Who: Wofford Terriers
When: Friday, Saturday, Sunday - April 14-16
Times: 5 pm, 3 pm, 1 pm
Where: Childress Field, Cullowhee, NC
TV/video: ESPN+ (Saturday & Sunday games will be broadcast on CW62 - Asheville)
-announcer: Daniel Hooker (PxP)
Times: 5 pm, 3 pm, 1 pm
Where: Childress Field, Cullowhee, NC
TV/video: ESPN+ (Saturday & Sunday games will be broadcast on CW62 - Asheville)
-announcer: Daniel Hooker (PxP)
Live Stats: WCU Live Stats
The Series: Western holds an overall 75-26-1 record against the Terriers, and is 31-13-1 in games played in Spartanburg. However, the Cats are 5-4-1 in the last 10 games played.
In preseason voting, the defending champion Wofford Terriers were selected to finish in first place by both the media and coaches, and Matthew Marchal, RHP, was selected as the preseason pitcher of the year. The Terriers had 4 players selected for first-team all-conference and one for second-team all-conference.
The Terriers are coming off a midweek blistering of Presbyterian 18-1, a team that beat the Cats back in February, 0-3 in Clinton, SC. So far this season, the Terriers have lost only two conference games, one to VMI and one to ETSU. Currently, the Terriers have eight players hitting higher than .300 coming into this weekend. Ryan Galanie leads all hitters with .439, Cameron Gill at .395, Marshall Toole at .333, Gunnar Johnson at .333, Trey Yunger at .328, Dixon Black at .325, David Wiley at .318, and Brice Martinez at .313, and the team has overall average of .313 thus far this season.
Projected Pitching:
Game #1:
Projected Pitching Match-up: WOF – So. RHP Coulson Buchanan (3-2, 4.53 ERA; 12 app., 11 GS, 49.2 IP, 57K, 12 BB)
WCU – Grad. RHP Nick Torres (3-2, 2.84 ERA; 12 app., 2 GS, 31.2 IP, 26K, 10BB)
Game #2:
WOF – Fr. RHP Charlie Weber (0-0, 7.13 ERA; 7 app., 7 GS, 24.0 IP, 25K, 3BB)
WCU – Jr. LHP Kyle Riesselmann (1-1, 5.08 ERA; 7 app., 6 GS, 28.1 IP, 28K, 8 BB)
Game #3:
WOF – Sr. RHP Matthew Marchal (6-1, 4.50 ERA; 12 app., 11 GS, 44.0 IP, 46K, 11BB)
WCU – TBD
Nickname: Terriers
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Colors: Black & Gold
Students: 1800
This year's record: 24-8 overall, 17-6 home, 6-2 away, 1-0 neutral, 4-2 SoCon
Head Coach: Todd Interdonato is entering his sixteenth season as head coach of the Wofford baseball program in 2023.
Record at Wofford: 415-402-1 (16th Season)
Overall Record: 415-402-1 (16th Season)
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Colors: Black & Gold
Students: 1800
This year's record: 24-8 overall, 17-6 home, 6-2 away, 1-0 neutral, 4-2 SoCon
Head Coach: Todd Interdonato is entering his sixteenth season as head coach of the Wofford baseball program in 2023.
Record at Wofford: 415-402-1 (16th Season)
Overall Record: 415-402-1 (16th Season)
Record vs WCU: 17-25-1
The Series: Western holds an overall 75-26-1 record against the Terriers, and is 31-13-1 in games played in Spartanburg. However, the Cats are 5-4-1 in the last 10 games played.
Western Carolina returns home this weekend after their explosive win over Asheville to host Southern Conference preseason favorite, and defending league champion Wofford. Friday's opener is scheduled for a 5 p.m. first pitch. All three games will be streamed online on ESPN+ and as announced the games Saturday and Sunday will also be broadcast on The CW62 (Asheville) across western North Carolina and the Upstate of South Carolina.
In preseason voting, the defending champion Wofford Terriers were selected to finish in first place by both the media and coaches, and Matthew Marchal, RHP, was selected as the preseason pitcher of the year. The Terriers had 4 players selected for first-team all-conference and one for second-team all-conference.
The Terriers are coming off a midweek blistering of Presbyterian 18-1, a team that beat the Cats back in February, 0-3 in Clinton, SC. So far this season, the Terriers have lost only two conference games, one to VMI and one to ETSU. Currently, the Terriers have eight players hitting higher than .300 coming into this weekend. Ryan Galanie leads all hitters with .439, Cameron Gill at .395, Marshall Toole at .333, Gunnar Johnson at .333, Trey Yunger at .328, Dixon Black at .325, David Wiley at .318, and Brice Martinez at .313, and the team has overall average of .313 thus far this season.
Projected Pitching:
Game #1:
Projected Pitching Match-up: WOF – So. RHP Coulson Buchanan (3-2, 4.53 ERA; 12 app., 11 GS, 49.2 IP, 57K, 12 BB)
WCU – Grad. RHP Nick Torres (3-2, 2.84 ERA; 12 app., 2 GS, 31.2 IP, 26K, 10BB)
Game #2:
WOF – Fr. RHP Charlie Weber (0-0, 7.13 ERA; 7 app., 7 GS, 24.0 IP, 25K, 3BB)
WCU – Jr. LHP Kyle Riesselmann (1-1, 5.08 ERA; 7 app., 6 GS, 28.1 IP, 28K, 8 BB)
Game #3:
WOF – Sr. RHP Matthew Marchal (6-1, 4.50 ERA; 12 app., 11 GS, 44.0 IP, 46K, 11BB)
WCU – TBD
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