On the Cover - Presbyterian
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On the Cover - Presbyterian
OF • #39 Kyle Craven GENERAL INFORMATION Table of Contents Table of Contents...............................................1 On the Cover........................................................1 Credits....................................................................1 Quick Facts...........................................................1 2008 Blue Hose Roster .................................... 2 2008 Prospectus.................................................3 Head Coach Elton Pollock............................... 4 Assistant Coach Mark Johnson..................... 5 The Blue Hose................................................6-15 Support Staff......................................................16 Future of Blue Hose Baseball.......................17 Presbyterian College.......................................18 Blue Hose Athletic Facilities.................. 19-20 Big South Conference.............................. 21-22 2007 Statistics....................................................23 2007 Results.......................................................24 Individual Honors............................................25 All-Time Single-Season Records.................26 All-Time Career Records.................................27 Season Results........................................... 28-31 What Is A Blue Hose?......................................32 2008 Schedule................................. Back Cover On the Cover Featured on the cover of the 2008 Presbyterian College Baseball Media Guide are the 2008 seniors and an action shot of senior Kyle Craven. Cover Design by Matt Threatt. BLUE HOSE QUICK FACTS Location................................... 105 Ashland Avenue, Clinton, S.C. 29325 Enrollment........................................................................................ 1,200 Founded............................................................................................ 1880 Colors................................................................................. Garnet & Blue Nickname.................................................................................. Blue Hose National Affiliation.............................................................NCAA Division I Conference................................................................................ Big South Religious Affiliation........................................ Presbyterian Church (USA) President......................................................................Dr. John V. Griffith Faculty Athletic Representative....................................... Dr. Craig Powell Director of Athletics........................................ Dr. William B. “Bee” Carlton Director of Sports Medicine................................................. Nelson Jones Athletic Dept. Secretary.......................................................Sherry Medlin Athletic Dept. Telephone...................................................... 864.833.8240 Director of Sports Info & Game Ops........................................ Brian Hand Sports Information Office Telephone................................... 864.833.8252 Hand’s Cellular Telephone................................................... 864.906.5830 Assistant Director of Sports Info . ...............................................Jon Cole Sports Information Office Telephone................................... 864.833.8252 Cole’s Cellular Telephone.................................................... 336.302.5504 Athletic Department Fax...................................................... 864.833.8323 Head Baseball Coach........................................................... Elton Pollock. Alma Mater...................................................................... Presbyterian ‘95 Record at Presbyterian (Years).................................................54-115 (3) Overall Record (Years)..............................................................54-115 (3) Assistant Baseball Coach................................................... Mark Johnson Alma Mater...........................................................................Methodist ‘01 Assistant Baseball Coach................................................... Charles Assey Alma Mater...................................................................... Presbyterian ‘04 Home Field (Capacity)...................................PC Baseball Complex (500) Baseball Office Telephone................................................... 864.833.8236 2007 Overall Record.........................................................................18-36 Position Starters Returning/Lost........................................................... 6/2 Pitchers Returning/Lost...................................................................... 10/1 Griffith Carlton Powell CREDITS The 2008 Presbyterian College Baseball Media Guide has been designed, written, and edited by the college’s Sports Information Department (SID) (Brian Hand- director). Special thanks to Jon Cole, Matt Threatt and Thad Palmer of the SID staff, and head baseball coach Elton Pollock. The Adobe InDesign CS2 desktop software was used for the publishing. Special thanks also to Mark Johnson and Charles Assey of the Blue Hose baseball staff. Photography by Patrick Collard, Steve Owens, Carolina Sports, Willis Glasgow and Vern Verna. Printing by Electric City Printing in Williamston, S.C. 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • 2008 ROSTER 2008 BLUE HOSE BASEBALL ROSTER No. 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 32 33 36 38 39 40 42 44 Player Pos. Mack Hite OF Preston Simpson OF Drew Wingo C Max Greer INF Jesse Harmon RHP/OF Zac Rhinesmith INF Daniel Hill RHP Matthew Hill INF Robert Anders INF Mitchell Odom RHP Chris Williams 3B Eric Tatum RHP Dane Fehr C Bobby Holmes 3B/1B Micah Black RHP Joe Hammond RHP Jeff Tatum INF Cory Lyda OF Andrew Cockerham RHP Nate Horton 1B/C Casey Carlson OF William Bolchoz C Travis McConnell RHP Jared Combs 3B Zach Snipes RHP Jim Wagers LHP/OF Mason McVerry OF Derek Herron C Paul Fischer C Kyle Craven OF Ben Dollar RHP Garrett Moore RHP Steven Henry LHP/1B 1 14 31 Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach B/T R/R R/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R L/L R/R L/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/L R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/L Ht. 5-10 5-10 6-1 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-4 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-0 6-5 5-10 5-9 5-11 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-3 5-9 5-7 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-1 Elton Pollock Charles Assey Mark Johnson • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season Wt. 165 175 170 170 175 200 220 180 170 230 170 205 195 185 190 180 170 185 190 230 185 210 175 220 190 195 165 195 180 185 230 190 200 (4th Year) (1st Year) (5th Year) Yr. Fr. R-Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. So. Jr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. So. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. R-Jr. So. So. So. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Hometown Abbeville, S.C. Lanchester, S.C. Simpsonville, S.C. Laurens, S.C. Newberry, S.C. Acworth, Ga. Matthews, N.C. Columbia, S.C. Greenville, S.C. Oconee, Ga. Graniteville, S.C. Buford, Ga. St. Simons Island, Ga. Quinton, Va. Iva, S.C. Lilburn, Ga. Buford, Ga. Simpsonville, S.C. Millers Creek, N.C. Spartanburg, S.C. Lexington, S.C. Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Rock Hill, S.C. Pooler, Ga. Belton, S.C. Blackstock, S.C. Charlotte, N.C. Aiken, S.C. Cumming, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Gaffney, S.C. Rowesville, S.C. Hoschton, Ga. 2008 PROSPECTUS The Presbyterian College baseball team opens its first season in 2008. The upcoming year is also its fourth season under Elton Pollock’s watch and the Blue Hose enter the season looking to improve and surprise many at the highest level of college baseball. Last season the Blue Hose concluded their year with the highest winning percentage in Pollock’s tenure. PC had three winning streaks of three games or more and closed out its time in the South Atlantic Conference by taking two out of three games from Wingate at the PC Baseball Complex. Overall last year, PC was strong at its home diamond, winning 13 games. The Blue Hose have a great deal of stability coming back this season as six position starters from last year’s squad return for PC. Jared Combs also returns to the fold for PC in the 2008 season. A starter for the Blue Hose at shortstop last season in the first three games after transferring in from Armstrong Atlantic State, Combs hurt his hand in the third game of the season against Anderson University. Combs did not play the rest of the year for PC, but recovered sufficiently to the injury and during the summer of 2007 was named to the Southern Collegiate Baseball League’s All-Star team for his efforts with the Tennessee Tornados. Five of the six returning players were listed at the end of the year as the top five hitters in the PC statistics. All five batted over .300 in 2007. Senior outfielder Kyle Craven (Savannah, Ga.) led the way for PC at the plate last season. Craven played in all 50 PC games, concluding the season with a batting average of .366. Craven had a .508 slugging percentage and rounded up a team-best 97 total bases. He was 8-for-9 on his stolen base attempts. Craven had a team-high tying 19 extra-base hits, including a team second-best 14 doubles. Fellow senior outfielder Casey Carlson (Lexington, S.C.) finished just behind Craven with a .328 batting average. Carlson led the team in RBIs (42) and slugging percentage (.514). Carlson tied with Craven with 19 extra-base hits. He concluded his output in 2007 with nine doubles, a teambest six triples and a team-high four home runs. Carlson earned a 1.000 fielding percentage. A team captain as a junior in 2007, catcher William Bolchoz (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) ended last season with a .321 batting average. Very reliable behind the dish, Bolchoz had a .975 fielding percentage. Cory Lyda (Simpsonville, S.C.) led PC with 11 stolen bases last season. Lyda ended the 2007 season with a batting average of .316. Lyda tied Craven and Carlson with 19 extra-base hits, collecting a team-high 15 doubles and four triples. He had 24 RBIs. Jesse Harmon (Newberry, S.C.) ended his freshman year at the plate with a batting average of .312. Harmon had nine extra-base hits (four doubles, five triples) and ended his first season with 16 RBIs. The Blue Hose return 10 players to the pitcher’s mound in 2008, which includes six players who finished with two or more wins in 2007. Returning hurler Eric Tatum (Buford, Ga.) finished with the most wins on the team with four. Tatum was 4-4 in 19 appearances. Harmon won two games from the hill for PC in 2007. The freshman also struck out a team-high 60 batters. A senior in 2008, Andrew Cockerham (Millers Creek, N.C.) was the only Blue Hose pitcher to start a game in 2007 to finish without a loss. Cockerham was 2-0. The returning Blue Hose will be led once again by both Pollock and fifth-year assistant coach Mark Johnson. Pollock was able to add a second assistant in the offseason, choosing former Blue Hose standout Charles Assey to return to the program to train the current Blue Hose. 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • ELTON POLLOCK Elton Pollock, a 1995 graduate of Presbyterian College, begins his fourth season as head coach of the Blue Hose baseball program. He is the third head coach in the modern day history of the Blue Hose baseball program since it was restarted in the 1988 season. In the 2007 season, Pollock and the Blue Hose finished with their highest winning percentage under his guidance. Overall, PC concluded their final DII season with 18 victories, including 13 at the PC Baseball Complex. In his second season in 2006, Pollock guided the Blue Hose to more wins than they had acquired in his first year in charge overall with 19. PC finished with seven league victories. The Blue Hose also picked up a win in the Food Lion SAC Tournament. In his first season in 2005, Pollock coached a young team to a record of 17 wins against 40 losses that included a 6-15 mark in the South Atlantic Conference regular season. The Blue Hose made great strides down the stretch, including in the 2005 Food Lion SAC Tournament. After losing to top seed Catawba College, PC responded by elimanting Mars Hill College and Newberry College to advance to the semifinals of the elimination bracket. Prior to his return to PC, Pollock had spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach with the Blue Hose baseball program, including the 2004 campaign as a volunteer assistant coach. He is the former owner of Diamond League, Inc. (professional indoor training center) in Laurens, S.C. Pollock, a former two-sport standout at Presbyterian College from 1992-95, returned to his alma mater in 2002 after spending seven years in the business world, most recently with WorldCom in Cary, N.C. Prior to his stint at WorldCom, he worked with Delta Airlines and was a loan officer at Allison Mortgage and Palmetto Funding Group. Pollock earned a bachelor of science degree in Sociology with a minor in Computer Science from Presbyterian College in 1995. During his time at PC, he was a three-year letterwinner with the football team and a four-year letterwinner with the baseball team. Pollock finished an impressive baseball career at PC as the program’s career leader in home runs (34), while ranking second in slugging percentage (.616) and triples (11), third in total bases (382), tied for fourth in runs scored (169), and fifth in batting average (.348). Following graduation, Pollock was drafted in the 15th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He spent three years in their minor league system before retiring in 1997. Pollock is married to the former Karen Prioleau of Greenville, S.C., and the couple has two daughters, Madison (5) and Lauren (3). The Pollock family lives in Laurens, S.C. • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season COACHING STAFF Mark Johnson, Assistant Mark Johnson enters his fifth season as an assistant baseball coach for the Blue Hose. Johnson manages the Pitching Staff and is the Recruiting Coordinator. He has established himself has an outstanding recruiter. His recent recruiting classes have been some of the best classes in the program’s history. Recent classes have produced all-conference players and all-academic conference student-athletes. Prior to coming to Presbyterian College he spent three years as an assistant baseball coach at NCAA Division III Piedmont College in Demorest, Ga. Throughout his tenure with the Piedmont College Lions, he assisted in recruiting, fundraising, field maintenance, and on-field instruction specializing with the pitching staff. He helped lead the program to a pair of National Christian College World Series Tournament appearances and the 2003 National Christian College South Region Championship. He also served as a resident director at Piedmont College for three years, while serving the Admissions Office as a counselor. During his playing career, Johnson was a four-year letter winner at Methodist University as a pitcher. Johnson was a two-year captain, an all South Region selection, SGA Senior Athlete of the Year. He made three NCAA III South Regional Tournament appearances in ’98, ’99, ’01. As a senior in high school, he helped lead Lee-Davis High School in Mechanicsville, Va., to the first Virginia AAA State Championship in the school’s history. Johnson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management, with a minor in Business Administration from Methodist College in 2001. He later earned his Masters of Business Administration from Piedmont College in May of 2003. Johnson was recently married on Oct. 6, 2007 to the former Shannon Paitsell of Evans, GA. The couple resides in Greenwood, S.C. Charles Assey, Assistant Coach Former PC baseball player Charles Assey is in his first season as an assistant coach at Presbyterian College. Assey came to PC after a successful stint at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas where he served as a graduate assistant baseball coach and as the head strength and conditioning coach. Assey graduated from PC in 2004 with a Bachelors of Science in Social Studies with a minor in Secondary Education. He completed his Masters Degree at St. Edward’s in May of 2006, graduating with an Arts of Human Services degree with a concentration in Sports Man- agement. During his time at St. Edward’s, Assey served as the first base coach and as the assistant recruiting coordinator. He also served as the camp director for former St. Edward’s head baseball coach Jeremy Farber’s baseball camps. Assey is a veteran in the summer baseball camp circuit as he also been an instructor at summer baseball camps at The Citadel, Clemson, Lander and the University of Texas. During his time with the Blue Hose, Assey, a right-handed pitcher, recorded 30 strikeouts and finished his career with two saves in 48.1 innings on the hill. The West Columbia, S.C. native played high school baseball for his father Charlie Assey at BrooklandCayce. 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • THE BLUE HOSE Eric Tatum 15 RHP • R-R • 6-1 • 205 • Sr. • Buford, Ga. 2008: One of our most experienced pitchers ... he will be a top reliever out of the pen and will be counted on to make some spot starts … 2007: Made 19 appearances on the mound including eight starting assignments ... finished with a 4-4 record … allowed just 22 hits in 82 at-bats (.268 batting average) with two outs … best pitching performance of the year was going a team-best eight innings against USC Upstate (7 H, 0 R, 2 K’s) … 2006: Team Cy Young winner … made 17 appearances with a team-high 13 starts ... compiled a 4.41 ERA, good for second-best on the team in 85.2 innings pitched ... finished with a 2-8 record ... pitched the most innings of all pitchers … held opposing batters to a .258 average ... led the team in strikeouts with 50 ... pitched seven innings of shutout ball allowing only three hits with six strikeouts in a 4-0 win over Anderson University (2/16) ... 2005: Appeared in 11 games with two starts ... posted a 1-2 mark on the mound with a 8.10 ERA ... picked up first victory in 12-9 win over West Virginia State (3/23) after going three innings and allowing one earned run on two hits ... High School: Played at Buford High School for head coach Tony Wolfe ... earned all-area honors, while compiling a .402 batting average and 7-0 mark on the mound with a 2.40 ERA as a senior ... Personal: Eric Tames Tatum ... born January 24, 1986 in Decatur, Ga. ... son of Don and Cheryl Tatum ... brother Jeff Tatum is also a member of the 2008 squad … majoring in business administration. Year 2005 2006 2007 Totals ERA 8.10 4.41 7.32 5.92 W-L App. 1-2 11 2-8 17 4-4 19 7-14 47 GS CG 2 0 13 5 8 0 23 5 SHO/CBO 0/0 0/1 0/2 0/3 SV IP 0 20 1 85.2 0 59 1 164.2 H R ER 38 29 18 85 48 42 80 54 48 203 131 108 BB 11 28 28 67 SO 11 50 28 89 2B 5 13 12 30 3B 3 3 2 8 HR 1 3 9 13 BF B/Avg. WP 114 .384 1 329 .258 6 248 .323 3 691 .294 10 HBP 3 5 8 16 SFA 0 2 5 7 Bobby Holmes SHA 1 8 3 12 17 3B/1B • R-R • 6-0 • 185 • Sr. • Quinton, Va. 2008: Injured during the fall season ... will be relied on to play first or third base and hit in the middle of the order … 2007: Played in all 54 games last season for the Blue Hose … finished with an .871 fielding percentage … gathered 48 hits in 190 at-bats (.253 average) including 24 RBIs … one of his best performances came in a 4-for-5, one RBI game at Lenoir-Rhyne … 2006 (VCU): Played in 10 games for the Rams ... picked up a fielding percentage of .923 ... High School: Named first team all-district for final three seasons ... All-Virginia ... held a cumulative batting average of .482 during his three years at Lee-Davis High School ... Personal: Robert Michael Holmes ... born February 10, 1986 in Mechanicsville, Va. ... son of Mike and Samone Holmes ... majoring in business management. Year Avg. 2007 .253 Totals .253 GP-GS 54-54 54-54 AB 190 190 R H 23 48 23 48 2B 3B HR RBI 8 0 2 24 8 0 2 24 TB 62 62 SLG. % BB HBP .326 26 9 .326 26 9 SO GDP 29 1 29 1 OB% .366 .366 Andrew Cockerham SF 2 2 SH 1 1 SB-ATT 4-7 4-7 PO 31 31 A 117 117 RHP • R-R • 6-1 • 170 • Sr. • Millers Creek, N.C. E 22 22 FLD% .871 .871 23 2008: He has established himself as a top pitcher out of the bullpen after the fall … may lead the team in appearances and possibly appear as a closer … 2007: Made 12 of 14 appearances on the mound from the bullpen … ended the season with a 2-0 record and 5.79 ERA … allowed 12 hits in 37 at-bats with two outs, finishing with a .324 average … best individual game performance came in a win against Benedict (7 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 4 K’s) played and started in 13 games in the field … hit .326 (14-for-43) from the plate … finished with three doubles and 10 RBIs, boasting a .375 onbase percentage … hit 3-for-4, scoring one run and driving in an RBI at Belmont-Abbey … 2006: Competed in a team leading 19 games on the mound with nine starting assignments ... finished with a 4-4 record and 5.37 ERA ... second on the team in innings pitched (65.1) ... third on the team in strike outs (34) … threw a complete game, striking out six en route to a 7-6 victory over Lynn University in first start of the season (2/5) ...2005: Played in 35 games with 27 starting assignments ... hit .205 with 17 runs scored and six RBI ... in first collegiate game versus St. Andrews (2/5), went three-for-five with three runs scored ... finished fourth on the team in assists (69) ... went two-for-four with two runs scored in PC’s SAC Tournament • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season THE BLUE HOSE win over Mars Hill (4/22) ... appeared in six games with two starts on the mound ... posted an 0-2 mark and 6.92 ERA in 13.0 innings of work ... High School: Played at West Wilkes High School for head coach Daniel Ward ... earned all-county honors, while compiling a 7-3 mark on the mound with a .333 batting average as a senior ... Personal: Andrew Benjamin Cockerham ... born June 12, 1986 in Statesville, N.C. ... son of Steve Cockerham and Glenda Kilby ... majoring in business management. Year 2005 2006 2007 Totals Avg. .205 .219 .326 .239 Year 2005 2006 2007 Totals GP-GS 35-27 12-8 13-13 60-48 ERA 6.92 5.73 5.79 5.89 AB 88 32 43 163 W-L App. 0-2 6 4-4 20 2-0 14 6-6 40 R 17 3 7 27 H 18 7 14 39 2B 3B HR 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 GS CG 2 0 9 1 2 1 13 2 SHO/CBO 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/1 RBI 6 4 10 20 SV 0 0 0 0 IP 13 66 28 107 TB 20 8 17 45 SLG. % .227 .250 .395 .276 H 20 92 41 153 R 17 58 19 94 BB 7 10 3 20 ER 10 42 18 70 HBP SO 1 18 0 6 1 5 2 29 BB 5 22 13 40 SO 10 35 25 70 GDP 1 1 0 2 2B 2 19 7 28 OB% .268 .242 .375 .326 3B 1 0 2 3 SF 1 0 1 2 HR 2 6 0 8 SH 5 0 1 6 SB-ATT 1-1 2-3 0-1 3-5 PO 32 7 24 64 BF B/Avg. WP 63 .317 1 276 .333 5 118 .347 0 457 .335 6 A 69 32 37 138 HBP 1 9 0 10 E 12 2 5 19 SFA 1 5 2 8 Casey Carlson FLD% .894 .951 .924 .915 SHA 1 6 2 9 25 OF • R-R • 6-4 • 185 • Sr. • Lexington, S.C. 2008: A three-year starter in the outfield … will be an everyday player for the Blue Hose … 2007: Presbyterian College’s second-leading hitter overall (.328) while having started in 48 games ... placed among the top five on the team for home runs (4 - 1st) , RBIs (42 – 1st), triples (6 – 1st), on-base percentage (.425 – 2nd) and hits (58 – 4th) … Batted .453 with runners in scoring position (23-for53) and .391 (36-for-92) with runners on the basepads … his top performance came in a 4-for-5, one RBI, two double game against Augusta State … 2006: Played in 46 games with 32 starts ... hit .302 at the plate overall including .310 in conference play ... started at all three outfield positions as well as the DH ... had 14 multiple hit games ... led off the game with a homerun in PC’s 13-7 win over Wingate(3/19) ... 2005: Played in 37 games with 24 starting assignments ... hit .176 with 11 runs scored and six RBI ... went two-for-four with two RBI in PC’s 9-8 victory No. 14 Valdosta State (2/13) ... had three multi-hit games and a pair of multi-RBI games ... tallied a pair of RBI versus Lander (3/1) ... High School: Played at Lexington High School for legendary head coach Tommy Williams ... earned allregion and all-area honors, while being selected to play in the North/South All-Star Game as a senior ... Personal: Casey James Carlson ... born March 17, 1986 in York, Pa. ... son of Curt and Karen Carlson ... majoring in physics. Year 2005 2006 2007 Totals Avg. .176 .302 .328 .287 GP-GS 37-24 46-32 48-48 131-104 AB 85 139 177 401 R H 11 15 30 42 35 58 76 115 2B 3 6 9 18 3B 1 1 6 8 HR RBI 0 6 2 14 4 42 6 62 TB 20 56 91 167 SLG. % .235 .406 .514 .416 BB HBP 8 0 15 0 27 5 50 5 SO GDP OB% 27 1 .247 21 1 .356 25 0 .425 73 2 .369 SF 0 2 3 5 SH 2 0 4 6 SB-ATT 5-8 4-6 8-11 17-25 PO 46 48 47 141 William Bolchoz A 0 2 1 3 E 4 4 0 8 FLD% .920 .926 1.000 .947 26 C • R-R • 6-0 • 210 • Sr. • Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 2008: One of our team leaders … will be key to the defense at the catching position this spring … 2007: Team co-captain as voted on by his teammates … boasted a .321 batting average along with 27 hits, three doubles and a .975 fielding percentage … appeared in 33 games, starting in 26, where he finished with a .376 on-base percentage … converted three-of-five hits (.600) with the bases loaded to lead the Blue Hose … came through with a 4-for-6, 2 RBI game in a doubleheader against Lincoln Memorial … 2006: Played in 49 games with 44 starts ... hit .240 with five doubles and 22 RBI ... second on the team with four home runs ... threw out 15 stealing ... posted a .976 fielding percentage with 205 putouts in 245 chances ... recorded five multi-hit games and four multiple RBI games ... went four-for-five at the plate with a home run and two runs scored in a 9-4 victory over rival Newberry ... 2005 (The Citadel): Member of the 2004 Southern Conference Tournament championship team ... redshirted in 2004 ... High School: Played at Bishop England High School for head coach Mike Darnell ... earned All-State honors and was a four-time All-Region selection ... helped team to a pair of state championships ... Personal: William Henry Bolchoz ... born January 26, 1985 in Charleston, S.C. ... son of John and the late Maureen Bolchoz ... brother of former Blue Hose football All-American and All-Decade team selection, Mike Bolchoz ... majoring in business management. Year 2006 2007 Totals Avg. .240 .321 .270 GP-GS AB 49-44 146 33-26 84 82-70 230 R 11 10 21 H 35 27 62 2B 3B HR RBI 5 0 4 22 3 0 0 13 8 0 4 35 TB SLG. % BB HBP SO GDP 52 .356 10 3 22 9 30 .357 6 2 9 1 82 .356 16 5 31 10 OB% .294 .376 .263 SF 4 1 5 SH SB-ATT 2 1-1 3 1-1 5 2-2 PO 205 106 311 A 34 11 45 E 6 3 9 FLD% .976 .975 .975 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • THE BLUE HOSE Kyle Craven 39 OF • R-R • 5-10 • 185 • Sr. • Savannah, Ga. 2008: Will be an everyday player in the outfield … he will also be a mainstay in the middle of the batting order … 2007: PC’s top hitter overall (.366) while appearing in 50 games … finished in the top three of six other team categories hits (70 – 1st), on-base percentage (.428 – 1st), doubles (14 – 2nd), home runs (three – 2nd), RBIs (31 – 2nd) and triples (two – 3rd) … served as team co-captain for the 2007 campaign … hit for a double and a triple to reach base safely on a 4-for-5, 3 RBI game against Lander … preseason Second Team All-South Atlantic Conference selection in the outfield … 2006: Played in 50 games with 43 of them coming as starter ... had a career year at the plate batting .384, good enough for first on the team and fifth in the conference ... was the team leader in slugging percentage (.554), on-base percentage (.447), triples (6), and total bases (98) ... knocked in 28 runs ... finished with five multiple hit games including a 5-for-6 performance versus Lander (4/4) that included a home run, a triple, and five runs scored ... concluded the season on a 12 -game hitting streak ... 2005: (AASU) Played at Armstrong Atlantic State University in 2004 ... saw action in 27 games with 12 starts, while hitting .197 at the plate to go along with seven runs and three doubles ... High School: Played at Savannah Christian School for head coach Carl Carter ... hit .455 with a .750 slugging percentage as a senior ... Personal: Kyle Derrick Craven ... born December 6, 1984 in Savannah, Ga. ... son of Frank and Kay Craven ... majoring in business management & economics. Year 2006 2007 Totals Avg. .384 .366 .375 GP-GS 50-43 50-49 100-92 AB 177 191 368 R 35 33 68 H 68 70 138 2B 3B HR RBI 9 6 3 28 14 2 3 31 23 8 6 59 TB SLG. % BB 98 .554 13 97 .508 14 195 .530 27 HBP 8 8 16 SO 14 25 39 GDP OB% 2 .447 1 .428 3 .437 SF 1 2 3 SH 4 5 9 SB-ATT 4-6 8-9 12-15 PO 26 68 94 A 2 5 7 Ben Dollar E 2 2 4 FLD% .933 .973 .962 40 RHP • R-R • 6-4 • 225 • Sr. • Gaffney, S.C. 2008: After a great fall season he will be counted on to be in the starting rotation. … 2007: Shared the team-high in mound appearances (21) with Ross Ellis … one of three players to record a save for PC in the duration of the season … finished 1-1 in 27.2 innings pitched with an ERA of 6.18 … allowed third fewest reaches by a leadoff hitter (8-for-28, .286) of any pitchers on the staff … pitched a four inning, two hit, two strikeout game at Tusculum last season in relief … 2006: Made 13 appearances and eight starts ... posted a 0-3 record with a 6.25 ERA in 40.1 innings pitched ... 2005: Appeared in six games with four starting assignments ... posted an 0-1 mark on the mound in 13.0 innings ... struck out seven batters ... High School: Played at Gaffney High School for head coach Tom Owens ... helped lead his team to the regional finals as a senior, while posting a .397 batting average ... helped his legion team to second round of state playoffs as a senior ... Personal: Benjamin Blakely Dollar ... born September 19, 1986 in Spartanburg, S.C. ... son of Ken and Christy Dollar ... great nephew of former Blue Hose and professional baseball standout, Chick Galloway ... majoring in business management. Year 2005 2006 2007 Totals ERA 12.46 6.25 6.18 7.22 W-L App. GS 0-1 6 4 0-3 13 8 1-1 21 0 1-5 40 12 CG SHO/CBO SV 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/1 1 0 0/1 1 IP 13 40.1 27.2 81 H 23 57 35 115 R 20 40 24 84 ER 18 28 19 65 Steven Henry BB SO 15 7 18 22 8 19 41 48 2B 10 6 8 24 3B 1 0 0 1 HR 0 3 1 4 BF 78 173 117 368 B/Avg. .383 .329 .299 .313 WP 0 8 3 11 LHP • R-L • 6-1 • 200 • Sr. • Hoschton, Ga. HBP 3 7 3 13 SFA SHA 0 0 1 3 4 0 5 3 44 2008: Will be relied upon to hit in the middle of the batting order … his time will be split between the starting duties at first base when not on the mound … completed a good fall on the mound in limited action … team will look for him to be a valuable strike thrower out of the bullpen … 2007: Allowed 14 earned runs in 19 innings from the bullpen … amassed a 2-1 record with a 6.63 ERA … hitters managed only a .185 average (5-for-27) with two outs against Henry, finishing behind Jim Wagers … hit 1-for-3 with 3 RBIs and a home run at Benedict … earned a win in three innings, one hit allowed and three strikeouts against Coker ... 2006: Appeared in 16 games on the mound with seven starts ... compiled a 4-4 record with a 5.69 ERA in 55.1 innings pitched ... collected a team-high three wins in conference play ... threw a complete game versus No. 26 Tusculum (4/15), allowing only two earned runs on six hits ... 2005: Played in 10 games with one starting assignment ... posted a perfect 100% fielding percentage ... High School: Played at Buford High School for head coach Tony Wolfe... earned all-county honors, while leading his team to the “Elite 8” of the state playoffs as a senior ... compiled a .398 batting average with an 8-3 mark on the mound and a 1.90 ERA ... Personal: Steven Matthew Henry ... born October 12, 1985 in Detroit, Mich. ... son of Greg and Beth Henry ... majoring in business management. • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season THE BLUE HOSE Year Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG. % BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF 2005 .000 10-1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 4 0 .111 0 2006NO PLATE APPEARANCES 2007 .300 8-0 10 2 3 0 0 1 3 6 .600 1 0 3 0 .364 0 Totals .167 18-1 18 2 3 0 0 1 3 6 .333 1 1 7 0 .250 0 Year 2005 2006 2007 Totals ERA 27.00 5.69 6.63 6.61 W-L 0-0 4-4 2-1 6-5 App. GS CG 3 0 0 16 7 10 18 0 0 37 7 10 SHO/CBO 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1 SV 0 0 0 0 IP 2.1 55.1 19 76.2 H 7 72 26 105 R 7 48 22 77 ER 7 35 14 56 BB 2 18 9 29 SO 0 25 7 32 2B 2 13 1 16 3B 0 0 1 1 HR 0 3 1 4 SH 0 SB-ATT 0-0 PO 1 A 0 E 0 FLD% 1.000 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 2 6 6 0 0 1.000 1.000 BF 14 229 76 319 B/Avg. .500 .314 .342 .329 WP 0 4 1 5 HBP SFA SHA 1 1 0 10 1 3 10 2 5 21 4 8 Preston Simpson 4 OF • R-R • 5-10 • 165 • R-Jr. • Lancaster, S.C. 2008: Made the transition to the outfield this fall … a leader on the team who will see action as a utility role player … 2007: Saw action in 26 games, cracking the starting lineup on 12 occasions … drew four walks, tying him with Zack Wilson among utility players … Went 4-of-9 as a leadoff hitter (.444) while accruing an on-base percentage of .306 … had his only multi-hit game with a 2-for-3, one RBI afternoon at Catawba … 2006: Played in 13 games with seven starts at second base ... hit .276 in 29 at-bats ... third on the team with a .978 fielding percentage with only one error in 24 chances ... ended the season on a four-game hitting streak ... tallied two multi-hit games ... 2005: Redshirted last spring ... High School: Played at Lancaster High School for head coach Steve Williams ... named MVP of high school and American Legion team as a senior ... Personal: Joe Preston Simpson III ... born February 13, 1986 in Charlotte, N.C. ... son of Joe and Elizabeth Simpson ... majoring in business management. Year 2006 2007 Totals Avg. GP-GS .276 13-7 .233 26-12 .250 39-19 AB 29 43 72 R 9 4 13 H 8 10 18 2B 3B HR RBI 2 1 0 3 2 0 0 4 4 1 0 7 TB SLG. % 12 .414 12 .279 24 .333 BB HBP SO GDP OB% 2 2 3 0 .364 4 1 6 1 .306 6 3 9 1 .329 SF 0 1 1 SH 1 1 2 SB-ATT 0-0 1-1 1-1 PO 24 24 48 A 20 30 50 Daniel Hill RHP • R-R • 6-4 • 200 • Jr. • Matthews, N.C. E FLD% 1 .978 7 .885 8 .925 9 2008: Missed action because of an injury in some form for a majority of the fall season ... by the end of the fall he was throwing 100% … will be in starting rotation … 2007: Placed in the top five of four categories as a pitcher including strikeouts (39 – 3rd), opponent batting average (.307 – 3rd), batting average w/runners on (.301 – 3rd) and innings pitched (49.2 – 4th) … appeared in one game as a non-pitcher, however did not garner a hit …allowed just eight hits in 36 at-bats (.222) against left-handed hitters … pitched six strong innings, allowing five hits, four earned runs while striking out eight Brevard batters … 2006: Started 44 games at third base and shortstop ... made 15 appearances on the mound with three starts ... batted .239 with six doubles and 19 RBI ... totaled 10 multi-hit games ... in 31.1 innings pitched compiled a 1-2 record with a 5.46 ERA ... tallied a team-high three saves ... did not surrender a homerun ... fourth on the team in strikeouts with 27 ... High School: Played at Charlotte Christian High School for head coach Greg Simmons ... compiled an 0.48 ERA and hit .397 with three homeruns en route to All-State honors as a senior ... helped lead team to a trio of state championships (2003-05) ... Personal: Daniel Christopher Hill ... born August 22, 1986 in Fayetteville, N.C. ... son of Holger and Teresa Hill ... majoring in religion. Year 2006 2007 Totals Year 2006 2007 Totals Avg. .239 .000 .239 ERA 5.46 6.70 6.22 GP-GS AB 44-44 159 1-0 0 45-44 159 W-L 1-2 1-5 2-7 R 16 0 16 App. GS 15 3 12 9 27 12 H 38 0 38 2B 3B 6 0 0 0 6 0 HR RBI 0 19 0 0 0 19 CG SHO/CBO 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 SV 3 0 3 TB 44 0 44 IP 31.1 49.2 81 SLG. % BB HBP SO .277 15 4 24 .000 0 0 0 .277 15 4 24 H 40 63 103 R 24 49 73 ER 19 37 56 BB 16 22 38 SO 27 39 66 GDP 5 0 5 OB% .320 .000 .320 2B 3B HR 6 0 0 8 1 5 14 1 5 SF 0 0 0 SH 0 0 0 BF 128 205 333 SB-ATT PO A 1-1 45 112 0 7 13 1-1 52 125 B/Avg. .313 .307 .309 WP 13 12 25 HBP 10 12 22 E FLD% 23 .872 3 .870 26 .872 SFA SHA 1 1 0 2 1 3 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • THE BLUE HOSE Mitchell Odom 12 RHP • R-R • 6-4 • 215 • R-Jr. • Oconee, Ga. 2008: One the leaders on the pitching staff ... finished the end of the fall season as one of our best pitchers ... begins the spring as a key member in the starting rotation … 2007: PC’s team leader in ERA (5.34) … made 16 appearances on the mound where he worked 60.2 innings … allowed the second lowest batting average of opposing hitters (.269) among pitchers … demonstrated command against hitters, allowing a .184 batting average (9-of-49) against lefties and the third best average (.301) on the staff with runners on base … one of his best starts finished with a 6 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 6 SO performance against Brevard ... Previous: Played for the University of Georgia Bulldogs for two seasons ... High School: Wendy’s High School All-American ... during senior year of high school secured miniscule 1.07 ERA and a record of 6-1 ... Personal: Thomas Mitchell Odom ... born on August 20, 1985 in Athens, Ga. ... son of Crysty and Thomas Odom ... majoring in english and history. Year 2007 Totals ERA 5.34 5.34 W-L 1-8 1-8 App. 16 16 GS 12 12 CG 0 0 SHO/CBO 0/1 0/1 SV 0 0 IP 60.2 60.2 H 65 65 R 46 46 ER 36 36 BB 32 32 SO 51 51 2B 14 14 3B 3 3 HR 3 3 BF 242 242 B/Avg. WP HBP SFA .269 9 4 5 .269 9 4 5 SHA 6 6 16 Dane Fehr C • R-R • 5-10 • 195 • Jr. • St. Simons Island, Ga. 2008: Coming off an injury suffered in the fall season ... will be a valuable backup at the catching position … 2007: Started in six of the 19 games in which he played … recorded four hits, including two doubles, while accounting for five RBIs … hit .333 (2-for-6) against left handed pitching and 4-of-16 (.250) with runners in scoring position … went 1-for-1 with 2 RBIs, one run and a double in a pinch-hit performance at Catawba ... 2006: Saw action in five games with two starts behind the plate ... hit .375 in eight plate appearances with three hits and three RBI ... posted a .929 fielding percentage ... threw out two base runners stealing in five attempts ... High School: Played at Glynn Academy for head coach Chuck Fehr ... named MVP of high school and American Legion team as a senior ... Personal: Dane Christopher Fehr ... born February 20, 1987 in Brunswick, Ga. ... son of Chuck and Trish Fehr ... majoring in special education. Year 2006 2007 Totals Avg. .333 .129 .175 GP-GS 5-2 19-6 24-8 AB 9 31 40 R 0 3 3 H 3 4 7 2B 0 2 2 3B 0 0 0 HR 0 0 0 RBI 3 5 8 TB 3 6 9 SLG. % BB HBP SO GDP .375 0 0 1 0 .194 0 0 6 1 .225 0 0 7 1 OB% .375 .129 .175 SF 0 0 0 SH 0 0 0 SB-ATT PO 0-0 11 0-0 44 0-0 55 A 2 5 7 Cory Lyda E 1 1 2 FLD% .929 .980 .969 22 OF • L-L • 5-11 • 175 • Jr. • Simpsonville, S.C. 2008: A leader on the team … will be a three-year starter in the outfield…projected hitter in the top of the batting order everyday … 2007: Fourth among Blue Hose hitters with a .316 batting average … finished with a .426 slugging percentage, ranking third amongst regular starters … ranked in the top three of five statistical categories for PC which include doubles (15 – 1st), stolen bases (11 – 1st), hits (66 – 2nd), triples (four – third) and RBIs (24 – 3rd) … posted a 3-for-4, 2 RBI, 2 run win over Lenoir-Rhyne … joined Craven as a Preseason Second Team All-SAC selection in the outfield ... 2006: Voted team MVP as a freshman … played in 56 games with 53 starting assignments ... named to the 2006 All-SAC Second Team ... second on the team with a .364 batting average ... led the team in runs scored (42), hits (78), walks (21), and sacrifice bunts (10) ... knocked in 31 RBI and hit nine doubles, both good for thirdbest on the team ... stole eight bases ... second-best fielding percentage on the team at .982 with only two errors ... three assists from the outfield ...team-leading 25 multi-hit games to go along with seven multiple RBI games ... went four-for-six with two runs scored and two RBI against Anderson University(2.2) ... hit safely in 11 straight games ... High School: Played at Hillcrest High School for head coach Steve Scolamiero ... hit .407 as a senior, while leading his team to a runner-up finish for the Upper State Championship ... Personal: Cory Christopher Lyda ... born October 24, 1987 in Greenville, S.C. ... son of Jeff and Nita Lyda ... majoring in business management. Year 2006 2007 Totals Avg. .364 .316 .340 GP-GS 56-53 53-53 109-106 AB 214 209 423 R 42 42 84 H 78 66 144 2B 9 15 24 10 • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season 3B 1 4 5 HR 1 0 1 RBI 31 24 55 TB SLG. % 92 .430 89 .426 181 .428 BB 21 21 42 HBP 2 9 11 SO 34 38 72 GDP 2 0 2 OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO .426 0 10 8-15 107 .402 0 4 11-15 158 .414 0 14 19-30 265 A 3 8 11 E 2 5 7 FLD% .933 .975 .975 THE BLUE HOSE Jared Combs 28 3B • R-R • 6-4 • 215 • Jr. • Pooler, Ga. 2008: Will play in the infield this spring and be counted on to hit in the middle of the batting order … 2007: Started in all three games in which he played … hit safely in 3-of-10 at-bats … recorded one RBI … instrumental in a win over Anderson (Feb. 4), hitting 1-for-3, scoring one run and an RBI … 2006 (Armstrong Atlantic State): Saw action in 55 games ... hit .256 with 21 RBIs and four home runs ... Personal: Jared Michael Combs ... born December 27, 1985 in Morristown, N.J. ... son of Bryan and Lori Combs ... majoring in business management. Year 2007 Totals Avg. .300 .300 GP-GS 3-3 3-3 AB 10 10 R 1 1 H 3 3 2B 0 0 3B 0 0 HR 0 0 RBI 1 1 TB SLG. % BB 3 .300 0 3 .300 0 HBP SO 0 0 0 0 GDP 0 0 OB% SF .300 0 .300 0 SH SB-ATT PO 0 0-0 2 0 0-0 2 A 5 5 E FLD% 1 .875 1 .875 Jim Wagers LHP/OF • R-L • 6-3 • 205 • R-Jr. • Blackstock, S.C. 32 2008: Will see time as a reliever this spring and also platoon in the outfield … 2007: Made a solid recovery from a 2006 injury to appear in six games, starting in three … struck out 10 batters in 16.2 innings of work while completing the season at 1-2 … one of two pitchers on staff to allow no extra base hits … led the staff with the lowest opponent batting average with two outs (.125), allowing two hits in 16 at-bats … went six innings, allowing five hits, one earned run and striking out five batters in a win over Benedict ... 2006: Did not see action as he was redshirted ... 2005: Appeared in 10 games with six starting assignments ... compiled a 1-4 mark on the mound with an 8.22 ERA in 30.2 innings ... pitched seven innings, allowing no runs on five hits to pick up first collegiate win against North Greenville (4/12) ... struck out 29 batters, good for fifth on the team ... High School: Played at Richard Wynn High School for head coach Jason Sink ... Allstate selection and region player of the year as a senior ... Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee (2004) ... Personal: James Carpenter Wagers III ... born November 26, 1985 in Chester, S.C. ... son of James and Debra Wagers ... majoring in history. Year ERA W-L App. GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg. WP HBP SFA SHA 2005 8.22 1-4 10 6 1 1/0 0 30.2 41 34 28 24 29 11 1 1 155 .325 6 4 1 0 2006NO APPEARANCES DURING 2006 SEASON 2007 8.64 1-2 6 3 0 0/1 0 16.2 19 17 16 21 10 0 0 0 62 .306 5 2 1 4 Totals 8.41 2-6 16 9 1 1/1 0 47.1 60 51 44 45 39 11 1 1 217 .276 11 6 2 4 Jesse Harmon RHP/OF • L-R • 6-2 • 175 • So. • Newberry, S.C. 7 2008: One of the best athletes on the team … cracked the our starting rotation this spring … will be relied on to play the outfield and hit in the top of the batting order when not on the mound … 2007: Talented freshman that played 42 games in the field and made 15 mound appearances … finished with a .312 average from the plate …drew 12 base on balls which placed him fifth on the team … Placed in the top five of three categories as a hitter including batting average (.312 – 5th), hits (48 – t-5th) and slugging percentage (.403 – 4th) … hit for a triple, three RBIs while scoring two runs and 4-for-5 at the plate against Wingate … made 15 mound appearances, including 11 starts … finished as one of the best pitcher’s on staff, ranking in five categories that include complete games (2 – 1st), strikeouts (60 – 1st), innings pitches (61.2 – 1st), opponent batting average (.267 – 1st) and games started (11 – 2nd) … best performance on the mound came against Anderson (7 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 9 K’s) .... High School: All-Region in baseball in 2004, 05, 06 ... All-State in baseball 2005 & 2006 ... All-Region in football ... hit .421 in 2005 ... Personal : Jesse Todd Harmon ... son of Keith and Tammy Harmon ... born August 11, 1988 .... undecided on a major. Year 2007 Totals Avg. .312 .312 Year ERA 2007 6.28 Totals 6.28 GP-GS 42-42 42-42 W-L App. 2-7 15 2-7 15 AB 154 154 R 25 25 GS CG 11 2 11 2 H 48 48 2B 3B 4 5 4 5 HR 0 0 SHO/CBO SV IP 0/0 0 61.2 0/0 0 61.2 RBI 16 16 H 68 68 TB 62 62 R 63 63 SLG. % .403 .403 ER 43 43 BB 12 12 BB 29 29 HBP 0 0 SO 2B 60 9 60 9 SO GDP OB% 28 0 .361 28 0 .361 3B 1 1 HR 6 6 SF SH SB-ATT PO 0 3 5-9 179 0 3 5-9 179 BF B/Avg. WP 255 .267 16 255 .267 16 HBP 9 9 A 23 23 SFA 4 4 E FLD% 6 .971 6 .971 SHA 3 3 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • 11 THE BLUE HOSE Matthew Hill INF • R-R • 5-10 • 175 • So. • Columbia, S.C. 10 2008: Made strides in the infield this fall … will be counted on to be a utility infielder this spring … 2007: Started in five of the seven games in which he played … collected one hit in seven at-bats, as well as scoring two runs … hit .333 (1-for-3) with runners on base .... High School: Played for his father Tommy Hill at Ridgeview High School ... Lettered in both football and baseball ... Personal: Matthew Thomas Hill ... Son of Tommy and Dawn Hill ... majoring in education. Year 2007 Totals Avg. .143 .143 GP-GS AB 7-5 7 7-5 7 R 2 2 H 1 1 2B 0 0 3B 0 0 HR 0 0 RBI 0 0 TB 1 1 SLG. % .143 .143 BB 2 2 HBP SO 0 2 0 2 GDP 0 0 OB% .333 .333 SF 0 0 SH SB-ATT PO A 1 0-0 8 12 1 0-0 8 12 Robert Anders INF • R-R • 6-1 • 165 • So. • Greenville, S.C. E 4 4 FLD% .833 .833 11 2008: As a returning starter he will be counted on to play mostly second base … diverse athlete that can hit any where in the batting order this year … 2007: Started 52 games on the season … batted .245 with 47 hits in 192 at-bats … scored 25 runs … had two extra base hits, including a double and a home run … hit .253 (25-for-99) with runners in scoring position … connected on his first homerun during a 2-for-4, one RBI game at Lander ... High School: Played for Brad Rollins at Greenville High School ... hit .485 during senior year at Greenville High School ... earned all-region plaudits ... Anders’ senior season he helped lead his team to state championship and all-region honors ... Personal: Robert G. Anders ... born June 30, 1987 in Greenville, S.C. ... son of Robert and Shannon Anders ... majoring in political science. Year 2007 Totals Avg. .245 .245 GP-GS 52-52 52-52 AB 192 192 R 25 25 H 47 47 2B 1 1 3B HR 0 1 0 1 RBI 12 12 TB 51 51 SLG. % .266 .266 BB HBP 11 2 11 2 SO GDP 23 1 23 1 OB% SF SH .291 1 3 .291 1 3 Micah Black RHP • R-R • 6-4 • 185 • So. • Iva, S.C. SB-ATT PO A 3-6 66 120 3-6 66 120 E FLD% 27 .873 27 .873 18 2008: Completed an outstanding fall season and gained tremendous confidence … will be relied on to come out of the bullpen ... possesses the ability to lead the team in appearances … 2007: Made six relief appearances during the season … worked 7.2 innings, allowing one walk while striking out seven batters … finished with a 5.87 ERA and 0-1 on the campaign … one of his six relief appearances garnered a three inning, five hit, one run, one strikeout game against Limestone … High School: Was homeschooled and played for Kirby Winstead at Prince Avenue Prep ... hit .477 during senior year with four home runs for Prince Avenue Prep ... compiled a 4-2 mark with a pair of saves ... member of Carolina Rattlers AAU team that won six consecutive state championships ... Personal: Micah Elijah Black ... born October 12, 1987 in Greenville, S.C. ... son of Don and Libby Black ... majoring in political science (pre-law) and history. Year 2007 Totals ERA 5.87 5.87 W-L 0-1 0-1 App. 6 6 GS 0 0 CG 0 0 12 • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season SHO/CBO SV 0/1 0 0/1 0 IP 7.2 7.2 H 17 17 R 7 7 ER 5 5 BB SO 10 7 10 7 2B 3B 5 0 5 0 HR 0 0 BF 37 37 B/Avg. WP HBP SFA .459 1 0 1 .459 1 0 1 SHA 1 1 THE BLUE HOSE Joe Hammond 20 RHP • R-R • 5-10 • 170 • So. • Lilburn, Ga. 2008: Emerged as the surprise of the fall season among the pitching staff ... continued to gain tremendous confidence with each outing ... most appearances will come in a relief role and may get a spot start … 2007: Appeared in two games … allowed four hits, three walks and three earned runs … High School: Played for Adam Cantrell at Providence Christian Academy ... holder of two singleseason pitching awards at school (ERA, 1.79 and wins vs. losses, 7-0) ... Personal: Joseph David Hammond ... born July 8, 1987 ... majoring in business management. Year 2007 Totals ERA 16.20 16.20 W-L App. GS 0-0 2 0 0-0 2 0 CG 0 0 SHO/CBO 0/0 0/0 SV 0 0 IP 1.2 1.2 H 4 4 R 3 3 ER 36 36 BB 32 32 SO 1 1 2B 0 0 3B 0 0 HR 0 0 BF 8 8 B/Avg. WP HBP SFA SHA .500 0 10 0 0 .500 0 10 0 0 Zach Snipes 30 RHP • R-R • 6-0 • 190 • So. • Belton, S.C. 2008: Finished as the best pitcher this fall season ... continues to blossom into a quality college pitcher ... comes into the season as the top pitcher out of the pen and may even get a spot start … 2007: Made 13 appearances on the mound, including four starts … one of four pitchers to earn a save … struck out 21 batters in 32 innings of work … walked four batters during the season … his .125 average (1-for-8) against left-handed hitters was best on the staff … finished fourth among pitchers with a .317 average by opposing hitters … his second start earned a 6-2 win at Lander (7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 3 K’s) .... High School: Played for Steve Williams at Belton-Honea Path ... all-region 2004, 05 and 06 ... All-area 2005 ... most valuable pitcher at BHP in 2005 and 06 ... North/South All-Star ... Personal: Zachary Boone Snipes ... son of Daryl and Michele Snipes ... born November 1, 1988 ... majoring in biology. Year 2007 Totals ERA 5.91 5.91 W-L 2-2 2-2 App. GS CG SHO/CBO SV 13 4 0 0/0 1 13 4 0 0/0 1 IP 32 32 H 44 44 R 26 26 ER 21 21 BB 4 4 SO 21 21 2B 10 10 3B 0 0 HR 6 6 BF 139 139 B/Avg. .317 .317 WP 2-3 2-3 HBP 5 5 Mason McVerry SFA SHA 4 1 4 1 33 OF • L-R • 5-9 • 165 • So. • Charlotte, N.C. 2008: Made the transition to the outfield this spring …he will see playing time as an back up outfielder and pinch runner … 2007: Led all pinch hitters with a .333 batting average … started 2 of 11 games in which he played … finished with a .286 batting average (2-for-7) against right-handed pitching … saw action as a pinch hitter against Benedict (1-for-1, 2 runs) .... High School: Played for Gary Simmons at Charlotte Christian ... all-conference ... state baseball champion in North Carolina ... Personal: Samuel Mason McVerry ... born October 25, 1987 ... majoring in business. Year 2007 Totals Avg. GP-GS AB .333 11-2 9 .333 11-2 9 R 3 3 H 35 35 2B 0 0 3B 0 0 HR 0 0 RBI 1 1 TB 3 3 SLG. % BB HBP SO GDP OB% .333 10 1 3 0 .417 .333 10 1 3 0 .417 Paul Fischer SF 1 1 SH 0 0 SB-ATT PO 1-1 3 1-1 3 C • R-R • 6-0 • 195 • So. • Cumming, Ga. A 0 0 E 0 0 FLD% 1.000 1.000 38 2008: Projected to assist with the pitching staff in bullpen… 2007: Did not play ... High School: Played for Jim Cahill at North Forsyth ... Personal: Paul Gerrit Fischer ... son of Kitsey and Dieter Fischer ... born June 18, 1988 ... majoring in business administration. 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • 13 THE BLUE HOSE Travis McConnell RHP • L-R • 6-3 • 185 • Fr. • Rock Hill, S.C. 27 2008: Spent the fall season suffering from an injury ... a tireless worker … needs to prove himself in the spring … 2007: Did not play ... High School: Played for Kevin Durham at Indian Land High School ... region 3-A All-Region award ... silver slugger award in 2005 ... hit .413 senior year with a .563 slugging percentage ... perfect 14-of-14 on stolen bases ... Personal: Travis Glenn McConnell ... born February 15, 1988 ... undecided on a major. Blue Hose Newcomers Mack Hite OF • R-R • 5-9 • 165 • Fr. • Abbeville, S.C. 2 2008: Can be counted on to be a backup utility player this spring and be a pinch runner … High School: Played for Mark Smith at Abbeville High School … four-year starter at Abbeville High School … two-time All-Lakelands selection … Charleston Showcase Most Valuable Player in 2006 … Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee, Hite was also a standout on the gridiron and was named All-Lakelands in football in 2006 … Personal: Mack Seal Hite ... son of Debby and Tommy Hite … second person in his family to sign to play baseball at PC as his older brother Thomas “Tombo” Hite III was a former captain on the Blue Hose baseball team ... majoring in education. Drew Wingo C/RHP • R-R • 6-1 • 185 • Fr. • Simpsonville, S.C. 5 2008: Seeking to split starting duties at the catching position while also appearing as a pitcher… once he gets more comfortable on the mound he is going to see more innings ... comes into the spring as a quality reliever for the Blue Hose … High School: Named All-State after senior season at Mauldin High School ... chosen All-Region in 2006 and 2007 ... selected to 2007 North-South team ... -Personal: Andrew Richard Wingo ... born March 23, 1989 … majoring in business management. Max Greer INF • R-R • 5-9 • 165 • Fr. • Laurens, S.C. 6 2008: Newcomer that serves as a backup in the infield this spring … High School: Played for Dale Nelson at Laurens District 55 High School ... multiple award winner including SCBCA 4A All-State accolades in 2007 and All-Region plaudits in 2006 and 2007 seasons … career .412 hitter … concluded his career with 32 doubles, two home runs and 45 RBIs … member of the 2006 Big League World Series team … Personal: Maxmillian Gentry Greer ... son of Patricia and Joel Greer ... born October 4, 1988 ... majoring in accounting. Zac Rhinesmith INF • R-R • 6-1 • 175 • Jr. • Acworth, Ga. 8 2008: Established himself as a team leader … probable starter in the infield this spring … has the ability to hit anywhere in batting order … 2007: Played at Young Harris Junior College where he earned his associates degree … led his team to the Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Colo. … played under Rick Robinson … hit .310 while collecting 45 RBIs … team captain who scored 47 runs … also hit 11 doubles and swiped 11 stolen bases to go along with five home runs … High School: Played for Mark Elkins at Harrison High School ... captain of the baseball team and Defensive Player of the Year at the conclusion of his senior year … Personal: Zachary Benton Rhinesmith ... son of Deanne and Chip Rhinesmith … born November 28, 1986 ... majoring in business administration. 14 • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season THE BLUE HOSE Chris Williams 13 INF • R-R • 6-0 • 170 • So. • Grantville, S.C. 2008: Played last season at Paine College ... looked upon as a valuable back up in the infield this spring … High School: Played for Rusell Palmer at Aiken High School ... was named Aiken’s Most Improved Player after senior season ... during senior year had 21 RBIs a home run and a .385 batting average ... Personal: Christopher James Williams … born August 22, 1988 ... majoring in business management. 21 Jeff Tatum INF • R/R • 5-9 • 170 • So. • Stone Mountain, Ga. 2008: Transfer from Truett-McConnell ... will serve as a back-up in the infield ... has great potential ... High School: Played for Tony Wolfe at Buford High School ... Personal: Jeffrey Albert Tatum … younger brother of senior Eric Tatum ... father played football at Samford ... born June 16, 1988 ... undecided on a major. Nate Horton INF/C • L-R • 6-0 • 185 • Fr. • Spartanburg, S.C. 24 2008: A valuable backup at first base and also at the catching position …his hitting ability that will gain him time as a both designated hitter and pinch hitter … High School: Named All-Region in 2005, 06, 07 at Byrnes High School ... chosen All-State in 2007... selected to the North-South team during senior season ... All-Academic in 2007 ... Team MVP in 2007 ... Personal: Nathan Loyd Horton … born April 29, 1989 ... majoring in education. Derek Herron 36 C • R-R • 5-7 • 190 • So. • Aiken, S.C. 2008: Transfer from Virginia Tech ... A catcher that will assist with the pitchers in the bullpen this spring… High School: Named North-South after senior season ... Wendy’s High School Heisman Nominee ... 2006 HSSR All-State team member ... finished third in class of 198 at Midland Valley High School ... Personal: Derek Brendan Herron ... born July 2, 1988 ... majoring in business management & economics. Garrett Moore RHP • R-R • 6-1 • 170 • Jr. • Rowesville, S.C. 42 2008: . Junior transfer from that has some of the most potential on the staff … gives PC another pitcher that can come from out of the pen or serve as a spot starter … USCS: Compiled a record of 7-10 during his two years at USC Salkehatchie ... won career-high four games during four games ... struck out 39 batters in 2006 and 2007 ... Personal: Johnathon Garrett Moore … born October 18, 1987 ... majoring in physics & engineering. Year ERA W-L App. GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP 2006 5.43 4-6 15 12 3 N/A 0 68 2007 3.54 3-4 10 7 4 N/A 0 53.1 Totals 4.60 7-10 25 19 7 N/A 0 121.1 ^-note these statistics were compiled while playing at USC Salkehatchie H 102 62 167 R 65 31 96 ER 41 21 62 BB 27 30 57 SO 39 39 78 2B 28 10 38 3B 3 2 5 HR 3 2 5 BF 342 248 690 B/Avg. .336 .284 .329 WP 9 2 11 HBP 5 4 9 SFA N/A N/A N/A SHA N/A N/A N/A 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • 15 BLUE HOSE SUPPORT STAFF Chris Belshe Head Coach Volleyball Bobby Bentley Head Coach Football Eric Cash Head Coach Strength & Conditioning Jason Childs Head Coach Men’s Lacrosse Tyler Davis Head Coach Women’s Tennis Assistant Coach Men’s BKB Nelson Jones Director of Sports Medicine Dave Majeski Head Coach Softball Sherry Medlin Administrative Assistant Dick Newman Director Physical Education Elton Pollock Head Coach Baseball Dr. Craig Powell Faculty Athletic Representative Brian Purcell Head Coach Women’s Soccer Jessica Vanco Head Coach Women’s Basketball Heide Zeiser Assistant Athletic Trainer/SWA Laurie Addison Cheerleading Coordinator Thomas Addison Head Coach M& W Golf Bee Carlton Director of Athletics Patric Hynes Head Coach Men’s Tennis Thad Palmer Head Coach Men’s and Women’s Cross Country 16 • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season Bret Boulware Head Coach Men‘s Soccer Ronny Fisher Caroline Spearman Assistant Athletic Trainer Kevin Caldwell Athletic Field Coordinator Brian Hand Director of Sports Information & Game Operations Gregg Nibert Head Coach Men’s Basketball Mike Smith Associate AD/ Internal Operations/Compliance THE FUTURE The Future Of Blue Hose Baseball Major Stadium Renovations Will Make PC Baseball Complex One Of The Premier Places To Play College Baseball In Palmetto State And Region 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • 17 PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE Presbyterian College is located in Clinton, South Carolina, a community of 10,000 nestled in upstate South Carolina. The college’s beautiful 240-acre campus and a national reputation for academic excellence attract 1,200 students representing 30 states and eleven foreign countries. International study programs include China, Oxford, Spain, and Cuba. The distinguished sons and daughters of Presbyterian College are outstanding leaders in business and industry, education, athletics, journalism, medicine, the military, the Church, and public service. Presbyterian College, home of the fighting Blue Hose, continues to live its motto of “While we live, we serve,” producing servant leaders for the world today. PC was born of the dreams of a humble pastor determined to restore a territory plundered by war. In 1864 22-year-old Rev. William Plumer Jacobs arrived in Clinton to serve as pastor of First Presbyterian Church. Eight years later Jacobs and the church founded the Clinton High School Association to provide the young people of Laurens County a place to receive a Christian-based, liberal arts education. In 1880 the Clinton High School Association became first Clinton College, and then in 1890 the Presbyterian College of South Carolina. Coeducational instruction occurred from the start. In keeping with its goal to produce graduates of high moral character, Presbyterian College adopted an honor code, a studentrun system still flourishing today, to govern students’ academic and social lives. Today’s PC curriculum includes international programs, internships, and unique cultural and arts opportunities. New facilities for living (Senior Hall and Carol International House), athletic play (new Bailey Memorial Stadium, Martin Soccer Stadium), study (Lassiter Science Hall, the Arnold Archives and Thomason Library), and infrastructure support (information technology) benefit the PC and Clinton community alike. New professorships have strengthened the already strong faculty. The college is home to six South Carolina Professors of the Year, more than twice the number of any public or private institution in the state. Financial aid resources insure that qualified students have access to a PC educa18 • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season tion. Blue Hose sports have always made history. In 1943 PC football coach Lonnie McMillan gave the Clemson football stadium its famous nickname, Death Valley. The Scotsman Club, formerly known as the Walter Johnson Club, was created in 1937. Its purpose still today is to provide athletic scholarships for young men and women who excel in both sports venues and classrooms. In the 1960s PC’s intercollegiate tennis program was ranked number 2 in the nation. PC provides the community a rich cultural life through lectures, art exhibits, concerts and theatrical performances. The college’s library and intramural facilities serve local residents, while college faculty and staff serve on many local boards. The college is involved in local economic development, recognizing the importance of its roll as a Clinton citizen as well as a significant employer. Presbyterian College holds fast to its core mission and high standards of integrity, celebrating its motto: “Dum Vivimus Servimus,” or “While we live, we serve.” Service to community and each other are hallmarks of faculty and students alike, and PC has one of the oldest student volunteer organizations in the country in Student Volunteer Services (SVS). Presbyterian College is also proud of its service to country. More than 1,000 PC graduates served in World War II, and today’s alumni ranks include a Medal of Honor recipient and more than 15 PC’S VISION “Moving forward without leaving home” By the year 2010, Presbyterian College, remaining true to the Christian tradition and its relationship with the Presbyterian Church, USA, will be the leading liberal arts college in South Carolina and one of the ten best national liberal arts colleges in the Southeast. Join the Scotsman Club today and support Presbyterian College’s outstanding scholar-athletes! The Scotsman Club is an athletic fundraising organization, which provides financial assistance to over 200 studentathletes. For information regarding membership, call Alan Smith at 1-800-476-7272 or Hannah Smith at 864-833-8204. Be a part of a winning team by joining the Scotsman Club. generals. In 2007, after 15 years in NCAA Division II, the college entered its transitional year of membership into NCAA Division I. Today PC fields sixteen competitive teams in men’s and women’s sports, and Blue Hose athletes routinely earn academic as well as athletic honors. PC is a member of the Big South Conference. PC FACILITIES The Presbyterian College Athletic Department is recognized as having some of the finest athletic facilities in the Southeast. The 16-sport athletic department’s athletic facilities include the 2,500-seat Ross E. Templeton Physical Education Center, Callaway Tennis Courts, Edens Field at Martin Soccer Stadium, the PC Baseball Complex, and the PC Softball Complex. Ross E. Templeton Physical Education Center The facility bears the name of the late Ross E. Templeton ’24, distinguished alumnus and business leader of Charlotte and Clinton, who was a life-long devotee of PC sports. Completed in 1975, the facility serves as both a sports and academic center. The Furman Pinson Arena seats more than 2,000 spectators for men’s and women’s basketball as well as volleyball. In 2000, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Staton provided a new floor for the facility. Ample classrooms, multi-purpose space, and equipment serve the physical education instruction program. Adjoining Templeton Center on the right is the new Johnson-Callaway Center, an 11,500-squarefoot addition Ross E. Templeton P.E. Center containing men’s and women’s locker rooms and 10 coaches’ offices. Located directly behind this facility is the Kemper D. Lake, M.D. Sports Medicine Center which houses PC’s Sports Medicine staff who maintain the health of all Blue Hose athletes. The Mabry-Smith-Yonce Center is the 6,000-square-foot facility adjoining to the left of the Templeton Center that was built in 1994. This facility provides meeting space for student organizations, Furman Pinson Court alumni groups, athletic teams, and special events. It also includes a kitchen, restrooms, and a storage area. Templeton Weight Facility Located in the Templeton Center, the new weight room which opened in October of 2004, replaced the facility’s racquetball court that was no longer in service. The 38’ x 70’ addition provides an additional 2,660 square feet of weightlifting area for the college’s 16 varsity athletic teams. The original weight room, located at the east end of the Furman B. Pinson Court, provides 2,400 square feet of workout space that will give the Blue Hose athletic teams the flexibility to work out in both weight room facilities while avoiding scheduling conflicts. The new weight room includes custom equipment designed and installed by ArrowHawk of Laurens, S.C. Templeton Weight Facility Templeton Tennis Center Located next to the Ross E. Templeton Center, the Templeton Tennis Center is home for the nationally ranked Blue Hose men’s and women’s tennis programs. Templeton Courts has served as host for several regular season and postseason events, including hosting the SAC Tennis Championships from 2002-04. Templeton Tennis Center Martin Stadium Martin Soccer Stadium, seating approximately 400, was constructed in 2000 by the Kenneth Martin Family, of Greenville, S.C. Dr. Robert M. Edens ’77, of Columbia, S.C. provided the soccer playing field. The facility is home for the Blue Hose men’s and women’s soccer programs which have received national recognition over the years. This facility has also served as host of several postseason events at the high school and collegiate level. 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • 19 THE BLUE HOSE PC Softball Complex The PC Softball Complex is located on the 31-acre Young Intramural Park. This facility is home to the Blue Hose Softball program and was built in 1997 when the sport was still at club level. The facility has a new scoreboard located behind the rightfield fence which was donated by Pepsi-Cola of Greenville, S.C., prior to the 2005 season. Behind the scoreboard are batting cages, while the complex also has three other softball fields which can be used for practice or tournament competition. The complex has served host to many tournaments, including the Food Lion/ SAC Tournament from 2001-03 and in 2007. PC Softball Complex Johnson Field at Old Bailey Stadium Johnson Field was named for Walter A. Johnson, who came to Presbyterian College in 1915 when he was 22 and served as coach and athletic director for 43 years. President John McSween dedicated Bailey Stadium at the opening home football game of the 1928 season. The 3,000 seat facility, which is now used as the home site by the Blue Hose men and women’s lacrosse teams, resulted mainly from a $10,000 gift from W.J. Bailey, Clinton banker and industrialist, as a memorial to his son William Cyrus Bailey, 1908. The Bailey Foundation provided for the renovation of the track and stadium Johnson Field at Old Bailey Stadium in 1986. The facility served as the home field for the Blue Hose football program from its opening prior to the 1928 season until the first two games of the 2002 season. During that time, the Blue Hose compiled a record of 185-109-8, good for a .626 winning percentage. PC Baseball Complex The Presbyterian College baseball team plays its home games at one of the most attractive facilities in South Carolina, the PC Baseball Complex. The Complex is located at the eastern end of the college campus and was built in the late 1980’s. The facility has served as host to numerous postseason events at the collegiate and high school level over the years. The complex boasts a covered batting facility down the first base line and a 10inning scoreboard located behind the leftfield fence. Bailey Memorial Stadium PC Baseball Complex During the 2002 season, Presbyterian College opened the new 6,500-seat Bailey Memorial Stadium. This state-of-the-art facility features a multi-level press box, a spacious field house, and concession stands for home and visiting fans. Guarding the entrance to Bailey Memorial Stadium is a 15-foot statue, which was graciously donated by Mr. Irwin Belk, of the Blue Hose mascot, nicknamed Cyrus. Scotsman Club members will have the opportunity to watch exciting Blue Hose football from the loggia level, which has open access to the home stands and a superb view of the playing field. The second story of the press box is the president’s level. Special guests will enjoy Blue Hose football from the plush surroundings of the private president’s box. Also located on this level is the game operations box, home and visiting radio booths which are located on each end of this level, and the sports information box. The top level of the press box is the film level, which offers coaches’ boxes and a filming area for both teams. The playing surface, Claude Crocker Field, is made of bermuda grass. Located at the west end of Crocker Field is the Yonce Field House. The 9,000-square-foot facility houses both home and visiting football teams with locker room facilities. A doctor’s office and a sports medicine taping room are also located in the field house. 20 • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE For more than 20 years, the Big South Conference has been a progressive, NCAA Division I athletic Conference reflecting the energy and growth of the Southeastern United States. Founded in 1983, the Big South has matured into a competitive leader in college athletics, actively pursuing excellence both on the field of play and in the classroom. Based in Charlotte, N.C., the Big South Conference’s growing presence as an James Companion Mark Simpson Kyle B. Kallander Dawn Turner NCAA Division I athletic league is evident by CommisDirector of Public Associate Commiscompetitive success on the national stage, innova- Commissioner Associate sioner/Marketing Relations sioner/Compliance tive marketing and media partnerships, increased television packages, the enhancement of the quality of the studentathlete experience, and strategic planning that has carried the Big South through the first decade of the 21st Century. Entering its 24th year of existence in 2007-08, the Big South Conference continues to emerge by providing quality athletic competition while intentionally fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic and leadership development of each student-athlete. The League consists of eight member institutions: Charleston Southern University, Coastal Carolina University, High Point University, Liberty University, UNC Asheville, Radford University, Chad Cook Nic Bowman Mark Bryant Director of Virginia Military Institute and Winthrop University. Two new memAssistant Director of Coordinator of New Marketing Public Relations Media bers will join the Big South footprint in 2008-09 with the addition of Gardner-Webb University and Presbyterian College, which began its transition to Division I athletics in 2006. The Big South reached new heights in 2006-07, as the League experienced monumental milestones in nearly every sport. In football, Coastal Carolina became the first Big South member to receive a berth in the NCAA Division I Championship, being selected as an at-large participant to highlight the Conference’s fifth year of sponsoring football. In men’s basketball, Winthrop became the first Big South member to be ranked in the national top 25 and first to win a first round NCAA Tournament with its 74-64 win over Notre Dame. In women’s basketball, the Big South had two teams participate in the postseason for the first time in League history. In men’s golf, Coastal Carolina became the first Big South squad to advance to the final round of the NCAA Championship and finished fifth – the Conference’s highest-ever team finish in an NCAA event. In softball, Winthrop became the first Big South member to reach the Championship game of an NCAA Regional. In baseball, Coastal Carolina was ranked as high as No. 10 in the national polls, received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Regional and became the first Big South member to host an NCAA Regional. In volleyball, Winthrop became the first Big South member to win a game in the NCAA Tournament. The Big South also had its first-ever women’s cross country All-American in 2006-07, as well as its first women’s golf All-American in 10 years. Additionally, Radford tennis player Martin Sayer was selected to play in the NCAA Singles Championship for the second-straight year, Liberty’s Josh McDougal received All-America honors in the three running sports (cross country, indoor track and outdoor track) for the second consecutive season, and Coastal Carolina golfer Dustin Johnson was at one time the No. 1-ranked college golfer en route to earning first-team All-America honors for the second year in-a-row. The Conference again went 2-1 in the ESPN BracketBusters men’s basketball event, had more than 30 All-Americans, and had softball and men’s soccer televised for the first time in League history. The Conference’s on-field accomplishments were duplicated in the classroom. A total of 36 Big South student-athletes were named Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), NINE of which earned Academic All-America accolades. In football, Coastal Carolina’s Anthony Franklin received an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, and eight Big South member sports teams were honored by the NCAA for their latest Academic Progress Rate. The Big South Conference was formed on August 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then Baptist College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell and Augusta President George Christenberry initially began recruiting members into the Big South. One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was selected as the League’s first Commissioner and continued to solicit new members. The League’s seven charter members were Armstrong State, Augusta, Campbell, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, Radford and Winthrop. In 1989, George F. “Buddy” Sasser replaced the retiring Dr. Singleton as Commissioner. Under Sasser’s leadership, the Conference implemented its public relations and compliance programs, and introduced its first-ever men’s basketball television package, featuring the Big South competing among some of the finest teams in the nation. Sasser was so integral to the growth and foundation of the League that in 2000, the Commissioner’s Cup -- the annual award given to the institution with the most successful athletic year -- was renamed the George F. Sasser Cup. In August 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Sasser as the League’s third Commissioner, and in his 11 years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has been instrumental in aggressively promoting the Conference to new levels. He developed the Big South Marketing Group, which has resulted in increased revenues and exposure for the Conference and its members. He also brought television coverage to Big South women’s basketball, baseball and softball for the first time in Conference history and created the Big South Television Network in 2001 as a television syndicate for the League. Under 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • 21 BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE Big South Conference At A Glance Kallander’s leadership, the Big South developed and initiated its first long-range strategic plan, re-affirming the League’s vision as a distinctive athletic Conference committed to the quality of institutional life through athletic competition. In addition, Kallander has solidified membership with the addition of High Point in 1999, Virginia Military Institute in 2003 and future members Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian in 2008. Kallander’s long range vision has also included technological advancements, as the Conference introduced its first live event video streaming in 2005 and has since expanded its video offerings to all sports. Kallander has also successfully integrated the Conference’s profile with the member institutions’ general student body, notably through the development of the Big South Academic Consortium, which sponsors the annual Academic College Bowl among League members and the Big South Undergraduate Research Symposium. In 2005-06, the Big South began its Sportsmanship Awards program and Graduate Fellowships program, honoring one graduating male and female student-athlete attending graduate school the following fall. In the Fall of 2002, the Big South welcomed the addition of football as a Conference sport, bringing the number of Division I championship programs the Big South sponsors to 18, joining men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s indoor/outdoor track, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, softball and baseball. The Big South receive automatic bids to NCAA Championships in men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, men’s and women’s golf, baseball, softball, and men’s and women’s tennis. In celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2003-04, the Big South inducted its inaugural Hall of Fame class, which included 11 former student-athletes and administrators who were an integral part in the Big South’s early development and vitality. The Hall of Fame now stands at 30 members. The League also recognizes and honors academic excellence with the Presidential Honor Roll and the George A. Christenberry Award, which recognizes student-athletes graduating with a 4.0 grade point average. Additionally, the Conference’s Sports Information Directors annually select a Scholar-Athlete in each Conference sport, plus a male and female Scholar-Athlete of the Year The Big South continues to secure aggressive and unique television packages, making the Conference one of the leaders among all Division I Leagues in television exposure for its studentathletes. Entering the 2006-07 season, the Conference will have an expanded lineup on regional network SportSouth, in addition to a partnership with the fledgling national network, The America Channel, allowing the Big South to televise its largest array of events and sports in its history. The Conference also boasts relationships with FSN South, Comcast SportsNet (CSN), Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS), College Sports Television (CSTV), Fox College Sports (FCS) and the ESPN family of networks, which will televise the 2008 Advance Auto Parts Men’s Basketball Championship game live on ESPN. Founded: 1983 Headquarters: Charlotte, N.C. Mailing Address: 7233 Pineville-Matthews Road Suite 100, Charlotte, N.C. 28226 Phone: 704-341-7990 Fax: 704-341-7991 E-mail: [email protected] Commissioner: Kyle B. Kallander Associate Commissioner/Marketing: James Companion Assistant Commissioner/Compliance: Dawn Turner Director of Public Relations: Mark Simpson Assistant Director of Public Relations: Nic Bowman Director of Marketing: Chad Cook Coordinator of New Media: Mark Bryant Office Manager: Nancy Perkins President: Dr. Anthony J. DiGiorgio, Winthrop Vice President: General J.H. Binford Peay III, VMI Secretary: Penelope Kyle, Radford 22 • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season 2007 STATISTICS 2007 Presbyterian College Baseball Overall Statistics Record: 18-36 Home: 13-16 Away: 5-20 Player 39 Craven, K........ 42 Carlson, C....... 26 Bolchoz, W....... 22 Lyda, C.......... 7 Harmon, J........ 21 Robinson, R...... 17 Holmes, B........ 11 Anders, R........ 24 Booth, K......... -------------33 McVerry, M....... 23 Cockerham, A..... 44 Henry, S......... 28 Combs, J......... 14 Berrian, J....... 36 Milner, J........ 4 Simpson, P....... 2 Wilson, Z........ 5 Hill, M.......... 16 Fehr, D.......... 9 Hill, D.......... 38 Suit, P.......... Totals.............. Opponents........... AVG .366 .328 .321 .316 .312 .275 .253 .245 .227 GP-GS 50-49 48-48 33-26 53-53 42-42 54-53 54-54 52-52 44-35 .333 .326 .300 .300 .273 .260 .233 .218 .143 .129 .000 .000 .286 .315 11-2 13-13 8-0 3-3 5-5 31-11 26-12 28-19 7-5 19-6 1-0 1-0 54-54 54-54 AB 191 177 84 209 154 211 190 192 128 R 33 35 10 42 25 22 23 25 19 H 70 58 27 66 48 58 48 47 29 2B 14 9 3 15 4 10 8 1 6 3B 2 6 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 HR RBI 3 31 4 42 0 13 0 24 0 16 0 21 2 24 1 12 3 19 TB 97 91 30 89 62 70 62 51 44 9 3 3 43 7 14 10 2 3 10 1 3 11 2 3 50 11 13 43 4 10 55 6 12 7 2 1 31 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1805 275 517 1833 404 578 0 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 79 89 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 12 0 1 0 10 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 10 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 14 240 35 359 3 17 6 3 3 14 12 13 1 6 0 0 674 796 SLG% .508 .514 .357 .426 .403 .332 .326 .266 .344 BB HBP 14 8 27 5 6 2 21 9 12 0 8 5 26 9 11 2 11 1 .333 1 .395 3 .600 1 .300 0 .273 1 .280 5 .279 4 .236 4 .143 2 .194 0 .000 0 .000 0 .373 157 .434 193 SO GDP 25 1 25 0 9 0 38 0 28 0 14 1 29 1 23 1 35 1 1 3 1 5 0 3 0 0 1 1 5 11 1 6 4 16 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 54 279 57 304 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 12 OB% .428 .425 .376 .402 .361 .313 .366 .291 .293 SF 2 3 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 SH 5 4 3 4 3 8 1 3 4 SB-ATT 8-9 8-11 1-1 11-15 5-9 5-6 4-7 3-6 1-1 PO A 68 5 47 1 106 11 158 8 179 23 249 9 31 117 66 120 169 14 E FLD% 2 .973 0 1.000 3 .975 5 .971 6 .971 9 .966 22 .871 27 .873 5 .973 .417 .375 .364 .300 .385 .377 .306 .308 .333 .129 .000 .000 .358 .391 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 18 36 0 1-1 3 0 0 1.000 1 0-1 24 37 5 .924 0 0-0 1 6 0 1.000 0 0-0 2 5 1 .875 1 0-0 9 8 2 .895 1 1-1 71 4 2 .974 1 1-1 24 30 7 .885 2 1-2 40 42 9 .901 1 0-0 8 12 4 .833 0 0-0 44 5 1 .980 0 0-0 7 13 3 .870 1 0-0 1 6 0 1.000 43 50-71 1314 503 117 .940 35 105-121 1339 597 113 .945 LOB - Team (464), Opp (436). DPs turned - Team (31), Opp (25). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (2), Robinson, R. 1, Booth, K. 1, Opp (1). Picked off - Anders, R. 2, Craven, K. 2, Bolchoz, W. 2, Wilson, Z. 1, Robinson, R. 1, Carlson, C. 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player ERA 12 Odom, M.......... 5.34 7 Harmon, J........ 6.28 9 Hill, D.......... 6.70 6 Ellis, R......... 6.80 15 Tatum, E......... 7.32 -------------23 Cockerham, A..... 5.79 18 Black, M......... 5.87 30 Snipes, Z........ 5.91 40 Dollar, B........ 6.18 38 Suit, P.......... 6.44 44 Henry, S......... 6.63 32 Wagers, J........ 8.64 20 Hammond, J....... 16.20 Totals.............. 6.47 Opponents........... 4.27 W-L 1-8 2-7 1-5 2-3 4-4 2-0 0-1 2-2 1-1 0-2 2-1 1-2 0-0 18-36 36-18 APP 16 15 12 21 19 GS 12 11 9 4 8 14 6 13 21 19 18 6 2 54 54 2 0 4 0 1 0 3 0 54 54 CG SHO/CBO SV 0 0/1 0 2 0/0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 2 0 0/2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 2/2 1/0 IP 60.2 61.2 49.2 45.0 59.0 H 65 68 63 74 80 R 46 63 49 46 54 ER 36 43 37 34 48 BB 32 29 22 17 28 SO 51 60 39 21 28 2B 14 9 8 11 12 3B 3 1 1 2 2 HR 3 6 5 2 9 AB B/Avg 242 .269 255 .267 205 .307 202 .366 248 .323 0 28.0 41 19 18 13 25 0 7.2 17 7 5 1 7 1 32.0 44 26 21 4 21 1 27.2 35 24 19 8 19 0 29.1 42 28 21 6 15 0 19.0 26 22 14 9 7 0 16.2 19 17 16 21 10 0 1.2 4 3 3 3 1 4 438.0 578 404 315 193 304 7 446.1 517 275 212 157 279 7 5 10 8 4 1 0 0 89 79 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 18 0 118 0 37 6 139 1 117 2 124 1 76 0 62 0 8 35 1833 14 1805 .347 .459 .317 .299 .339 .342 .306 .500 .315 .286 WP HBP 9 4 16 9 12 12 3 9 3 8 0 1 2 3 3 1 5 0 58 39 0 0 5 3 3 1 2 1 57 54 BK 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 8 4 SFA SHA 5 6 4 3 2 5 2 2 5 3 2 1 4 4 4 2 1 0 36 18 2 1 1 0 3 5 4 0 35 43 PB - Team (20), Bolchoz, W. 8, Booth, K. 7, Fehr, D. 5, Opp (14). Pickoffs - Team (5), Cockerham, A 1, Bolchoz, W. 1, Ellis, R. 1, Hill, D. 1, Wagers, J. 1, Opp (8). SBA/ATT - Booth, K. (61-67), Bolchoz, W. (34-40), Harmon, J. (23-24), Hill, D. (16-18), Tatum, E. (15-15), Fehr, D. (10-13), Odom, M. (10-12), Cockerham, A (9-11), Suit, P. (8-8), Ellis, R. (4-8), Wagers, J. (6-8), Dollar, B. (6-6), Henry, S. (4-6), Black, M. (2-3), Snipes, Z. (2-2). Blue Hose Baseball Program Modern Day Record (1988-2007) All-Time Results Year 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 W 4 13 21 22 22 24 25 27 20 30 L 20 24 24 21 22 27 22 24 31 25 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Pct. .167 .351 .467 .512 .500 .471 .532 .529 .392 .544 Coach Tim Corbin Tim Corbin Tim Corbin Tim Corbin Tim Corbin Tim Corbin Doug Kovash Doug Kovash Doug Kovash Doug Kovash Year W 1998 40 1999 32 2000 37 2001 30 2002 27 2003 27 2004 25 2005 17 2006 19 2007 18 Totals 480 L 20 25 20 29 30 28 30 40 39 36 537 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Pct. .667 .561 .649 .508 .473 .491 .455 .298 .328 .333 .471 Coach Doug Kovash Doug Kovash Doug Kovash Doug Kovash Doug Kovash Doug Kovash Doug Kovash Elton Pollock Elton Pollock Elton Pollock 20 Seasons 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • 23 FINAL SEASON RESULTS 2007 Presbyterian College Baseball Game Results Game date r h e/ r h e Overall SAC Pitcher of record Attend Time Feb. 3, 2007 at Anderson University Opposing team Score 4-5 L 4 6 2/ 5 8 2 Inns 7 0- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 Tatum, E. (L 0-1) 200 1:41 Feb 03, 2007 at Anderson University 2-4 L 2 8 1/ 4 7 2 7 0- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 Odom, M. (L 0-1) 200 2:00 Feb 04, 2007 ANDERSON W 4-3 4 8 1/ 3 8 0 9 1- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 Harmon, J. (W 1-0) 287 2:22 Feb 07, 2007 COKER W 4-3 4 10 1/ 3 5 3 9 2- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 Henry, S. (W 1-0) 133 2:27 Feb 07, 2007 LIMESTONE 1-5 L 1 8 0/ 5 9 3 2- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 Wagers, J. (L 0-1) 156 2:30 Feb 10, 2007 BREVARD 4-6 L 4 12 1/ 6 8 3 7 2- 4- 0 0- 0- 0 Ellis, R. (L 0-1) 342 2:12 Feb 10, 2007 BREVARD 1-7 L 1 3 2/ 7 8 1 7 2- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 Harmon, J. (L 1-1) 213 2:33 Feb 11, 2007 BREVARD W 5-4 5 8 3/ 4 6 5 9 3- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 Henry, S. (W 2-0) 237 2:11 Feb 13, 2007 USC UPSTATE W 4-0 4 6 1/ 0 7 2 9 4- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 Tatum, E. (W 1-1) 113 2:04 Feb 15, 2007 BELMONT-ABBEY W 10-9 10 10 1/ 9 14 0 5- 5- 0 0- 0- 0 Harmon, J. (W 2-1) 102 3:42 *Feb 16, 2007 LENOIR-RHYNE W 8 13 0/ 6 13 8 9 6- 5- 0 1- 0- 0 Tatum, E. (W 2-1) 152 2:40 *Feb 16, 2007 LENOIR-RHYNE 11-12 L 11 14 4/12 10 5 7 6- 6- 0 1- 1- 0 Suit, P. (L 0-1) 144 2:40 *Feb 18, 2007 LENOIR-RHYNE 6-10 L 6 15 6/10 12 2 9 6- 7- 0 1- 2- 0 Odom, M. (L 0-2) 231 3:15 LANDER 4-9 4 12 1/ 9 17 0 6- 8- 0 1- 2- 0 Suit, P. (L 0-2) 100 2:35 1-17 L 1 7 4/17 23 0 9 6- 9- 0 1- 2- 0 Harmon, J. (L) 7 8 2/ 1 7 2 7 7- 9- 0 1- 2- 0 Cockerham, A (W 1-0) 111 1:45 4 7 3/ 2 Feb 20, 2007 Feb 21, 2007 at Erskine College 8-6 Feb 22, 2007 BENEDICT W 7-1 Feb 22, 2007 BENEDICT W 4-2 L (10) (10) (10) 65 2:40 5 1 7 8- 9- 0 1- 2- 0 Wagers, J. (W 1-1) 124 2:05 1/ 9 13 1 9 9- 9- 0 2- 2- 0 Hill, D. (W 1-0) 100 3:00 2/ 7 8 3 7 9-10- 0 2- 3- 0 Odom, M. (L 0-2) 80 2:00 6 10 4/20 22 3 9 9-11- 0 2- 4- 0 Tatum, E. (L 2-2) 50 2:50 3-18 L 3 1/18 20 2 9 9-12- 0 2- 4- 0 Harmon, J. (L 2-3) 3-6 L 3 10 2/ 6 8 2 9 9-13- 0 2- 4- 0 Odom, M. (L 0-4) *Mar 03, 2007 at Catawba 8-16 L 8 16 1/16 21 1 9 9-14- 0 2- 5- 0 Tatum, E. (L 2-3) *Mar 03, 2007 at Catawba 1-5 L 1 5 1/ 5 5 0 7 9-15- 0 2- 6- 0 Hill, D. (L 1-1) 236 1:43 *Mar 04, 2007 at Catawba 2 153 2:35 *Feb 24, 2007 at Lincoln Memorial W 10-9 *Feb 24, 2007 at Lincoln Memorial 2-7 *Feb 25, 2007 at Lincoln Memorial 6-20 L Feb 27, 2007 at #13 USC Aiken Feb 28, 2007 #6 GA. COLLEGE & STA 10 20 L 2 3 4 92 3:04 142 3:00 - 2:40 1-9 L 1 5/ 9 12 1 9 9-16- 0 2- 7- 0 Odom, M. (L 0-5) Mar 06, 2007 at USC Upstate 3-7 L 3 10 3/ 7 9 0 9 9-17- 0 2- 7- 0 Harmon, J. (L 2-4) 55 2:40 Mar 08, 2007 TUSCULUM 1-12 L 1 6 5/12 12 0 9 9-18- 0 2- 7- 0 Wagers, J. (L 1-2) 120 2:30 *Mar 10, 2007 MARS HILL 4-8 L 4 9 4/ 8 9 1 9 9-19- 0 2- 8- 0 Hill, D. (L 1-2) 155 2:45 *Mar 10, 2007 MARS HILL 2-7 L 2 6 4/ 7 6 0 7 9-20- 0 2- 9- 0 Odom, M. (L 0-6) 135 2:20 *Mar 11, 2007 MARS HILL 6-4 6 11 2/ 4 6 0 9 10-20- 0 3- 9- 0 Dollar, B. (W 1-0) 166 2:34 8-14 L 8 14 3/14 17 2 9 10-21- 0 3- 9- 0 Henry, S. (L 2-1) 111 3:00 *Mar 17, 2007 at Newberry College 2-11 L 2 11 3/11 19 3 9 10-22- 0 3-10- 0 Hill, D. (L 1-3) *Mar 17, 2007 at Newberry College 4-5 4 8 2/ 5 7 4 7 10-23- 0 3-11- 0 Odom, M. (L 0-7) 9 13 2/ 7 9 3 9 11-23- 0 4-11- 0 Tatum, E. (W 3-3) 106 3:04 1 Mar 13, 2007 W #19 AUGUSTA STATE *Mar 18, 2007 at Newberry College Mar 20, 2007 WEST VIRGINIA STATE Mar 21, 2007 WEST VIRGINIA STATE *Mar 24, 2007 CARSON-NEWMAN *Mar 24, 2007 CARSON-NEWMAN *Mar 25, 2007 CARSON-NEWMAN W 9-7 1-2 W L 9-2 5-6 W L L 5-4 0-9 L 5 80 2:07 1/ 2 13 0 11-24- 0 4-11- 0 Dollar, B. (L 1-1) 313 2:44 9 13 1/ 2 8 6 9 12-24- 0 4-11- 0 Snipes, Z. (W 1-0) 124 2:17 5 9 6/ 6 9 2 9 12-25- 0 4-12- 0 Ellis, R. (L 0-2) 250 3:00 5 15 1/ 4 8 2 13-25- 0 5-12- 0 Cockerham, A (W 2-0) 200 2:25 0 3/ 9 12 1 9 13-26- 0 5-13- 0 Harmon, J. (L 2-5) 152 2:33 145 2:21 4 (10) 94 2:37 ( 9) Mar 27, 2007 at Lander University W 6-2 6 10 2/ 2 6 6 9 14-26- 0 5-13- 0 Snipes, Z. (W 2-0) Mar 29, 2007 at Benedict W 16-1 16 17 1/ 1 4 3 7 15-26- 0 5-13- 0 Ellis, R. (W) - Mar 29, 2007 at Benedict W 8 14 1/ 0 3 2 7 16-26- 0 5-13- 0 Odom, M. (W 1-7) - 3 1/ 4 7 2 7 16-27- 0 5-14- 0 Harmon, J. (L 2-6) 8-0 *Mar 31, 2007 at #20 Tusculum 3-4 L 4 *Mar 31, 2007 at #20 Tusculum 6-13 L 6 12 0/13 16 1 9 16-28- 0 5-15- 0 Hill, D. (L 1-3) 256 3:00 - 2:00 *Apr 01, 2007 at #20 Tusculum 119 2:02 4-8 L 4 9 4/ 8 7 2 9 16-29- 0 5-16- 0 Odom, M. (L 1-8) Apr 03, 2007 at Coker College 4-9 L 4 9 2/ 9 18 3 9 16-30- 0 5-16- 0 Snipes, Z. (L 2-1) 75 2:49 Apr 04, 2007 8-11 L 8 7 1/11 12 4 9 16-31- 0 5-16- 0 Ellis, R. (L 1-3) 75 2:50 Apr 05, 2007 at Belmont Abbey 4-9 4 8 0/ 9 11 4 9 16-32- 0 5-16- 0 Hill, D. (L) Apr 10, 2007 at #8 Georgia College 5-16 L 5 10 3/16 17 0 9 16-33- 0 5-16- 0 Tatum, E. (L 3-4) 9-15 L 9 12 2/15 18 2 9 16-34- 0 5-16- 0 Snipes, Z. (L) 6-5 6 12 3/ 5 7 4 9 17-34- 0 6-16- 0 Tatum, E. (W 4-4) 450 2:49 3 2/ 7 ERSKINE Apr 12, 2007 at Savannah State Univ. *Apr 14, 2007 WINGATE *Apr 14, 2007 WINGATE 3-7 *Apr 15, 2007 WINGATE W 14-5 04/17/07 W at Augusta State * = Conference game () extra inning game 24 • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season 6-8 L L L 8 75 2:46 145 3:04 91 3hr1 6 0 7 17-35- 0 6-17- 0 Harmon, J. (L 2-7) 355 2:22 14 16 4/ 5 13 3 9 18-35- 0 7-17- 0 Ellis, R. (W 2-3) 107 2:59 6 10 1/ 8 13 1 9 18-36- 0 7-17- 0 Black, M. (L 0-1) 78 2:05 INDIVIDUAL HONORS Clay Hall..........................................(1998) Gene Gobbel...................................(1998) Jamie Childress................. (1990, 2nd, 1B) Kevin Felts.......................................(1998) Marcus Miller ..................... (1990, 1st, 3B) Michael Burns..................................(1999) Joe-Henry Berube..............(1991, 1st, OF) Evan McDonald...............................(1999) ...........................................(1992, 1st, OF) Jeremy Joyner.................................(1999) ............................................(1993, 2nd, C) Brad Teal.........................................(1999) Ray Canady . ...................... (1992, 2nd, P) Chris Turco......................................(2001) Gregg Desto .....................(1992, 2nd, SS) Matt Warren.....................................(2002) Kris Kirkland........................ (1992, 2nd, P) Kevin White...........................(2002, 2003) Paul Bushway . .................(1994, 2nd, OF) Richard Barkley (MVP)....................(2003) Albert Mitchell................... (1994, 2nd, DH) Tombo Hite .....................................(2003) Elton Pollock....................... (1994, 1st, 2B) Davis Rice.......................................(2003) ...........................................(1995, 1st, OF) Russell Robinson.............................(2005) Jason Bradley . ................... (1995, 2nd, P) South Atlantic Conference Ryan Kane.......................... (1995, 1st, 3B) Male Athlete of the Year Erik Andress....................... (1996, 1st, 1B) Jason Jaillet........................(1996, 2nd,OF) Clay Hall............................(1996, 2nd, OF) Clay Hall......................................... (1998) ..........................................(1997, 2nd, OF) South Atlantic Conference ............................... (1998, 1st, OF/2nd, P) Player of the Year Gene Gobbel.....................(1997, 2nd, SS) ..........................................(1998, 2nd, SS) Bucky O’Hara..................... (1998, 1st, 1B) Clay Hall.........................................(1998) ........................................... (1999, 1st, 1B) Kevin White....................................(2004) Roger Foltynowicz.............. (1998, 1st, 3B) NCAA Division II South Region ........................................... (1999, 1st, 3B) All-Tournament Team Jeremy Joyner..................... (1998, 2nd, P) Brad Bolemon....................(1998, 2nd, OF) Ross Mundy...................... (1998, 2nd, DH) Roger Foltynowicz..........................(1998) Kevin Felts.................. (1999, 2001, 1st, P) Kip McAlister Jf...............................(2003) Ty Bouknight......................(1999, 2nd, OF) ABCA All-South Region ...........................................(2000, 1st, OF) Brad Teal.............................. (2000, 1st, C) Glen Bergeron................... (1994, 2nd, P) Matt Martunas....................... (2000, 1st, P) .......................................... (1995, 2nd, P) Brian Richie........................(2000, 1st, OF) Paul Bushway..................(1994, 2nd, OF) Michael Burns...................... (2000, 2nd, P) Elton Pollock..................... (1994, 1st, 2B) Mike Noble........................... (2000, 2nd, P) .........................................(1995, 1st, OF) Brian Prahl........................ (2000, 2nd, DH) Gene Gobbel....................(1998, 1st, SS) Matt Warren........................ (2001, 1st, 1B) Roger Foltynowicz............ (1998, 1st, 3B) .......................................... (2002, 2nd, 1B) ......................................... (1999, 1st, 3B) Chris Turco........................(2001, 2nd, OF) Clay Hall...........................(1998, 1st, OF) Heath McCutcheon........... (2001, 2nd, DH) .......................................... (1998, 2nd, P) Kevin White........................(2002, 1st, OF) Bucky O’Hara.................. (1998, 2nd, 1B) ...........................................(2003, 1st, OF) ........................................ (1999, 2nd, 1B) ...........................................(2004, 1st, OF) Ty Bouknight.....................(2000, 1st, OF) ............................................ (2004, 2nd, P) Brad Teal............................ (2000, 1st, C) Richard Barkley.................... (2002, 1st, P) Brian Richie.....................(2000, 2nd, OF) ............................................. (2003, 1st, P) Matt Warren..................... (2001, 2nd, 1B) Tombo Hite......................... (2003, 1st, 2B) ........................................ (2002, 2nd, 1B) Davis Rice.........................(2003, 2nd, SS) Richard Barkley................. (2002, 2nd, P) Curtis Bell........................... (2004, 1st, 3B) ........................................... (2003, 1st, P) Matt Bodie......................... (2005, 2nd, 3B) Kevin White......................(2002, 1st, OF) .......................................... (2006, 2nd, 3B) .........................................(2003, 1st, OF) Cory Lyda..........................(2006, 2nd, OF) .........................................(2004, 1st, OF) All-South Atlantic Conference South Atlantic Conference All-Tournament Team Elton Pollock....................................(1993) Brett Evilsizor...................................(1996) Bucky O’Hara..................................(1997) Roger Foltynowicz.................(1997, 1999) Jeff DeCoteau..................................(1997) SAC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Brett Evilsizor................................... (1998) Curtis Bell........................................ (2004) Academic All-District James Gritter....................................(2002) Davis Rice..............................(2002, 2003) Matt Warren............................(2002, 2003) Curtis Bell.........................................(2004) Academic All-American Curtis Bell......................................... (2004) SAC Academic Honor Roll Corey McKelvie................................(1991) Jim Dudley..............................(1993, 1994) Adam Cantrell.........(1994, 1995, 1996, 1997) Brett Evilsizor....................................(1997) Gene Gobbel....................................(1997) Jason Jaillet......................................(1997) Marty Russell....................................(1997) David Smoak....................................(1997) Michael Burns...................................(1998) Jamie Carter.....................................(1998) Gene Gobbel....................................(1998) Jeremy Joyner..................................(1998) James Gritter........ (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) Kurt Hitzeman...............(2000, 2001, 2002) Davis Rice....................(2000, 2001, 2002) Matt Warren............................(2000, 2002) Philip Hauserman... (2001, 2002, 2003 2004) Russell Shealy..................................(2001) Travis Hill......................(2002, 2003, 2004) Curtis Bell...........(2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) Kip McAlister.....................................(2002) Ryan Jones.......................................(2002) Jordan Taylor....................................(2002) Keith McAlister..................................(2004) Max Fischer......................................(2004) John Berrian.....................................(2004) Donald Sheppard....................(2004, 2005) Micah Black......................................(2007) Casey Carlson..................................(2007) Paul Fischer......................................(2007) Rob McEwen....................................(2007) Mason McVerry.................................(2007) Mitchell Odom...................................(2007) Eric Tatum.........................................(2007) Jim Wagers.......................................(2007) NAIA All-District Keith Budinger............................. (1989, P) Bryan Spetter.............................(1990, SS) Joe-Henry Berube.....................(1991, OF) ..................................................(1992, OF) 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • 25 SEASON RECORDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Brett Evilsizor 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. RUNS SCORED Name Year Clay Hall 1998 Gene Gobbel 1998 Elton Pollock 1995 Matt Warren 2002 Brian Richie 2000 HITS Name Roger Foltynowicz Kevin White Kevin White Roger Foltynowicz Bucky O’Hara Year 1998 2002 2003 1999 1998 H 94 90 85 84 83 Name 1. Lance Howard T-2.Roger Foltynowicz Clay Hall T-4.Matt Warren Evan McDonald Joe-Henry Berube Year 2005 1999 1998 2002 2000 1992 2B 22 21 21 20 20 20 TRIPLES Name T-1.Clay Hall Elton Pollock T-3.Casey Carlson Kyle Craven Kevin White Year 1998 1994 2007 2006 2004 3B 7 7 6 6 6 HOME RUNS Name Year 1. Kevin White 2002 2. Gene Gobbel 1998 T-3.Matt Warren 2001 Elton Pollock 1995 5. Bucky O’Hara 1998 HR 18 17 14 14 12 TOTAL BASES Name Year 1. Kevin White 2002 2. Gene Gobbel 1998 T-3.Kevin White 2003 Clay Hall 1998 T-5.Kevin White 2004 Roger Foltynowicz 1998 TB 170 146 144 144 140 140 RUNS BATTED IN Name Year Kevin White 2002 Gene Gobbel 1998 Roger Foltynowicz 1998 Bucky O’Hara 1998 Matt Warren 2001 RBI 72 69 64 62 60 DOUBLES Roger Foltynowicz Marcus Miller Kevin Felts 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SACRIFICES Michael Burns R 82 70 64 62 61 Name 1. Gregg Desto 2. Russell Robinson T-3.Cory Lyda Brian Richie T-5.Darren McGlamry Matt Warren Donald Sheppard Lance Howard Year 1992 2007 2006 2000 1990 2001 2005 2005 SAC 13 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 WALKS Name 1. Albert Mitchell Year 1995 BB 47 26 • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season 2. Clay Hall T-3. Brad Bolemon Albert Mitchell T-5.Robert Rodebaugh Clay Hall 1998 1998 1996 2005 1997 38 36 36 34 34 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. BATTING AVERAGE Name Year Kevin White 2002 Robert Rodebaugh 2004 Roger Foltynowicz 1998 Kevin White 2004 Matt Warren 2002 Avg .425 .409 .407 .404 .403 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. HIT BY PITCH Name Year Philip Hauserman 2004 Brad Bolemon 1998 Brad Bolemon 1999 Sean McCarthy 1996 Matt Warren 2001 HBP 23 20 19 18 16 STOLEN BASES Name Year Clay Hall 1997 Clay Hall 1998 Jason Jaillet 1996 Brad Bolemon 1998 Bryan Spetter 1990 SB 33 31 28 26 25 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Name Year Kevin White 2002 Matt Warren 2001 Kevin White 2004 Gene Gobbel 1998 Kevin White 2003 Pct .802 .734 .725 .685 .673 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ON-BASE PERCENTAGE Name Year Sean McCarthy 1994 Robert Rodebaugh 2004 Albert Mitchell 1994 David Gant 1994 Roger Foltynowitz 1998 Pct .542 .518 .493 .490 .489 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. PUTOUTS Name Bucky O’Hara Bucky O’Hara Matt Warren Bucky O’Hara Erik Andress Year 1998 2000 2002 1999 1995 PO 501 461 448 442 438 ASSISTS Name 1. Evan Sowell 2. Gene Gobbel 3. Evan Sowell 4. Jamie Carter T-5.Gene Gobbel Gene Gobbel Year 2006 1998 2005 2000 1997 1996 A 153 152 146 143 136 136 WINS Name 1. Richard Barkley T-2. Kevin Felts Kevin Felts Jeremy Joyner Mike Noble Year 2003 2001 1999 1998 1998 W 10 8 8 8 8 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. COMPLETE GAMES Name Year 1. Clay Hall 1996 T-2.Richard Barkley 2003 Michael Burns 2001 Jason Bradley 1995 5. Ray Canady 1992 CG 9 8 8 8 6 SHUTOUTS Name T-1. Richard Barkley Michael Burns T-3. Richard Barkley Jeremy Joyner Clay Hall Jason Bradley Keith Budinger Year 2002 2001 2003 1999 1996 1994 1990 SO 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 APPEARANCES Name Year 1. Mike Noble 2001 2 Brett Evilsizor 1998 T-3. Matt Boone 2003 Richard Barkley 2001 Brett Evilsizor 1997 App 28 26 23 23 23 GAMES STARTED Name Year T-1.Richard Barkley 2003 Richard Barkley 2002 Michael Burns 2001 T-4.Eric Tatum 2006 Kevin Felts 2001 Jeremy Joyner 2001 Clay Hall 2001 Keith Wilson 1997 GS 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 SAVES Name Year 1. Mike Noble 2000 T-2. Max Fischer 2004 Glen Bergeron 1995 Glen Bergeron 1994 Jay Reeves 1990 T-6.Brett Evilsizor 1998 Brett Evilsizor 1997 Robb Niles 1992 INNINGS PITCHED Name Year T-1.Richard Barkley 2003 Michael Burns 2001 3. Richard Barkley 2002 T-4 Jeremy Joyner 1998 Clay Hall 1996 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. STRIKEOUTS Name Year Richard Barkley 2003 Richard Barkley 2002 Michael Burns 2001 Clay Hall 1998 Kevin Felts 2001 ERA (min. 5 dec. or 10 app.) Name Year T-1.Justin Quinn 1997 Chris Bass 1992 3. Robb Niles 1991 4. Davis Rice 2002 5. Richard Barkley 2003 SV 12 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 IP 108.1 108.1 107.2 94.7 94.7 K 99 90 86 83 81 ERA 1.96 1.96 2.20 2.21 2.41 CAREER RECORDS RUNS SCORED Name Year 1. Kevin White 2001-04 2. Brad Bolemon 1996-99 3. Clay Hall 1995-98 4. Ty Bouknight 1997-00 T-5.Bucky O’Hara 1997-00 Elton Pollock 1992-95 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. HITS Name Kevin White Bucky O‘Hara Roger Foltynowicz Ty Bouknight Clay Hall AT-BATS Year 2001-04 1997-00 1996-99 1997-00 1995-98 H 321 275 258 249 231 Year 1997-00 2001-04 1996-99 1997-00 1995-98 H 840 835 719 717 713 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Name Bucky O’Hara Kevin White Brad Bolemon Ty Bouknight Gene Gobbel 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. RUNS BATTED IN Name Year Kevin White 2001-04 Bucky O’Hara 1997-00 Matt Warren 2000-03 Roger Foltynowicz 1996-99 Paul Bushway 1992-95 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. HOME RUNS Name Kevin White Elton Pollock Matt Warren Bucky O‘Hara Roger Foltynowicz Year 2001-04 1992-95 2000-03 1997-00 1996-99 DOUBLES Name 1. Kevin White 2. Roger Foltynowicz 3. Bucky O’Hara 4. Paul Bushway T-5.Matt Warren Clay Hall 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. RBI 216 197 168 158 156 HR 47 34 33 28 23 Year 2001-04 1996-99 1997-00 1992-95 2000-03 1995-98 2B 60 54 52 50 47 47 Year 2001-04 1995-98 1992-95 1992-95 1991-93 1999-02 2005-pres. 2006-pres. 3B 13 12 11 8 8 8 8 8 TRIPLES Name 1. Kevin White 2. Clay Hall 3. Elton Pollock T-4.Paul Bushway Joe-Henry Berube Chris Turco Casey Carlson Kyle Craven R 212 179 177 171 169 169 TOTAL BASES Name Year Kevin White 2001-04 Bucky O’Hara 1997-00 Roger Foltynowicz 1996-99 Elton Pollock 1992-95 Matt Warren 2000-03 TB 548 421 387 382 375 WALKS Name Year BB 1. Albert Mitchell 1993-96 122 2. 3. 4. 5. Clay Hall Brad Bolemon Paul Bushway Gregg Desto 1995-98 109 1996-99 108 1992-95 94 1990-93 88 SACRIFICES Name Year SAC 1. Gregg Desto 1990-93 30 T-2.Davis Rice 2000-03 22 Bucky O’Hara 1997-00 22 4. Evan Sowell 2003-06 21 T-5.Darren McGlamry 1988-91 20 Brad Bolemon 1996-99 20 Ty Bouknight 1997-00 20 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. HIT BY PITCH Name Year HBP Brad Bolemon 1996-99 61 Matt Warren 2000-03 46 Philip Hauserman 2001-04 36 Gene Gobbel 1995-98 32 Sean McCarthy 1994-96 31 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. BATTING AVERAGE Name Year Avg Kevin White 2001-04 .384 Joe-Henry Berube 1991-93 .379 Kyle Craven 2006-pres. .375 Matt Warren 2000-03 .372 Roger Foltynowicz 1996-99 .363 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Name Year Kevin White 2001-04 Elton Pollock 1992-95 Matt Warren 2000-03 Ryan Kane 1994-95 Roger Foltynowicz 1996-99 Pct .656 .616 .615 .582 .545 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ON-BASE PERCENTAGE Name Year Joe-Henry Berube 1991-93 Gregg Desto 1990-93 Paul Bushway 1992-95 Elton Pollock 1992-95 Roger Foltynowicz 1996-99 Pct .577 .488 .478 .452 .444 STOLEN BASES Name Year 1. Clay Hall 1995-98 2. Brad Bolemon 1996-99 T-3.Jason Jaillet 1994-97 Ty Bouknight 1997-00 5. Chris Turco 1999-02 SB 94 90 59 59 50 APPEARANCES Name Year App Brett Evilsizor 1995-98 80 Mike Noble 1998-01 79 Michael Burns 1998-01 76 Jeremy Joyner 1997-00 69 Mark Dudley 1999-02 65 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. GAMES STARTED Name Year Kevin Felts 1998-01 Jeremy Joyner 1997-00 Michael Burns 1998-01 Richard Barkley 2000-03 Clay Hall 1995-98 GS 46 41 40 39 37 COMPLETE GAMES Name Year 1. Ray Canady 1989-92 2. Richard Barkley 2000-03 3. Michael Burns 1998-01 T-4.Jason Bradley 1992-95 Kris Kirkland 1989-92 CG 16 15 14 13 13 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. INNINGS PITCHED Name Year Mike Burns 1998-01 Richard Barkley 2000-03 Kevin Felts 1998-01 Jeremy Joyner 1997-00 Clay Hall 1995-98 K 262 249 234 224 174 SHUTOUTS Name Year T-1.Richard Barkley 2000-03 Michael Burns 1998-01 3. Jeremy Joyner 1997-00 SO 5 5 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. SAVES Name Mike Noble Brett Evilsizor Glen Bergeron Robb Niles Jay Reeves Robert Cole ASSISTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ERA (min. 10 decisions) Name Year Richard Barkley 2000-03 Chris Bass 1990-93 Brett Evilsizor 1995-98 Jason Bradley 1993-95 Keith Wilson 1996-97 Name Gene Gobbel Davis Rice Evan Sowell Damian Patrick Roger Foltynowicz Gregg Desto Year 1995-98 2000-03 2003-06 1995-98 1996-99 1990-93 A 510 486 466 402 369 340 IP 321.1 302.1 298.1 283.3 278.6 WINS Name Year 1. Kevin Felts 1998-01 2. Mike Burns 1998-01 T-3.Richard Barkley 2000-03 Jeremy Joyner 1997-00 5. Clay Hall 1995-98 STRIKEOUTS Name Year 1. Richard Barkley 2000-03 2. Mike Burns 1998-01 3. Kevin Felts 1998-01 4. Clay Hall 1995-98 5. Jeremy Joyner 1997-00 PUTOUTS Name Year PO 1. *Bucky O’Hara 1997-00 1,728 2. Matt Warren 2000-03 1,544 3. Erik Andress 1993-96 1,306 4. Brad Teal 1997-00 822 5. David Fields 1989-92 713 * NCAA Division II All-Time Leader 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Year 1998-01 1995-98 1993-95 1990-93 1990-93 2003-pres Brad Bolemon Ray Canady W 26 24 23 23 22 SV 15 12 11 8 6 5 ERA 3.48 3.69 3.79 4.01 4.31 Elton Pollock Matt Warren Mike Noble 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • 27 SEASON RESULTS 1990 (25-20 overall) vs. USC Aiken vs. Voorhees vs. Voorhees vs. Newberry vs. Allen vs. Francis Marion vs. USC Upstate vs. Erskine vs. USC Upstate vs. Wofford vs. Elon vs. Elon vs. Catawba vs. Morris vs. Morris vs. Carson-Newman vs. West Virginia State vs. West Virginia State vs. Mars Hill vs. Lenoir-Rhyne vs. Lenoir-Rhyne vs. Gardner Webb vs. Limestone vs. Wingate vs. Newberry vs. Erskine vs. UNC Asheville vs. Catawba vs. Catawba vs. Elon vs. Francis Marion vs. Wofford vs. Carson-Newman vs. Mars Hill vs. Mars Hill vs. Wingate vs. Wingate vs. Allen vs. Limestone vs. Gardner Webb vs. Gardner Webb vs. Lenoir-Rhyne vs. USC Aiken vs. Benedict vs. Benedict Result W L L L L W L W L L W W L W L W L W L W L L L L W W W W W W W W W L L W W W W W L W W L L 1991 (21-21 overall) vs. Union vs. Union vs. Union vs. Newberry vs. Allen vs. Francis Marion vs. USC Aiken vs. Elon Result W L L W W W L W PCOpp. 10 0 0 20 0 11 0 2 1 2 9 6 12 13 7 1 12 13 7 12 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 3 1 4 7 5 7 8 7 3 10 14 5 4 2 6 4 5 6 12 5 6 7 2 5 3 9 6 10 6 5 4 14 3 3 1 3 1 7 1 1 4 1 6 10 3 12 11 4 3 11 3 10 8 3 13 4 0 10 11 0 10 0 10 PCOpp. 14 13 3 4 4 5 9 6 14 1 3 2 6 9 6 5 28 • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season vs. Wofford vs. Carson-Newman vs. Carson-Newman vs. Mars Hill vs. Aquinas vs. North Florida vs. Blackburn vs. Lenoir-Rhyne vs. Lenoir-Rhyne vs. Gardner Webb vs. Catawba vs. Campbellsville vs. Wofford vs. Wingate vs. Wingate vs. Wingate vs. West Virginia State vs. West Virginia State vs. Elon vs. Elon vs. Newberry vs. Francis Marion vs. USC Upstate vs. Mars Hill vs. Mars Hill vs. Carson-Newman vs. Catawba vs. Catawba vs. USC Upstate vs. Allen vs. Gardner Webb vs. Gardner Webb vs. Lenoir-Rhyne vs. USC Aiken L L L W W L W L L L L W L W W W L L L W W L W W W W L L L L W W L W 1993 (20-27 overall) Result vs Piedmont L vs Piedmont W vs Furman L vs Augusta State W vs Augusta State L vs Charleston Southern W vs Coker L vs Georgia College & State L vs Limestone W vs Limestone W vs Davis & Elkins W vs Elon L vs Elon W vs Elon L vs Greensboro W vs Belmont Abbey L vs Belmont Abbey L vs Carson-Newman L vs Carson-Newman L vs Carson-Newman L vs Ashland W 7 3 1 11 12 3 11 0 2 4 0 10 5 7 10 20 5 0 0 5 3 3 8 10 8 9 1 1 1 2 3 7 2 5 15 6 5 5 1 11 1 8 4 5 2 1 10 3 9 10 6 3 1 0 1 4 5 3 5 3 4 6 7 6 0 0 5 4 PCOpp. 0 1 10 0 3 9 7 2 5 13 10 8 5 12 1 8 4 3 16 9 6 0 1 7 7 6 5 7 7 6 5 6 5 7 1 9 3 5 2 14 9 2 vs Ashland L 7 11 vs Newberry L 3 6 vs Lenoir-Rhyne L 3 6 vs Lenoir-Rhyne L 0 8 vs West Virginia State L 3 10 vs West Virginia State W 8 3 vs Wingate L 1 3 vs Wingate W 10 5 vs Wingate L 3 8 vs Catawba L 0 9 vs Catawba L 5 4 vs Catawba L 0 1 vs Mars Hill L 5 6 vs Mars Hill W 15 7 vs Mars Hill W 6 2 vs Erskine L 2 7 vs Anderson L 0 1 vs Gardner-Webb W 3 1 vs Gardner-Webb W 7 2 vs Gardner-Webb W 4 1 vs Elon^ W 8 5 vs Catawba^ W 6 4 vs Catawba^ L 11 16 vs Carson-Newman^ L 2 10 vs Massachusetts Lowell% W 6 5 vs Bentley% W 20 11 vs Holy Cross% W 8 2 ^-SAC Tournament %-NCAA Division II South Regional 1994 (21-19 overall) Result vs. Armstrong Atlantic L vs. Georgia College & State L vs. USC Aiken W vs. Wofford W vs. Augusta State L vs. Coker W vs. Furman W vs. Newberry W vs. Benedict W vs. Benedict L vs. Wofford W vs. Lenoir-Rhyne L vs. Lenoir-Rhyne W vs. Lenoir-Rhyne W vs. Georgia College & State W vs. Wingate W vs. Wingate L vs. Wingate L vs. Ashland W vs. Coker L vs. Catawba L vs. Catawba L vs. Catawba L vs. West Virginia State L vs. West Virginia State W vs. Mars Hill W PCOpp. 6 8 3 5 5 4(10) 8 7 5 9 1 0 20 11 18 6 3 2 4 6 15 9 6 9 3 2 5 0 12 4 5 3 1 4 7 8 9 3 6 11 3 9 2 11 11 13 7 8 4 2 3 2 (8) vs. Mars Hill vs. Mars Hill vs. USC Aiken vs. Quincy vs. Quincy vs. Gardner Webb vs. Gardner Webb vs. Gardner Webb vs. Anderson vs. Newberry vs. Elon vs. Elon vs. Elon vs. Anderson W W W W W L L L L W L L L W 3 2 5 2 9 6 4 3 5 4 7 8 (8) 6 7 2 6 0 10 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 12 8 6 1997 (30-25-2 overall) Result vs Lincoln Memorial L vs Lincoln Memorial W vs Lincoln Memorial T vs USC Aiken W vs Columbus State L vs Columbus State L at Coker W at Augusta State W vs Alabama-Huntsville W vs Alabama-Huntsville L vs Alabama-Huntsville L at North Greenville L at Georgia College & State L at Alabama-Huntsville L at Alabama-Huntsville L at Kennesaw State L at Furman T vs Wingate L vs Wingate W vs Wingate W vs Erskine W vs Newberry W vs Catawba L vs Catawba L vs Catawba L vs Coker W at Mars Hill W at Mars Hill W at Mars Hill W vs West Virginia State W vs West Virginia State W vs USC Upstate W vs Gardner-Webb L vs Gardner-Webb W vs Gardner-Webb W vs Southern Wesleyan W vs Augusta State W at USC Aiken W at Elon L at Elon L at Elon L vs Kennesaw State L PCOpp. 4 7 6 1 (7) 3 3 (7) 8 2 0 4 2 5 (7) 9 7 13 9 10 9 (7) 3 6 (7) 3 9 2 3 2 6 (7) 6 9 (7) 2 5 (7) 2 5 10 10 0 3 5 4 (7) 3 2 27 12 4 3 3 6 3 6 (7) 3 7 5 0 9 5 5 3 (7) 14 2 4 3 8 2 10 2 8 11 5 2 (7) 11 10 15 2 8 4 8 3 6 7 4 7 (7) 2 8 6 11 vs Georgia College & State L 4 vs Carson-Newman L 1 vs Carson-Newman W 6 vs Carson-Newman L 2 vs Francis Marion W 12 vs Newberry L 5 at Lenoir-Rhyne W 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne W 2 at Lenoir-Rhyne W 6 vs USC Upstate W 11 vs Catawba^ L 6 vs Mars Hill^ W 11 vs Elon^ L 5 vs Wingate^ W 3 vs Lenoir-Rhyne^ W 7 ^-SAC Tournament 1998 (40-20 overall) Result at Francis Marion L at Francis Marion L vs Francis Marion W at Southern Wesleyan W at Lincoln Memorial L at Lincoln Memorial L vs (11) Alabama-Huntsville W at Coker L vs Augusta State L at Lynn W at Lynn W at Lynn W at (2) Georgia College & StateW at Carson-Newman W at Carson-Newman W at Carson-Newman W at Erskine W vs USC Aiken W at Georgia State W at Georgia State W vs Southern Indiana L vs Southern Indiana W at Wingate L at Wingate W at Wingate L vs Coker W at Lander W at Lander W at Catawba W at Catawba L at Catawba W vs West Virginia State W vs West Virginia State W vs USC Upstate W vs Mars Hill W vs Mars Hill W vs Mars Hill W vs Southern Wesleyan W at Kennesaw State L at USC Aiken L 9 6 0 (7) 4 (7) 10 7 6 1 (7) 2 8 9 5 8 1 6 PCOpp. 5 6 7 8 17 8 14 6 2 6 5 9 8 7 6 7 3 6(12) 20 9 9 3 12 9 4 3 19 10 11 8 7 3 9 5 10 3 7 3 10 3 10 14 10 3 4 8 15 8 7 8 15 14 6 4 13 2 6 5 9 15 18 4 11 2 3 1 21 5 12 5 6 0 9 1 6 2 1 8 10 25 SEASON RESULTS at Gardner-Webb W 7 4 at Gardner-Webb W 10 7 at Gardner-Webb W 14 2 at Augusta State W 12 10 vs Georgia College & State L 5 9 vs North Greenville W 16 6 vs North Greenville W 6 5 vs North Greenville W 11 4 vs Mars Hill^ W 9 4 vs Carson-Newman^ W 5 3 vs Lenoir-Rhyne^ W 9 2 vs Wingate^ L 3 6 vs North Greenville W 5 1 vs North Greenville L 1 4 vs Lander W 13 4 at South Carolina L 4 5 at The Citadel L 2 12 at The Citadel L 3 9 vs Barry$ L 5 7 vs Florida Southern$ L 5 7 ^-SAC Tournament $-NCAA Div. II South Regional 1999 (32-25 overall) Result PCOpp. vs Lincoln Memorial W 4 0 vs Lincoln Memorial L 4 5 (8) vs Lincoln Memorial L 4 5(10) vs (4) Alabama-Huntsville W 6 5 at Augusta State W 8 1 vs Erskine L 3 4 at (24) West Georgia L 3 4 at (24) West Georgia L 2 6 at (24) West Georgia W 8 6 at Limestone W 6 1 vs (15) Lynn L 1 5 vs (15) Lynn W 2 1 (8) vs (15) Lynn L 2 8 vs Augusta State W 7 6(10) at Valdosta State L 4 12 at (1) Florida Southern L 3 14 at Eckerd W 11 5 vs Coker W 4 3 vs Limestone W 5 4 vs Carson-Newman L 5 7 vs Carson-Newman L 1 8 vs Carson-Newman L 5 13 at Montevallo L 1 12 at (4) Alabama-Huntsville L 2 13 vs Southern Indiana L 14 19 (12) at Coker W 16 10 vs USC Aiken W 6 4 vs Wingate W 9 2 vs Wingate L 3 9 vs Wingate W 14 3 vs West Virginia State L 4 5 vs West Virginia State W 8 7 vs Catawba W 11 6 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • 29 SEASON RESULTS vs Catawba W 4 3 vs Catawba L 6 7 vs (8) Kennesaw State L 6 12 at (8) Kennesaw State L 2 14 vs Mars Hill W 5 2 vs Mars Hill W 7 1 vs Mars Hill W 11 2 at Lander L 2 7 vs Southern Wesleyan W 5 0 vs Gardner-Webb W 4 0 vs Gardner-Webb L 3 6 vs Gardner-Webb W 13 4 at USC Aiken L 8 9 at Erskine W 9 0 at Mars Hill W 12 3 at Newberry W 7 6 at Newberry W 1 0 at Newberry W 7 6(10) vs Lenoir-Rhyne^ W 5 4 vs Wingate^ W 15 14 vs Newberry^ L 5 10 vs Carson-Newman^ W 11 5 vs Newberry^ W 9 2 vs Newberry^ L 11 15 ^-SAC Tournament 2000 (37-20 overall) Result PCOpp. at (30) St. Leo L 3 5 at (4) North Florida L 8 9 at (6) Alabama-Huntsville W 8 2 at (12) Augusta State W 3 0 vs Pfeiffer W 3 1 vs Pfeiffer W 23 4 vs Pfeiffer W 12 2 at Limestone W 9 3 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 5 15 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 8 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 4 6 at North Georgia W 6 5 vs Gardner-Webb L 6 7 vs Gardner-Webb W 1 0 vs Gardner-Webb L 2 6 vs Southern Wesleyan W 12 3 vs Limestone W 6 4 vs North Greenville W 4 3(10) at Catawba W 9 4 at Catawba W 13 6 at Catawba L 5 6 vs Radford L 3 7 vs (15) Kennesaw State W 2 1 vs Southern Indiana W 8 7 at Mars Hill L 0 5 vs (25) USC Aiken W 9 3 at Erskine W 5 1 at Erskine L 5 7 vs Newberry W 8 3 vs Newberry W 9 3 30 • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season vs Newberry vs West Virginia State vs West Virginia State vs (23) Columbus State at Carson-Newman at Carson-Newman at Carson-Newman vs Augusta State vs Lander vs Tusculum vs Tusculum vs Tusculum vs Erskine at (28) USC Aiken at (17) Columbus State vs Brevard vs Brevard at Brevard at Brevard at Lander at (9) Kennesaw State vs Erskine vs (27) Wingate vs (27) Wingate vs (27) Wingate vs Gardner-Webb^ vs Wingate^ W W W L W W L L L W W W W W L L W W W W W W W W L L L 2001 (30-29 overall) 17 7 12 1 12 8 4 2 4 7 2 13 11 17 4 7 14 5 10 5 12 12 8 3 3 5 6 5 5 5 7 7 0 5 5 6 5 0 3 5 15 11 8 8 3 5 4 3 11 10 5 2 4 8 9 Result PCOpp. Barry University! L 2 9 North Florida! L 0 1 Saint Leo! W 4 0 vs Brevard W 6 2 vs Brevard L 6 8 (7) at Brevard L 3 17 vs Lander L 2 1 at Pfeiffer W 5 0 (7) at Pfeiffer W 10 3 (7) vs Francis Marion W 2 3 vs Limestone W 5 0 vs Limestone W 11 2 (7) vs Milligan W 8 3 vs USC Aiken L 4 9 vs Southern Wesleyan L 7 10 at Florida Southern@ W 13 4 vs Florida Tech@ L 7 8(10) vs University of Tampa@ L 1 13 vs Saint Leo@ L 1 5 at Limestone W 17 5 vs Lenoir-Rhyne L 1 20 vs Lenoir-Rhyne W 10 7 (7) vs Erskine W 15 1 at Tusculum L 4 18 at Tusculum W 2 0 (7) at Tusculum L 10 11 at Milligan L 11 14 at Francis Marion L 1 5 at Erskine W 12 8 vs Kentucky Wesleyan W 12 11 vs Carson-Newman W 11 8 vs Carson-Newman W 3 1 (7) vs Carson-Newman L 6 8 vs West Virginia State W 3 2 at Catawba L 3 8 at Catawba L 1 2 (8) at Catawba W 14 10 vs Wingate L 1 13 vs Wingate L 3 8 (7) vs Wingate W 11 4(11) at Lander L 2 4 (8) vs Trinity Christian W 7 0 at Mars Hill L 10 9 at Mars Hill W 3 2 at Mars Hill W 11 3 at USC Aiken W 2 3 at USC Aiken W 14 13 at Erskine L 4 5 vs Newberry W 9 8 vs Newberry L 7 6 (8) vs Newberry W 5 4 vs Carson-Newman^ W 2 9 vs Mars Hill^ W 13 10 vs Tusculum^ L 7 8(10) at Gardner-Webb L 3 8 at Gardner-Webb L 3 5 (7) at Gardner-Webb W 15 6 at Kennesaw State L 4 7 (7) at Kennesaw State L 5 15(7) !-North Florida Invitational @-Florida Southern Invitational ^-SAC Tournament 2002 (27-30 overall) Result vs Georgia College & State! L vs North Florida! L vs USC Aiken L vs Lander L vs Milligan W vs Milligan W vs Milligan W vs Montreat L at West Alabama L at West Alabama W at West Alabama W at West Alabama W vs North Georgia L vs Southern Wesleyan L vs Southern Wesleyan W vs Limestone L vs Francis Marion L vs Florida Southern L vs St. Andrews L vs St. Andrews L vs St. Andrews W PCOpp. 4 12 5 6(11) 9 10 5 8 8 6 7 2 (7) 12 4 4 11 5 9 8 5 (7) 14 5 (7) 14 11 2 9 5 6(10) 14 2 (7) 4 9 3 6 10 11(9) 3 5 (7) 2 8 (7) 3 2 (7) at (13) Rollins at (13) Rollins at Anderson at Anderson vs Anderson vs Lander vs Molloy vs Molloy vs Carson-Newman vs Carson-Newman vs Carson-Newman at Limestone at Georgia College & State at Catawba at Catawba at Catawba vs Augusta State vs Wingate vs Wingate vs Wingate vs West Virginia State vs West Virginia State at Mars Hill at Mars Hill at Mars Hill vs Newberry vs Newberry vs Newberry vs Georgia College & State vs Lenoir-Rhyne vs Lenoir-Rhyne vs Lenoir-Rhyne vs North Greenville vs North Greenville vs Limestone at (27) Tusculum at (27) Tusculum at (27) Tusculum vs (15) Catawba vs Mars Hill vs Newberry at (24) Tusculum at Lander at Kennesaw State at Kennesaw State vs North Georgia at North Georgia L L W L L L W W L L L W L L L L L W W W L W L W W L L W L L L L L W W L L L L W W L L L L L L 2006 (19-40 overall) at Nova Southeastern! vs (31) Lynn! at Nova Southeastern! at USC Upstate at (11) Florida Southern at (11) Florida Southern at (11) Florida Southern vs Belmont Abbey Result L W L L L L W W 1 0 7 1 8 10 5 4 4 4 3 25 5 0 4 1 5 5 2 4 1 12 9 14 9 16 3 10 7 6 5 6 4 3 8 8 6 3 2 13 4 4 1 14 7 4 0 4 (7) 17 6 7 (7) 14 15 4 (7) 2 (7) 10 23(7) 7 15 13 2 6 (7) 14 10 4(10) 0 (7) 3 13(8) 9 16 6 (7) 6 19 13(7) 9(10) 8(10) 13 7 (7) 7 8 (7) 0 (7) 4 14 7 (7) 6 11 5 3 8 9 20 8 (7) 8 13 PCOpp. 8 9 7 6 8 9 2 3 2 11 4 14(7) 11 8 4 3 vs Anderson W 4 0 vs Benedict W 5 4(10) at Benedict W 19 6 vs Limestone W 8 7 vs Montreat L 3 5(10) vs Montreat L 1 2 (7) vs Newberry@ W 10 8 vs Wingate@ L 6 8(10) vs (25) Catawba@ L 5 8 at (14) USC Aiken L 3 7 vs Lander L 3 11 at Anderson L 12 17 at Carson-Newman L 2 3 at Carson-Newman L 5 8 (7) at Carson-Newman L 5 8 at Augusta State L 3 5 vs Francis Marion L 3 5 vs Catawba L 7 12 vs Catawba L 3 9 (7) vs Catawba L 1 9 at Erskine L 4 7 at (24) Francis Marion L 3 8 at Wingate L 2 3 at Wingate W 4 2 (7) at Wingate W 13 7 vs West Virginia State L 2 4 vs West Virginia State L 2 5 vs Mars Hill L 0 2 vs Mars Hill L 3 14(7) vs Mars Hill W 5 0 vs USC Upstate L 6 11 vs Georgia College & State L 3 11 at Limestone W 11 10 vs Newberry W 9 4 vs Newberry W 8 7 (7) vs Newberry W 9 6 vs Erskine L 5 7 at Lander W 12 2 vs Augusta State L 1 11 at Lenoir-Rhyne L 6 7(10) at Lenoir-Rhyne W 6 2 (7) at Lenoir-Rhyne L 7 8 (7) at (2) Georgia College & State L 1 11 at Belmont Abbey L 9 10(7) at Belmont Abbey W 11 5 (7) vs Tusculum L 3 10 vs (26) Tusculum L 2 6 vs (26) Tusculum L 0 6 (7) vs Carson-Newman L 1 4 vs Wingate^ W 11 8(10) at (13) USC Aiken L 3 18 !-Second Annual Nike/OTS DII Baseball Challenge @-SAC Preseason Tournament ^-SAC Tournament SEASON RESULTS at Anderson L vs Anderson W vs Coker W vs Limestone L vs Brevard L vs Brevard L vs Brevard W vs USC Upstate W vs Belmont Abbey W vs Lenoir-Rhyne W vs Lenoir-Rhyne L vs Lenoir-Rhyne L vs Lander L at Erskine L vs Benedict W vs Benedict W at Lincoln Memorial W at Lincoln Memorial L at Lincoln Memorial L at (13) USC Aiken L vs (6) Georgia College & StateL at Catawba L at Catawba L at Catawba L at USC Upstate L vs Tusculum L vs Mars Hill L vs Mars Hill L vs Mars Hill W vs (19) Augusta State L at Newberry L at Newberry L at Newberry W vs West Virginia State L vs West Virginia State W vs Carson-Newman L vs Carson-Newman W vs Carson-Newman L at Lander W at Benedict W at Benedict W at (20) Tusculum L at (20) Tusculum L at (20) Tusculum L at Coker L vs Erskine L at Belmont Abbey L at (8) Georgia College & StateL at Savannah State L vs Wingate W vs Wingate L vs Wingate W at Augusta State L 2 4 4 1 4 1 5 4 10 8 11 6 4 1 7 4 10 2 6 3 3 8 1 1 3 1 4 2 6 8 2 4 9 1 9 5 5 0 6 16 8 3 6 4 4 8 4 5 9 6 3 14 6 4 (7) 3 3 5(10) 6 (7) 7 (7) 4 0 9(10) 6 12(7) 10 9(10) 17 1 (7) 2 (7) 9 7 (7) 20 18 6 16 5 (7) 9 7 12 8 7 (7) 4 14 11 5 (7) 7 2(10) 2 6 4 (9) 9 2 1 (7) 0 (7) 4 (7) 13 8 9 11 9 16 15 5 7 (7) 5 8 2007 (18-36 overall) at Anderson Result PCOpp. L 4 5 (7) 2008 Blue Hose Baseball • 31 THE BLUE HOSE WHAT IS A BLUE HOSE? “A Blue Hose is a fierce Scotch-Irish warrior. If you have ever seen the movie Braveheart, you have seen a true Blue Hose.” Despite this depiction, it still has been asked many times where Presbyterian College received its Blue Hose nickname. Several rumors exist and Ray Frank in his book, “What’s In A Nickname” delved into the subject. Frank discovered that there were many opinions. One story had it that the Presbyterian Scotch-Irish wore blue stockings in the Puritan beginnings of our country. Another said that a fierce war-like band of Scotch-Irish named the Hose painted their entire bodies blue before going into battle. Yet, probably the true story lies in a letter dated June 15, 1935, written by then PC athletic director Walter Johnson to an inquiring English professor in Virginia ... [quoting from Walter Johnson’s letter] ‘It was about the second or third year, 1915, if I remember right. I think it happened this way: I changed uniform colors to blue, wearing blue stockings and jerseys, and some sports writer started calling in his articles the Presbyterian College teams the Blue Stockings.’ ... in later 32 • Inaugural NCAA Division I Season years “Stocking” became abbreviated to “the Hose,” particularly in newspaper headlines, and was more or less officially adopted by the student body in the 1950’s. All the PC media guides since 1996 continued to elaborate on the issue, quoting an article by Ben Hay Hammet entitled “The Spirit of PC.” The piece by Hammet articulated that, “Johnson always insisted on the fact that his players wear long blue socks similar to stockings (after all, there were White Sox and Red Sox in baseball). Coach Johnson’s explanation may simply be coincidental to the fact that the phrase “Blue Stocking Presbyterian” goes back informally quite a few years in the denomination’s history.” Nevertheless, PC’s athletic nickname was shortened to Blue Hose in 1954.