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5-1-2002

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This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at Digital Commons @ Wofford. It has been accepted for inclusion in Sports Press Releases by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Wofford. For more information, please contact [email protected]. From: [email protected] Subject: Terriers Nearly Stun No. 4 Gamecocks Date: May 2, 2002 at 8:34 AM To: [email protected]

Trailing by one run in the bottom of the ninth to No. 4 South Carolina, Wofford loaded the bases with one out before Gamecock third baseman Brian Buscher made a diving stop to begin a game-saving double play in USC's 5-4 victory over the Terriers before a crowd of 2,491 tonight at Duncan Park in Spartanburg, S.C.

Buscher landed on the third base bag as he dove to stop a grounder by Brian Casey. He then got up and fired across the diamond to complete the game-ending double play.

Facing Gamecock closer Blake Taylor, who picked up his 13th save, Strat Stavrou opened the ninth with a single to left field. One out later, Matt Lein and Chris Cotugno drew back-to-back walks to load the bases and bring up Casey.

The Terriers (22-23) trailed 5-1 in the bottom of the seventh before opening the inning with four consecutive hits to score three runs. Following consecutive doubles by David Dufour, Steve Casey, and Stavrou to cut the deficit to 5-3, Columbia, S.C., native Tony Carbone singled to center to score Stavrou and make it a 5-4 game.

USC opened the scoring with a Justin Harris sacrifice fly in the top of the second. Terrier leftfielder Travis Wilson made a spectacular diving catch just inside fair territory to prevent further damage on the play.

Wofford tied the game in the bottom half of the inning on a run-scoring single by Kyle Raulinaitis.

Solo home runs by Trey Dyson, his 13th of the year, in the fourth inning and Kevin Melillo, his third, in the sixth helped USC build its 5-1 lead entering the bottom of the seventh.

USC starter Matt Campbell (2-2), the first of five Gamecock pitchers, earned the victory by going 2.1 innings in a pre- determined start. Chris Spigner then entered the game and tossed 3.1 innings of hitless relief, striking out three and walking one.

Culley Kline (2-5) allowed five runs on 11 hits with two walks and two strikeouts in a solid eight innings of work.

Drew Meyer had three hits while Steve Thomas, Yaron Peters, and Dyson each had two to pace a 12-hit Gamecock attack. Tony Carbone had three hits for Wofford while Stavrou added two. From: [email protected] Subject: Lehr Breaks Terrier Save Record in DH Split at CofC Date: May 4, 2002 at 11:02 PM To: [email protected]

George Lehr tossed the final 3.2 innings to become Wofford's career save leader while freshman Matt Lein continued his torrid hitting by going 3-for-3 at the plate in Wofford's 8-6 victory over the College of Charleston in the first game of a doubleheader today in Charleston, S.C. The Cougars took a 14-2 decision in the nightcap.

Lehr now has 12 career saves to break the former Terrier mark of 11 (Brian Mathis, 1986-89). Lehr's seventh save of the year adds to his single-season school record that he established earlier this spring.

Wofford (23-24, 11-12) now has 11 SoCon victories to represent its highest win total in five seasons of league play.

Brian Casey added two hits and two RBI for the Terriers in the game one victory. Casey and Brad Haynes had run- scoring doubles to highlight a four-run third inning as Wofford eventually built a 6-0 lead before holding on for the victory. Casey also added an RBI single in the sixth inning. Blake Timanus contributed two hits and an RBI for the Terriers.

Tate Osterman (3-6) went 5.1 innings to earn his second straight victory. He also defeated The Citadel last Saturday in Charleston.

Victor Martinez had four hits, including his fifth home run, and three RBI to lead the Cougars (27-18, 13-10) in the nightcap.

Trailing 6-0, the Terriers scored twice in the sixth to close within 6-2. Tony Carbone led off the inning with his first collegiate homer. Lein then singled, his fifth hit on the day, before coming around to score on a two-out David Dufour base hit. Lein went 5-for-7 in the doubleheader to improve his team-best batting average to .397.

Wofford and Charleston will meet again at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the rubber game of the series. From: [email protected] Subject: Terriers Drop Rubber Game of Series at CofC Date: May 6, 2002 at 8:18 AM To: [email protected]

Ryan Johnson and Matthew Thompson combined to limit Wofford to three hits as the College of Charleston took a 7-2 Sunday victory in the rubber game of a three-game Southern Conference series this weekend in Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Trailing 1-0, Wofford (23-25, 11-13) scored twice in the second inning. Steve Casey was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning before advancing to third on a Chris Cotugno double. Blake Timanus and Brian Casey followed with consecutive run-scoring groundouts to give the Terriers a 2- 1 lead.

However, the Cougars (28-18, 14-10) scored four runs in the fifth inning to take a 5-2 lead and control of the game.

Timanus had two of Wofford's three hits.

Johnson (8-2) allowed just two runs on two hits over seven innings, striking out three and walking one. Wofford starter George Lehr (11-4), after tossing 3.2 innings to earn the save in Saturday's 8-6 game-one victory, went 4.2 innings and took the loss.

The Terriers return to action Wednesday with a regionally- televised contest (CSS) at No. 1 Clemson, before hosting Georgia Southern next weekend. From: [email protected] Subject: Terriers Hang Tough Before Falling at No. 1 Clemson Date: May 9, 2002 at 8:52 AM To: [email protected]

The Wofford baseball team left nine runners on base in the opening five innings and 12 for the game before No. 1 Clemson pulled away late for a 9-2 victory before a crowd of 2,481 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium and a regional television audience last night in Clemson, S.C.

The Tigers (40-8) secured their 17th consecutive 40-win season. The Terriers, appearing on regional television (CSS) for the first time in the program's history, drop to 23-26. CSS is seen in over three million homes across the Southeast.

After Clemson scored twice in the first inning on RBI groundouts by Khalil Greene and Jeff Baker, the Terriers evened the game with single runs in the second and third.

After singling with two outs in the second, Brian Casey came around to score when Tiger outfielder Jarrod Schmidt dropped Kyle Raulinaitis' drive to right-center.

Wofford evened the game at 2-2 in the top of the third on a two-out RBI double by David Dufour.

However, the Tigers regained the lead with a three-run third inning, keyed by run-scoring singles from Baker and Jeff Hourigan.

Trailing 5-2 in the top of the fifth, the Terriers loaded the bases with two outs. However, Clemson starter Steven Jackson (6-1) induced Raulinaitis to ground to short to end the inning.

Tate Osterman (3-7), the second of six Wofford pitchers, took the loss for the Terriers.

Dufour and Scott Holloway each had two hits for Wofford.

Wofford returns to SoCon action this weekend with a three- game home series against Georgia Southern. First pitch is 12 noon for Saturday's doubleheader and 1:30 p.m. for Sunday's single game at Duncan Park. From: Mark Cohen [email protected] Subject: Terrier Comeback Falls Short Against Georgia Southern Date: May 13, 2002 at 8:16 AM To: Mark Cohen [email protected]

Georgia Southern catcher Brendan Gilligan broke open a 2-1 game with a three-run homer in the fifth inning before the Eagles held off Wofford for a 5-4 victory this afternoon at Duncan Park in Spartanburg, S.C.

Trailing 5-1, the Terriers (23-29, 11-16) closed to within 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh when Matt Lein cleared the bases with a one-out double to right-center. One of the runners to come home was Strat Stavrou, who became Wofford's career leader in runs scored with 147. Scott Tolbert then relieved GSU starter Brett Lewis and recorded the final two outs in the inning.

Wofford attempted another rally in the ninth when Stavrou led off with a single to left-center and advanced to second on a fielding error by Eagle centerfielder Chris Walker. One out later, Stavrou reached third on a Lein grounder to first. However, Georgia Southern closer Jason Cadenhead, in notching his seventh save, recorded a strikeout to end the game.

The Eagles took a 2-0 lead with single runs in the second and third innings on run-scoring base hits by Rocky Baker and Matt Herring, respectively. A pair of Eagle errors in the Terrier second enabled Wofford to pull within 2-1.

Wofford starter George Lehr (11-5) allowed four earned runs in 8.1 innings, striking out four and walking five. Lewis (8-5) allowed three earned runs on six hits in 6.1 innings. He fanned five and walked four.

Stavrou and Brian Casey each had two hits for Wofford, while Herring, Gilligan, Jemel Spearman, and Matt Hammond had two hits for Georgia Southern. From: [email protected] Subject: Terriers Drop Doubleheader to Georgia Southern Date: May 13, 2002 at 8:16 AM To: [email protected]

Dennis Dove allowed just one run on four hits in a complete- game performance to lead Georgia Southern to a 2-1 victory over Wofford in game one of a doubleheader, before the Eagles completed a sweep with an 8-5 second-game win this afternoon at Duncan Park in Spartanburg, S.C.

Strat Stavrou opened the first game for Wofford with a double to center. It was his 35th career double, tying him with Chad Livingston (2000-01) and Jerod Hubbard (1988-91) for Wofford's all-time record. Stavrou also scored three runs on the day to give him 146 in his career and equal another Terrier mark (Clay Griffin, 1985-88). Stavrou already holds the Terrier career records for base hits (218) and at bats (722).

Trailing 1-0, the Eagles (31-21, 16-10) scored single runs in the seventh and eighth innings for the game-one victory.

Dove (5-3) struck out 10 and walked four in his route-going effort. Wofford starter Tate Osterman (3-8) surrendered only one earned run on eight hits in eight innings. He struck out four and walked two.

The Eagles tied the game at 1-1 in the seventh on a two-out RBI single by J.R. Revere. Georgia Southern struck again with two outs in the eighth to score an unearned run. After Matt Herring singled, Brendan Gilligan followed with a base hit to left-center. Herring initially stopped at third on the play, but came around to score on a fielding error in the Terrier outfield.

Chris Walker had four hits while Revere added three to key a 16-hit Georgia Southern attack in the second game.

Leading 2-1, the Eagles extended their margin to 4-1 in the fifth on a two-run A.J. Zickgraf double. However, the Terriers got the two runs back in the bottom of the inning on a two-run single by Blake Timanus, one of his four hits in the game.

A two-run Carlos Love single highlighted a four-run seventh as Georgia Southern took an 8-3 lead. The Terriers answered with two runs in the bottom of the inning to close within 8-5. Brian Casey brought one run home with a single before Kyle Raulinaitis walked with the bases loaded. A Raulinaitis run-scoring base hit in the fourth accounted for the Terriers' first run. Raulinaitis and Chris Cotugno each had two hits for Wofford.

Brian Rogers (7-3) allowed five runs on nine hits in 6.2 innings to pick up the victory. Jason Cadenhead tossed scoreless relief over the final 2.1 innings for his sixth save.

Culley Kline (2-6) went 6.2 innings for Wofford and suffered the loss.

The two teams meet again at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the final game of the series. First pitch has been moved up 30 minutes from the original 1:30 p.m. start. From: [email protected] Subject: Terriers Sweep Doubleheader Date: May 18, 2002 at 2:44 PM To: [email protected]

Terriers Sweep Appalachian State in Doubleheader May 17, 2002

Culley Kline allowed just four hits over eight shutout innings to lead the Terriers to a 10-0 victory in the second game of the doubleheader and the sweep of the twinbill this afternoon over Appalachian State in Boone, N.C. Wofford won game one, 7-5.

Kline (3-6) struck out five and walked three. The game was halted after eight innings due to the 10-run rule. Wofford (25-29, 13-16) can clinch its first SoCon Tournament berth since 1998 with a victory in tomorrow's 12 noon game against the Mountaineers (16-33, 10-18).

Matt Lein had two hits and two RBIs in the second game after a three RBI performance in the opening game. Lein now has 50 RBI on the year.

Blake Timanus contributed a two-run double to highlight a five-run eighth inning for the Terriers, which provided the final margin. Strat Stavrou doubled down the right field line in the second inning of game two, his 36th career double, to become Wofford's all-time doubles leader. The previous record was 35, shared by Chad Livingston (2000-01), and Jerod Hubbard (1988-91).

Tony Carbone had three hits in the second game, and was five-for-10 on the day. Brian Casey and Stavrou each had two hits in the second game as well.

In game one, starting pitcher Tate Osterman (4-8) went seven innings to gather the victory. The senior righthander has now won three of his last four starts. George Lehr retired all six batters that he faced during the final two innings for his eighth save of the season, extending his single-season school record save total. He is also Wofford's career saves leader with 13. Lehr (11-5) will be the starting pitcher for the Terriers in Saturday's game.

Chris Cotugno and Scott Holloway each added two hits in the game one victory.

Appalachian State led the first game early, 3-2. However, the Terriers had five runs in the fourth to break the game open and lead 7-3. From: [email protected] Subject: Terriers Complete Sweep of ASU; Head to SoCon Tournament Date: May 20, 2002 at 8:24 AM To: [email protected]

Strat Stavrou had his third career five-hit game while freshman lefthander Andy Halligan worked out of a ninth- inning jam to earn his first collegiate save as Wofford completed a three-game sweep of Appalachian State with an 8- 7 victory this afternoon in Boone, N.C., clinching a SoCon Tournament berth for the Terriers.

Wofford (26-29, 14-16) is headed to the SoCon Tournament for the first time since 1998, its first year of league play. With all the scenarios evolving this weekend, the only way Wofford could have made the eight-team SoCon Tourney was to sweep ASU (16-34, 10-19).

Wofford, locked into the No. 7-seed, opens SoCon Tournament play Wednesday at 1 p.m. versus No. 2 Western Carolina.

Wofford broke a 7-7 tie in the top of the ninth. Stavrou opened the inning with a single for his fifth hit of the game. After the Terriers loaded the bases with two outs, Stavrou came home to score the winning run on a wild pitch by Mountaineer reliever Thomas Krasnor, the fourth of five ASU hurlers.

It's the second time this season and third time in his career that Stavrou has had five hits in a game. The senior from Sumter, S.C., also had two doubles. Stavrou is already the Terriers' all-time leader in hits (227), at bats (741), runs scored (153), and doubles (38).

After the Mountaineers opened the ninth with back-to-back singles by Derek Smith and Brian Chapman, Halligan relieved Nick Hewitt (1-1). ASU's Geoff Brooks struck out trying to lay down a sacrifice bunt for the first out of the inning. Following a groudout to advance the runners to second and third, Halligan retired Clint Johns on fly to left to end the game.

Hewitt pitched a scoreless eighth inning to earn his first collegiate victory. Terrier starter George Lehr, who earned the save with two inning of work in yesterday's first game of the doubleheader, went seven innings.

Matt Lein had sacrifice flies in the first and third innings as Wofford built a 3-0 lead. Lein has a team-high 52 RBI in the Terriers' 55 games, including 10 in the last four contests.

After ASU evened the game with two runs in the third and one in the fourth, Wofford regained a 6-3 margin in the top of the fifth when Steve Casey hit a three-run homer to right, his third of the season.

The Mountaineers again battled back to tie the game at 6-6 with three runs in the sixth. An RBI single by Stavrou gave the Terriers a 7-6 lead in the seventh. However, an unearned run in the bottom of the inning enabled ASU to pull even at 7-7.

Chris Cotugno had three hits for Wofford while Brian Casey, Steve Casey, David Dufour, and Tony Carbone each added two to pace a 17-hit attack. Carbone had seven hits in the to pace a 17-hit attack. Carbone had seven hits in the three-game series. From: [email protected] Subject: Kline Named SoCon Pitcher of the Week Date: May 20, 2002 at 4:04 PM To: [email protected]

Culley Kline of the Wofford College baseball team has been named the SoCon Pitcher of the Week following his complete- game four-hit shutout in a 10-0 victory at Appalachian State on Friday.

With the Terriers needing a three-game sweep of the Mountaineers to qualify for the eight-team SoCon Tournament, Kline came through with his stellar performance in the second game of a doubleheader. Kline is in his first year at Wofford after transferring from Muscatine (Iowa) Community College.

The 6-foot-7 southpaw from Lone Tree, Iowa, struck out five and walked three. He allowed just one hit through the opening five innings.

The No. 7-seed Terriers (26-29, 14-16) open SoCon Tournament play Wednesday with a 1 p.m. game against No. 2 Western Carolina (32-21, 20-10) at Joe Riley Park in Charleston, S.C. From: [email protected] Subject: Terriers to Face Western Carolina in SoCon Tournament Date: May 20, 2002 at 4:34 PM To: [email protected]

The Wofford baseball team will face Western Carolina on Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the opening round of the Southern Conference Tournament at Joe Riley Park in Charleston, S.C.

The No. 2-seed Catamounts (32-21, 20-10) took two of three from the No. 7 Terriers (26-29, 14-16) earlier this season in Cullowhee, N.C. The winner of this game will face the winner of No. 3 College of Charleston (33-20, 19-11) versus No. 6 Furman (23-32, 14-16) on Thursday at 4 p.m. The losers of the Wofford-WCU and CofC-FU games would meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday.

Single-day tickets for the SoCon Tournament are $8 while full tournament books are $25. All tickets can be purchased at Joe Riley Park. From: [email protected] Subject: Live Stats Available for SoCon Baseball Tournament Date: May 22, 2002 at 8:45 AM To: [email protected]

Through its web site (www.soconsports.com), the Southern Conference will offer live play-by-play stats for all games at the SoCon Baseball Tournament in Charleston, S.C.

The Terriers' official pregame media notes for the SoCon Tournament are available in .pdf format on Wofford's web site (www.wofford.edu/athletics). From: [email protected] Subject: Terriers Fall in SoCon Tournament Opener Date: May 23, 2002 at 8:20 AM To: [email protected]

CHARLESTON, S.C.-- Dan Foley held Wofford to one run on five hits over seven innings while Todd Roper had four hits to lead Western Carolina to a 9-2 victory over the Terriers in the opening round of the Southern Conference baseball tournament at Joe Riley Park.

With Western Carolina (33-21) leading 3-0 in the top of the sixth, Strat Stavrou got Wofford (26-30) on the board with a solo home run to right. It was his second collegiate homer for the Terriers' all-time base hit leader (229). Both roundtrippers have come this season against the Catamounts. Stavrou was the lone Terrier with two hits in the game.

The second-seeded Catamounts quickly countered with four runs in their half of the inning, keyed by a two-run Alan Beck double to regain a 7-1 lead.

Tate Osterman (4-9) went 5.2 innings in taking the loss. With his 17th start of the year, he did break his own single-season school record for starts (16, 2001). Foley improves his record to 5-2 on the season.

The game was scoreless for the first three innings. In the bottom of the fourth, the Catamounts scored twice. Beck, who singled to lead off the inning, put Western Carolina on the board when he scored from third on a wild pitch. Alex Gary brought home the Catamounts' second run with an RBI single.

The Terriers will face Furman at 10 a.m. tomorrow in an elimination game. The winner of that contest will advance to play on Friday at 1 p.m. From: Carrie Fellrath [email protected] Subject: Lein, Lehr Earn Postseason Honors Date: May 23, 2002 at 8:20 AM To: Mark Cohen [email protected]

Lein, Lehr Earn Postseason Honors May 22, 2002

Southern Conference coaches voted Wofford's Matt Lein as the Freshman of the Year for the 2002 baseball season. Lein and Terrier pitcher George Lehr were both named to the SoCon's All- Conference Second Team.

Lein, who starts at third base for the Terriers, ranks third among SoCon batters in league games with 34 RBI. With 75 base hits this year, the freshman is chasing Wofford's single-season record of 77 (Bruce Spurlin, 1985). The Alpharetta, Ga., native has 20 RBI out of a possible 30 with runners on third and fewer than two outs. He is also 6-of-14 with the bases loaded. He finished the regular season ranked in the top 13 in the conference in six categories, including batting average (.359), RBI (52), hits (74), and doubles (15).

Lehr took part in 19 of the Terriers' 26 wins this spring. He had a league-leading 11 wins (11-5 overall) and a school record eight saves over the course of the season. He also had six wins and four saves to account for 10 of Wofford's 14 league victories. Lehr was twice selected SoCon Pitcher of the Week this season, and earned the honor three times in his career. The senior from Largo, Fla., had a 3.29 ERA this season. Lehr has appeared in a school record 111 games in his career, a mark that places him third on the SoCon's all-time list.

Lehr and Lein are Wofford's second and third All-Southern Conference picks since the school began league play. Lee Long also earned that honor in 1998.

Carrie Fellrath Assistant Sports Information Director Wofford College Office Phone: 864/597-4092 Cell Phone: 864/316-3909 Email: [email protected] From: Carrie Fellrath [email protected] Subject: Terrier Comeback Falls Short at SoCon Tournament Date: May 23, 2002 at 3:50 PM To: Mark Cohen [email protected]

Terrier Comeback Falls Short at SoCon Tournament May 23, 2002

CHARLESTON, S.C.-- Trailing 6-0, the Wofford baseball team closed within a run before Furman went on to a 7-5 victory in second round Southern Conference Tournament action this afternoon at Joe Riley Park.

After Furman scored three runs in the fifth to take a 6-0 lead, the Terriers put together four runs with two outs in the top of the sixth. Steve Casey doubled to left, one of his three hits in the game, to account for the Terriers' first two runs. Casey then scored when Furman left fielder Ryan Presnell dropped Chris Cotugno's fly ball. Cotugno reached second on the play, before advancing to third on a passed ball, and scoring on a wild pitch to bring Wofford within 6-4. The Terriers then loaded the bases with none out in the top of the seventh. David Dufour's ground out to first brought home Tony Carbone from third to pull Wofford within 6-5. Brian Casey then flew out to left. Matt Lein, tagging up from third on the play, was out at home to end the inning.

Lein, the 2002 SoCon Freshman of the Year and a second-team All-League selection, had two hits for the Terriers, giving him 77 on the year to tie the Wofford single-season record, held by Bruce Spurlin (1985).

George Lehr (11-6) allowed six runs in five innings and took the loss. Lehr and Lein both received their All-SoCon plaques in a pre-game ceremony. Culley Kline, the reigning SoCon Pitcher of the Week, did not allow an earned run while surrendering just two hits in three innings. The Paladins scored an unearned run in the eighth inning to provide the final margin.

Furman got on the board in the first inning on a Derek Norman RBI triple. He then scored on a Coogie Freedman groundout. Freedman later added an RBI single in the Paladins' three-run fifth inning.

"I am very proud of the way we came back today from a 6-0 deficit," said Head Coach Steve Traylor. "We did not quit in this game, and it's really indicative of how we battled all year. We didn't execute well enough to win. Furman did, and that's why they advanced."

The Terriers conclude the season with a 26-31 record, representing their most victories in seven years of Division I play and their highest overall win total since 1991. Wofford also qualified for the eight-team SoCon Tournament for the first time since 1998, its first year in the league. The Paladins (24-33) will play the loser of tonight's Georgia Southern-Citadel game at 1 p.m. tomorrow.

Carrie Fellrath Assistant Sports Information Director Wofford College Office Phone: 864/597-4092 Cell Phone: 864/316-3909 Email: [email protected] From: [email protected] [email protected] Subject: Wofford Baseball Announces Signing of Casey Dwyer Date: May 24, 2002 at 1:38 PM To: [email protected]

The Wofford College baseball program has announced the signing of middle infielder/outfielder Casey Dwyer from Little Rock, Ark., to a National Letter-of-Intent.

Dwyer earned All-State honors each of the last two seasons for Catholic High School, batting .507 this year and .410 as a junior. A three-time All-Conference selection, Dwyer received All-State All-Tournament honors this year in addition to being named to the High School All-Star Team.

A four-year letterman, Dwyer also batted .447 his sophomore year in earning a selection to the All-Sophomore State Team. From: Mark Cohen [email protected] Subject: Wofford Baseball Announces Signing of Arkansas Native Date: May 24, 2002 at 1:48 PM To: Mark Cohen [email protected]

The Wofford College baseball program has announced the signing of middle infielder/outfielder Casey Dwyer from Little Rock, Ark., to a National Letter-of-Intent.

Dwyer earned All-State honors each of the last two seasons for Catholic High School, batting .507 this year and .410 as a junior. A three-time All-Conference selection, Dwyer received All-State All- Tournament honors this year in addition to being named to the High School All-Star Team.

A four-year letterman, Dwyer also batted .447 his sophomore year in earning a spot on the All-Sophomore State Team. From: Cohen, Mark [email protected] Subject: Lein Receives Freshman All-America Honors Date: June 7, 2002 at 10:10 AM To: Cohen, Mark [email protected]

Wofford College third baseman Matt Lein has been named to the 2002 Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American team as chosen by Collegiate Baseball newspaper.

Lein, previously named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year and a second-team All-SoCon performer, topped the Terriers and ranked among the SoCon leaders with a .362 batting average, six home runs, 15 doubles and 52 RBI. He also had a team-high 77 base hits to equal Wofford's single-season record (Bruce Spurlin, 1985).

Lein placed third among all SoCon players this spring with 34 RBI in 30 league games. For the season, he had 20 RBI out of a possible 30 (.667) with a runner on third and less than two outs. The Alpharetta, Ga., native was also 6-of-14 (.429) with the bases loaded.

Lein helped lead the Terriers to a 26-31 overall record and 14-16 league mark. The 26 wins were the most for Wofford in its seven years of Division I play and its highest total overall since 1991. The 14 SoCon victories were the most for the Terriers in their five seasons of league play. Wofford also advanced to the SoCon Tournament this spring for the first time since 1998. From: Cohen, Mark [email protected] Subject: Wofford Baseball Signs Junior College Catcher from Tennessee Date: June 11, 2002 at 4:28 PM To: Cohen, Mark [email protected]

The Wofford College baseball program has announced the signing of catcher Jason Nidiffer to a National Letter-of-Intent.

A native of Bristol, Tenn., Nidiffer played the last two seasons for Walters State (Tenn.) Junior College. He batted over .300 this year while throwing out close to 50 percent of opposing base stealers in helping lead Walters to a 51-6 record and a No. 2 national ranking.

Nidiffer hit .536 last summer for the Dizzy Dean Tennessee state champions as his team placed fourth in the Dizzy Dean World Series. He had a .467 average for the 2000 team which finished as the national runner-up.

The valedictorian of his senior class at Tennessee High School, Nidiffer was a three-year starter and All-Conference selection. He was the Team Captain and Most Valuable Player his senior year. From: [email protected] Subject: Nidiffer Signs with Wofford Baseball Date: June 11, 2002 at 4:31 PM To: [email protected]

The Wofford College baseball program has announced the signing of catcher Jason Nidiffer to a National Letter-of- Intent.

The valedictorian of his senior class at Tennessee High School, Nidiffer was a three-year starter and All- Conference selection. He was the Team Captain and Most Valuable Player his senior year. From: Cohen, Mark [email protected] Subject: Four Terriers Named to Media All-SoCon Baseball Team Date: June 13, 2002 at 2:40 PM To: Cohen, Mark [email protected]

Four Wofford College baseball players have been named to the 2002 All-Southern Conference baseball team as selected by the SoCon Sports Media Association.

Shortstop Tony Carbone, third baseman Matt Lein, relief pitcher George Lehr, and outfielder Strat Stavrou received second-team All-SoCon honors with Lein being named the league's Freshman of the Year.

Lein, a freshman All-America by Collegiate Baseball, was named the SoCon Freshman of the Year by the league coaches last month. Lein and Lehr were also second-team All-SoCon selections by the coaches.

Carbone batted .319 with one home run and 20 RBI while providing stellar defense in starting all 57 games. The junior from Columbia, S.C., earned SoCon Player of the Week honors earlier this season when he went 9-for-10 at the plate in a three-game sweep of East Tennessee State.

A native of Alpharetta, Ga., Lein topped the Terriers and ranked among the SoCon leaders with a .362 batting average, six home runs, 15 doubles, and 52 RBI. He also had a team-high 77 base hits to equal Wofford's single-season record (Bruce Spurlin, 1985). Lein placed third among all SoCon players this spring with 34 RBI in 30 league games.

Lehr (11-5) tied a single-season Wofford record for victories while also setting a new school mark with eight saves, taking part in 19 of the Terriers' 26 wins this spring. He also had six wins and four saves to account for 10 of Wofford's 14 league victories. Lehr was twice selected as the SoCon Pitcher of the Week this season and received the honor a total of three times in his career. The senior from Largo, Fla., appeared in a school record 112 games over his four years, a mark that places him third on the SoCon's all-time list. His 13 career saves rank first at Wofford.

Stavrou, from Sumter, S.C., batted .312 with two home runs and 24 RBI as he concluded a record-breaking career at Wofford. Stavrou is the Terriers' career leader in hits (230), at bats (749), runs scored (154), doubles (39), games played (158), and walks (128). He also had six triples, just one short of the Wofford mark of seven. His 18 sacrifice bunts were just two shy of former teammate Danny Slade's career record total of 20 (1999-02).

Prior to this season, Wofford had just one All-SoCon recipient. Pitcher Lee Long garnered postseason honors in 1998, the Terriers' first season of league play. From: [email protected] Subject: Lehr Signs with Professional Team Date: June 24, 2002 at 11:30 AM To: [email protected]

Former Wofford pitcher George Lehr has continued his baseball career by signing with the Chillicothe (Ohio) Paints of the Frontier League.

An All-SoCon selection for the Terriers, Lehr will be utilized as a middle reliever for the Independent professional team.

Lehr took part in 19 of the Terriers' 26 wins this spring. He tied a single-season school record while ranking among the SoCon leaders with 11 victories. The Largo, Fla., native also set Wofford marks for saves in a season (eight) and career (13). In SoCon action this season, Lehr had six wins and four saves to account for 10 of Wofford's 14 victories.

Lehr was twice selected as the SoCon Pitcher of the Week this spring and earned the honor three times overall. Lehr appeared in a school record 112 games in his career, a mark that places him third on the SoCon's all-time list. From: Cohen, Mark /O=WOFFORD COLLEGE/OU=FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=COHENM Subject: 2002 Wofford Baseball Season Wrapup Date: July 9, 2002 at 4:23 PM To: Stone, R. Phillip [email protected]

*In each of the three seasons under Head Coach Steve Traylor, Wofford has posted its highest victory totals since beginning Division I play in 1996. The Terriers won 16 games in 2000 and 17 last year before this season's 26, which also marks the highest win total for Wofford since a school record 30 victories in 1991.

*Wofford had four players (shortstop Tony Carbone, pitcher George Lehr, third baseman Matt Lein, and outfielder Strat Stavrou) earn All-SoCon honors. In their first four seasons of league play, the Terriers had just one player (Lee Long, 1998) receive All-SoCon accolades.

*Lein became the first Wofford baseball player to garner SoCon Freshman of the Year honors in addition to being named a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball.

*Wofford made its first appearance at the SoCon Tournament since 1998, its first year of league membership. To qualify for the eight-team tournament, the Terriers had to accomplish a feat they had never done before in their five seasons of SoCon play -- sweep a three-game road series. Wofford did just that by taking three games at Appalachian State (May 17-18).

*Picked to finish no higher than 10th in all major preseason polls, Wofford placed in a tie for sixth in the SoCon. The Terriers' 14 league victories were the most in their five seasons of SoCon play, surpassing the previous best of 10 wins established in 1998.

*In their first four seasons of SoCon play, Wofford had never swept a three-game SoCon series. During the 2002 campaign, the Terriers recorded three-game sweeps of East Tennessee State, VMI, and Appalachian State.

*Wofford's non-conference schedule included three opponents (South Carolina, Clemson, and Georgia Tech) who advanced to the College World Series. The Terriers had three games with the national runner-up Gamecocks. Wofford also faced a Georgia team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament, while hosting Michigan State and Purdue at Duncan Park.

*A pinch-hit grand slam by D.J. Rhodes gave the Terriers a 6-5 win over Purdue (Mar. 11). Wofford also came close to another pair of major victories when it dropped one-run decisions to Georgia (11-10, Athens, Ga.; Apr. 17) and South Carolina (5-4, Spartanburg, S.C.; May 1).

*Lehr signed a professional contract to continue his baseball career with the Chillicothe Paints of the Frontier League.

*Lehr (11-6, 8 saves, 3.64 ERA) took part in 19 of the Terriers' 26 wins. In SoCon action, he had six wins and four saves to account for 10 of Wofford's 14 league victories. Lehr was twice selected as the SoCon Pitcher of the Week while earning the award a total of three times. The senior from Largo, Fla., appeared in a school record 112 games in his career, a mark that tied Tom Martin (112, The Citadel, 1995-98) for second on the SoCon's all-time The Citadel, 1995-98) for second on the SoCon's all-time list, trailing only Ted Toler (130, UNC Greensboro, 1998- 01).

*With 77 hits, Lein (.362, 6 HR, 52 RBI) tied Wofford's single-season hit record (Bruce Spurlin, 1985). The Alpharetta, Ga., native placed third among all SoCon players in league games only with 34 RBI in 30 contests. He had 20 RBI out of a possible 30 (.667) with runners on third and less than two out. He was also 6-of-14 (.429) with the bases loaded. Lein topped all SoCon freshmen while ranking among the league leaders in batting average, RBI, hits, doubles (15), total bases (114), and on-base percentage (.446).

Stavrou batted .312 with two home runs and 24 RBI as he concluded a record-breaking career at Wofford. Stavrou is the Terriers' career leader in hits (230), at bats (749), runs scored (154), doubles (39), games played (158), and walks (128). He also had six triples, just one short of the Wofford mark of seven. His 18 sacrifice bunts were three shy of former teammate Danny Slade's career record total of 21 (1999-02). Stavrou topped the SoCon this season with 41 walks.

*Carbone had a .319 average with one home run and 20 RBI while providing stellar defense in starting all 57 games. The junior from Columbia, S.C., earned SoCon Player of the Week honors when he went 9-for-10 at the plate in a three- game sweep of East Tennessee State.

*The Terriers garnered three SoCon Pitcher of the Week selections (Lehr, Feb. 1-17 and Mar. 18-24; Culley Kline, May 13-19) as well as one Player of the Week accolade (Carbone, Mar. 4-10).

*Kline received the weekly league honor following his complete-game four-hit shutout in a 10-0 victory at Appalachian State. The 6-foot-7 southpaw from Lone Tree, Iowa, struck out five and walked three. Kline was very effective in a tough 5-4 loss to No. 4 South Carolina (May 1). He allowed five runs on 11 hits with two strikeouts and two walks in eight innings. Kline limited USC to single runs in five separate innings to give Wofford its chance to win the game late. Kline did not allow an earned run over his last 11 innings on the season, surrendering just six hits in that stretch.

*Freshman catcher Scott Holloway started all but one of Wofford's 57 games this season. The Marietta, Ga., native and defensive whiz frequently caught all 27 innings during conference weekends and threw out 25.3 percent of opposing base stealers.

*Southpaws Nick Hewitt and Andy Halligan both recorded career firsts in the Terriers' most important game of the year. With Wofford needing a win in its final regular- season contest to advance to the SoCon Tournament, Hewitt tossed a scoreless eighth inning to post his first collegiate win while Halligan came on to escape a ninth- inning jam and record his first collegiate save in an 8-7 victory at Appalachian State. In eight SoCon games, covering 23.2 innings, Hewitt had a 2.28 ERA while limiting opponents to a .216 batting average.

*Senior righthander Tate Osterman won three of his last five starts with one of those losses being a 2-1 setback to five starts with one of those losses being a 2-1 setback to SoCon Tournament champion Georgia Southern. Osterman's three victories in that stretch came on the road at The Citadel, College of Charleston, and Appalachian State. In his loss to Georgia Southern, Osterman allowed just one earned run in eight innings while striking out four and walking two. He broke his own single-season school record for starts with 17, placing third in the SoCon. Osterman surpassed his previous Wofford mark of 16 set last year.

*Danny Slade completed his Wofford career with 21 sacrifice bunts to place third on the SoCon's all-time list.

*Wofford increased its batting average for the third straight year under Traylor (.258, 2000; 272, 2001; 281, 2002). The Terriers had a .299 average in SoCon play this season. Wofford also stole 31 bases this spring compared to just 10 in 2001.

*The Terriers posted an 18-12 record at Duncan Park for their first winning mark at home in seven years of Division I play.