Baseball Set to Face Georgia on Tuesday

CLINTON, S.C. – Coming in winning each of their last four, the Presbyterian College baseball team hits the road on Tuesday for a 4 p.m. first pitch at Georgia. The matchup with the Bulldogs set to take place at Foley Field will be shown on SEC Network +.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Presbyterian (5-2) at Georgia (5-2)
WHERE: Foley Field (Athens, Ga.)
WHEN: Tuesday, February 28 at 4 p.m.
THE SERIES (Since 2008): UGA Leads 14-0

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ON THE MOUND
TUESDAY
PC – LHP Mason McDaniel (1-0, 2.70 ERA, 8 K)
UGA – RHP Matthew Hoskins (Freshman)

About the Blue Hose
• Following three straight wins over the weekend including two Power 5 victories, the Blue Hose hit the road for a midweek battle at Georgia on Tuesday afternoon. PC comes in winning its last four while the Bulldogs faltered in a 12-11 defeat at the hands of Princeton on Sunday afternoon.

Scouting the Bulldogs
• Georgia enters Tuesday's matchup with a 5-2 mark following a 12-11 defeat to Princeton on Sunday afternoon. The Bulldogs had won the first three from the Tigers and won two-of-three from Jacksonville State to begin 2023. Charlie Condon leads Georgia with a .500 average including three doubles and a home run. Connor Tate sits at .462 with three doubles and a homer. Parks Harber leads the Bulldogs with four homers on the young season. On the mound, Georgia is led by Liam Sullivan who's 1-0 over two starts with 10 innings pitched and zero earned runs while tallying 13 strikeouts.

Head to Head vs the Bulldogs
• In PC's DI era the Bulldogs have claimed the wins in each of the 14 meetings with the last taking place last May where Georgia defeated PC 18-3 in Athens.

Pitching Strong to Begin 2023
• The Blue Hose pitching staff has come out of the gates fast in 2023 as the staff begins the week with an ERA of 3.47 as a team which ranks second in the Big South. PC's led by Luke Gibson (1.23) and Fenix DiGiacomo (2.31) early on in 2023.
• PC has also limited the walks early on with 12 walks over the first 62.1 innings pitched for a WHIP of 1.09.

McDaniel Earns Big South Co-Freshman of the Week Honors
• Following six shutout innings in his first college start on Wednesday, Presbyterian College baseball freshman Mason McDaniel (Sanford, Fla.) has been named the Big South Co-Freshman of the Week for games played Feb. 20-26, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
• McDaniel dazzled in his first college start against Western Carolina on Wednesday as the Blue Hose left-hander tossed six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts in the victory over the Catamounts. He scattered just two hits and two walks throughout his outing to get the win. In the start Wednesday, he tallied six strikeouts in the first four innings while only allowing one hit and totaling three innings of three up and three down. McDaniel worked around a pair of baserunners in the fifth without harm before getting his final strikeout in the sixth to earn his first collegiate win.

Newcomers Getting PC Early Victories
• On Saturday, Blue Hose pitchers Fenix DiGiacomo and Luke Gibson started their Blue Hose careers strong as PC downed the Hoyas 5-2 in the middle game of the three-game weekend series. DiGiacomo got the ball rolling on Saturday with a start spanning 5.2 innings allowing four hits and one run en route to a victory in his PC debut. Gibson finished it off for the Blue Hose recording the final 10 outs allowing one solo home run and striking out four to earn the save. Gibson and DiGiacomo were teammates at Patrick Henry CC before coming to Clinton for the 2023 season.
• In his first college start on Wednesday, PC was led by freshman Mason McDaniel tossing six scoreless innings to lead Presbyterian to a 3-0 win over Western Carolina. McDaniel struck out eight Catamounts en route to his first college win on Wednesday afternoon.

2023 Preseason Honors
• Catcher Dalton Reeves was named to the league's all-conference team as selected by Perfect Game.
• DI Baseball has tabbed a host of Blue Hose on the conference's top prospects in the next few drafts. RHP Duncan Howard, RHP Fenix DiGiacomo, Catcher Dalton Reeves, RHP Colbey Klepper, RHP Tanner Smith and OF Jay Wetherington were apart of the 2023 Draft Rankings.
• Joel Dragoo was tabbed by the publication in the 2024 Big South Prospect Rankings.
• Jake Randolph, Trey Fenderson and Amman Dewberry were selected to the Impact Freshman in the league on the list by DI Baseball.

Newcomers Join the Blue Hose Family
• Head Coach Elton Pollock was busy in the offsesaon with the addition of 16 new faces to the Blue Hose family.
• The incoming class includes Evan Cuervo, Jay Allred, Jake Randolph, Trey Fenderson, Travis Camp, William Nobles, Ryan Becker, Lorenzo Rios, Kyle Mueller, Luke Gibson, Tyler Mecchella, Fenix DiGiacomo, Mason McDaniel, Eli Bowery, Jeremiah Hampton, Amman Dewberry.

Pollock Selected to USA Baseball 13U/14U Development Program Staff
• Presbyterian College head baseball coach Elton Pollock was selected as one of four DI head baseball coaches to serve as managers during the 2022 13U/14U Team USA Athlete Development Program in Cary, N.C. last summer
• Pollock was joined by Erik Bakich (Michigan), Randy Hood (UNC-Wilmington) and Omar Johnson (Jackson State) as team managers in 2022. Additionally, a group of accomplished high school coaches will join them as team assistant and pitching coaches.
• The program which will now welcome 72 athletes to the USA Baseball National Training Complex for the first time, will feature advanced on-field skills development with positional and team-fundamental drills, along with ongoing evaluation by the coaching staff. The participants will be split across four teams and compete head-to-head in a series of games. Additionally, the athletes will participate in off-field educational seminars while gaining additional exposure to professional scouts and college recruiters.

Scouting the 2023 Season
• The 2023 season nine games against teams from the ACC, SEC and Big 10 conferences. PC is also set to play four tournament over the span of eight games throughout 2023 season.
• The 2023 schedule opens with a trip to North Carolina to battle Georgetown in a three-game series from February 17-19 at the USA Baseball Complex in Cary.
• The home slate begins on February 22nd with a visit from Western Carolina before hosting a three-game series against Toledo, Northwestern and Michigan State on three consecutive days beginning on February 24.
• Following a midweek trip to Georgia (Feb. 28), the Blue Hose return home for a three-game series against Georgia State (March 3-5) and close out the home stretch with a visit from Western Michigan (March 7).
• The Blue Hose embark on a five-game road trip beginning with a trip to Clemson (March 8) before heading to Eastern Kentucky (March 10-12). The road swing continues midweek matchup against South Carolina (March 14). PC will then travel to Fluor Field in Greenville home of the Greenville Drive for a contest against Duke on that Wednesday night.
• The Blue & Garnet open conference play on March 17 with a three-game set at High Point. The Blue Hose with a five-game home stretch beginning with a midweek battle against Davidson (March 21) before welcoming Charleston Southern (March 24-26) to Clinton. The home stretch wraps up with a visit from Wofford on March 29.
• Presbyterian opens the month of April with a three-game set at UNC Asheville (March 31-April 2) before traveling to Davidson on April 4. The Blue Hose welcome in Campbell (April 6-8) for an Easter weekend Thursday-Saturday series.
• The Blue Hose embark on a four-game road swing following Easter at Wofford (April 11) before battling at Winthrop (April 14-16).
• PC returns home for five consecutive games beginning on April 19 in a midweek battle against ETSU before hosting Gardner-Webb (April 21-23). The homestand wraps up with a Tuesday afternoon tilt against Alabama State (April 25). The Blue Hose close out April with a trip down the road to Spartanburg to battle USC Upstate (April 28-30).
• In the month of May, PC will spend a majority of its time away from Clinton with road series against Miami (Fla.) (May 5-7) and Radford (May 18-20). The Blue Hose also have midweek contests at Western Carolina (May 9) and Alabama State (May 16).
• The lone home series for PC in the month of May will come with Longwood visiting Clinton for a three-game set beginning on May 12-14.
• The 2023 Ingles Big South Baseball Championship will be played at Truist Point in High Point, N.C. The four-team tournament to determine the Big South's automatic bid recipient to the NCAA Championship will be held Thursday-Saturday, May 25-27.

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Players Mentioned

#5 Joel Dragoo: INF; 6' 2"; Sophomore; R/R

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

#34 Colbey Klepper: RHP; 6' 4"; Senior; R/R

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

#16 Tanner Smith: RHP; 6' 2"; Senior; R/R

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

#7 Evan Cuervo: OF; 6' 4"; Freshman; L/R

#8 Jay Allred: OF; 6' 2"; Freshman; L/R

#13 Jake Randolph: C; 6' 0"; Freshman; R/R

#15 Trey Fenderson: MIF; 6' 0"; Freshman; R/R

Players Mentioned

#5 Joel Dragoo
: 6' 2"; Sophomore; R/R
: INF

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

#34 Colbey Klepper
: 6' 4"; Senior; R/R
: RHP

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

#16 Tanner Smith
: 6' 2"; Senior; R/R
: RHP

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

#7 Evan Cuervo
: 6' 4"; Freshman; L/R
: OF

#8 Jay Allred
: 6' 2"; Freshman; L/R
: OF

#13 Jake Randolph
: 6' 0"; Freshman; R/R
: C

#15 Trey Fenderson
: 6' 0"; Freshman; R/R
: MIF