Baseball Heads to Campbell for Conference Road Series

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College Baseball team hits the road for the first time in Big South play beginning with a three-game series against Campbell at 6 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are slated for a 3 p.m. first pitch on Saturday before the series finale at 2 p.m. on Sunday in Buies Creek. All three games will be shown on ESPN+.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Presbyterian (8-12, 0-3 Big South) at Campbell (9-11, 0-0 Big South)
WHERE: Jim Perry Stadium (Buies Creek, N.C.)
WHEN: 6 pm (Friday) | 3 pm (Saturday) | 2 pm (Sunday)
THE SERIES (Since 2008): Campbell Leads 20-6

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GAME NOTES: Presbyterian Notes

ON THE MOUND
Friday
PC – LHP Charlie McDaniel (1-1, 5.76 ERA, 29.2 IP, 21 K)
CU – RHP Thomas Harrington (4-1, 1.09 ERA, 33 IP, 46 K)

Saturday
PC – RHP Duncan Howard (2-2, 1.88 ERA, 28.2 IP, 27 K)
CU – RHP Cade Kuehler (0-3, 1.59 ERA, 28.1 IP, 34 K)

Sunday
PC – RHP Daniel Eagen (1-0, 4.15 ERA, 26 IP, 26 K)
CU – RHP Aaron Rund (0-1, 5.19 ERA, 17.1 IP, 15 K)

About the Blue Hose
• USC Upstate used a four-run fifth and added a run in the seventh to complete the three-game sweep of the Presbyterian College baseball team on Sunday afternoon at the PC Baseball Complex by the score of 5-4. Sophomore Dalton Reeves connected on his first homer of the season to open the scoring on Sunday afternoon.
• The Presbyterian College baseball team and USC Upstate battled back and forth for the second straight day but the Spartans used a two-run seventh to secure the series on Saturday by the score of 5-4 at the PC Baseball Complex. In the loss, senior Jeremiah Boyd connected on his second homer of the season.
• The Presbyterian College baseball team opened the 2022 Big South slate on Friday with USC Upstate holding off a late charge from the Blue Hose to pick up the 6-5 victory on Friday afternoon at the PC Baseball Complex.

Series History
• Campbell leading the all-time series against PC 20-6 with the Blue Hose winning each of the last three meetings including twice in the Big South tournament to clinch the championship last May.
• Last April was the first time in program history that the Blue Hose took a series from Campbell after winning just two of the prior meetings.
• Eric Toth hit .381 (8-for-21) with a pair of big flies last year against Campbell. Brody Fahr hit at a .368 clip (7-for-19) with three doubles.
• In four outings last season,Toth was 1-0 with three saves as he allowed just one earned run in 7.1 innings pitched.
• Charlie McDaniel made two starts and was 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA allowing two earned runs over 13 innings pitched.

Blue Hose Leaders
• Jay Wetherington begins the weekend in Campbell fourth in the league in average at a .377 clip. He's also reaching base at a .466 average whihc is seventh in the league.
• Eric Toth is tied for fifth in runs scored with 20 and is tied for sixth with 25 hits to lead the Blue Hose thus far.
• Jack Gorman and Dalton Reeves are both tied for eighth in the Big South with a team-high six doubles.
• Kyle Decker sits fifth in the league with eight stolen bases on the season.
• Duncan Howard's 1.88 ERA has him third in the league behind the pair of starters from Campbell.

Last Five Games & 10 Games
• Jack Gorman is pacing the Blue Hose in their last five games hitting at a .467 clip (7-of-15) with three doubles and four runs driven in.
• Jay Wetherington is hitting .333 (7-of-21) with a double, triple and two stolen bases. Wetherington is hitting .476 (10-of-21) in games away from Clinton this season.
• In his last three starts, Duncan Howard has held opponents to a .191 batting average in 19 innings allowing three earned runs and totaling 21 strikeouts.

Scouting Campbell
• Campbell enters the weekend with a 9-11 record following a 12-4 defeat on Tuesday against Charlotte.
• Big South Preseason Player of the Year Zach Neto leads the way offensively with a .348 average including six doubles, two triples and three home runs. Neto has a team-high 13 RBIs and has an on base percentage of .471.
• Bryce Arnold leads the way with four homers. Jarrod Belbin has a team-high seven stolen bases.
• Preseason Pitcher of the Year Thomas Harrington leads the Big South with a 4-1 record to go along with a 1.09 ERA. He has 46 strikeouts to lead the league as well.
• Cade Kuehler sits second in the league with a 1.59 ERA and is fourth in the conference in strikeouts with 34.
• Campbell has tallied a midweek win over #8 N.C. State and #14 Liberty. The Fighting Camels have played nine games against top 100 RPI teams already in 2022.

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.

Dearman Earns Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week Honors
• Following his first collegiate save on Saturday, Presbyterian College baseball senior left-handed pitcher Clark Dearman (Milton, Ga.) has been named the Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week for games played Feb. 21-Feb. 27, as announced by the league office on Monday.
• Dearman began the week with 1.1 scoreless frames in the Blue Hose midweek contest against Georgia Tech. He recorded a pair of strikeouts in the outing against the Yellow Jackets allowing a hit and a walk.
• The Milton, Ga. native returned to the hill on Saturday afternoon and pitched the final two innings of the Blue Hose 5-1 game one victory against Manhattan to earn his first collegiate save. He recorded three punchouts in the two innings against the Jaspers.
• Dearman leads the team with four appearances as he has allowed two earned runs in 5.1 innings while totaling eight strikeouts this season.

Blue Hose Long Ball
• The Blue Hose have totaled 10 home runs in the opening 20 games this season off the bats of seven different players.
• Eric Toth, Jeremiah Boyd and Chase Hughes lead the way with two homers apiece on the season.
• Dalton Reeves, Jack Gorman, Sean Klein and Ryan Ouzts have each tallied one this year as well.

Up Next
• PC hits the road once again on Tuesday night for a 7 p.m. first pitch against South Carolina on SEC Network +.

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Players Mentioned

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

#35 Clark Dearman: LHP; 6' 1"; Senior; L/L

#12 Kyle Decker: OF; 5' 11"; Senior; R/R

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

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

#35 Clark Dearman
: 6' 1"; Senior; L/L
: LHP

#12 Kyle Decker
: 5' 11"; Senior; R/R
: OF

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

#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