting average ...
Mike Brown is seventh in the SoCon on base percentage at .447 and leads the conference with 32 steals ...
Brett Rodriguez is fifth in the SoCon in batting average at .343 and has 25 stolen bases ...
Hudson Byorick had a team-high 36 RBIs and is batting .323 ...
John Dempsey is hitting .319 and leads the team with six home runs.
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