THIS WEEKEND
The Terriers host The Citadel for a key Southern Conference three-game series beginning on Friday and continuing on Sunday with a doubleheader ... Wofford has opened the season 27-16 overall and 14-7 in the SoCon after a series win against Samford over the weekend and a road win at Winthrop on Wednesday ... 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 ... The Citadel is 11-29 overall and 3-17 in the Southern Conference after dropping a weekend series against VMI and a 10-2 loss to Mississippi State on Wednesday night ... The Bulldogs were picked to finish seventh in the league this season after a 10-6 mark in the 202 season ... Wofford won two of the three previous games played against The Citadel this season in Charleston ... The weekend rotation for Wofford will be RHP
Josh Vitus (1-3, 8.50 ERA), RHP
Devon Sharts (0-0, 4.24 ERA) and RHP
Elliot Carney (4-2, 3.05 ERA) ... The Bulldogs will go with RHP Lathan Todd (2-6, 6.53 ERA) on Friday, with Sunday's starters to be determined.
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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 14 wins so far in 2021. The second place finish in 2019 was the best in school history.
• Wofford is batting .282 (third in the SoCon) with an ERA of 4.69 (second in SoCon) in 2021.
• The Terriers have three players hitting over .300 this season, led by
Nolen Hester at .365 which ranks ninth in the league.
• In the 2021 national rankings, Wofford is second in stolen bases (106) and 4th in stolen bases per game (2.47).
• Wofford has stolen 100 or more bases in eight 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 sacrifice bunts.
• 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 5-0 with a 2.35 ERA and five saves as a reliever ...
Elliot Carney is 4-2 with a 3.05 ERA and a league-high 77 strikeouts ...
Clay Schwaner has three saves and a 0.53 ERA ...
Nolen Hester leads the team with a .365 batting average ...
Colin Davis has a .357 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 20 stolen bases, while
Colin Davis (14),
Nolen Hester (10),
Shane Lussier (14) and
Trey Yunger (16) also have 10+ steals.
IN THE NCAA RANKINGS
Wofford is currently in top 30 in walks (10th), stolen bases (2nd), sacrifice bunts (5th), on base percentage (26th), doubles (22nd), and stolen bases per game (4th) ... Individually
Nolen Hester is 38th in on base percentage,
Colin Davis is 76th in slugging percentage,
Lawson Hill is 33rd in walks and the 49th toughest to strikeout,
Zeb Roos is 26th in hit by pitch and fifth in sacrifice flies,
Elliot Carney is 49th in strikeouts and
Jack Renwick is 16th in stolen bases and sixth in sacrifice bunts.
LAST TIME AGAINST THE CITADEL
Wofford won two of the three games in the series played in Charleston earlier this season in the SoCon opener for both teams. On Friday, The Citadel won the first game of the doubleheader 5-3 and Wofford took the second game by a 5-4 margin as all five runs were scored in the fifth inning. Wofford earned the series win with a 6-0 shutout on Saturday. Wofford leads the all-time series that began in 1899 by a 62-53 margin.
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