THIS WEEK
The Terriers started the fourth week of the season with a game against Presbyterian College on Wednesday afternoon and then will play a three-game series against Gardner-Webb ... The Terriers were defeated 11-6 by the Blue Hose on Wednesday ... The Terriers have begun the 2015 season with a 9-4 record, including wins over Boston College and Pittsburgh from the ACC ... Wofford was 32-28 overall and 12-14 in the Southern Conference last season ... Gardner-Webb was 24-31 overall in 2014 and were 11-15 in the Big South to finish tenth ... The Runnin’ Bulldogs are 10-2 this season, including series sweeps of Cornell and Valparaiso and losses to James Madison and Holy Cross ... Wofford holds a 23-14 lead in the series against Gardner-Webb, including a pair of midweek wins in 2014 ... Wofford starters will be RHP Matt Milburn (2-0, 2.37 ERA) on Friday, RHP Luke Leftwich (2-0, 3.12 ERA) on Saturday, with freshman LHP Adam Scott (1-0, 3.18 ERA) on Sunday afternoon.
ABOUT WOFFORD
In the 2015 season, the Wofford baseball team returns five starters in the field along with 13 pitchers ... Overall 25 players return to the team from the 2014 season with 10 newcomers ... This is the eighth season under the direction of head coach Todd Interdonato ... Leading the team are five seniors: Connell Anderson, Conor Clancey, Matthew Pelt, James Plaisted, and Matthew Ramsay ... RHP Matthew Milburn was named to the Preseason All-Southern Conference team second team as a starting pitcher, while James Plaisted was named to the second team in the outfield ... Junior RHP Matt Milburn is the top returning starting pitcher with a 4-6 record and a 3.95 ERA last season ... Junior RHP Will Stillman led the team with a 1.55 ERA and had four saves ... Junior infielder Alec Paradowski is the top returning hitter with a .280 average last season ... Senior outfielder Matt Ramsay had a .279 batting average, while senior outfielder/infielder James Plaisted batted .250 and led the team with 42 RBIs ... Senior RHP Connell Anderson had a 4.20 ERA in 13 starts ... Junior RHP Luke Leftwich had 78 strikeouts in 14 starts, while sophomore RHP Matt Milburn started 14 games with a 3.95 ERA .
HEAD COACH TODD INTERDONATO
Wofford head coach Todd Interdonato (UNC Asheville ‘00) enters his eighth season as head coach after spending two seasons as an assistant with the Terriers. After graduating from UNC Asheville, he was an assistant coach at his alma mater for one season. He spent two years at Gardner-Webb as an assistant coach and earned his MBA. In 2005 he was at Fort Scott Community College in Kansas as an assistant coach. Interdonato joined the Terriers as an assistant for the 2006 season. With 163 career wins, he is second all-time among Wofford baseball coaches in that category.
2015 SOCON PRESEASON HONORS
Junior Matt Milburn and senior James Plaisted were named to the Preseason All-Southern Conference team as selected by the coaches. Milburn is second team as a starting pitcher and Plaisted is second team in the outfield. In the preseason polls that were also released, the Terriers were picked to finish tied for seventh by the coaches and eighth by the media.
LAST YEAR AGAINST GARDNER-WEBB
Last season the Terriers won both games played against Gardner-Webb. On February 19, Wofford earned a 7-6 win over Gardner-Webb at Russell C. King Field. The Terriers scored four runs in the third inning to take the lead and held on for the victory. The Terriers were led by Eric Brenk with three hits and two RBIs, while Kody Ruedisili had two hits and three RBIs in his first career game. The Runnin’ Bulldogs had three hits and three RBIs from Scott Johnson. Wofford pitcher John Caskey threw two innings and allowed four runs on five hits with two strikeouts in his first career start. Gardner-Webb starter Brad Haymes went three innings and gave up seven runs on eight hits, along with six strikeouts. On March 26, Wofford came away with a 7-4 win over Gardner-Webb at John Henry Moss Stadium. The Terriers had a 5-0 lead before the Runnin’ Bulldogs scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth. Wofford tacked on two runs in the top of the ninth to secure the victory. The Terriers were led by Matt Kaskow with three hits and two RBIs, while Alec Paradowski added two RBIs. J.J. Nazzaro had three RBIs for the Runnin’ Bulldogs. Wofford pitcher Jordan Accetta started and went five innings without allowing a run on five hits. Gardner-Webb starter Beau Hilton went two innings and allowed two runs on one hit with one strikeout. Brad Haymes threw three innings and gave up two runs on three hits with five strikeouts.
THE 2014 SEASON
The Terriers put together one of the best seasons in school history in 2014 ... Wofford was 32-28 overall and 12-14 in the Southern Conference ... Wofford finished tied for fifth in the conference standings with Appalachian State ... The Mountaineers won the regular
2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Date Opponent
Time/Result
Feb. 13
BOSTON COLLEGE
W, 8-4
Feb. 14
XAVIER
W, 11-3
Feb. 15
DAYTON
W, 9-7
Feb. 18
at Presbyterian
W, 7-4
Feb. 20
PITTSBURGH
W, 5-3
Feb. 21
MIAMI (OH)
W, 7-4
Feb. 22
UNC ASHEVILLE
W, 2-1
Feb. 25
at Clemson
L, 5-11
Feb. 27
HARVARD
W, 9-2
Feb. 28
HARVARD (DH)
L, 1-2
Feb. 28
HARVARD (DH)
L, 1-3
March 1
HARVARD
W, 7-0
March 4
PRESBYTERIAN
L, 6-11
March 6
GARDNER-WEBB
5:00 pm
March 7
at Gardner-Webb
2:00 pm
March 8
GARDNER-WEBB
2:00 pm
March 10 at Savannah State
5:00 pm
March 13 IONA
6:00 pm
March 14 IONA (DH)
2:00 pm
March 15 IONA
1:00 pm
March 17 COPPIN STATE
6:00 pm
March 18 COPPIN STATE
4:00 pm
March 20 VMI *
6:00 pm
March 21 VMI *
3:00 pm
March 22 VMI *
1:00 pm
March 25 UNC ASHEVILLE
6:00 pm
March 27 N.C. CENTRAL
6:00 pm
March 28 N.C. CENTRAL
3:00 pm
March 29 N.C. CENTRAL
1:00 pm
March 31 at Vanderbilt
6:00 pm (CT)
April 1
at Vanderbilt
4:30 pm (CT)
April 3
at Western Carolina *
6:00 pm
April 4
at Western Carolina *
2:00 pm
April 5
at Western Carolina *
1:00 pm
April 8
at UNC Asheville
6:00 pm
April 10
at The Citadel *
6:00 pm
April 11
at The Citadel *
2:00 pm
April 12
at The Citadel *
1:00 pm
April 15
USC Upstate
6:00 pm
April 17
MERCER *
6:00 pm
April 18
MERCER *
3:00 pm
April 19
MERCER *
1:00 pm
April 24
SAMFORD *
6:00 pm
April 25
SAMFORD *
3:00 pm
April 26
SAMFORD *
1:00 pm
May 1
at UNC Greensboro *
6:00 pm
May 2
at UNC Greensboro *
2:00 pm
May 3
at UNC Greensboro *
1:00 pm
May 6
at South Carolina
7:00 pm
May 8
FURMAN *
5:00 pm
May 9
FURMAN *
1:00 pm
May 10
FURMAN *
1:00 pm
May 15
at East Tennessee State * 6:00 pm
May 16
at East Tennessee State (DH) * 2:00 pm
May 19-24 SoCon Tournament Charleston, SC
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BASEBALL GAME NOTES
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March 6 - 5:00 pm Wofford (9-4) vs. Gardner-Webb (10-2)
RHP Matt Milburn (2-0, 2.37 ERA) and LHP Erik Heiligenstadt (1-0, 2.70 ERA)
March 7- 2:00 pm Wofford (9-4) at Gardner-Webb (10-2)
RHP Luke Leftwich (2-0, 3.12 ERA) and RHP Matt Fraudin (3-0, 0.00 ERA)
March 8 - 2:00 pm Wofford (9-4) vs. Gardner-Webb (10-2)
LHP Adam Scott (1-0, 3.18 ERA) and RHP Brad Haymes (1-0, 0.79 ERA)
WEEK
reach third in the contest, when an error and a single put runners at second and third with one out in the second inning. He worked out of his lone jam with a strikeout and a lineout to preserve the shutout. The complete-game shutout was the first for a Wofford pitcher since Brandon Yarusi blanked Furman 5-0 on April 14, 2013. This was the first SoCon Pitcher of the Week honor since Yarusi earned it for that performance against Furman in 2013.
2014 QUICK NOTES
Wofford started the 2014 season at home for the eighth straight season ... The season opener was pushed back one day due to weather ... Carson Waln recorded his first career hit against Ball State (2/16) ... Kody Ruedisili had hits in his first two career plate appearances against Gardner-Webb (2/19) ... Pete Carrier had his first hit and RBI against Georgia Southern (4/27) ... Wofford scored in double figures for the first time in the season at Charleston Southern (2/25) ... Dylan May’s first career home run was a walk-off in the tenth inning against Marist (3/9) ... Josh Hyman and Alec Paradowski led off against Marist (3/8) with back-to-back home runs, the first time since 2009 at Elon that Wofford players have gone back-to-back ... James Plaisted and Luke Feisal added back-to-back homers at Davidson (3/22) ... Wofford broke the school single-game record for stolen bases with 12 against Alcorn State (3/15). The previous record of 11 was set in 1973 and 1981, prior to moving to the NCAA ... The series sweep over Alcorn State was the first sweep over an opponent since winning four games against Harvard in 2011 ... The grand slam by James Plaisted at Davidson (3/22) was the first for the Terriers since Eric Brenk against Niagara (2/16/13) ... The Terriers were 10-4 against teams from the Big South Conference this season ... Wofford improved by ten wins over last season.
TERRIERS IN THE 2014 SOCON STATS
At the end of the 2014 season, several Terriers were ranked in the SoCon individual stats ... Seth Neely was third in walks (37), fifth in doubles, eighth in home runs, and eighth in plate appearances ... Conor Clancey was fifth in hit by pitch ... Jame Plaisted was tied for ninth in sacrifice bunts ... In stolen bases, Josh Hyman was third, Seth Neely fourth, Eric Brenk sixth, and Demetrius Jennings was ninth ... Luke Leftwich was eighth in strikeouts ... Jesse Morris was second with nine wins, fourth in strikeouts, and seventh in fewest walks ... Matt Milburn was seventh in innings pitched, tenth in strikeouts, and first in runners picked off with five ... Eric Eck was fourth in saves and third in games finished ... Will Stillman was fifth in appearances ... Connell Anderson was eighth in fewest earned runs allowed ...Conor Clancey was seventh in putouts and tenth in fielding percentage with only one error on the year.
TERRIERS IN THE 2014 SOCON TEAM STATS
As a team, Wofford was last in batting average at .249 and ninth in on base percentage at .350 ... The Terriers were tenth in hits, sixth in runs scored, ninth in RBIs, and fifth in home runs ... The team was second in walks received, seventh in strikeouts, and second in hit by pitch ... Wofford was first with 153 stolen bases and fourth with 31 sacrifice bunts ... The team was sixth with only 35 hits into a double play ... The pitching staff was fifth with a 5.01 ERA ... Wofford was second in innings pitched ... The opponent’s batting average was .272, seventh in the SoCon ... Wofford was first in strikeouts at 496, fourth in wins, and fourth in saves ... The team caught 21 runners stealing, the fourth most in the league, and picked off 16, which was first ... Wofford was second in fielding percentage at .966.
season series over the Terriers and earned the #5 seed, while Wofford had the #6 seed and a bye in the SoCon Tournament ... The #6 seed was the highest for Wofford since the 2002 season (also sixth) ... In the tournament, the Terriers lost to #3 seed Samford before eliminating #10 seed The Citadel and #2 seed Davidson to reach the semifinals ... In the semifinals, Wofford lost 12-3 to Samford ... The 32 wins are the most in school history ... The 12 conference wins are the second most in school history (14 in 2002) ... Wofford posted a winning season for the first time since 1992 (19-17) and the first in the Division I era ... The Terriers led the nation in stolen bases with 153, stolen bases per game with 2.55, and were 21st in home runs ... On the season, Wofford set new school records in six team categories, including walks received, fielding percentage, and strikeouts ... This was the first SoCon Tournament appearance since the 2008 season and only the sixth appearance since joining the SoCon for the 1998 season ... The Terriers are 9-9 all-time in SoCon Tournament games.
LAST YEAR AGAINST THE SOCON
Wofford was 12-14 in Southern Conference games this season, the second most league wins in school history. The Terriers were 9-6 at home and 3-8 on the road. Against SoCon opponents, the Terriers won series against Georgia Southern (2-1), The Citadel (2-1), UNCG (3-0), and Samford (2-1). Wofford lost series to Davidson (1-2), Western Carolina (0-3), Appalachian State (1-2), Elon (1-2), and Furman (0-2).
2015 QUICK NOTES
Wofford started the 2015 season at home for the ninth straight season ... The Terriers won the season opener for the third time in the last five years ... The win over Boston College was the first victory against a member of the ACC since the 2010 season, when Wofford downed Duke 6-4 at King Field ... Mack Nathanson’s first career hit was a three-run homer in the third inning against Xavier (2/14) ... Kody Ruedisili hit his first career home run at Presbyterian (2/18) ... Alex Malsch has scored four runs as a pinch runner ... Wofford started the season 7-0, the best in the school’s NCAA Division I era and the best since a 13-0 start in 1983 ... Cody Miller’s first career hit was a triple against Harvard (2/28) ... For Adam Scott’s first career win, he threw a complete game shutout against Harvard (3/1) ... In Max McDougald’s first career start against Presbyterian (3/4), his first hit was an RBI bunt single and he added a single in the fourth inning ... James Plaisted has reached base safely in 19 straight games (6 to end 2014, 13 to start 2015).
TERRIERS IN THE 2015 NATIONAL STATS
As of March 5, Wofford is 53rd in winning percentage (0.692) ... Wofford is also 23rd in doubles, 69th in hits, 27th in home runs, 92nd in on base percentage, 11th in stolen bases, 82nd in scoring, 28th in base on balls, 57th in slugging percentage, and 78th in strikeouts. Will Stillman is third in saves (5), Luke Leftwich is 50th in strikeouts, Adam Scott is fourth in complete games, Mack Nathanson is 45th in hit by pitch, James Plaisted is 25th in home runs and 30th in runs scored, Kody Ruedisili is 7th in sacrifice bunts, and Matt Ramsay is 19th in triples.
SOCON PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Adam Scott was named the Southern Conference pitcher of the week for all games Feb. 23 to March 1. The selections are made by the league office. Making only his third career start, freshman Scott hurled a complete-game shutout over Harvard on Sunday, limiting the Crimson to just three hits and two walks on 105 pitches. The Canandaigua, N.Y., native struck out four and faced the minimum four times. Scott allowed just one base-runner to
2014 HOMERUNS
1. Josh Hyman 2/16 vs. Ball State 2. Seth Neely 2/22 vs. Butler 3. Eric Brenk 3/1 vs. Longwood 4. Josh Hyman 3/2 vs. Longwood 5. Matt Ramsay ^ 3/2 vs. Longwood 6. Seth Neely 3/8 vs. Marist 7. Josh Hyman 3/9 vs. Marist 8. Alec Paradowski 3/9 vs. Marist 9. Dylan May ^ 3/9 vs. Marist 10. Dylan May 3/11 vs. Savannah State 11. Matt Ramsay 3/15 vs. Alcorn State 12. Eric Brenk 3/19 vs. Presbyterian 13. Conor Clancey 3/22 at Davidson 14. James Plaisted 3/22 at Davidson 15. James Plaisted * 3/22 at Davidson 16. Luke Feisal 3/22 at Davidson 17. James Plaisted 3/29 at Western Carolina 18. Josh Hyman 3/30 at Western Carolina 19. Conor Clancey 4/4 vs. Appalachian State 20. Conor Clancey 4/4 vs. Appalachian State 21. Seth Neely 4/5 vs. Appalachian State 22. Seth Neely 4/6 vs. Appalachian State 23. Seth Neely 4/11 vs. Elon
24. James Plaisted 4/13 vs. Elon 25. James Plaisted 4/13 vs. Elon 26. Seth Neely 4/17 at Furman 27. James Plaisted 4/17 at Furman 28. Eric Brenk 4/23 at Presbyterian 29. Matt Ramsay 4/25 vs. Georgia Southern 30. Conor Clancey 4/25 vs. Georgia Southern 31. Alec Paradowski 4/27 vs. Georgia Southern 32. Conor Clancey 5/2 at The Citadel 33. Seth Neely 5/3 at The Citadel 34. Seth Neely 5/5 at Presbyterian 35. Josh Hyman 5/5 at Presbyterian 36. James Plaisted 5/5 at Presbyterian 37. Seth Neely 5/7 at South Carolina 38. Conor Clancey 5/9 vs. UNCG 39. Josh Hyman 5/17 vs. Samford 40. Seth Neely 5/24 vs. Samford
2015 HOMERUNS
1. James Plaisted 2/14 vs. Xavier 2. Mack Nathanson 2/14 vs. Xavier 3. Matt Pelt 2/14 vs. Xavier 4. Matt Pelt 2/18 at Presbyterian 5. Kody Ruedisili 2/18 at Presbyterian 6. James Plaisted 2/20 vs. Pittsburgh 7. Mack Nathanson 2/20 vs. Pittsburgh 8. James Plaisted 2/22 vs. UNC Asheville 9. Kody Ruedisili 3/4 vs. Presbyterian
* Grand Slam ^ Walk-off
2015 STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION
PITCHER
Matthew Milburn
3
(3-0)
Adam Scott
3
(3-0)
Luke Leftwich
3
(2-1)
John Caskey
2
(0-2)
Spencer Kulman
1
(0-1)
Elliot Lance
1
(1-0)
CATCHER
Carson Waln
8
(6-2)
Mack Nathanson
4
(3-1)
Cody Miller
1
(0-1)
FIRST BASE
James Plaisted
13
(9-4)
SECOND BASE
Alec Paradowski
13
(9-4)
THIRD BASE
Conor Clancey
10
(8-2)
Trace Witt
2
(1-1)
Max McDougald
1
(0-1)
SHORTSTOP
Derek Hirsch
12
(9-3)
Alex Malsch
1
(0-1)
LEFT FIELD
Demetrius Jennings 7
(6-1)
Matt Ramsay
6
(3-3)
CENTER FIELD
Kody Ruedisili
13
(9-4)
RIGHT FIELD
Matt Pelt
11
(7-4)
Matt Ramsay
2
(2-0)
DESIGNATED HITTER
Mack Nathanson
8
(5-3)
Matt Ramsay
5
(4-1)
2015 MULTIPLE RBI GAMES
James Plaisted
3
Conor Clancey
2
Alec Paradowski
2
Matt Ramsay
2
Carson Waln
2
Max McDougald
1
Matt Pelt
1
Demetrius Jennings
1
Mack Nathanson
1
Kody Ruedisili
1
2015 MULTIPLE HIT GAMES
James Plaisted
7
Matt Ramsay
6
Carson Waln
4
Matt Pelt
3
Mack Nathanson
2
Kody Ruedisili
2
Max McDougald
1
Conor Clancey
1
Alec Paradowski
1
TERRIERS IN THE 2014 NATIONAL STATS
In the final national rankings, Wofford was first in stolen bases and first in stolen bases per game ... The team was 28th in bases on balls and 56th in hit by pitch ... They were 21st in home runs with 40, 122nd in doubles, and 168th in on base percentage ... The pitching staff was seventh in strikeouts per nine innings and 113th in strikeout-to-walk ratio ... Seth Neely was 75th in bases on balls and 44th in home runs ... James Plaisted was 127th in home runs ... In stolen bases, Josh Hyman (37th), Seth Neely (53rd), Eric Brenk (53rd), and Demetrius Jennings (124th) were all in the top 125 ... Eric Eck was 24th in the nation with twelve saves ... Matthew Milburn was 126th in strikeouts ... Luke Leftwich was 119th in strikeouts and 47th in strikeouts per nine innings ... Jesse Morris was 49th in wins, 87th in strikeouts, 57th in strikeouts per nine innings, and 88th in strikeout-to-walk ratio ... Will Stillman was 19th with 34 pitching appearances.
2014 NEW FACES
In the 2014 season, several new faces made an impact. Freshman catcher Carson Waln started 15 games, while freshman outfielder Kody Ruedisili had 27 starts. Freshman infielder Dylan May played in 34 games with 14 starts, while junior transfer Conor Clancey had 55 starts at first base. Freshman pitchers Jordan Accetta, Quintin Pile, Spencer Kulman, Merritt Huber, Elliot Lance, John Caskey, and Chris Sheehan all threw at least three innings. Accetta has six starts and a 3-3 record. Pile missed most of the season due to injury.
2015 NEW FACES
Just two weeks into the 2015 season and several freshman have seen time on the field for the Terriers. Pitcher Adam Scott has three starts and has a 3.18 ERA. Mack Nathanson has 12 starts, eight as the designated hitter and four at catcher. Cody Miller, McClain Bradley, Max McDougald, Trace Witt, and Alex Malsch have all played as well.
HITTING THE LONG BALL
After hitting only 17 home runs during the 2013 season, the Terriers more than doubled that to 40 last season. Wofford was 21st in the nation and fifth in the SoCon in home runs. Seth Neely led the team with ten, while James Plaisted had seven.
EXTRA BASES
Wofford had a total of 488 hits last season, with 134 going for extra bases. There were 89 doubles, five triples, and 40 home runs. Overall, 27.5% of the hits were for extra bases. In 2013, the Terriers had 474 hits, with 108 for extra bases, for a 22.7% mark.
MORE EXTRA BASES
Wofford has a total of 110 hits so far this year, with 40 going for extra bases. There are 27 doubles, four triples, and 9 home runs. Overall, 36.3% of the hits are for extra bases.
ANOTHER INNING
In the 2014 season, Wofford played in five extra inning games with a 2-3 record in those games. All the extra inning games went 10 innings.
HYMAN WITH THE CYCLE
On February 19, 2013 at ETSU, Josh Hyman had a home run in his first at bat. His second plate appearance was a triple. He had a single in his third at-bat. In the fourth time at the plate, he hit a ball just over third base for a double - and the cycle. It was the first cycle since Kyle Behrendt accomplished the feat on 4/24/10
at UNCG. Hyman added another single and was 5-of-5 on the day. The five hits in a single game tied the Wofford school record.
THE DAVIDSON WIN
At Davidson on March 22, 2014, the Terriers plated 20 runs on 16 hits to earn a 20-7 victory. The 20 runs by Wofford were the most in a game last season and the most since 2009. The 20 runs were the most in a Southern Conference contest since scoring 25 against Davidson in 2006.
THE UNCG SWEEP
Wofford came from behind in three straight games to sweep UNCG on May 9-11, 2014. The sweep was the first ever over UNCG and it was the first sweep of a SoCon opponent since 2011 against Davidson.
CUTTING THE RUN DIFFERENTIAL
In Southern Conference games in 2012, the negative run differ-ential between Wofford and the opponents was only 44 runs (131 to 175). This was a huge improvement over past seasons: 89 in 2011, 68 in 2010, 136 in 2009, and 128 in 2008. The run differential in SoCon games in 2013 was 50 runs (191 to 141), while in 2014 it was only 32 (136 to 168).
NCAA OPPONENTS
In 2014, Wofford faced three opponents that reached the 2014 NCAA Tournament. The Terriers played a total of six games against teams that advanced, including three against SoCon opponent Georgia Southern. Wofford also faced South Carolina for one game and Old Dominion for a pair.
VANDERBILT
This season, Wofford will play two games at Vanderbilt, which won the 2014 College World Series. The head coach of the Com-modores, Tim Corbin, was an assistant coach for the Terriers in 1987 under Mark Line. Wofford will also play South Carolina and Clemson who reached the NCAA Tournament in 2014.
RECORD BREAKERS
Overall in 2014 the team set new single season marks for wins (32), walks received (248), sacrifice flies (28), hit by pitch (74), strikeouts (496), and fielding percentage (.966). In addition, Will Stillman set the mark for relief appearances with 34. A single game record was set in stolen bases (12 vs. Alcorn State), and records were matched for strikeouts (19 vs. Davidson 5/23) and hits by Alec Paradowski (5 vs. Davidson 5/23).
REACHING 100 HITS
Senior James Plaisted and junior Alec Paradowski each reached the 100 career hit mark last season. Plaisted currently has 128 hits, while Paradowski stands at 120 hits. Other Terriers who are close to the mark include senior Matt Ramsay (95), senior Matthew Pelt (77), and junior Demetrius Jennings (58).
STILLMAN’S 2014 SEASON
Pitcher Will Stillman set a new school record for appearances in a single season with 34, topping the previous mark of 31. He posted a 5-2 record with four saves. In his 46.1 innings on the mound, he allowed just 21 hits and 16 runs, 8 of which were earned. He struck out 60 batters to only 26 walks with an opponent’s batting average of .135. His ERA of 1.55 was the second-lowest in school history.
CAREER RELIEF APPEARANCES
Junior Will Stillman is tied for 10th in school history with 61 career relief appearances, including 21 in 2013 and 34 in 2014. Eric Eck set the school record for relief appearances last season with 90 total. Stillman is also 19th in total career appearances.
App. Player Years
90 Eric Eck 2011-14 86 J.D. Osborne 2009-13 79 Lance Player 2004-06 75 George Lehr 1999-2002 73 Bobby Streisel 2009-11 70 Ryan Traylor 2010-12 66 Charles Vartanian 2004-06 64 Pete Noordsy 2008-12
61 Will Stillman 2012-present
61 Brian Mathis 1986-89 61 Drew Sheridan 2008-11 58 Chip Hunt 2005-08 57 John Cornely 2008-11 56 Anthony Rowland 2009-12 52 Nick Hewitt 2001-04 52 Alex Wilson 2010-12
CAREER SAVES
Junior Will Stillman is sixth in school history with nine career saves. He had four saves as a sophomore in 2014 and already has five saves in 2015.
App. Player Years
29 Eric Eck 2011-14
19 Michael Gilmartin 2007-09 15 Charles Vartanian 2004-07
13 George Lehr 1999-2002
10 John Cornely 2008-11
9 Will Stillman 2013-present
8 Jason Derrick 1993-95
7 J.D. Melton 2006
5 Lee Amick 1990-92
5 Ed Parler 1992-95
ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL
In 2014, the baseball team had 26 members named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. The SoCon Academic Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who had a 3.0 grade point average for the academic year. In addition, Wofford led the SoCon with nine baseball players named to the SoCon Spring All-Academic Team.
MLB BLOODLINES
Several Terriers have relatives that played professional baseball. Freshman pitcher Luke Leftwich’s father pitched for the Angels and his grandfather pitched for the Tigers and Indians ... James Plaisted’s uncle played for the Phillies and Yankees ... Matthew Pelt’s cousin spent two years with the Cardinals organization.
IN-SEASON BIRTHDAYS
Several Terriers have birthdays during the season, including Max McDougald (March 22), John Caskey (February 28), Spencer Kulman (March 29), Chris Sheehan (March 15), and Carson Waln (March 17).
STEALING BASES
As a team, the Terriers stole 85 bases in 2011, which was sixth in the SoCon. Wofford was 86-of-125 on stolen bases in 2012 which was tied for second in the SoCon. Wofford stole a league-high 163 bases at the end of the 2013 regular season. The team record for
stolen bases in a season was previously 109 set in 1985. Wofford had 153 steals in 2014 to lead the SoCon and nation.
MORE ON STEALS
With 163 stolen bases last season, Wofford ranked first in the nation in that category. The Terriers were second in stolen bases per game at 2.91. Here are the top ten in stolen bases at the end of the 2013 season: Rank Name G W-L SB CS 1. Wofford 56 20-36 163 46 2. Louisville 65 51-14 150 45 3. Delaware St. 48 33-15 145 20 4. Vanderbilt 66 54-12 139 36 5. Seton Hall 56 37-19 132 24 6. Campbell 59 49-10 130 35 7. Jackson St. 56 34-22 127 32 Hofstra 53 26-27 127 45 Savannah St. 56 33-23 127 31 10. Alcorn 57 16-41 124 33
2014 STEALS
In the final 2014 NCAA statistics, Wofford ranked first in the nation in stolen bases and stolen bases per game (2.55).
Rank Name G W-L SB CS 1. Wofford 60 32-28 153 38 2. Louisville 67 50-17 133 34 3. Vanderbilt 72 51-21 120 45 4. Seton Hall 53 38-15 111 30 5. La.-Lafayette 68 58-10 109 43 6. Fordham 54 24-30 101 41 7. Bryant 58 42-16 99 21 - Rider 49 16-33 99 24 9. Army 51 33-18 98 22 10. Southeast Mo. St. 57 37-20 97 24
SOCON STEAL RECORDS
The Southern Conference record for stolen bases in a season was set in 2000 when The Citadel had 198 steals. Wofford is second all-time in the SoCon record books with 163 last year. The 153 so far this season are tied for fourth in SoCon history.
198 The Citadel, 2000 163 Wofford, 2013 155 Elon, 2008 153 Western Carolina, 1998 153 Wofford, 2014 152 UNCG, 1999 151 Georgia Southern, 2002 148 The Citadel, 1999 146 The Citadel, 1982 144 College of Charleston, 2000 143 The Citadel, 1996
STRIKEOUTS
The Wofford pitching staff finished the season ranked seventh in the nation in strikeouts per nine innings in 2014.
Rank Name G W-L IP SO K/9 1. Illinois St. 55 33-22 474.1 493 9.4 2. North Carolina St. 55 32-23 493.0 507 9.3 3. Vanderbilt 72 51-21 639.2 636 8.9 4. Duke 58 33-25 526.2 501 8.6 5. Louisville 67 50-17 602.0 564 8.4 6. TCU 66 48-18 613.1 574 8.4 7. Wofford 60 32-28 533.1 496 8.4 8. Cal Poly 59 47-12 525.0 488 8.4 9. Dallas Baptist 61 40-21 551.0 506 8.3
2015 STARTING LINEUP BY LINEUP SPOT
LEADOFF
Alec Paradowski
13
(9-4)
2ND SPOT
Matt Ramsay
11
(8-3)
Kody Ruedisili
2
(1-1)
3RD SPOT
James Plaisted
11
(8-3)
Matt Ramsay
2
(1-1)
CLEANUP
Mack Nathanson
11
(8-3)
James Plaisted
2
(1-1)
5TH SPOT
Carson Waln
5
(3-2)
Demetrius Jennings 4
(4-0)
Conor Clancey
2
(2-0)
Matt Pelt
2
(0-2)
6TH SPOT
Matt Pelt
6
(4-2)
Conor Clancey
5
(5-0)
Kody Ruedisili
2
(0-2)
7TH SPOT
Carson Waln
3
(3-0)
Conor Clancey
3
(1-2)
Demetrius Jennings 2
(2-0)
Matt Pelt
2
(2-0)
Kody Ruedisili
1
(1-0)
Mack Nathanson
1
(0-1)
Cody Miller
1
(0-1)
8TH SPOT
Kody Ruedisili
8
(7-1)
Trace Witt
2
(1-1)
Matt Pelt
1
(1-0)
Alex Malsch
1
(0-1)
Max McDougald
1
(0-1)
9TH SPOT
Derek Hirsch
12
(9-3)
Demetrius Jennings 1
(0-1)
2015 HITTING STREAKS
Longest CurrentJames Plaisted
5
3
Alec Paradowski
5
-Matt Pelt
4
2
Kody Ruedisili
4
1
Conor Clancey
4
3
Mack Nathanson
4
-Matt Ramsay
4
-2015 REACHED BASE STREAKS
Longest Current
James Plaisted
13
13
Matt Ramsay
10
-Alec Paradowski
9
3
Matt Pelt
8
2
Kody Ruedisili
6
6
Mack Nathanson
6
-Derek Hirsch
6
1
Demetrius Jennings
5
-10. Miami (FL) 63 44-19 580.2 530 8.2
TEAM STRIKEOUTS
For each of the past three seasons, the Wofford pitching staff has set new school records for strikeouts in a season. The previous record was 390 set in 2008 in 496.2 innings. In 2012, the Terriers fanned 416 batters in 481.1 innings. In 2013, the pitching staff broke the record with 448 strikeouts in 480.0 innings. The record was broken again in 2014 with 496 in 533.1 innings.
CORNELY THE BRAVE
Pitcher John Cornely was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 15th round of the MLB Draft on June 7, 2011. Cornely was the 476th overall pick in the draft. He played the 2013 season with Lynchburg in High A and also was in the Arizona Fall League. In 2015 he is expected to start the season with the Mississippi Braves in the Double-A Southern League.
OTHERS IN THE PROS
Last season, Brandon Waring and Alex Wilson also played professionally. Wilson retired to attend medical school, while Waring ended his eight-year minor league career. Waring had a .250 career batting average and played two seasons at the AAA level. Michael Gilmartin and J.D. Osborne are currently free agents and expect to play in 2015.
ON DECK
Next week the Terrier will travel to Savannah State before a four-game home series with Iona over the weekend.
THE LAST TIME ...
9 Inning Shutout
Wofford ...3/1/15 vs. Harvard (7-0) Opponent ... 5/16/14 by Samford (0-2) Complete Game (9 inning) Shutout
Wofford ...3/1/15 vs. Harvard (7-0, Adam Scott) Opponent ...4/13/12 at Davidson (0-1, Henry Sisson) Complete Game (9 inning)
Wofford ...3/1/15 vs. Harvard (7-0, Adam Scott) Opponent ...5/2/14 at The Citadel (1-8, Logan Cribb) No Hit Game
Wofford ...4/13/12 at Davidson (0-1) Opponent ...prior to 1994 Grand Slam
Wofford ...James Plaisted, at Davidson, 3/22/14 Opponent ...Aaron Huesman, Dayton, 2/15/14 Back-to-Back Home Runs
Wofford ...at Presbyterian 2/18/15 (Pelt and Ruedisili) Opponent ...ODU 5/17/2013 (Verlander and Eldridge) Hit for the Cycle
Wofford ...Josh Hyman, at ETSU, 2/19/13 Opponent ...Ty Wright, Georgia Southern 3/27/08
WOFFORD IN THE SOCON TOURNAMENT
1998 (1-2)
Furman 11, Wofford 3
Wofford 3, East Tennessee State 2
Western Carolina 9, Wofford 4
2002 (0-2)
Western Carolina 9, Wofford 2
Furman 7, Wofford 5
2006 (0-1)
UNC Greensboro 6, Wofford 5
2007 (5-0)
Wofford 5, Furman 3
Wofford 19, College of Charleston 6
Wofford 12, UNC Greensboro 5
Wofford 6, The Citadel 2
Wofford 4, The Citadel 2
2008 (1-2)
Wofford 8, The Citadel 4
Elon 21, Wofford 12
UNC Greensboro 14, Wofford 5
2014 (2-2)
Samford 4, Wofford 2
Wofford 4, The Citadel 2
Wofford 10, Davidson 7
Samford 3, Wofford 12
MEDIA INFORMATION
CREDENTIALSRequests for working media credentials should be made to Brent Williamson, Assistant Athletic Director of Media Reations, Wofford College, 429 N. Church Street, Spar-tanburg, SC 29303. Requests should be made one week in advance. Children, spouses, pets and cheering are not allowed in the press box.
INTERVIEWS
All interviews with members of the team during the season must be arranged through the Athletic Media Relations Office. Please call ahead and allow 24 hours to set up inter-views with players. Arrangements will be made for telephone and in-person interviews at a time that is mutually agreeable to the reporter/broadcaster and the student-athlete. The best time to call Coach Interdonato is in the morning. Any television crews wishing to tape an interview with Coach Interdonato may do so daily before practice. Please call ahead to allow an office representative to help facilitate the interview.
PARKING
Parking for all members of the working media for Ter-rier home baseball games can be found in the Marsh Hall parking lot.
INTERVIEWS
Student-athletes are available on the field immediately following the game. Coach Interdonato will meet with the media following each game on the field. During a double-header, no student-athletes may be interviewed between games, with the exception of the starting pitcher of the first game.
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Photo passes for newspaper photographers and photogra-phers on assignment are available from the athletic media relations office. Photographers will not be allowed on the field during the game.
PRESSBOX SERVICES
Members of the media will be provided with game pro-grams, flip cards, current statistics and pregame notes prior to the start of the game. Statistical summaries will include final box score. There is limited wireless access at King Field. After the radio broadcast teams have completed their broadcasts, there are phone lines available as well. A photocopier and a fax machine are also available inside the Richardson Building.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Brent Williamson
Assistant AD for Media Relations/Baseball 864-597-4093
864-809-8900 cell williamsondb@wofford.edu Steve Sommer
Media Relations Assistant/Secondary Baseball 864-597-4098
sommersf@wofford.edu
2015 WOFFORD TEAM GAME HIGHS
BATTING
At bats: 37 vs Dayton (Feb 15, 2015) At bats: 37 vs Dayton (Feb 15, 2015) Runs scored: 11 vs Xavier (Feb 14, 2015) Hits: 14 vs Xavier (Feb 14, 2015) RBIs: 11 vs Xavier (Feb 14, 2015) Doubles: 7 vs Dayton (Feb 15, 2015) Triples: 1 (4 games )
Home runs: 3 vs Xavier (Feb 14, 2015) Total bases: 25 vs Xavier (Feb 14, 2015)
Walks: 10 at Presbyterian College (Feb 18, 2015) Strikeouts: 13 vs Dayton (Feb 15, 2015) Sac hits: 2 vs Boston College (Feb 13, 2015)
2 at Clemson (Feb 25, 2015) Sac flies: 1 (4 games )
Stolen bases: 5 vs Harvard (Feb 27, 2015) Hit by pitch: 3 at Presbyterian College (Feb 18, 2015)
3 vs Harvard (Feb 27, 2015) Caught stealing: 1 (6 games )
Runners LOB: 15 at Presbyterian College (Feb 18, 2015) Hit into DP: 2 vs Boston College (Feb 13, 2015)
FIELDING
Putouts: 27 (12 games )
Assists: 13 at Presbyterian College (Feb 18, 2015) 13 vs Harvard (Feb 27, 2015) Errors: 3 vs Dayton (Feb 15, 2015)
3 vs Pittsburgh (Feb 20, 2015) 3 vs Harvard (Feb 28, 2015) Passed balls: 1 vs Harvard (Feb 28, 2015) DPs turned: 1 (6 games )
PITCHING
Innings pitched: 9.0 (12 games )
Runs allowed: 11 at Clemson (Feb 25, 2015) 11 vs Presbyterian College (Mar 04, 2015) Earned runs: 10 at Clemson (Feb 25, 2015)
10 vs Presbyterian College (Mar 04, 2015) Walks allowed: 8 vs Dayton (Feb 15, 2015)
Strikeouts: 18 vs Xavier (Feb 14, 2015)
Hits allowed: 15 vs Presbyterian College (Mar 04, 2015) Doubles allowed: 4 vs Miami (OH) (Feb 21, 2015)
4 vs Harvard (Feb 27, 2015) Homers allowed: 2 at Clemson (Feb 25, 2015) Wild pitches: 6 vs Boston College (Feb 13, 2015) Hit batters: 3 at Presbyterian College (Feb 18, 2015)
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
13 Jordan Accetta Ah-set-a
7 David Ehmen E-men
32 Connor Foltyn FULTON 2 Will Fuqua FEW-qwah 23 Spencer Kulman COOL-man 35 Alex Malsch MALLSCH 15 Alec Paradowski PAIR -a-dow-ski 26 Kody Ruedisili RUDE-e-silly 37 James Plaisted PLAY-sted
4 Carson Waln WALN
29 Todd Interdonato in-ter-doe-NOT-oh
2015 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
BATTING
At bats: 6 Matt Ramsay at PC (Feb 18, 2015) Runs scored: 3 James Plaisted vs Xavier (Feb 14, 2015)
3 Kody Ruedisili vs Dayton (Feb 15, 2015) 3 Carson Waln vs PC (Mar 04, 2015) Hits: 3 (7 games )
RBIs: 3 (4 games )
Doubles: 2 Mack Nathanson vs Dayton (Feb 15, 2015) Triples: 1 (4 games )
Home runs: 1 (9 games ) Total bases: 6 (4 games )
Walks: 3 Mack Nathanson at PC (Feb 18, 2015) Strikeouts: 3 (4 games )
Sac hits: 1 (10 games ) Sac flies: 1 (4 games )
Stolen bases: 2 Kody Ruedisili vs Harvard (Feb 27, 2015) 2 Carson Waln vs Harvard (Mar 01, 2015) Hit by pitch: 2 Mack Nathanson vs Boston College (Feb 13) Caught stealing: 1 (6 games )
Runners LOB: 5 Demetrius Jennings vs Dayton (Feb 15, 2015) 5 Demetrius Jennings at PC (Feb 18, 2015)
FIELDING
Putouts: 15 Mack Nathanson vs Xavier (Feb 14, 2015) 15 Mack Nathanson vs UNC Asheville (Feb 22, 2015)
Assists: 5 Alec Paradowski vs Pittsburgh (Feb 20, 2015) 5 Alec Paradowski at Clemson (Feb 25, 2015) 5 Derek Hirsch vs Harvard (Feb 27, 2015) Errors: 2 Derek Hirsch vs Dayton (Feb 15, 2015) Passed balls: 1 Mack Nathanson vs Harvard (Feb 28, 2015)
PITCHING
Innings pitched: 9.0 Adam Scott vs Harvard (Mar 01, 2015) Runs allowed: 5 Adam Scott vs Dayton (Feb 15, 2015)
5 John Caskey vs PC (Mar 04, 2015) Earned runs: 5 Adam Scott vs Dayton (Feb 15, 2015)
5 John Caskey vs PC (Mar 04, 2015) Walks allowed: 3 (4 games )
Strikeouts: 9 Luke Leftwich vs Xavier (Feb 14, 2015) 9 John Caskey vs Xavier (Feb 14, 2015) 9 Luke Leftwich vs Miami (OH) (Feb 21, 2015) Hits allowed: 9 Matthew Milburn vs Boston College (Feb 13) Doubles allowed: 3 Matthew Milburn vs Harvard (Feb 27, 2015)
3 Spencer Kulman vs Harvard (Feb 28, 2015) Homers allowed: 1 (7 games )
Wild pitches: 3 Matthew Milburn vs Boston College (Feb 13) 3 Will Stillman vs Boston College (Feb 13, 2015) Hit batters: 2 Elliot Lance at PC(Feb 18, 2015)
WOFFORD ON THE WEB
The Terriers offer live stats for all home games this season. In addition, Wofford offers streaming video of most games through the SoCon
Digital Network. This service provides free audio and video of games.
SOCON
DIGITAL
NETWORK
NUMERICAL ROSTER
No. Name
Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. B/T Hometown/Previous School
1
Jennings, Demetrius
INF 5-10 170 Jr. R/R
Sewell, N.J. / Penn Charter
2
Fuqua, Will
LHP
6-0 175 Fr.
R/L
Greenville, S.C. / J.L. Mann
4
Waln, Carson
C
5-11 195 So. R/R
Atlanta, Ga. / The Galloway School
5
May, Dylan
INF
5-9 185 So. R/R
Highland Park, Texas / Highland Park
6
Pelt, Matthew
OF
5-10 190 Sr. R/R
Dunwoody, Ga. / Blessed Trinity Catholic
7
Ehmen, David
LHP
6-2 180 Fr.
L/L
Johns Creek, Ga. / Northview
8
Witt, Trace
INF
6-0 185 Fr.
R/R
Boiling Springs, S.C. / Boiling Springs
9
Stillman, Will
RHP
6-4 180 Jr. R/R
Matthews, N.C. / Charlotte Christian
10
Pile, Quintin
RHP 5-10 175 Fr.-2 R/R
Bullard, Texas / The Brook Hill School
11 Hirsch, Derek
INF 5-10 160 Jr. R/R
Atlanta, Ga. / Atlanta International
12
Caskey, John
RHP
6-3 195 So. R/R
Roanoke, Texas / Byron Nelson
13
Accetta, Jordan
RHP
6-1 200 So. R/R
Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Catholic
14
Huber, Merritt
RHP
6-1 180 So. R/R
Atlanta, Ga. / The Westminster Schools
15 Paradowski, Alec
INF
5-9 165 Jr. L/R
College Station, Texas / A&M Consolidated
16 Leftwich, Luke
RHP
6-3 210 Jr. R/R
Phoenix, Ariz. / Desert Vista
17
Byers, Grant
RHP
6-2 215 Fr.
R/R
Shelby, N.C. / Shelby
18
Miller, Cody
C
6-0 180 Fr.
R/R
Newhall, Calif. / Hart
19 Ramsay, Matt
OF
5-11 175 Sr. R/R
Hudson, Ohio / Hudson
21
Bradley, McClain
OF
5-11 195 Fr.
R/R
Atlanta, Ga. / The Westminster Schools
22
Ruedisili, Kody
OF
5-10 170 So. R/R
Jupiter, Fla. / The Benjamin School
23
Kulman, Spencer
RHP
6-0 195 So. R/R
Briarcliff, N.Y. / Briarcliff
24 Milburn, Matthew
RHP
6-3 210 Jr. R/R
Dallas, Texas / Highland Park
25 Simpson, Josh
LHP
6-3 259 Jr. R/L
Union, S.C. / Union
26
McDougald, Max
INF
5-9 150 Fr.
R/R
Anderson, S.C. / T.L. Hanna
27
Carrier, Pete
INF
5-9 180 So. L/R
Victor, N.Y. / Victor Central
31
Lance, Elliot
RHP
6-1 183 So. R/R
Lexington, S.C. / Lexington
32 Foltyn, Connor
LHP
6-1 202 Jr. R/L
Coppell, Texas / Coppell
33
Scott, Adam
LHP
6-3 230 Fr.
L/L
Canandaigua, N.Y. / Canandaigua Academy
34
Nathanson, Mack
C
6-1 190 Fr.
R/R
Delray Beach, Fla. / North Broward Preparatory
35
Malsch, Alex
INF
6-1 170 Fr.
R/R
Greer, S.C. / St. Joseph’s
36 Anderson, Connell
RHP
6-2 190 Sr. L/R
Greer, S.C. / Eastside
37 Plaisted, James
INF/OF 6-2 198 Sr. R/R
Tullahoma, Tenn. / Tullahoma
38
Clancey, Conor
INF
6-3 220 Sr.
R/R
Scottsdale, Ariz. / Paradise Valley CC
39
Condra-Bogan, Jacob
RHP
6-3 215 So. R/R
Woodruff, S.C. / Woodruff
40
Sheehan, Chris
RHP
6-1 195 So. R/R
Boca Raton, Fla. / Boca Raton Community
29 Todd Interdonato - Head Coach
30 Jason Burke - Assistant Coach/Recruiting
3
J.J. Edwards - Assistant Coach
28 JT Maguire - Volunteer Assistant Coach
41 Tanner Hawley - Student Assistant
No. Name
Pos.
13 Accetta, Jordan
RHP
36 Anderson, Connell
RHP
21 Bradley, McClain
OF
17 Byers, Grant
RHP
27 Carrier, Pete
INF
12 Caskey, John
RHP
38 Clancey, Conor
INF
39 Condra-Bogan, Jacob RHP
7
Ehmen, David
LHP
32 Foltyn, Connor
LHP
2
Fuqua, Will
LHP
11 Hirsch, Derek
INF
No. Name
Pos.
14 Huber, Merritt
RHP
1
Jennings, Demetrius INF/OF
23 Kulman, Spencer
RHP
31 Lance, Elliot
RHP
16 Leftwich, Luke
RHP
35 Malsch, Alex
INF
5
May, Dylan
INF
26 McDougald, Max
INF
24 Milburn, Matthew
RHP
18 Miller, Cody
C
34 Nathanson, Mack
C
15 Paradowski, Alec
INF
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
TERRIERS BY CLASS
SENIOR(5) Connell Anderson Conor Clancey Matthew Pelt James Plaisted Matthew Ramsay JUNIORS (8) Connor Foltyn Derek Hirsch Demetrius Jennings Luke Leftwich Matthew Milburn Alec Paradowski Josh Simpson Will Stillman SOPHOMORE (12) Jordan Accetta John Caskey Peter Carrier Jacob Condra-Bogan Merritt Huber Spencer Kulman Elliot Lance Dylan May Quintin Pile Kody Ruedisili Chris Sheehan Carson Waln FRESHMAN (10) McClain Bradley Grant Byers David Ehmen Will Fuqua Max McDougald Alex Malsch Cody Miller Mack Nathanson Adam Scott Trace WittTERRIERS BY POSITION
PITCHER (18) Jordan Accetta (RHP) Connell Anderson (RHP) Grant Byers (RHP) John Caskey (RHP) Jacob Condra-Bogan (RHP) David Ehman (LHP) Connor Foltyn (LHP) Will Fuqua (LHP) Merritt Huber (RHP) Spencer Kulman (RHP) Elliot Lance (RHP) Luke Leftwich (RHP) Matthew Milburn (RHP) Quintin Pile (RHP) Adam Scott (LHP) Chris Sheehan (RHP) Josh Simpson (LHP) Will Stillman (RHP) INFIELD (8) Pete Carrier Conor Clancey Derek Hirsch Alex Malsch Dylan May Max McDougald Alec Paradowski Trace Witt OUTFIELD (6) McClain Bradley Demetrius Jennings Matthew Kaskow Matthew Pelt Matthew Ramsay Kody Ruedisili INFIELD/OUTFIELD (1) James Plaisted CATCHER (3) Cody Miller Mack Nathanson Carson WalnNo. Name
Pos.
6
Pelt, Matthew
OF
10 Pile, Quintin
RHP
37 Plaisted, James
INF/OF
19 Ramsay, Matt
OF
26 Ruedisili, Kody
OF
33 Scott, Adam
LHP
40 Sheehan, Chris
RHP
25 Simpson, Josh
LHP
9
Stillman, Will
RHP
4
Waln, Carson
C
Southern Conference Overall
School Record Pct H A N Record Pct H A N
ETSU 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 7-3 .700 5-1 1-1 1-1 Wofford 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 9-4 .692 8-3 1-1 0-0 VMI 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-1 .667 0-0 2-1 0-0 Mercer 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 8-5 .615 4-5 4-0 0-0 The Citadel 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-6 .455 4-3 1-3 0-0 Furman 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 4-6 .400 3-3 0-2 1-1 Western Carolina 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-5 .375 2-3 0-1 1-1 Samford 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-8 .273 3-3 0-3 0-2 UNCG 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-7 .222 1-0 0-4 1-3
2015 Southern Conference Baseball
SoCon Preseason Coaches Poll
Place School (First) Points1. Western Carolina (3) 58 2. Samford (3) 56 3. Mercer (2) 55 4. UNCG (1) 39 5. ETSU 31 6. Furman 28 T7. The Citadel 23 T7. Wofford 23 9. VMI 11
SoCon Preseason All-Conference
Preseason Player of the YearJacob Hoyle, Sr., 1B, Western Carolina
Preseason Pitcher of the Year
Ryan Clark, Jr., RHP, UNCG
First Team
SP Eric Nyquist, Mercer SP Ryan Clark, UNCG RP Andres Gracia, Samford C Danny Bermudez, Western Carolina 1B Jacob Hoyle, Western Carolina 2B Bradley Strong, Western Carolina SS Frankie Navarrete, Samford 3B Chris Ohmstede, Furman OF Eric Kalbfleisch, UNCG OF Zac MacAneney, UNCG OF Heath Quinn, Samford DH Jared Watson, Samford Second Team
SP Alex Ledford, Samford SP Andrew Woods, VMI
SP Matthew Milburn, Wofford
RP Skylar Hunter, The Citadel C Charlie Madden, Mercer 1B Howard Joe, Mercer 2B Hunter King, UNCG SS Johnathan Stokes, The Citadel 3B Chris Cook, ETSU
OF Jake Jones, Furman OF Brandon Angus, VMI
OF James Plaisted, Wofford
DH Jarrod Rickman, Furman
SoCon Preseason Media Poll
Place School (First) Points1. Western Carolina (11) 137 2. Mercer (3) 124 3. Samford (2) 117 4. ETSU 88 5. UNCG 64 6. The Citadel 59 7. Furman 53 8. Wofford 48 9. VMI 30
Southern Conference
Player of the Week
February 16 Trey York, ETSU February 23 Damon Waller, Samford March 2 Trey York, ETSU March 9
March 16 March 23 March 30
Southern Conference
Pitcher of the Week
February 16 B.J. Nobles, Western Carolina February 23 Ryan Askew, Mercer
March 2 Adam Scott, Wofford
March 9 March 16 March 23 March 30
2015 SOCON SCHEDULE
March 6 (Friday) Marist at Furman 4 p.m. Princeton at UNCG 4 p.m.Holy Cross at Western Carolina 4 p.m.
Binghamton at VMI 4 p.m.
West Virginia at ETSU 4:05 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Wofford 5 p.m. Elon at The Citadel 6 p.m.
Harvard at Mercer 6 p.m.
Samford at Memphis 7:30 p.m.
March 7 (Saturday)
Holy Cross at Western Carolina 12 p.m.
Harvard at Mercer 1 p.m.
Princeton at UNCG 1 p.m.
Binghamton at VMI 2 p.m.
Marist at Furman 2 p.m.
Wofford at Gardner-Webb 2 p.m. Elon at The Citadel 2 p.m. West Virginia at ETSU 2:05 p.m.
Samford at Memphis 3 p.m.
Harvard at Mercer 3:30 p.m. Holy Cross at Western Carolina 3:30 p.m.
Princeton at UNCG 5 p.m.
March 8 (Sunday)
Holy Cross at Western Carolina 12 p.m.
Binghamton at VMI 1 p.m.
Elon at The Citadel 1 p.m.
Harvard at Mercer 1 p.m.
Princeton at UNCG 1 p.m.
Marist at Furman 1 p.m.
West Virginia at ETSU 1:05 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Wofford 2 p.m.
Samford at Memphis 2 p.m.
March 10 (Tuesday)
Furman at UNC Asheville 3 p.m. Western Carolina at Presbyterian 3 p.m. Wofford at Savannah State 5 p.m.
ETSU at Tennessee 6 p.m.
Mercer at Florida A&M 6 p.m.
Samford at Auburn 7 p.m.
March 11 (Wednesday)
James Madison at VMI 4 p.m. Mercer at Florida A&M 4 p.m. UNC Asheville at Furman 5 p.m. The Citadel at Winthrop 6 p.m. UNCG at East Carolina 6:30 p.m.
2015 Wofford Baseball
Overall Statistics for Wofford (as of Mar 04, 2015) (All games Sorted by Batting avg)
Record: 9-4 Home: 8-3 Away: 1-1 SoCon: 0-0
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%
Carson Waln . 3 7 9 12-8 29 10 11 4 0 0 8 15 . 5 1 7 7 0 8 2 . 4 8 6 1 0 3-4 48 13 0 1.000 James Plaisted . 3 7 5 13-13 48 14 18 4 1 3 6 33 . 6 8 8 8 0 14 1 . 4 5 6 1 0 2-2 104 8 2 . 9 8 2 Matt Ramsay . 3 4 0 13-13 53 5 18 3 2 0 8 25 . 4 7 2 5 0 11 1 . 3 9 7 0 0 1-2 14 0 0 1.000 Matt Pelt . 3 3 3 13-11 39 9 13 2 0 2 4 21 . 5 3 8 1 3 10 0 . 3 9 5 0 1 1-1 19 1 0 1.000 Kody Ruedisili . 2 7 5 13-13 40 10 11 3 0 2 8 20 . 5 0 0 8 2 15 1 . 4 1 2 1 4 4-4 41 1 2 . 9 5 5 Conor Clancey . 2 3 5 10-10 34 2 8 3 0 0 5 11 . 3 2 4 0 1 7 0 . 2 5 7 0 1 1-2 10 7 1 . 9 4 4 Alec Paradowski . 2 2 2 13-13 45 6 10 3 0 0 6 13 . 2 8 9 10 3 13 0 . 3 9 7 0 2 1-2 20 28 4 . 9 2 3 Mack Nathanson . 1 8 4 12-12 38 8 7 2 0 2 5 15 . 3 9 5 6 4 15 0 . 3 5 4 0 1 4-4 40 7 0 1.000 Derek Hirsch . 1 6 7 12-12 36 6 6 0 0 0 4 6 . 1 6 7 6 1 7 0 . 3 0 2 0 0 2-2 24 21 8 . 8 4 9 Demetrius Jennings . 1 1 1 13-7 27 3 3 2 0 0 3 5 . 1 8 5 4 0 4 0 . 2 2 6 0 0 3-4 9 0 1 . 9 0 0 ---Pete Carrier . 5 0 0 2-0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Max McDougald . 4 0 0 6-1 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 . 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 4 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 1 1 . 7 5 0 Cody Miller . 2 8 6 3-1 7 1 2 1 1 0 1 5 . 7 1 4 0 0 4 0 . 2 8 6 0 0 0-0 8 0 0 1.000 Trace Witt . 0 0 0 12-2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 . 1 1 1 1 1 0-1 0 11 2 . 8 4 6 McClain Bradley . 0 0 0 5-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 . 2 5 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 Alex Malsch . 0 0 0 7-1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 1 4 1 . 8 3 3 Totals . 2 6 4 13 416 78 110 27 4 9 62 172 . 4 1 3 57 14 119 5 . 3 6 9 4 10 23-29 348 126 23 . 9 5 4 Opponents . 2 4 3 13 440 55 107 18 0 7 48 146 . 3 3 2 45 8 109 4 . 3 2 2 4 9 10-16 327 109 15 . 9 6 7
LOB Team (96), Opp (103). DPs turned Team (6), Opp (7). IBB Team (3), Paradowski 2, Bradley 1, Opp (1). Picked off -Ruedisili 2, McDougald 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)
Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha
Matthew Milburn 2 . 3 7 2-0 3 3 0 0/0 0 19.0 21 7 5 5 16 4 0 1 . 2 8 0 3 2 0 1 1 Luke Leftwich 3 . 1 2 2-0 3 3 0 0/0 0 17.1 15 6 6 4 22 2 0 1 . 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 Adam Scott 3 . 1 8 1-0 3 3 1 1/0 0 17.0 12 6 6 8 13 0 0 2 . 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 John Caskey 5 . 5 1 0-1 4 2 0 0/0 1 16.1 19 11 10 2 17 4 0 2 . 2 8 4 2 0 0 1 0 ---Merritt Huber 0 . 0 0 0-0 2 0 0 0/0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 . 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 Will Stillman 1 . 5 0 0-0 6 0 0 0/0 5 6.0 2 2 1 4 9 1 0 0 . 0 9 5 3 1 0 1 0 Jordan Accetta 1 . 6 9 1-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 5.1 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 . 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 Spencer Kulman 2 . 3 8 2-1 5 1 0 0/0 0 11.1 8 3 3 9 12 3 0 0 . 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jacob Condra-Bogan 3 . 5 2 0-1 6 0 0 0/0 0 7.2 9 5 3 3 10 1 0 0 . 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 Elliot Lance 5 . 4 0 0-0 3 1 0 0/0 0 6.2 8 5 4 1 3 1 0 0 . 2 8 6 1 2 0 0 1 Connor Foltyn 6 . 7 5 0-0 4 0 0 0/0 0 1.1 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Connell Anderson 7 . 5 0 1-1 4 0 0 0/0 0 6.0 8 6 5 5 5 1 0 1 . 3 0 8 2 1 0 0 1 Josh Simpson 99.00 0-0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 3 . 5 7 9-4 13 13 1 1/0 6 116.0 107 55 46 45 109 18 0 7 . 2 4 3 15 8 2 4 9 Opponents 5 . 2 0 4-9 13 13 1 0/0 2 109.0 110 78 63 57 119 27 4 9 . 2 6 4 10 14 1 4 10
PB - Team (1), Nathanson 1, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (4), Milburn 2, Foltyn 1, Scott 1, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - Waln (6-9), Nathanson (4-7), Milburn (3-4), Leftwich (3-3), Lance (2-3), Accetta (1-3), Caskey (0-1), Kulman (1-1), Condra-Bogan (0-1).
2015 Wofford Baseball
Overall Statistics for Wofford (as of Mar 04, 2015) (All games Sorted by Fielding pct)
Player c po a e fld% dp sba csb sba% pb ci
Carson Waln 61 48 13 0 1.000 0 6 3 . 6 6 7 0 0 Mack Nathanson 47 40 7 0 1.000 0 4 3 . 5 7 1 1 0 Matt Pelt 20 19 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Matt Ramsay 14 14 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Cody Miller 8 8 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Luke Leftwich 7 2 5 0 1.000 0 3 0 1.000 0 0 Matthew Milburn 6 2 4 0 1.000 1 3 1 . 7 5 0 0 0 John Caskey 4 2 2 0 1.000 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 0 Spencer Kulman 3 0 3 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 Elliot Lance 2 0 2 0 1.000 0 2 1 . 6 6 7 0 0 Jacob Condra-Bogan 2 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan Accetta 2 0 2 0 1.000 0 1 2 . 3 3 3 0 0 Connor Foltyn 2 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Adam Scott 2 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Will Stillman 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 James Plaisted 114 104 8 2 . 9 8 2 4 0 0 - - - 0 0 Kody Ruedisili 44 41 1 2 . 9 5 5 1 0 0 - - - 0 0 Conor Clancey 18 10 7 1 . 9 4 4 1 0 0 - - - 0 0 Alec Paradowski 52 20 28 4 . 9 2 3 4 0 0 - - - 0 0 Demetrius Jennings 10 9 0 1 . 9 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Derek Hirsch 53 24 21 8 . 8 4 9 4 0 0 - - - 0 0 Trace Witt 13 0 11 2 . 8 4 6 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Alex Malsch 6 1 4 1 . 8 3 3 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Max McDougald 4 2 1 1 . 7 5 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Connell Anderson 2 1 0 1 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Pete Carrier 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Merritt Huber 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 McClain Bradley 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Josh Simpson 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 Totals 497 348 126 23 . 9 5 4 6 10 6 . 6 2 5 1 0 Opponents 451 327 109 15 . 9 6 7 7 23 6 . 7 9 3 3 0
Hitting minimums - 2.0 AB/Game
2015 Wofford Baseball
Game Results for Wofford (as of Mar 04, 2015) (All games)
Date Opponent Score Inns Overall SoCon Pitcher of record Attend Time
Feb 13, 2015 BOSTON COLLEGE W 8-4 9 1-0-0 0-0-0 Milburn (W 1-0) 3 6 7 3:39
Feb 14, 2015 XAVIER W 11-3 9 2-0-0 0-0-0 Leftwich (W 1-0) 2 8 6 3:04
Feb 15, 2015 DAYTON W 9-7 9 3-0-0 0-0-0 Kulman (W 1-0) 1 7 3 3:24
Feb 18, 2015 at Presbyterian College W 7-4 9 4-0-0 0-0-0 Accetta (W 1-0) 8 9 3:25
Feb 20, 2015 PITTSBURGH W 5-3 9 5-0-0 0-0-0 Anderson (W 1-0) 1 1 2 2:32
Feb 21, 2015 MIAMI (OH) W 7-4 9 6-0-0 0-0-0 Leftwich (W 2-0) 1 0 9 2:15
Feb 22, 2015 UNC ASHEVILLE W 2-1 9 7-0-0 0-0-0 Kulman (W 2-0) 1 6 5 2:17
Feb 25, 2015 at Clemson L 5-11 9 7-1-0 0-0-0 Anderson (L 1-1) 3 2 8 0 2:47
Feb 27, 2015 HARVARD W 9-2 9 8-1-0 0-0-0 Milburn (W 2-0) 1 3 8 2:59
Feb 28, 2015 HARVARD-1 L 1-2 9 8-2-0 0-0-0 Condra-Bogan (L 0-1) - 2:39
Feb 28, 2015 HARVARD-2 L 1-3 9 8-3-0 0-0-0 Kulman (L 2-1) 2 0 7 2:37
Mar 01, 2015 HARVARD W 7-0 9 9-3-0 0-0-0 Scott (W 1-0) 1 0 2 2:38
Mar 04, 2015 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE L 6-11 9 9-4-0 0-0-0 Caskey (L 0-1) 1 2 4 3:12
