Baseball Closes Out Homestand with Wofford on Wednesday

CLINTON, S.C. – The Presbyterian College baseball team wraps up a five-game homestand on Wednesday night as the Blue Hose host Wofford with first pitch set for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Wofford (17-6) vs Presbyterian (11-14)
WHERE: PC Baseball Complex (Clinton, S.C.)
WHEN: 6 p.m.
THE SERIES (Since 2008): Series Tied at 17

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ON THE MOUND
Wednesday
WOF – RHP Coulson Buchanan (2-1, 4.18 ERA, 36 K)
PC – LHP Mason McDaniel (2-1, 9.77 ERA, 13 K)

About the Blue Hose
• The Presbyterian College baseball team closes out a five-game home stretch on Wednesday night with a visit from Wofford. PC is coming off of its second-straight series win in league play with 2-of-3 over CSU while Wofford enters winning three of the past four including a pair over VMI.

Scouting the Terriers
• Wofford enters the week with a 17-6 record following a two-of-three series win over VMI in the Terriers last on-field action.
• Ryan Galanie leads the Terriers at the plate with a .453 average including six doubles and eight homers with 11 stolen bases. Galanie's average also puts him inside the top 10 overall in the nation. Cameron Gill checks in at .400 with two homers. Trey Yunger leads Wofford with 12 steals.
• Wofford leads the NCAA in sacrifices with 38 paced by Jack Renwick at nine.
• On the mound, Holden Wilder has pitched 3.2 scoreless innings as Ryder Moye has allowed one earned run in 6.1 frames. Lucas Mahlstedt has appeared in nine games with a 2-0 record along with two saves and has 32 strikeouts compared to four walks. Zac Cowan leads the nation in strikeout-to-walk ration with 32 strikeouts compared to one walk on the season. Wofford's pitching staff leads the nation in walks allowed per nine innings (1.56) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.92).

Head to Head vs Wofford
• Wofford and PC have met 34 times in the Blue Hose DI history with the head-to-head series even at 17 apiece. Wofford enters Wednesday's tilt winning the last four matchups with two apiece taking place in Clinton and Spartanburg.
• Noah LeBron went 3-for-6 in the two 2022 matchups against the Terriers with Jay Wetherington hitting .375 in the same stretch for the Blue Hose.

Blue Hose in the Ranks
• Jack Gorman enters the week tied for fourth in the league with eight doubles.
• Kyle Decker is tied for seventh in the league with nine steals.
• Joel Dragoo and Brody Fahr are both tied for fourth in walks drawn with 16 apiece.
• Tanner Smith is atop the league in saves with five. Luke Gibson is fourth in the league with a pair of saves.
• Charlie McDaniel is fourth in the Big South with a 5.6 strikeout-to-walk ratio. McDaniel is third in the conference with 1.41 walks allowed per nine innings.
• Colbey Klepper is third in the league and 18th in the nation in appearances with 13 on the season.

Smith Goes Back-to-Back with Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week Honors
• Following two Big South saves in the Blue Hose series win over Charleston Southern, Presbyterian College baseball senior Tanner Smith (Laurens, S.C.) has been Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week for the second straight week for games played March 20-26, as announced by the league office on Monday.
• Smith opened the week with three strikeouts over 1.1 scoreless frames at home against Davidson. He opened the outing with a walk before recording three strikeouts over the next five batters to earn the scoreless outing.
• He carried his momentum into Friday's outing with a scoreless inning totaling two strikeouts and facing one over the minimum in the ninth of the Blue Hose 6-3 win over CSU to earn his fourth save. He needed just 16 pitches to get out of the inning against the Bucs.
• He bounced back on Saturday he needed just 12 pitches and worked around a leadoff hit by pitch to record his second save in as many games as PC clinched the series with a 2-1 victory. Smith tallied a strikeout in the inning of work on Saturday.
• Smith has not allowed an earned run over his last 8.1 innings as the senior has totaled 12 strikeouts and allowed three hits in that stretch. He continues to lead the Blue Hose bullpen with a minuscule 1.12 ERA over his 16 innings of work this season. He is currently tied for 15th in the nation with his five saves
• He becomes the first Blue Hose player to earn back-to-back Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week honors since last April 4 & 11 when Logan Ymker earned two straight honors.his third save of the season and give PC the 7-6 league opening win.

Blue Hose Tally Back-to-Back Series Wins
• The Presbyterian College baseball team opened its home Big South slate on Friday with a decisive 6-3 victory over Charleston Southern at the PC Baseball Complex. Brody Fahr and Chase Hughes each tallied a triple to help propel the PC offense past the Bucs.
• Behind 6.2 shutout innings from three Blue Hose relievers, the Presbyterian College baseball team defeated Charleston Southern 2-1 on Saturday afternoon at the PC Baseball Complex. Freshman Kyle Mueller along with seniors Colbey Klepper and Tanner Smith tossed the final 6.2 innings with only allowing three hits and no runs to help PC secure the series victory.
• Behind a late offensive performance on Sunday, Charleston Southern defeated the Presbyterian College baseball team 10-0 at the PC Baseball Complex in the series finale against the Bucs.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

#37 Logan Ymker: RHP; 6' 8"; Senior; R/R

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

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

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

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

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

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

#37 Logan Ymker
: 6' 8"; Senior; R/R
: RHP