Southern Conference Baseball Championship Presented by Holston Gases May 23-28, 2017 • Fluor Field • Greenville, SC
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© 2017 adidas AG 22017017 SSOCONOCON BASEBALLBASEBALL 2017 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide The Southern Conference On the inside 702 N. Pine Street Spartanburg, SC 29303 2017 composite schedule ...............................................2-4 Phone: ......................................................................................................... 864-591-5100 2017 Southern Conference Championship ................5 Fax: ............................................................................................................... 864-591-3448 Southern Conference Website: ............................................................................................. SoConSports.com History ...........................................................................6-10 SoCon Principles ............................................................11 Hall of Fame ...............................................................12-13 Conference staff Commissioner John Iamarino ................................... 14 John Iamarino ..................................................................... Commissioner Geoff Cabe ................................................ Senior Associate Commissioner Staff .....................................................................................15 Sue Arakas ........................................................... Associate Commissioner Media Relations ..............................................................16 Doug King .................................. Associate Commissioner for Compliance Teams Jason Yaman .........................Associate Commissioner for Media Relations The Citadel .................................................................18-19 Paul Lollis .................................................... Director of Video Productions Jordan Trolinger ........................................... Director of Creative Services ETSU..............................................................................20-21 Ashley Waters .................................................. Director of Championships Furman ........................................................................22-23 Phil Perry ..........................................Assistant Director of Media Relations Mercer ..........................................................................24-25 Neili Akridge ..............................Executive Assistant to the Commissioner S O UNCG ............................................................................26-27 Patrick Boling .....................................................Media Relations Assistant Connor Griffi n .................................. Assistant Director of Championships C Samford .......................................................................28-29 Sydney Hanes ............................................................ Operations Assistant O ON VMI ................................................................................30-31 Tony Thompson .................................................... Coordinator of Offi cials N Western Carolina ......................................................32-33 S Southern Conference Offi cers P PORTS Woff ord ........................................................................34-35 President: Dr. A.J. Grube, Western Carolina University O 2016 year-in-review Vice President: Dr. Jameica Hill, Woff ord College R T Year-in-review ...........................................................36-37 S . Team stats ...................................................................38-40 C COM Individual stats .........................................................41-43 O All-time records and honors M Yearly standings .......................................................44-48 SoCon Championship results ..............................49-51 SoCon in the NCAA tournament ........................52-54 Players/Pitchers of the Week ...............................55-57 Players/Pitchers of the Month ...................................58 All-conference teams .............................................59-64 GREENVILLE, SC « MAY 23-28 SoCon all-tournament teams ..............................65-66 Annual coaches awards ...............................................67 Annual media awards .................................................. 68 Regional and national awards .............................69-72 Individual records ....................................................73-79 Team records .............................................................80-83 SoCon Championship records ............................84-85 Annual statistical leaders – individual ..............86-90 Credits SoCon Triple Crown winners ..................................... 86 Editor: Phil Perry Annual statistical leaders – team .......................90-93 Design: Phil Perry SoCon in the MLB First-Year Player Draft .........94-97 Cover: Phil Perry Coaching records ...........................................................98 Editorial assistance: Jason Yaman and the SoCon baseball SIDs. Online services: www.issuu.com 2017 BASEBALL 1 CCOMPOSITEOMPOSITE SCHEDULESCHEDULE Feb. 17 (Friday) Feb. 26 (Sunday) March 7 (Tuesday) Western Carolina vs. St. John’s 11 a.m. Samford at Florida State 1 p.m. Elon at UNCG 4 p.m. (TicketReturn.com Field; Myrtle Beach, S.C.) Bucknell at VMI 1 p.m. La Salle at Woff ord 5 p.m. VMI vs. Appalachian State 12 p.m. Delaware State at The Citadel 1 p.m. Savannah State at Mercer 6 p.m. (Wilmington, N.C.) Hartford at Mercer 1 p.m. Tennessee at ETSU 6:30 p.m. Central Michigan at ETSU 3 p.m. Monmouth at Furman 1 p.m. The Citadel at South Carolina 7 p.m. UNCG at South Carolina 4 p.m. Western Michigan at ETSU 1 p.m. Samford at Alabama State 7 p.m. Woff ord at Florida A&M 4 p.m. Michigan State at UNCG 1 p.m. Maryland Eastern Shore at Mercer 4 p.m. Marshall at Western Carolina 1 p.m. March 8 (Wednesday) Dayton at Furman 4 p.m. UNC Asheville at Woff ord 4 p.m. Butler at Furman 2 p.m. Kansas at The Citadel 4 p.m. Mercer at Savannah State 5 p.m. UNC Asheville at Samford 5 p.m. Feb. 28 (Tuesday) Western Carolina at Missouri 5 p.m. NC State at UNCG 4 p.m. Longwood at Woff ord 5 p.m. Feb. 18 (Saturday) UNC Asheville at Western Carolina 4 p.m. Marshall at ETSU 6:30 p.m. Dayton at Furman 1 p.m. Woff ord at Clemson 4 p.m. Alabama State at Samford 7 p.m. Woff ord at Florida A&M 1 p.m. Samford at Auburn 4 p.m. UNCG at South Carolina 2 p.m. Furman at USC Upstate 4 p.m. March 10 (Friday) Western Carolina at Coastal Carolina 2 p.m. Presbyterian at The Citadel 5 p.m. Quinnipiac at VMI 3 p.m. VMI at UNCW 2 p.m. Mercer at Florida A&M 5 p.m. Princeton at UNCG 4 p.m. Maryland Eastern Shore at Mercer 2 p.m. Monmouth at Woff ord 5 p.m. Central Michigan at ETSU 2 p.m. March 1 (Wednesday) Western Carolina at Nebraska 5:05 p.m. Virginia at The Citadel 3 p.m. William & Mary at VMI 3 p.m. Bradley at Mercer 6 p.m. UNC Asheville at Samford 3 p.m. High Point at UNCG 4 p.m. Stetson at The Citadel 6 p.m. VMI vs. Appalachian State 6 p.m. Mercer at Florida A&M 4 p.m. Gardner-Webb at ETSU 6:30 p.m. (Wilmington, N.C.) UNC Asheville at Furman 6 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Samford 7 p.m. Furman at Mississippi 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 (Sunday) March 3 (Friday) VMI vs. George Mason 10 a.m. George Washington at VMI 3 p.m. March 11 (Saturday) (Wilmington, N.C.) Maryland Eastern Shore at UNCG 4 p.m. Princeton at UNCG 1 p.m. Maryland Eastern Shore at Mercer 1 p.m. ETSU at Florida A&M 4 p.m. Quinnipiac at VMI 2 p.m. Central Michigan at ETSU 1 p.m. Western Carolina at East Carolina 4:30 p.m. Stetson at The Citadel 2 p.m. B Dayton at Furman 1 p.m. Indiana at Samford 5 p.m. La Salle at Woff ord 2 p.m. Woff ord at Florida A&M 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Woff ord 5 p.m. Gardner-Webb at ETSU 2 p.m. B BB UNCG at South Carolina 1:30 p.m. Michigan State at Furman 5 p.m. Bradley at Mercer 2 p.m. N Liberty at The Citadel 2 p.m. (Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.) Furman at Mississippi 2:30 p.m. O ON UNC Asheville at Samford 2 p.m. The Citadel at College of Charleston 5 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Samford 3 p.m. Western Carolina vs. North Carolina A&T 3 p.m. Mercer at Austin Peay 7 p.m. Western Carolina at Nebraska 3:05 p.m. C (TicketReturn.com Field; Myrtle Beach, S.C.) Princeton at UNCG 4:30 p.m. O March 4 (Saturday) S Feb. 21 (Tuesday) Western Carolina vs. Appalachian State 12 p.m. March 12 (Sunday) # #S Furman at Presbyterian 2 p.m. (Greenville, N.C.) Princeton at UNCG 1 p.m. Oakland at ETSU 3 p.m. ETSU at Florida A&M 1 p.m. Bradley at Mercer 1 p.m. VMI at Virginia 3 p.m. Maryland Eastern Shore at UNCG 2 p.m. Stetson at The Citadel 1 p.m. UNCG at Wake Forest 4 p.m. Mercer at Austin Peay 2 p.m. Gardner-Webb at ETSU 1 p.m. Troy at Samford 5 p.m. George Washington at VMI 2 p.m. Quinnipiac at VMI 1 p.m. Georgia at Mercer 6 p.m. Wright State at Woff ord 2 p.m. Monmouth at Woff ord 1 p.m. College of Charleston at The Citadel 3 p.m. Eastern Illinois at Samford 2 p.m. Feb. 22 (Wednesday) Indiana at Samford 3 p.m. Western Carolina at Nebraska 2:05 p.m. Woff ord at Presbyterian 2 p.m. ETSU at Florida A&M 4 p.m. Furman at Mississippi 2:30 p.m. Oakland at ETSU 3 p.m. UT Martin at Furman 5 p.m. Western Carolina at Clemson 4 p.m. March 14 (Tuesday) March 5 (Sunday) Mercer at Georgia 6 p.m. Feb. 24 (Friday) Western Carolina vs. St. John’s 11 a.m. Winthrop at The Citadel 6 p.m. Western Michigan at ETSU 3 p.m. (Greenville, N.C.) VMI at Old Dominion 6 p.m. Bucknell at VMI 3 p.m. George Washington at VMI 1 p.m. Radford at ETSU 6:30 p.m. Samford at Florida State 4 p.m. Maryland Eastern