Wofford hits the road to Johnson City, Tennessee, for its final three road games of the season. The Terriers face off against ETSU and enter the weekend at 28-22 (5-10 SoCon) fresh off a 7-2 midweek win at home over Presbyterian, which followed a two-of-three series win over Mercer. The Buccaneers are 35-12 (11-4 SoCon) and coming off a 12-5 win at UNC Asheville in midweek action. The Bucs are winners of six straight, including a three-game sweep at VMI last weekend in league play. The programs have squared off 67 times since the initial meeting in 1957. Wofford holds a 35-32 all-time edge in the series after taking three of the four meetings last year. The Terriers took two-of-three at home during the regular season before eliminating the Bucs in the SoCon Tournament with a 13-10 win to advance to the championship.
 
Quick Hits
• Wofford's 12-5 triumph over No. 23 Kentucky is the program's first ranked win since besting No. 18 Dallas Baptist in 2022.
• With the 14-3 win over No. 17 Troy, the Terriers have victories over two different ranked teams in the same season for the first time in program history.
• Ryan Wynn hit for the cycle in the series finale on opening weekend against Ohio, marking the third cycle in program history.
• By taking two-of-three at The Citadel, Wofford has won its opening SoCon series in now six-straight full seasons.
• Wofford won the first-ever game in Fifth Third Park 5-2 over USC Upstate, christening the new minor league stadium in Spartanburg.
• James Layman is second in the SoCon with a .369 batting average and a .493 on-base percentage.
• Layman is Wofford's stolen base leader with 23 on the season, third in the SoCon. 
• Ryan Wynn (16) and Tyler Hare (15) rank third and fifth, respectively, in the SoCon for doubles.
• David Wiley now owns 10 triples in his career as one of just five Terriers to ever record double-digit three-baggers.
• The Terriers have been hit 95 times at the plate, 21st most in the nation.
• Owning 14 triples this season, Wofford is first in the SoCon for a second-straight year.
• With 145 steals this season, Wofford has stolen 100 or more bases in now 12-straight full seasons dating back to 2013, the longest active streak in Division I.
 
Probable Pitchers
Friday: Wofford's RHP Alec Bouchard (2-1, 6.75 ERA) vs. ETSU's RHP Carter Fink (6-2, 3.40 ERA)
Saturday: Wofford's TBD vs. ETSU's RHP Jace Hyde (6-0, 3.67 ERA)
Sunday: Wofford's TBD vs. ETSU's RHP Michael Harpster (5-3, 4.40 ERA)
 
About the Opponent: ETSU Buccaneers
The ETSU offense is high powered as the Buccaneers hit .311 as a team, first in the SoCon. The Bucs also lead the league in home runs (107) and slugging percentage (.583). The homers are second in the nation to only Georgia with its 119. Cooper Torress is top-hitting Buc with a .373 average, third in the conference. He adds a league-best 21 homers with 69 total hits and 61 RBI. Torres is one of four Bucs to rank in the top five of the league in homers, joining Grant Gallagher (20), Cody Miller (15), and Jamie Palmese (15). On the pitching side, ETSU leads the conference with a 4.31 ERA, led by Brady Frederick and his league-best 2.22 mark. His 0.90 WHIP is also tops in the conference and 12^th nationally. Frederick is second in the league with six wins, tied with teammates Jace Hyde and Carter Fink.
 
Small Ball
Wofford, or Bunt School, uses a combination of stolen bases and sacrifice bunts to advance on the basepaths. The Terriers swiped 147 bags last season, seventh nationally and second in the SoCon behind only VMI's 178. Wofford's 2.37 steals per game clip was 10th in the nation. With 55 sacrifices laid down, Wofford ranked fourth in the nation and was best in the conference. This season, the Terriers have put down 39 sacrifices and stolen 145 bases. The steals are good for fifth in the nation and second in the league. The Terriers trail just  VMI in the conference with its national-best 200 swipes. Sixteen different Terriers have swiped a base thus far with 14 owning multiple and six boasting at least 10. Four Terriers are perfect on steal attempts with at least four tries, including Adam Haber at 12-of-12. James Layman leads the team with 23 swipes, ranking third in the conference. Niko Brini is right on his heels with 20 steals, sixth in the league. Wofford is just 18 steals shy of matching its single-season record, which was set in 2013 with 163. Wofford's sacrifice bunts are third in the conference and 11th in the nation. Twelve different players have laid one down for Wofford with Tanner Hardin leading the way on the squad with seven. He ranks fifth in the conference. Lucas Manning is right on his heels with six sacrifices, eighth in the league. Hardin sits just six sacrifices behind the SoCon leader, The Citadel's Travis Elliott with 13.
 
Double Trouble
The Terrier offense has thrived at hitting doubles this season. Of Wofford's 467 total base hits, 92 have gone for two bases to rank sixth in the SoCon. This means 19.7 percent of Wofford's total hits have been doubles. Ryan Wynn and Tyler Hare lead the team with 16 and 15 two-baggers, respectively. Wynn is third in the league with Hare in fifth. Wynn is just two doubles behind conference-leader Bradley Garner of VMI with his 18 doubles. Wofford is the only team in the conference to boast a pair of players in the top five for doubles. Hare's propensity for the double has been exceptional this season, as 15 of his 35 total base knocks have been doubles, which comes out to 42.9 percent of his hits going for two. With 63 total bases coming out of his 35 hits, Hare averages 1.8 total bases per base hit to indicate that when he gets a hit, it's most likely to be a double.
 
30 Rocks
Upon recording win No. 30 last season, the Terriers secured a 30-win season for the sixth-straight full season (COVID-shortened 2020 campaign excluded). J.J. Edwards, became the first skipper in program history to notch 30 or more victories in his first year at the helm. Wofford's streak of six years in a row with 30-plus wins is the longest active run by a SoCon school. Mercer had been in front with eight-straight 30-win campaigns since joining the league, but the Bears finished with 29 wins last season to fall just short of extending their streak. Currently boasting 28 victories in 2025, the Terriers need just two more to extend the streak to seven consecutive seasons of 30 or more wins.
 
On Deck
Wofford returns home to host the final three games of the regular season by welcoming VMI to Russell C. King Field. Game one is set for Wednesday, May 14, at 5:30 p.m. Game two follows at the same time on Thursday, and the series finale is set for 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 16. That contest will serve as senior day for the Terriers.