Baseball Closes Out Regular Season at Home with HPU

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College baseball team closes out the 2022 regular season beginning on Thursday at 6 p.m. with a three-game series against High Point at the PC Baseball Complex. The Blue Hose and Panthers are set for a 3 p.m. first pitch on Friday before a 1 p.m. regular season finale on Saturday afternoon.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: High Point (20-31, 11-10 Big South) vs. Presbyterian (22-29, 9-12 Big South)
WHERE: PC Baseball Complex
WHEN: 6 pm (Thursday) | 3 pm (Friday) | 1 pm (Saturday)
THE SERIES (Since 2008): HPU Leads 18-13

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ON THE MOUND
Thursday
HPU – RHP Sean Duffy (3-2, 2.35 ERA, 49 K)
PC – LHP Charlie McDaniel (7-3, 4.85 ERA, 61 K)

Friday
HPU – RHP Carter Sheppard (5-5, 4.86 ERA, 55 K)
PC – RHP Duncan Howard (7-3, 2.61 ERA, 63 K)

Saturday
HPU – TBA
PC – RHP Alex Flood (1-4, 7.44 ERA, 33 K)

About the Blue Hose
• The Presbyterian College baseball team could not overcome the Bulldogs early offense as #25 Georgia picked up an 18-3 victory on Tuesday night at Foley Field in the Blue Hose final non-conference game of the 2022 season.

Scouting High Point
• High Point enters the final series of the 2022 regular season with a 20-31 record after dropping two of three to Campbell last weekend.
• Javon Fields leads High Point with a .335 average over 44 games as he's swiped a team-high 11 bases. Peyton Carr has hit .317 this season with nine doubles and four homers.
• Adam Stuart has totaled 10 doubles to lead the Panthers as Cole Singsank has eight homers to pace HPU.
• Sam Garcia leads the Panthers with a 4-4 record to go along with a 2.11 ERA as he's allowed 13 earned runs in 55.1 innings. Garcia has totaled 55 strikeouts as well.
• Everett Vaughan is 3-2 with a 3.94 ERA over 22 outings as the Panthers closer has totaled five saves on the season.

Series History
• High Point leads the all-time series 18-13 with PC taking all three meetings last season on the road.
• Brody Fahr led the Blue Hose in the series last year against the Panthers hitting .600 (9-of-15) with Kyle Decker going for a .571 average (8-of-14).
• Over two relief appearances, Kyle Benson allowed one earned run and tallied a win against High Point last season.

Blue Hose Record Chasers
• With each guys next win, sophomores Duncan Howard and Charlie McDaniel with become the single-season DI record holder for wins with eight in a season.
• With his next save, senior Eric Toth will become the DI career record holder for saves with 13 in his time at Presbyterian.
• Jay Wetherington needs two stolen bases to tie for second in the single-season DI record book for steals. Wetherington currently has 17 entering the final week of the regular season. Eric Toth and Kyle Decker have 16 steals apiece.

Last Five Games & 10 Games
• Jay Wetherington leads the Blue Hose over the last 10 games with a .333 average including three doubles, two homers and six runs knocked in. Ryan Ouzts is hitting .323 in the same stretch with two homers and seven RBIs.
• Sophomore Duncan Howard is 1-1 over his last three starts allowing four earned runs in 17 innings.

Blue Hose in the Ranks
• Eric Toth is tied for third in the Big South hitting .342 throughout the 2022 season. Toth is also first in the league in hits with 67 and fourth in runs at 52.
• Dalton Reeves is tied for fourth with 14 doubles on the year as Jack Gorman is in a tie for eighth with 13 doubles.
• Jay Wetherington ranks sixth in the Big South with 17 steals as Eric Toth and Kyle Decker are tied for eighth with 16.
• Duncan Howard and Charlie McDaniel are both tied for third with seven wins on the season. Howard is also fifth in the league in ERA at 2.61.

Howard Earns Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week Honors
• Following his seventh win of the season with seven shutout innings on Saturday afternoon, Presbyterian College baseball sophomore right-handed pitcher Duncan Howard (Kernersville, N.C.) has been named the Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week for April 25-May 1, as announced by the league office on Monday.
• Howard continued his dominance in 2022 tossing seven shutout innings in a 3-1 win over James Madison on Saturday afternoon. He scattered six hits and allowed a pair of walks with four strikeouts en route to his seventh win of the 2022 season.
• He also added a scoreless inning of relief in midweek action against Western Carolina on Wednesday night that saw the Blue Hose sophomore earn his first save of the season.The Blue Hose Saturday starter hasn't allowed an earned run over his last 15.2 innings of work which goes back over his last four appearances which he has totaled 15 strikeouts in those outings.

Dearman Earns Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week Honors
• Following his two scoreless innings of relief on Thursday night, 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 April 12-17, as announced by the league office on Monday.
• In his lone appearance, Dearman entered in the eighth inning on Thursday night of the Blue Hose 7-5 win over Longwood. He struck out the side in the eighth before adding a punchout in the ninth en route to the Blue Hose series opening win. He needed just 26 pitches over six batters to record his third save of the 2022 season.
• He is third on the team with 13 appearances as he leads all Blue Hose relievers with a 3.63 ERA and is second on the team with three saves.
• This is the fourth Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week for Presbyterian and third in a row as Logan Ymker won the award the past two weeks. Dearman also picked up an award earlier this season.

Ymker Earns Second Straight Relief Pitcher of the Week Award
• Junior Logan Ymker (Sioux Falls, S.D.) has been named the Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week for the second straight week for games played April 4-10, as announced by the league office on Monday.
• Ymker opened the weekend at Morehead State tossing the final two innings of the Blue Hose 11-7 win over the Eagles. He sat down the first five batters he faced on Saturday before a two-out single was his lone blemish. Ymker struck out a season-high five batters to help finish off Saturday's win for the Blue Hose. He pitched in Sunday's series finale at Morehead State recording the final two outs which included his sixth strikeout of the weekend.
• Over his last six appearances, Ymker has allowed two earned runs over 9.2 innings allowing just one walk and totaling 16 strikeouts. The Sioux Falls, S.D. native is limiting batters to .147 opponents batting average as he has recorded a 1.86 earned run average in that stretch.
• Ymker is the first Big South reliever since May of 2019 to win back-to-back weekly awards when Winthrop's Colten Rendon won three straight at the end of the 2019 season.

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 in the Minors
• Former Blue Hose pitcher Hayden Deal has begun his 2022 with a 1-0 record tossing 23 innings over 10 appearances allowing just five earned runs with 22 strikeouts for the Mississippi Braves, the AA Affiliate of the defending champion Atlanta Braves.
• As he begins his fifth year in pro baseball in 2022, Deal is 21-15 with a 3.04 ERA as over 340 innings pitched he has racked up 302 strikeouts. He also added five saves in his minor league career.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

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

#15 Jack Gorman: INF; 5' 10"; Sophomore; R/R

#32 Dalton Reeves: C; 6' 5"; Junior; L/R

Players Mentioned

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

#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

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

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

#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

#15 Jack Gorman
: 5' 10"; Sophomore; R/R
: INF

#32 Dalton Reeves
: 6' 5"; Junior; L/R
: C