Baseball 3/17/2022 2:08:00 PM PC Athletic Communications

Baseball Set to Open League Play against USC Upstate on Friday

Friday's Game Moved to 1 p.m.

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College Baseball team returns home on Friday for its first Big South series of the season hosting USC Upstate beginning at 1 p.m. on Friday due to expected inclement weather on Friday night. The middle game of the series is set for 3 p.m. before the finale will begin Sunday at 1. All three games will be shown on ESPN+.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: USC Upstate (11-6) vs. Presbyterian (8-9)
WHERE: PC Baseball Complex (Clinton, S.C.)
WHEN: 1 pm (Friday) | 3 pm (Saturday) | 1 pm (Sunday)
THE SERIES (Since 2008): USC Upstate Leads 16-13

FOLLOW THE ACTION
LIVE STATS: Statbroadcast (Fri.) | Statbroadcast (Sat.) | Statbroadcast (Sun.)
LIVE VIDEO: ESPN+ (Fri.) | ESPN+ (Sat.) | ESPN+ (Sun.)
TWITTER: @PresbyterianBSB
GAME NOTES: Presbyterian Notes

ON THE MOUND
Friday
UPST – RHP Jacob Curry (1-0, 5.12 ERA, 11 K)
PC – LHP Charlie McDaniel (1-1, 7.15 ERA, 17 K)

Saturday
UPST – RHP Austin Morgan (1-1, 8.40 ERA, 14 K)
PC – RHP Duncan Howard (2-1, 1.61 ERA, 21 K)

Sunday
UPST – RHP Trey Miller (1-1, 3.20 ERA, 10 K)
PC – RHP Daniel Eagen (1-0, 4.05 ERA, 22 K)

About the Blue Hose
• The Presbyterian College baseball team came out on the wrong end of a midweek matchup against Charlotte as the host 49ers defeated the Blue Hose 4-1 on Tuesday night at Hayes Stadium.

Series History
• USC Upstate leads the all-time series with the Blue Hose 16-13 as the Spartans swept the head-to-head series from PC last year 5-0.
• In last year's matchups with the Spartans, Jeremiah Boyd led the offense going 8-for-18 with four RBIs and a home run.
• Eric Toth totaled four doubles and five RBIs in the stretch with Upstate.
• On the mound, Alex Flood allowed one earned run in four innings of work as he got one of the starts against USC Upstate.
• Kyle Benson pitched in four of the games last year allowing three earned runs in six innings of work.

Scouting USC Upstate
• USC Upstate begins league play with an 11-6 record overall after dropping a midweek matchup to No. 18 Georgia on Tuesday night.
• Noah Rabon leads the way for the Spartans with a .375 average as he's totaled four doubles, one homer and 18 RBIs. Devin Buckner sits at .361 with two homers and a team-high 20 RBIs.
• Noah Sullivan is at .359 with five extra base hits and 15 runs knocked in.
• Al Holguin hasnt allowed an earned run in 3.2 innings which span two appearances with nine strikeouts as he's added a save.
• Trey Miller is 1-1 with a 3.20 ERA tossing 19.2 innings with 10 strikeouts. Sawyer Worrell is 1-0 with a 3.50 ERA in 18 innings.
• Kevin Davis has a team-high 17 strikeouts with two saves in eight appearances.

Toth Named Big South Player of the Week
• Following a 7-for-13 week at the plate, Presbyterian College baseball senior Eric Toth (Mobile, Ala.) has been named the Big South Player of the Week for games played Feb. 28-Mar.6, as announced by the league office on Monday.
• He began his week with a 2-for-4 performance in a midweek defeat against Charleston. Toth opened the weekend against Bellarmine with a season-high three hits including a double and run driven in during the Blue Hose 9-3 win over Bellarmine.
• The senior continued his strong week at the plate with his second homer of the season on Saturday in a 5-0 shutout before adding an RBI double and scoring two runs in Presbyterian's 8-4 series finale win over the Knights.
• Over the four-game week, Toth slugged .923 and got on base at a .611 clip as he was able to raise his batting average from .290 up to .364.

Blue Hose Leaders
• Eric Toth sits second in the Big South with his 23 hits and ranks third in the league with 18 runs scored.
• As a team, the Blue Hose rank second in the nation with 14 sacrifice flies. Brody Fahr is tops in the Big South with three sac flies to lead the conference.
• Jay Wetherington leads the league with a .417 average and ranks third in the conference with a .500 on base percentage.
• Chase Hughes is eighth in the league in runs batted in with 14.
• Duncan Howard is third in the conference with a 1.61 ERA allowing just four earned runs in 22.1 innings pitched. Howard has tallied 21 strikeouts in his performances this season which sits ninth in the league.

Last Five Games & 10 Games
• Over the last five games, Jay Wetherington is leading the Blue Hose offense with a .476 average (10-for-21) with two doubles and three RBIs. He's also a perfect 4-for-4 on the bases. He's at .429 (15-for-35) in the Blue Hose last 10 contests.
• Chase Hughes leads the way with six RBIs in the last five hitting at a .333 clip. He's averaging an RBI per game in the last 10 for PC.
• Junior Colbey Klepper has allowed one earned run over his last 6.2 innings as he's totaled eight strikeouts in that stretch.
• Eric Toth is leading the way in PC's last 10 games with a .457 average (16-for-35) with three extra base hits and seven RBIs.
• Duncan Howard has limited opponents to one earned run over his last two starts spanning 12.2 innings with 15 strikeouts.

Blue Hose Long Ball
• The Blue Hose have totaled eight home runs in the opening 17 games this season off the bats of six different players.
• Eric Toth and Chase Hughes led the way with two homers apiece on the season.
• Jeremiah Boyd, Jack Gorman, Sean Klein and Ryan Ouzts have each tallied one this year as well.

2022 Preseason Honors
• Senior Eric Toth and sophomore Charlie McDaniel were both selected to the Preseason All-Conference team as selected by Perfect game.
• PC was tabbed fourth in the preseason conference poll as voted on by the league coaches.

Up Next
• Following the series with the Spartans, the Blue Hose hit the road for a midweek battle against Duke on Wednesday at 3 p.m. on ACC Network.

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Players Mentioned

#30 Kyle Benson: RHP; 6' 1"; Fifth Year; R/R

#33 Jeremiah Boyd: C; 5' 10"; Senior; R/R

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

#38 Alex Flood: RHP; 6' 3"; Junior; R/R

#25 Duncan Howard: RHP; 6' 3"; Sophomore; R/R

#11 Chase Hughes: INF; 6' 2"; Junior; R/R

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

#31 Charlie McDaniel: LHP; 6' 3"; Sophomore; L/L

#22 Ryan Ouzts: UTL; 5' 8"; Sophomore; R/R

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

#21 Jay Wetherington: OF; 5' 9"; Sophomore; L/L

#17 Daniel Eagen: RHP; 6' 4"; Freshman; R/R

Players Mentioned

#30 Kyle Benson
: 6' 1"; Fifth Year; R/R
: RHP

#33 Jeremiah Boyd
: 5' 10"; Senior; R/R
: C

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

#38 Alex Flood
: 6' 3"; Junior; R/R
: RHP

#25 Duncan Howard
: 6' 3"; Sophomore; R/R
: RHP

#11 Chase Hughes
: 6' 2"; Junior; R/R
: INF

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

#31 Charlie McDaniel
: 6' 3"; Sophomore; L/L
: LHP

#22 Ryan Ouzts
: 5' 8"; Sophomore; R/R
: UTL

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

#21 Jay Wetherington
: 5' 9"; Sophomore; L/L
: OF

#17 Daniel Eagen
: 6' 4"; Freshman; R/R
: RHP