Blue Hose Open Road Stretch at CSU on Tuesday

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College Baseball team begins the final stretch run of the 2021 regular season on Tuesday night with the first of seven straight road contests beginning at Charleston Southern on ESPN+ at 5 p.m…

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Presbyterian (14-19, 13-14 Big South) at Charleston Southern (14-23, 14-19 Big South)
WHERE: CSU Ballpark (Charleston, S.C.)
WHEN: Tuesday May 11, 2021 (3:30 p.m.)
THE SERIES (Since 2008): PC leads 25-16

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About the Blue Hose
• Junior Sean Klein connected on a pair of home runs in game two on Saturday as the Blue Hose picked up a 9-3 victory in their home regular-season finale at the PC Baseball Complex. Gardner-Webb took the opener on Saturday by the score of 10-6. Gardner-Webb took Friday's opener by the score of 10-2.
• Zacchaeus Rasberry paced the Blue Hose offense on Saturday with four hits in the doubleheader as he had two in both contests. Rasberry added two stolen bases with his first one helping him break the school's DI career record for stolen bases with his now 37 career steals.
• Klein became the first Blue Hose to hit two home runs in a game since Tannor Byrd hit two during a March 4, 2020 game against Wofford.
• In game one, Charlie McDaniel set a new career-high for strikeouts with the freshman totaling seven over 6.1 innings.
• Eric Toth grabbed his fifth save of the season on Saturday afternoon and moved into a tied for sixth in the Blue Hose DI record book for saves with his five this season.

Series History
• PC and Charleston Southern will meet on Tuesday for the 42nd time in Presbyterian's DI era with the Blue Hose holding a 25-16 all-time series lead.
• After CSU won 8-2 in a March 16th matchup in Clinton, Presbyterian earned a three-game sweep of the Bucs at Presbyterian on March 26-27.
• In the head-to-head with CSU, Brody Fahr has hit .571 in his seven at bats this season, while both Landon Shaw and Eric Toth have connected on home runs.
• PC has used solid pitching to take three-of-four this season from the Bucs as Presbyterian has allowed eight earned runs in four games this season.

Scouting CSU
• Charleston Southern comes into Tuesday's contest with a 14-23 record after being swept in three straight by Winthrop over the weekend.
• Houston Parker paced the Bucs on offense with a .308 average, while Johnny Oliveira and Dylan Stewart both sit at .280.
• Andrew Bullock leads the Charleston Southern with six home runs and 21 runs knocked in.
• RJ Petit leads the Bucs pitching staff with a 2.36 ERA in 11 starts as he has totaled 67 strikeouts in 72.1 innings.
• Kyle Sandstrom has a 2.45 ERA in nine total appearances with two saves.

Record Chasing
• Senior Eric Miles needs 18 strikeouts to move into first in the Blue Hose D1 record book. Miles currently sits with 231 career strikeouts.
• Miles needs 6.1 innings pitched to pass Tanner Chock for third in the DI record book for innings in his Blue Hose career
• Zacchaeus Rasberry's next triple will move him into a tie for fourth in D1 history with his sixth career triple as a Blue Hose.
• Junior Eric Toth with his next save will move into a tie for fifth in the Blue Hose DI record book for career saves. Toth has recorded five saves this season to lead PC.
• Toth needs two more saves to move into a tie for third in the single-season DI record book. Hayden Deal sits in third with seven saves.

Toth Earns Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week Honors
• Presbyterian College baseball junior Eric Toth has been named the Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week for games played April 19-25, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
• Toth began his week in Friday's series opener on the mound as he entered with the go-ahead run at the plate but needed just two pitches to notch his third save of the season.
• In game two on Sunday afternoon, Toth entered in the sixth inning and held Campbell to one hit and one walk in the final four frames to record his third win of the season. The victory helped secure Presbyterian's first series win over Campbell in the Blue Hose DI era dating back to 2008.
• Toth also notched a .353 (6-for-17) week at the plate which included two doubles, four runs and 3 RBIs. The Mobile, Ala. native is currently tied for the team lead in wins and saves with three apiece. He leads Blue Hose arms with a WHIP of 1.02.

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.

Up Next
• The Blue Hose head to High Point for a three-game series beginning on Friday night against the Panthers with first pitch set for 6 p.m… The two teams wrap up the three-game set on Saturday with a twin bill at 2 p.m…

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Players Mentioned

#25 Tannor Byrd: OF; 5' 10"; Senior; R/R

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

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

#1 Landon Shaw: INF; 5' 9"; Sophomore; 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

#25 Tannor Byrd
: 5' 10"; Senior; R/R
: OF

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

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

#1 Landon Shaw
: 5' 9"; Sophomore; R/R
: INF

#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