Post by The Cats on Apr 24, 2024 12:37:00 GMT -5
Who: Wofford Terriers
When: Friday, April 26 thru Sunday, April 28, 2024
Time: Friday 5:30 pm; Saturday 2 pm; Sunday 1:00 pm
Where: Russell C. King Field, Spartanburg, SC
TV/video: ESPN+
Live Stats: Wofford Live Stats
Nickname: Terriers
Colors: Black and Gold
Head Coach: J.J. Edwards (first season as head coach) joined the coaching staff in the fall of 2011 as the volunteer assistant and was promoted to assistant coach in the summer of 2012. Now in his 13th season on the staff, he will continue to work with the hitters and infielders. In the summer of 2016 he added the responsibilities of recruiting coordinator and in the summer of 2021 was promoted to associate head coach.
The Series: The Cats own a 76-28-1 overall record vs. the Terriers, in a series that started in 1970. The Cats are 31-13-1 in games played in Spartanburg, but are 5-4-1 in the last ten games played. The Terriers took 2 of 3 in the series last year in Cullowhee.
Current record: 27-11 overall, 18-2 home, 9-9 away, 0-0 neutral, 7-4 SoCon
Wofford tops the country in batting average (.347), OBP (.460), runs (415), scoring (11.2) and triples (24). The Terriers are outscoring their opponents 415-217 this season, as nine Terriers are hitting over .300 with Brice Martinez (.420) hitting over .400. Wofford's 110 stolen bases are currently fourth in the nation and Marshall Toole's 32 steals lead the nation. He also boasts a 37-game on-base streak.
Brice Martinez owns a 23-game hitting streak, tied for second longest in program history. Wofford's 15 runs in the fifth inning against Presbyterian are a new program record for runs in an inning. With 24 triples this season, the Terriers have set a new program record for triples in a season. Marshall Toole's seven three-baggers are tied for most by a player in a season in program history.
The Wofford offense has been almost unstoppable so far in 2024, totaling 415 runs through 37 games of the season, tied for most in the nation. At an average of 11.2 per game, the Terriers lead the country in scoring per game. This is aided by the country's best on-base percentage (.460) and batting average (.347) and eighth-most hits (449). With 24 triples, the Terriers also top the nation and have set a new single-season program record. Wofford has scored double-digit runs in 20 games so far this season and outscored its opponents 415-217. The Terriers have recorded 20 or more runs four times, including twice scoring 29 runs, a new single-game program record. Three of Wofford's
20-plus scoring outings totaled 27 or more runs, making the Terriers one of only three teams in the nation to do so at least twice (Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Texas Tech).
