After making its first road trip of the season, a 3-2 loss at Charlotte, Wofford returns home this weekend to host a three-game series against Fordham. The Terriers are 6-2 after a three-game weekend sweep at home over FDU and their road defeat at Charlotte. The Rams are 2-5 after dropping two-of-three in Deland, Florida, before defeating Saint Peter's in a home midweek tilt. The Terriers and Rams have met eight times prior with the series even at 4-4. The squads last met in 2018, at 2-1 Fordham win in Spartanburg. The opener was originally scheduled for Friday evening but was postponed due to inclement weather, so the series begins with a doubleheader on Saturday.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS
Saturday, March 2, Game 1: RHP Zac Cowan (1-0, 5.91 ERA) vs. RHP Declan Lavelle (1-1, 2.00 ERA)
Saturday, March 2, Game 2: TBD vs. RHP Dominic Cunha (0-2, 5.87 ERA)
Sunday, March 3: RHP Braden Hofmeyer (1-0, 0.75 ERA) vs. TBA
 
QUICK HITS
• Wofford boasts the 10th-best batting average in the nation with a .362 clip.
• The Terriers are outscoring their opponents 88-42 this season.
• Four Terriers are currently hitting .400 or better, and eight own a batting clip over .300.
• The 2024 campaign is the first under the leadership of head coach J.J. Edwards, who earned his first win against Towson.
• Wofford's 38 stolen bases are currently the most in the nation.
• Marshall Toole's 11 steals are tied for the most by a player in the country.
• Wofford's 13 steals against FDU on February 25 are a new single-game program record.
• Jack Renwick is on the doorstep of history, owning 82 career steals and needing just four more to become Wofford's all-time leader (Brett Rodriguez, 85).
• Ryan Galanie was named SoCon Player of the Year as a consensus selection, the third Terrier in a row to claim the honor.
• With 153 steals last season, Wofford has stolen 100 or more bases in 10-straight full seasons dating back to 2013, the longest active streak in Division I.
 
WEATHERING THE STORM
This weekend's series has been impacted by weather before it could even begin. The opener was originally scheduled to take place at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, March 1, but due to inclement weather that match-up has been postponed. Instead, the series opens tomorrow, Saturday, March 2, with a doubleheader. Game one takes place at 1:00 p.m. with game two set for approximately 45 minutes after. Sunday's finale is still set for 1:00 p.m.
 
GOING ON THE OFFENSIVE
The Wofford offense has been almost unstoppable so far in 2024, totaling 88 runs through the first eight games of the season, 18th most in the nation. At an average of 11.0 per game, the Terriers are 13th nationally in scoring. This is aided by the country's 10th-best batting average (.362), seventh-best on-base percentage (.482) and 20th-most hits (98). Wofford has scored double-digit runs in every game but two so far this season and outscored its opponents 88-42. This might be the most potent start to a season offensively by the Terriers ever, as their 86 runs through seven games are the most through seven games since posting 89 in the first seven contests of the 1983 campaign, when Wofford was still NAIA. This is the first and only time in program history that Wofford has tallied double-digit runs in six of its first seven games of a season. It has been a balanced attack, as four Terriers are batting over .400 with four more adding averages over .300. Marshall Toole (.469), Andrew Mannelly (.444), Dixon Black (.414) and Gunnar Johnson (.400) are all over .400 with Jack Renwick (.379), Brice Martinez (.355), David Wiley (.333) and Tyler Hare (.308) all checking in over .300.
 
THE SHARPEST TOOLE
Junior outfielder Marshall Toole has been arguably the top Terrier overall so far this season. He is hitting .469 with a .564 on-base percentage and a .656 slugging mark. Toole owns 15 hits, two of which are doubles with a pair of triples. He has scored 14 runs while driving home eight. He boasts seven walks to just five strikeouts, which is perhaps the biggest step-up in his game from years prior. Each of his first two seasons, Toole had more strikeouts at the plate than walks, including twice as many last season (33 walks to 66 strikeouts), but this season Toole has kept his K numbers down. Ever dangerous on the bases, the speedster has swiped a national-best 11 bags so far this year, including four against FDU on February 25 to tie for second most in a game in program history while aiding in a new program record 13 steals as a team. Toole's batting clip is second best in the SoCon, as are his hits and on-base mark.
 
THE MAN(NELLY)
Terrier sophomore outfielder Andrew Mannelly appears to be avoiding the dreaded sophomore slump in 2024 as he has taken a massive leap from year one to year two. Mannelly has started all eight games this season, most at DH with three in the outfield, and he is second on the team with a .444 batting average. Mannelly's slash line only gets better as it continues, as the lefty slugger owns an on-base mark of .543 and a slugging clip of .667. A quarter of his 12 base knocks have gone for extra bases, including three doubles and a homer. Patient as well, he has drawn seven walks.
 
TOP DOGS
Wofford ranks among the conference and national leaders in many statistical categories. The Terriers lead the SoCon in batting average (.362), hits (98), on-base percentage (.482), runs (88), sacrifice bunts (14), scoring (11.0), stolen bases (38), stolen bases per game (4.75), triples (four) and walks allowed per nine innings (3.55). Wofford is second in walks (55), ERA (4.94), K/BB ratio (2.68) and strikeouts per nine innings (9.5). Wofford's stolen bases are first nationally, and the bunts are second. Owning one of the best offenses in the nation, the Terriers rank 10th in the country in batting, seventh in on-base percentage, 13th in scoring and 20th in hits.
 
ON DECK
The Terriers will forego midweek play but remain home to host Lafayette in a three-game series from March 8-10.