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Mark Olencki

Softball Tyler Zaubi

Softball Faces Rival Furman for First Time

The Essentials
  • Matchup: Wofford Terriers (16-18, 6-6 SoCon) at Furman Paladins (19-25, 4-8 SoCon)
  • Where: Greenville, SC (Pepsi Field)
  • Series History: Never Met
  • Time:
    • 4/20: 1 & 3 PM on ESPN+
    • 4/21: 1 PM on ESPN+
Common Opponents
  • Northern Kentucky: Wofford (2-0) and Furman (1-0)
  • Gardner-Webb: Wofford (0-1) and Furman (1-1)
  • Presbyterian: Wofford (0-1) and Furman (2-0)
  • Western Carolina: Wofford (2-1) and Furman (3-0)
  • USC Upstate: Wofford (0-2) and Furman (1-1)
  • Mercer: Wofford (1-2) and Furman (0-3)
  • Samford: Wofford (1-2) and Furman (1-2)
In the Conference
  • Wofford holds the second lowest team ERA at 3.21, which is only 0.09 points behind first place Chattanooga.
  • Wofford's 152 runs are the second fewest allowed in the SoCon, which is only eleven more than first place Chattanooga.
    • This comes despite Wofford having the second highest batting average against in the conference with teams batting .296 against the Terriers.
    • Of those 152 runs allowed, only 110 of them are earned, which is the fewest amount in the conference (eight fewer than Chattanooga).
  • The Terriers have issued the fewest walks in the SoCon at just 66- 38 fewer walks than second place ETSU.
  • Wofford has only allowed eleven homeruns this season, three fewer than second place Samford.
  • Against Northern Kentucky on Feb. 16, Wofford produced…
    • 14 runs- the sixth most single game runs by a SoCon team this season
    • 17 hits- tied for the second most single game hits by a SoCon team this season
    • 14 RBIs- tied for the fourth most single game RBIs by a SoCon team this season
    • 5 doubles- tied for the second most doubles by a SoCon team this season
  • Other conference highs…
    • 13 strikeouts pitching vs. Buffalo on Mar. 1- tied for the second most in a single game by a SoCon team this season.
    • 11 strikeouts pitching at Charleston Southern on Mar. 15- tied for the sixth most in a single game by a SoCon team this season.
    • 5 sacrifice hits against Charleston Southern on Mar. 16 are the most in a single game by any SoCon team this season.
    • 8 walks against both Charleston Southern and Chattanooga are tied for the eighth most walks by a SoCon team this season (5 schools have drawn 9 walks a combined seven times).
    • 4 Stolen bases against Evansville are tied for the third most by a SoCon school this season.
  • Wofford hitters have the second fewest strikeouts in the conference at 165 – only five more than first place Samford.
  • Margaret Axelson is one of only four players in the conference to record nine assists in a game
    • She is one of two pitchers in the nation to record nine or more assists in a single game (the other being Jackie Albrecht from North Dakota – 9 assists vs. South Dakota)
    • Nine assists is tied for the third most in a single game in the nation
In the National Rankings
  • 107th in the nation in team ERA (3.21)
  • 38th in the nation in fewest hit batters (12)
  • 120th in the nation in walks (as the batters) (110)
  • Abbi Campbell and Kaytlin Greenwood are both top-100 in the country in sacrifice bunts per game.
    • Campbell: 45th (0.21/game)
    • Greenwood: 90th (0.18/game)
  • Kaytlin Greenwood currently sits 91st nationally in sacrifice flies with three.
  • Abby Greenwood and Margaret Axelson are also top-100 in fewest walks allowed per seven innings.
    • A. Greenwood is 31st (1.20/game)
    • Axelson is 86th (1.61/game)
  • The pair are also top-150 in the country in strikeout-to-walk ratio
    • A. Greenwood: 145th (+2.82)
    • Axelson: 146th (+2.81)
Other Notes to Watch
  • Desirae Devine, Havalynn Abernathy, and Abbi Campbell co-lead the team in multi-hit games with six this season.
  • Gracie Parker, however, is the only Terrier with multiple three-hit games this season (six Terriers have tallied three-hit games this season including Parker).
  • Hope Ingle's six-game hitting streak spanning Feb. 9, 2024, through Feb.17, 2024, is tied for the longest streak by a Terrier this season.
    • In addition to her six-game hitting streak, she safely reached base in 17 consecutive games from Feb. 9, 2024, through the first game of the doubleheader with Charleston Southern- the longest such streak by a Terrier this season.
  • Megan Towery tied Ingle's six-game hitting streak after collecting hits in each of Wofford's three games against Samford.
  • Towery and Kaytlin Greenwood joined Ingle as the only Terriers with a three BRI game or better (Greenwood and Towery both did so in game three against Mercer on Mar. 24).
  • Gracie Parker's streak of 16 straight games reaching base is the longest active such streak on the Terriers and the second longest streak by a Terrier this season. Parker became the third Terrier to tally such a streak in game one of the doubleheader at Chattanooga on April 6.
  • Wofford is 12-2 in games in which it scores four or more runs.
    • The team is also 8-1 in games in which it strikes out five or more opposing batters
Notes From Last Series
  • Standout Performers vs. Western Carolina
  • First home conference series won in program history
  • Margaret Axelson spun the longest outing by a Terrier in program history
  • Axelson was responsible for 17 of the 30 recorded outs in the game (eight strikeouts and nine assists)
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Players Mentioned

Kaytlin Greenwood

#00 Kaytlin Greenwood

INF
5' 6"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
Gracie Parker

#5 Gracie Parker

INF
5' 6"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
Desirae Devine

#7 Desirae Devine

INF/UT
5' 1"
Freshman
R/R
Havalynn Abernathy

#8 Havalynn Abernathy

OF
5' 7"
Junior
R/R
Abby Greenwood

#10 Abby Greenwood

RHP
5' 7"
Freshman
L/R
Abbi Campbell

#13 Abbi Campbell

OF
5' 5"
Freshman
R/R
Megan Towery

#14 Megan Towery

OF
5' 4"
Freshman
R/R
Abby Gossett

#18 Abby Gossett

INF
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
Margaret Axelson

#20 Margaret Axelson

RHP
5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
Hope Ingle

#25 Hope Ingle

C
5' 9"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Kaytlin Greenwood

#00 Kaytlin Greenwood

5' 6"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
INF
Gracie Parker

#5 Gracie Parker

5' 6"
Redshirt Freshman
R/R
INF
Desirae Devine

#7 Desirae Devine

5' 1"
Freshman
R/R
INF/UT
Havalynn Abernathy

#8 Havalynn Abernathy

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
OF
Abby Greenwood

#10 Abby Greenwood

5' 7"
Freshman
L/R
RHP
Abbi Campbell

#13 Abbi Campbell

5' 5"
Freshman
R/R
OF
Megan Towery

#14 Megan Towery

5' 4"
Freshman
R/R
OF
Abby Gossett

#18 Abby Gossett

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
INF
Margaret Axelson

#20 Margaret Axelson

5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Hope Ingle

#25 Hope Ingle

5' 9"
Junior
R/R
C