PC Travels to Asheville for Tuesday Matchup

CLINTON, S.C. – Coming off of a series win over Campbell on Sunday, the Presbyterian College baseball team looks to carry that momentum into a Tuesday night battle with UNC Asheville at 5 p.m. from Greenwood Baseball Field on ESPN+.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Presbyterian (12-13, 11-8 Big South) at UNC Asheville (12-21, 11-14 Big South)
WHERE: Greenwood Baseball Field (Asheville, N.C.)
WHEN: Tuesday April 27, 2021 (5:00 p.m.)
THE SERIES (Since 2008): Presbyterian Leads 26-15

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About the Blue Hose
• The Presbyterian College baseball team used a seven-run eighth inning to rally and earn a 12-6 victory in game two of Sunday's doubleheader over Campbell. Campbell earned the victory in game one 21-5 on Sunday.
• PC took the opener of the series 7-6 over the Camels on Friday afternoon.
• Brody Fahr led the Blue Hose in the series with a .500 average with three doubles and five runs scored, while Sean Klein hit .429 in the series and Zacchaeus Rasberry had five hits including a home run and five RBIs.
• Eric Toth tossed the final four innings in game two on Sunday to earn a win after recording a save in the series opener.

Series History
• PC and UNC Asheville have met 41 times in the Blue Hose DI era prior to Tuesday's matchup. Presbyterian holds a 26-15 head to head record over the Bulldogs with PC taking the most recent meeting on April 6 in a 14 inning marathon.
• In the four meetings with Asheville this season, Zacchaeus Rasberry leads the Blue Hose with a .400 average including three extra base hits and four RBIs. Eric Toth has two home runs and five RBIs in the four contests.

Scouting UNC Asheville
• UNC Asheville comes into Tuesday's matchup with a 12-21 record after taking two-of-three from Charleston Southern over the weekend.
• Brandon Lankford leads the Bulldog offense with a .360 batting average as he leads the conference with 11 home runs this season. Dominic Freeberger sits at .316 with seven doubles, three triples and five home runs.
• Freeberger leads the Bulldogs on the mound with a 1.13 ERA as he's gone 1-0 with two saves over eight appearances. Kole Harris is 2-0 with a 3.72 ERA in 12 appearances with six starts.

Wyandt Named to Buster Posey Watch List
• Presbyterian College catcher Jake Wyandt has been named to the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Watch List, as the Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission announced.
• Wyandt is fourth on the team in hitting with a .278 average this season over 18 games played. He leads the team with a .409 on-base percentage while sitting second on the team at a .500 slugging percentage.
• Wyandt is one of four Blue Hose this spring with multiple home runs as he has connected on a pair of long balls. He's tied for the team lead with three stolen bases. Wyandt has a .992 fielding percentage this spring as he has only one error in his 18 games played.
• Behind the plate, he has thrown on six would-be base stealers and picked off one runner.
• The list spotlights 80 catchers including a pair from the Big South Conference. The award, formerly known as the Johnny Bench Award, was created in 2000 to honor college baseball's top catcher in the NCAA Division I ranks.

Veach Earns Olerud Watch List Honor
• Presbyterian College infielder & pitcher Chris Veach has been named to the 10th annual John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award watch list, as announced by the College Baseball Foundation on Tuesday.
• The deep pool of talent resulting from several veteran players returning for an extra season granted by the NCAA in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, plus the influx of new talent from the last two seasons, has created a unique pool of 17 top candidates for the 2021 Olerud watch list.
• The list also includes teammates from two Power 5 schools, three players who have already been honored with the Olerud Player of the Week award and four players who were on the watch list for the 2019 award.
• The Chapin, S.C. native is continuing to lead the Blue Hose offensive attack with a conference leading .348 average thru 16 games. He's had a base hit in 14 of 16 games he's played in this spring.
• Veach has already earned a pair of Big South Freshman of the Week honors this spring as well.

Miles & McDaniel Honored With Weekly Honors
• Presbyterian College baseball pitchers Eric Miles and Charlie McDaniel have been named Big South Starting Pitcher and Co-Freshman of the Week respectively for games played March 22-28, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
• Miles was dominant on Saturday in game one of the doubleheader with CSU as he recorded 7.0 shutout innings en route to a 3-0 series clinching win over Charleston Southern. Miles totaled seven strikeouts while only allowing four singles and a pair of walks to earn his second win of the spring.
• In just his third collegiate start, McDaniel tossed a complete game allowing just one earned run to earn his first career victory over Charleston Southern on Friday afternoon. The Sanford, Fla. native allowed just one run and six hits to earn the win. McDaniel faced one batter over the minimum over the final five innings. McDaniel's complete game was the Blue Hose first since May 17, 2019, when Jackson Dean spun a complete game against Charleston Southern.
• Both pitchers were a part of a pitching staff that allowed just two earned runs over 27.0 innings against Charleston Southern this weekend.
• This is Presbyterian's third freshman of the week honoree in six award cycles as Chris Veach earned a pair of awards already this spring.

Record Chasing
• Senior Eric Miles needs 26 strikeouts to move into first in the Blue Hose D1 record book. Miles currently sits with 223 career strikeouts.
• Miles needs 5.2 innings pitched to past Brian Kehner for fourth in the DI record book for innings in his Blue Hose career
• Senior Zacchaeus Rasberry needs two stolen bases to move into first in the Blue Hose D1 record book. Rasberry has 34 career stolen bases.
• Rasberry's next triple will move him into a tie for fourth in D1 history with his sixth career triple as a Blue Hose.

Up Next
• The Blue Hose travel to USC Upstate beginning on Friday April 30 to open a three-game set with the Spartans at 6 p.m. on ESPN+. The two teams are then slated to play a twin bill on Saturday May 1 at 2 p.m..

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Players Mentioned

#17 Eric Miles: P; 6' 1"; Fifth Year; R/R

#4 Zacchaeus Rasberry: OF; 6' 2"; Fifth Year; R/R

#20 Jake Wyandt: C; 6' 0"; Senior; R/R

#2 Brody Fahr: INF; 5' 11"; Freshman; L/R

#31 Charlie McDaniel: P; 6' 3"; Freshman; L/L

#10 Chris Veach: INF/P; 6' 0"; Freshman; R/R

#7 Eric Toth: P/UTL; 6' 4"; Junior; R/R

#18 Sean Klein: INF; 5' 10"; Junior; R/R

Players Mentioned

#17 Eric Miles
: 6' 1"; Fifth Year; R/R
: P

#4 Zacchaeus Rasberry
: 6' 2"; Fifth Year; R/R
: OF

#20 Jake Wyandt
: 6' 0"; Senior; R/R
: C

#2 Brody Fahr
: 5' 11"; Freshman; L/R
: INF

#31 Charlie McDaniel
: 6' 3"; Freshman; L/L
: P

#10 Chris Veach
: 6' 0"; Freshman; R/R
: INF/P

#7 Eric Toth
: 6' 4"; Junior; R/R
: P/UTL

#18 Sean Klein
: 5' 10"; Junior; R/R
: INF