THIS WEEK
The Terriers begin a four-game weekend series against Toledo on Friday evening ... The Wofford has opened the season 7-5 overall after a series loss at Jacksonville University over the weekend ... The Tuesday game against Presbyterian College was postponed ... Last season Wofford was 14-3 after a 4-3 win over #14 Auburn before the season was halted ... The Terriers were picked third by the coaches and media in the SoCon Preseason Polls ... Toledo is 1-8 on the season after winning one game in a three-game series at Samford last weekend ... The Rockets return the primary starters at eight positions, along with starting pitchers from 15 of the 16 games last season when the squad was 3-13 overall ... Wofford and Toledo will be meeting for the first time ... Wofford starters will be LHP
Hayes Heinecke (1-2, 5.19 ERA) on Friday, while Saturday's doubleheader (two seven inning games) is to be determined, with RHP
Elliot Carney (1-2, 4.60 ERA) wrapping up the series on Sunday ... The Rockets starters will be RHP Connor Brandon on (0-0, 11.81 ERA) Friday night, RHP Kyle Jones (0-1, 7.43 ERA) and RHP Jordan Power (1-1, 7.11 ERA) in the Saturday doubleheader, and RHP Chris Meyers (0-2, 9.00 ERA) to close the series on Sunday.
BROADCAST INFO
TV - Games 1, 3 and 4 of the Series will air on ESPN+
Live Stats -
LINK
Fan Info - Parents of student-athletes (Wofford and visiting team) and current Wofford students can attend. No general public allowed. Masks and social distancing will be required. Seating is in pods of four - please sit only in seats that have been marked with gold stickers.
QUICK HITS
• The 36 wins in 2019 were the second-most in school history (39 in 2015). Wofford has won 20 or more games in nine straight seasons and have reached 30 or more wins in five of the last six seasons.
• The Terriers were 14-9 in 2019 in the SoCon, marking the second-most wins in a season in league play. Wofford has won 10 or more SoCon games in each of the last seven years. The second place finish in 2019 was the best in school history.
• Wofford batted .316 (first in the SoCon) with an ERA of 3.12 (fourth in SoCon) in 2020.
• Among national leaders, Wofford was ninth in batting average, 7th in on base percentage and 40th in strikeout-to-walk ratio.
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Dalton Rhadans was tied for second in the nation with four wins, while
Hayes Heinecke was tied for 23rd with three.
• The Terriers have two players hitting over .300 this season, led by
Lawson Hill at .441.
• In the national rankings, Wofford was first in stolen bases (47) and third in stolen bases per game (2.76).
• Wofford has stolen 100 or more bases in seven straight seasons, dating back to 2013, the longest active streak in Division I.
• Among SoCon schools, the Terriers were first in on base percentage, runs scored, hits, RBIs, walks, and wins.
• Wofford was picked to finish third in the 2021 Preseason Poll by the coaches and media. Five Terriers earned Preseason All-SoCon honors, including Preseason Pitcher of the Year
Hayes Heinecke.
ABOUT WOFFORD
In the 2021 season, the team returns four starters in the field along with 13 pitchers ... Overall 26 players returned to the team with 17 newcomers ... This marks the 14th season under the direction of head coach
Todd Interdonato ... Leading the team are eight seniors:
Elliot Carney,
Colin Davis,
Jake Dippold,
Lawson Hill,
Clay Schwaner,
Josh Vitus,
David Yourke and
Jake Zoller ... Among the pitchers,
Hayes Heinecke was 3-1 with a 1.75 ERA and he was named the SoCon Preseason Pitcher of the Year ...
Dalton Rhadans was 4-0 with a 2.35 ERA as a reliver and was tied for first in the SoCon in wins ...
Josh Vitus was 1-1 and posted a 2.18 ERA in five starts ...
Lawson Hill led the team with a .467 batting average that was second in the SoCon ...
Colin Davis was fifth in the league in hits with 23 and had a .348 batting average ...
John Dempsey hit .314 with three home runs.
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