THIS WEEKEND
The Terriers host Samford for a key Southern Conference three-game series beginning on Friday ... Wofford has opened the season 24-15 overall and 12-6 in the SoCon after a series win at VMI last weekend and a loss on Tuesday night in 14 innings at Georgia State ... 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 ...  Samford is 23-17 overall and 13-5 in the SoCon after dropping two of three games in a home series against Mercer ... The Bulldogs were picked to finish first in the SoCon as they were 13-2 in the abbreviated 2020 season ... In 2019, Samford won two of the three regular season games against the Terriers, but Wofford won in the SoCon Tournament ... The weekend rotation for Wofford will be RHP Josh Vitus (1-2, 7.15 ERA) on Friday, with the first game on Saturday to be determined and RHP Elliot Carney (4-2, 2.91 ERA) will start the final game ... Samford will go with LHP Samuel Strickland (3-2, 4.88 ERA) on Friday, with RHP Jesse McCord (3-5, 6.19 ERA) and RHP Zach Hester (1-3, 5.79 ERA) for the doubleheader. 

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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 ten 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 eight years, with 12 wins so far in 2021. The second place finish in 2019 was the best in school history.
• Wofford is batting .285 (second in the SoCon) with an ERA of 4.77 (second in SoCon) in 2021.
• The Terriers have three players hitting over .300 this season, led by Nolen Hester at .370 which ranks ninth in the league.
• In the 2021 national rankings, Wofford is fourth in stolen bases (90) and 8th in stolen bases per game (2.31).
• 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 are third in batting average, second in on base percentage, first in walks and second in ERA.
• 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 is 2-4 with a 4.40 ERA and he was named the SoCon Preseason Pitcher of the Year ... Dalton Rhadans is 4-0 with a 2.25 ERA and five saves as a reliever ... Elliot Carney is 4-2 with a 2.91 ERA and a league-high 72 strikeouts ... Clay Schwaner has three saves and a 0.63 ERA ... Nolen Hester leads the team with a .370 batting average ... Colin Davis has a .360 batting average, along with team-bests in doubles, home runs and RBIs ... Trey Yunger, Lawson Hill and Jack Renwick also have 35 or more hits ... Jack Renwick leads the SoCon with 18 stolen bases, while Colin Davis (12), Shane Lussier (14) and Trey Yunger (14) also have 10+ steals.

IN THE NCAA RANKINGS
Wofford is currently in top 25 nationally in walks (9th), stolen bases (4th), sacrifice bunts (5th), sacrifice flies (11th), doubles (23rd), and stolen bases per game (8th) ... Individually Nolen Hester is 50th in on base percentage, Colin Davis is ranked in doubles (67th), Zeb Roos is 20th in hit by pitch and second in sacrifice flies, Elliot Carney is 35th in strikeouts and Jack Renwick is 16th in stolen bases and second in sacrifice bunts.

LAST TIME AGAINST SAMFORD
Samford won two of the three games in the series played in Spartanburg in 2019, but Wofford had a SoCon Tournament win. On Friday night, Samford won 11-4. Wofford won the Saturday contest 8-5. Samford earned the series win with a 6-1 victory on Sunday. In the SoCon Tournament, the Terriers won 5-2 to reach the championship game. Samford leads the all-time series that began in 2009 by a 25-15 margin.