SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference announced today its selections for the all-conference baseball teams and all-freshman squad with 11 total Terriers earning recognition. Head coach Todd Interdonato earned a consensus coach of the year nod while 5^th-year catcher Lawson Hill was named player of the year by the media. Wofford garnered five first-team honorees, two second-team selections (one consensus) and three all-freshman nods.
 
Head coach Todd Interdonato repeats this season as SoCon Coach of the Year after guiding Wofford to its second consecutive regular season conference title. The Terriers finished the SoCon slate with a 16-4-1 mark and an overall clip of 40-14-1. The 40 wins are a new program record, topping the 39 of the 2015 team. The Terriers were ranked nationally for three weeks this season from April 11 – May 1, reaching as high as No. 22 in the country.
 
Eleven total Terriers earned all-conference honors, with 10 players receiving recognition alongside Interdonato. The 11 different individuals are the most Wofford has ever had honored in a single season in the SoCon awards. They are also the most individual selections of any program in the conference this year.
 
The consensus first-team nods go to Lawson Hill, Matthew Marchal, John Dempsey, Ryan Galanie and Brennen Dorighi. Dalton Rhadans was a consensus second-team pick while Josh Vitus earned a spot on the media's second team. The all-freshman team, selected only by the coaches, features Carter Bailey, Coulson Buchanan and Marshall Toole.
 
Fifth-year catcher Lawson Hill was tabbed as the Player of the Year by the media and earned a consensus first-team nod. He is Wofford's second player of the year ever, joining former teammate Colin Davis, last year's winner. Hill has been a bastion of consistency at the dish this season, hitting .394 in 55 games with 82 total hits. He has amassed 30 walks on the season as well, lifting his on-base percentage to .473. Hill adds 38 runs driven in and has stolen 11 bases. Earlier this season, Hill became Wofford's new all-time hits leader with a second single at Clemson on April 27 for his 266^th career hit to pass Mac Doyle's mark of 265. Hill also rode a 23-game hit streak from April 2 – May 13, second-longest in program history with 17 of the 23 affairs being multi-hit games. With only 13 strikeouts on the season, Hill ranks as the eighth-toughest player to strikeout in the nation and hasn't been retired on strikes since May 1. His .394 batting average leads the conference, and in the 21 league games the right-hander hit a whopping .506 with 42 base knocks.
 
Junior starting pitcher Matthew Marchal earned a consensus first-team honor, the first of his career. In 79.2 innings over 17 games (16 starts), the right-hander has posted a 6-2 record with a 2.60 ERA. His 87 punchouts rank second in the conference. With only 12 walks issued, his strikeout-to-walk ratio of 7.25 ranks first in the league and 18^th-best in the nation. Marchal was named SoCon Pitcher of the Week earlier this season on March 7.
 
Senior first baseman John Dempsey is the third Wofford player with a consensus first-team nod. The left-handed slugger slashed .368/.468/.618 on the season. He totaled 75 hits with 49 RBI and 32 walks. Dempsey clobbered 12 home runs alongside 15 doubles. He earned a SoCon Player of the Week honor on March 21, and then he was tabbed Player of the Month in March. This is Dempsey's first all-conference honor since receiving a consensus second-team selection in 2019.
 
Junior third baseman Ryan Galanie is the fourth consensus first-team selection for the Terriers. The right-handed slugger slashed .330/.437/.665 with 68 hits and 58 RBI. He was the only Terrier to showcase more pop than Dempsey, smashing 17 long balls to finish second in the conference. He was the only Terrier with multiple multi-homer games, belting two homers in a game four times this season. He also tallied 13 stolen bases and four triples, which was second in the league. Galanie was named SoCon Player of the Week just yesterday, and he has also shown success in the classroom with a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection as well.
 
Senior designated hitter Brennen Dorighi rounds out Wofford's consensus first-team selections. With a .341/.406/.568 slash line, the slugger totaled 60 hits and 52 RBI. He added 21 walks, 11 doubles and nine homers to go with his perfect 9-of-9 stolen base rate. Dorighi was named SoCon Player of the Week twice this season, the only Terrier to win it more than once.
 
Senior relief pitcher Dalton Rhadans was Wofford's lone consensus second-team selection. In 32 appearances, the righty posted a 2.94 ERA with a 7-3 record and 10 saves over 67.1 innings. He totaled 68 strikeouts with just 10 walks issued. Rhadans' 10 saves led the conference and rank 19^th nationally, while his seven wins tied for second in the league. Rhadans was twice named SoCon Pitcher of the Week to go along with his SoCon Pitcher of the Month nod in March.
 
Senior starting pitcher Josh Vitus was honored on the second team by the media. Vitus was 4-3 on the season with a 2.88 ERA in 11 starts. Over 40.2 innings of work, the righty struck out 40 batters while only allowing seven free passes. Like Rhadans, he was also twice named SoCon Pitcher of the Week this season.
 
Wofford's three all-freshman selections tie the 2019 honorees for the most in a single season in program history. They also tie the three selections from The Citadel for the most by a single school this season.
 
Right-handed pitcher Carter Bailey is the first all-freshman honoree for the Terriers. Bailey was 2-0 with a 3.80 ERA over 16 games (three starts). He picked up 15 strikeouts to seven walks over 21.1 innings.
 
Right-handed pitcher Coulson Buchanan joins Bailey with his 4-1 record and 4.50 ERA. Buchanan pitched 52.0 innings over 15 games (five starts) with 60 punchouts and 16 walks. Buchanan's 60 strikeouts were best among Wofford's freshmen and were third overall on the squad. He also added a save as the only Terrier aside from Rhadans to earn one.
 
Outfielder Marshall Toole was Wofford's best freshman bat, slashing .267/.451/.322 in 45 games with 30 starts. He picked up 24 hits with 11 RBI and worked 20 walks. Toole was 16-of-18 on stolen bases, good for third in the conference.
 
Wofford carries its best-ever record into the Southern Conference Tournament this weekend, where the Terriers enter as the No. 1 seed. With a double-bye, the Terriers will play their first game of the double-elimination bracket on Friday, May 27 against a to be determined opponent. The game is scheduled for a 9:00 a.m. start at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C.
 
2022 SoCon Baseball Coaches All-Southern Conference Teams
Player of the Year – Hogan Windish, Jr., 2B, UNCG
Pitcher of the Year – Alex Hoppe, Sr., RHP, UNCG
Freshman of the Year – Tommy Barth, OF, ETSU
Coach of the Year – Todd Interdonato, Wofford  
 
First team
SP           Zach Franklin, Western Carolina
SP           Matthew Marchal, Wofford
RP           Alex Hoppe, UNCG
C             Lawson Hill, Wofford
1B           John Dempsey, Wofford
2B           Hogan Windish, UNCG
SS            Pascanel Ferreras, Western Carolina
3B           Ryan Galanie, Wofford
OF           Tommy Barth, ETSU
OF           Bill Knight, Mercer
OF           Colby Thomas, Mercer
DH           Brennen Dorighi, Wofford
 
Second team
SP           Austin Parsley, UNCG
SP           Michael Ross, Samford
RP           Jackson Kelley, Mercer
RP        Dalton Rhadans, Wofford
C             Collin Price, Mercer
1B           Bryce Hodge, ETSU
2B           Will Prater, Western Carolina  
SS            Ashton King, ETSU
3B           Mitchell Smith, UNCG                      
OF           Pres Cavenaugh, UNCG
OF           Kennedy Jones, UNCG
OF           Colton Ledbetter, Samford
DH          Noah Webb, ETSU 
 
All-freshman team 
Fisher Paulsen, The Citadel
Sawyer Reeves, The Citadel
Wells Sykes, The Citadel
Tommy Barth, ETSU
Andrew Ronne, ETSU
Treyson Hughes, Mercer
Kennedy Jones, UNCG
Garrett Staton, Samford
Tyler Kaltreider, VMI
Carter Bailey, Wofford
Coulson Buchanan, Wofford
Marshall Toole, Wofford
2022 SoCon Sports Media Association Baseball All-Conference Teams
Player of the Year – Lawson Hill, 5th, C, Wofford  
Pitcher of the Year – Alex Hoppe, Sr., RHP, UNCG
Freshman of the Year – Tommy Barth, OF, ETSU
Coach of the Year – Todd Interdonato, Wofford
 
First team
SP        Zach Franklin, Western Carolina
SP        Matthew Marchal, Wofford
RP       Jackson Kelley, Mercer
RP       Alex Hoppe, UNCG
C         Lawson Hill, Wofford
1B       John Dempsey, Wofford
2B       Hogan Windish, UNCG
SS        Pascanel Ferreras, Western Carolina
3B       Ryan Galanie, Wofford
OF       Tommy Barth, ETSU
OF       Bill Knight, Mercer
OF       Colton Ledbetter, Samford
DH      Brennen Dorighi, Wofford
 
Second team
SP        Austin Parsley, UNCG
SP        Josh Vitus, Wofford
RP       Dalton Rhadans, Wofford
C         Collin Price, Mercer
1B       Stephen Klein, Samford
2B       Zac Morris, VMI
SS        Ashton King, ETSU
3B       Mitchell Smith, UNCG
OF       Pres Cavenaugh, UNCG
OF       Colby Thomas, Mercer
OF       Kennedy Jones, UNCG
DH      Noah Webb, ETSU