ATHENS, GA. – The Presbyterian College Blue Hose baseball team (5-3) is facing off against the Georgia Bulldogs (7-0) on Tuesday, February 27 with a first pitch at 3:00 p.m.
 
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Presbyterian vs Georgia
WHERE: Foley Field (Athens, Ga.)
WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 3:00 p.m.
THE SERIES (Since 2008): 0-15
 
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ON THE MOUND *2023 STATS
PC – RHP Sean Hollister (0-0, 10.36 ERA, 28.2 IP, 18 BB, 24 K)
GU – RHP Jarvis Evans (2-0, 4.71 ERA, 21.0 IP, 8 BB, 25 K)
 
ABOUT THE BLUE HOSE
- Throughout Presbyterian's first eight games this season, they have tallied a 5-3 record with four wins over St. Peter's and an extra innings win against St. Joseph's.
- The Blue Hose offense is led by Brody Fahr who has put up a .636 batting average over his 22 at bats. He has totaled 14 hits, 11 RBIs, with three doubles, and a triple.
- Joel Dragoo has a .560 batting average over his 25 at bats so far this year. He leads the team with five homers and a 1.280 slugging percentage.
- On the mound, Presbyterian returns five of its top six arms from last year led by Kyle Mueller who went 6-1 with a 5.26 ERA in 21 appearances. Mueller tallied 32 strikeouts over 39.1 innings a season ago. PC also returns Charlie McDaniel to the rotation as he also tallied four wins and struck out 57 opposing batters last season.
- In the bullpen, Tanner Smith is the top relief arm that returns from a season ago. Smith saw action in 27 games with 53 strikeouts and eight saves.
- Daniel Eagen started in PC's season opener against St. Peter's where he put up a .60 WHIP and eight strikeouts while holding the Peacocks to no earned runs allowed.
- Charlie McDaniel has started on the mound twice so far this year where he has tallied a 1-0 record with a 3.18 ERA, a 1.06 WHIP, and 17 strikeouts.
 
SCOUTING THE GEORGIA BULLDOGS
- Georgia heads into Tuesday's game with a 7-0 record with wins over UNC Asheville (x3), Georgia State, and Northern Kentucky (x3).
- The team has put up a .355 batting average while leading the country with 22 home runs.
- Redshirt sophomore Charlie Condon leads the team with a .643 batting average over his 28 at bats. He has tallied 18 hits, seven RBIs, and a 1.179 slugging percentage.
- Sophomore LHP Evan Jarvis has pitched 5.0 innings so far this year and is predicted to start on the mound this Tuesday. He pitched two innings against UNC Asheville and three against Georgia State where he combined for five strikeouts while allowing no earned runs and just one hit.
- The Bulldogs are under the direction of first year head coach Wes Johnson.
 
BIG SOUTH WEEKLY AWARDS
The Presbyterian College Blue Hose baseball player's Joel Dragoo, Daniel Eagen, and Tristan McGregor all earned Big South honors for their performances throughout the first week of the 2024 baseball season. Dragoo was awarded with Player of the Week, Eagen was named Starting Pitcher of the Week, and McGregor earned Freshman of the Week.
 
The Blue Hose swept their season opening series against the St. Peter's Peacocks last week with an impressive 4-0 record throughout the weekend. PC's home opener was on Friday, February 16 where they beat the Peacocks 10-2. The following day, the series continued with a double header containing two seven inning games. In the first game the Blue Hose won 16-6 before winning game number two 16-1. The final game of the series was played on that Sunday where Presby won 16-3.
 
2024 PRESEASON HONORS
• Infielder Brody Fahr and RHP Tanner Smith were named to the league's preseason all-conference team as selected by the league's coaches.
• After his performance last season, Fahr was named to the second-team all-conference as an infielder where he capped off one of the best seasons in the Blue Hose DI program history.
• Smith earned an honorable mention award from the coaches around the league for his efforts last season.
• Smith was also named to the NCBWA Preseason Stopper of the Year Watchlist.
• Daniel Eagen is the No. 1 Big South top prospect for the 2024 draft.
 
NEWCOMERS JOIN THE BLUE HOSE FAMILY
• Head Coach Elton Pollock was busy in the offseason with the addition of 15 new faces to the Blue Hose family.
• The incoming players include Aaron Hobson, Jackson Hugus, Robbie Boykin, Rhogue Wallace, Adam Featherstone, Jeffrey Hays, Holden Baker, Tristan McGregor, Christian Charalambous, Carter Payne, Mikah Conner, Tyrell Williams, Caden Barnett, Boone Cartee, and Brooks Chamberlin.
 
A LOOK AT THE 2024 SLATE
• The Presbyterian College baseball team announced its 2024 slate which features 29 home games at Elton Pollock Field. The schedule also features five games against teams from the ACC and the SEC along with two matchups against teams from the 2023 NCAA tournament.
• Following another three-game homestand against Canisius, St, Joseph's, and Quinnipiac, PC will travel to Athens, Ga. for their first SEC matchup against the University of Georgia on February 27.
• Presbyterian finishes off the month at home with four games against St. Bonaventure from Feb. 29 – Mar. 2.
• After Western Michigan visits Clinton on March 5, PC will head to Memphis, TN for three more road games from March 8-10 against Jackson State, Memphis, and Butler.
• The Blue Hose then return to S.C. for a game in Charleston on March 12 against the Citadel.
• Their last home stretch of the month will be against George Washington University from March 15-17.
• Closing out the month with eight more games on the road, PC will once again face Clemson at Fluor Field on March 20 before opening up conference play with a three-game series at Longwood from March 22-24.
• A trip to the University of South Carolina will mark the second SEC matchup of the season on March 26.
• The Blue Hose close out March with a trip up to North Carolina to battle Gardner-Webb from March 28-30.
• In the month of April, after traveling to Atlanta, Ga. to face Georgia Tech, PC will spend a majority of their time at home with games against Radford (April 5-7), Western Carolina University (April 9), Winthrop (April 12-14), and USC Upstate (April 26-28).
• Presbyterian also has contests at Wofford (April 16) and High Point (April 19-21).
• PC will travel to Charleston, S.C. for a trio of games against Charleston Southern from May 3-5, before returning home for a game against Wofford on May 7.
• The Blue Hose will play against the Citadel in a three-game series, starting in Clinton on May 10-11 and then moving to Charleston, S.C. for the final game on May 12.
• The final road match of the regular season will be on May 14 against Western Carolina followed by the final home series against UNC Asheville from May 16-18.
• The 2024 Big South Baseball Tournament will be played at Truist Point in High Point, N.C. The four-team tournament will determine the Big South's automatic bid recipient to the NCAA Championship which will be held Thursday-Saturday, May 22-26.