GAMEDAY CENTRAL
WHAT: Presbyterian Blue Hose (20-21, BSC: 10-5) vs USC Upstate Spartans (27-14, BSC: 12-3)
WHERE: PC Baseball Complex (Clinton, S.C.)
WHEN: April, 26-28 | Fri. @6:00 PM | Sat. @4:00 PM | Sun. @2:00 PM
THE SERIES (Since 2008): USC Upstate Leads 21-14

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ABOUT THE BLUE HOSE
- PC has tallied a 20-21 record so far this season with wins over St. Peter's (x4), St. Joseph's, St. Bonaventure (x2), Jackson State, Memphis, Longwood (x2), Gardner-Webb (x2), Radford (x3), Winthrop (x3), and Georgia State.
- The team has recorded a .252 batting average and a 5.33 ERA over their 41 games this year.
- Joel Dragoo leads the Blue Hose offense with a .403 batting average over his 144 at bats so far this season. He has tallied 58 hits, 38 runs, 47 RBIs, and a .785 slugging percentage (18 doubles, two triples, and 11 home runs).
- Brody Fahr plays a key role for the Blue Hose as well. He has put up a .348 batting average over his 141 at bats while taking 45 runs, 49 hits, 33 RBIs, and a .525 slugging percentage (11 doubles, four triples, and two home runs).
- RHP Daniel Eagen leads the team with his impressive 80 strikeouts and a 2.72 ERA. Over his 46.1 innings on the mound, he has also tallied a 4-1 record and a 0.97 WHIP, while holding opponents to a .176 batting average.
- LHP Charlie McDaniel  has recorded a 2.90 ERA over his 62.0 innings pitched. He has also tallied 62 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .225 batting average.
 
SCOUTING THE SPARTANS
- USC Upstate enters the weekend at the top of the Big South leaderboards with a 12-3 record including wins over Gardner-Webb (x3), Radford, UNC Asheville (x3), Winthrop (x3), and Charleston Southern (x2).
- The team has recorded a .302 batting average and a 5.38 ERA over their 41 competitions this season.
- Junior outfielder Jace Rinehart leads the Spartans offensively with his .390 batting average over 172 times at the plate. He has also recorded 67 hits, 43 runs, 39 RBIs, and a .698 slugging percentage.
- RHP Noah Sullivan is projected to start on Friday. He has tallied an 8-1 record with his 4.15 ERA over 60.2 innings on the mound. He has also thrown 42 strikeouts while walking 15 batters.
- The Spartans are under the direction of head coach Mike McGuire.
 
PRESBYTERIAN – USC UPSTATE SERIES
This weekend's series will mark the 36^th, 37^th, and 38^th times that these two teams will face off since Presbyterian joined Division I in 2008. Last season, Presbyterian won the first game of the series 10-6 before Upstate won the next two games. USC Upstate leads the all-time series between the two teams 21-14.
 
A RECORD BREAKING SEASON
- Joel Dragoo leads the team with his 11 home runs on the season. His most recent dinger against Georgia State placed him tied for tenth in Presbyterian's record books for the most home runs in a single season.
- Dragoo is also just one double away from signing his name in the record book again. He has totaled 18 doubles so far this season and he will tie for ninth place all-time if he is able to get to 19.
- Another stat to look out for is the single season RBI records. Two PC alumni are tied for ninth place with 52 RBIs in one year, Dragoo is currently at 47 himself. We haven't seen a PC player enter this section of the record books since Weston Jackson took 55 RBIs in 2016.
- Daniel Eagen has already taken the program's record for most strikeouts in a single game when he threw 14 punches against Winthrop earlier this season.
- Eagen has also put up an impressive 80 strikeouts this year which would place him eighth in the record books if the season were to end today. Richard Barkley holds the number one slot with his 99 strikeouts during the 2003 season.
- Charlie McDaniel is also on track to put his name down as one of Presbyterian's most winningest pitchers of all-time. He currently holds a 6-1 record as the teams Saturday starter and needs seven wins to tie the single season record. Eight wins would place him tied for second, while 10 would tie for first place.

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.
- Tristan McGregor earned his second Big South Freshman of the Week award on March 4 following his efforts against St. Bonaventure.
- Daniel Eagen was named Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week after his performance in Presbyterian's 6-2 victory over Gardner-Webb on March 28. He pitched for 5.0 innings while throwing 11 strikeouts and holding batters to no runs and just one hit.
- Joel Dragoo was named Big South Player of the Week for the second time this season on April 8 after his performance in Presbyterian's conference sweep over the Radford Highlanders.
- Daniel Eagen went back to back weeks with the Starting Pitcher of the Week title after tailing a new career-best of 14 strikeouts in PC's first win over the Highlanders.
- Eagen made history the following week, being the first player in program history to earn three consecutive and four total Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week Accolades.
 
OPENING SERIES SWEEP
The Blue Hose swept their season opening four game series against the St. Peter's Peacocks. 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
- 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.