Blue Hose Set to Host Charleston Southern in Big South Play

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College baseball team opens its home Big South slate on Friday with a visit from Charleston Southern as first pitch is set for 6 p.m… The series continues on Saturday at 3 p.m. before the series finale with the Bucs is set for 1 p.m. from Clinton.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Charleston Southern (11-11, 3-0) vs Presbyterian (9-13, 2-1)
WHERE: PC Baseball Complex (Clinton, S.C.)
WHEN: 6 p.m. (Fri.) | 3 p.m. (Sat.) | 1 p.m. (Sun.)
THE SERIES (Since 2008): PC Leads 26-19

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GAME NOTES: Presbyterian Notes

ON THE MOUND
Friday
CSU – LHP Sam Massey (0-1, 5.93 ERA, 13 K)
PC – RHP Duncan Howard (1-1, 5.52 ERA, 22 K)

Saturday
CSU – TBA
PC –  RHP Fenix DiGiacomo (2-2, 5.61 ERA, 16 K)

Sunday
CSU – TBA
PC –  LHP Charlie McDaniel (1-3, 8.28 ERA, 25 K)

About the Blue Hose
• The Blue Hose continue their five-game homestand on Friday with their Big South home opening series against Charleston Southern. PC comes in off of a 7-4 setback at the hands of Davidson on Tuesday night while CSU fell in midweek play at The Citadel by the count of 6-5.

Scouting the Bucs
• CSU begins the series with an 11-11 record as the Bucs went a perfect 3-0 in league play at home over UNC Asheville last weekend. Jaylin Rae leads the way for the Bucs at the plate hitting at a .409 clip including six doubles and 14 RBIs. JC Agard comes into the weekend hitting .353 with five doubles and a pair of homers. The current Big South Freshman of the Week Chandler Tuupo leads CSU with five homers and 20 RBIs. On the mound, Johnny Alkire leads CSU with a 1.50 ERA as he's 1-0 on the season over 12 innings. Daniel Padysak has tallied 20 strikeouts on the season and sits with a 2.25 ERA.

Head to Head vs Charleston Southern
• PC holds a 26-19 edge over Charleston Southern in the head-to-head series dating back to the 2008 season. CSU earned the series win with back-to-back wins over PC last year in Charleston. PC is 3-1 over the last four games played in Clinton.
• In the 2022 series against the Bucs, Ryan Ouzts tallied six hits including a double and homer with six RBIs to help pace PC's offense. Jay Wetherington hit at a .375 clip with two doubles and a homer. On the mound, Duncan Howard pitched six innings allowing one earned run against CSU but didnt factor into the decision.

Blue Hose in the Ranks
• Jack Gorman enters the weekend tied for third in the conference in hits with 27. He's also tied for third in the league with eight doubles.
• Kyle Decker is tied for fifth in the league with nine steals.
• Joel Dragoo and Brody Fahr are both tied for fifth in walks drawn with 16 apiece.
• Tanner Smith is tied atop the league in saves with three. Luke Gibson is fourth in the league with a pair of saves.
• Charlie McDaniel is third in the Big South with a 6.25 strikeout-to-walk ratio. McDaniel is third in the conference with 1.44 walks allowed per nine innings.
• Colbey Klepper is third in the league and 23rd in the nation in appearances with 11 on the season.

Smith Named Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week
• Following his 3.2 shutout innings in the Blue Hose conference opening win against High Point, Presbyterian College baseball senior Tanner Smith (Laurens, S.C.) has been named the Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week for games played March 13-19, as announced by the league office on Monday.
• Smith began the week making quick work of #16 South Carolina as he needed just four pitches to record two outs including a strikeout against the Gamecocks.
• He was strong in his 2023 Big South debut on Friday as he totaled 3.2 scoreless innings scattering two hits, one walk and totaling three strikeouts en route to his third save of the season.
• Smith entered on Friday with one out in the sixth and induced a sacrifice fly followed by a groundout to make it a 7-6 game headed to the seventh.
• He worked around a pair of singles in the seventh without harm to preserve the advantage for the Blue Hose. He was able to sit the Panthers down 1-2-3 in eighth and following a leadoff walk, Smith recorded a fielder's choice, strikeout and fly out to secure his third save of the season and give PC the 7-6 league opening win.

Blue Hose Begin League Play With Series Win
• The Presbyterian College baseball team raced out to an early lead and withstood a late rally from the host High Point as the Blue Hose tallied a 7-6 victory over the Panthers on Friday afternoon at Williard Stadium. Senior Tanner Smith was magnificent for PC tossing 3.2 scoreless innings to preserve the conference opening win for the Blue Hose.
• The Presbyterian College baseball team got out to an early lead once again on Saturday and withstood a late rally from High Point to clinch a series win with an 8-7 victory Saturday night at Williard Stadium. In the victory, Brody Fahr and Ryan Ouzts both connected on homers.
• The Presbyterian College baseball team fell in Sunday's series finale 11-6 against the host High Point Panthers at Williard Stadium. Freshman Trey Fenderson connected on a two-run triple and Jack Gorman added a two-run homer to help pace the offense on Sunday afternoon.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

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

#1 Jack Gorman: INF; 5' 10"; Junior; R/R

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

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

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

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

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

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

Players Mentioned

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

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

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

#1 Jack Gorman
: 5' 10"; Junior; R/R
: INF

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

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

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

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

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

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