2014 SOCON BASEBALL 2014 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide The Southern Conference On the Inside 702 N. Pine Street Spartanburg, SC 29303 2014 composite schedule ...............................................2-4 Phone: ......................................................................................................... 864-591-5100 2014 Southern Conference Championship ................5 Fax: ............................................................................................................... 864-591-3448 Website: ............................................................................................. SoConSports.com Southern Conference History ........................................................................... 6-10 Hall of Fame ..................................................................... 11 Conference staff Commissioner John Iamarino ................................... 12 John Iamarino ..................................................................... Commissioner Staff ..................................................................................... 13 Geoff Cabe ................................................ Senior Associate Commissioner Sue Arakas ........................................................... Associate Commissioner Media Services ................................................................ 14 Doug King ..................................Associate Commissioner for Compliance Teams Jason Yaman ......................... Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations Jamie Severns ................Assistant Commissioner for Multimedia Services Appalachian State ...................................................16-17 Stephanie Cushing ......................................... Director of Championships The Citadel .................................................................18-19 Jordan Gotfredson ...................Assistant Director of Multimedia Services Davidson .....................................................................20-21 Phil Perry ..........................................Assistant Director of Media Relations Laura Hayes ................................Executive Assistant to the Commissioner Elon ...............................................................................22-23 Sean Jones ......................................................... Media Relations Assistant Furman ........................................................................24-25 Erin O’Shea .................................... Championships/Compliance Assistant Tony Thompson .................................................... Coordinator of Officials Georgia Southern ....................................................26-27 UNCG ............................................................................28-29 Southern Conference Officers President: Capt. Chip Taylor, The Citadel Samford .......................................................................30-31 Vice President: Dr. A.J. Grube, Western Carolina University Western Carolina ......................................................32-33 Wofford ........................................................................34-35 2013 year-in-review Year-in-review ...........................................................36-37 Team stats ...................................................................38-40 Individual stats .........................................................41-43 All-time records and honors Yearly standings .......................................................44-47 SoCon Championship results ..............................48-50 SoCon in the NCAA tournament ........................51-52 Players/Pitchers of the Week ...............................53-55 On the Cover: Players/Pitchers of the Month ................................... 56 Top row, left to right: Elon’s Sebastian Gomez, Wofford’s Josh All-conference teams .............................................57-61 Hyman, Davidson’s Forrest Brandt, The Citadel’s Hughston Arm- SoCon all-tournament teams .................................... 62 strong and UNCG’s Eric Kalbfleisch. Yearly awards .................................................................. 63 Bottom row, left to right: Appalachian State’s Jamie Nunn, West- ern Carolina’s Aaron Attaway, Georgia Southern’s Ben Morgan, Regional and national awards .............................64-65 Furman’s Chris Ohmstede and Samford’s Caleb Bryson. Individual records ....................................................66-73 Team records .............................................................73-76 SoCon Championship records ............................77-78 Credits Individual annual leaders .....................................79-83 Editor: Phil Perry Design: Phil Perry, Jamie Severns Team annual leaders ...............................................83-86 Cover: Jamie Severns Editorial assistance: Jason Yaman and the SoCon baseball SIDs. Online services: www.issuu.com 1 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Feb. 14 (Friday) VCU at Furman 4 p.m. SIUE at Georgia Southern 1:30 p.m. Norfolk State at Furman 4 p.m. Maryland Eastern Shore at Georgia Southern (DH) 4 p.m. Miami (Ohio) at Davidson 2 p.m. Delaware at The Citadel 4 p.m. Mount St. Mary’s (Md.) at Davidson 4:30 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Elon 4 p.m. Ohio at Western Carolina 4 p.m. Western Carolina at Washington State 5 p.m. Ohio at Georgia Southern 5 p.m. Cincinnati at Elon 4 p.m. George Washington at UNCG 4 p.m. Feb. 23 (Sunday) March 4 (Tuesday) Appalachian State at Arkansas 4 p.m. VCU at Furman 1 p.m. Clemson at Western Carolina 4 p.m. Georgia Southern at Georgia 5 p.m. Mount St. Mary’s (Md.) at Davidson 1 p.m. Ohio at UNCG 4 p.m. Dayton at Wofford 5 p.m. UNCG at Georgia Tech 1 p.m. Elon at High Point 4 p.m. Buffalo at Davidson 6 p.m. Appalachian State at NC State 1 p.m. USC Upstate at Furman 5 p.m. Valparaiso at Samford 7 p.m. Maryland Eastern Shore at Georgia Southern 1:30 p.m. (Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.) Wagner at Elon 1:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina at The Citadel 6 p.m. Feb. 15 (Saturday) The Citadel at UCF 2 p.m. Samford at Troy 7 p.m. Appalachian State at Arkansas 1 p.m. Memphis at Samford 2 p.m. Georgia Southern at Georgia 1 p.m. Western Carolina at Washington State 3 p.m. March 5 (Wednesday) George Washington at UNCG 2 p.m. Presbyterian at Wofford 4 p.m. Davidson at North Carolina 3 p.m. Cincinnati at Elon 2 p.m. East Carolina at UNCG 4 p.m. Ohio at Western Carolina 2 p.m. Feb. 24 (Monday) Winthrop at Wofford 5 p.m. Louisville at The Citadel 2:30 p.m. Western Carolina at Washington State 9 p.m. Georgia Southern at College of Charleston 6 p.m. Valparaiso at Samford 3 p.m. Campbell vs. Appalachian State 6 p.m. Buffalo at Davidson 3 p.m. Feb. 25 (Tuesday) (BB&T Ballpark; Winston-Salem, N.C.) Xavier at Furman 4 p.m. Appalachian State at North Carolina 3 p.m. Toledo at The Citadel 6 p.m. (Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.) UNCW at Elon 4 p.m. Jacksonville State at Samford 7 p.m. Morehead State at Wofford 4 p.m. Davidson at NC State 4 p.m. Wake Forest at UNCG 4 p.m. March 7 (Friday) Feb. 16 (Sunday) Furman at Georgia 4 p.m. UMBC vs. UNCG 10 a.m. Ball State at Wofford 12 p.m. Rhode Island at The Citadel 5 p.m. (Pelicans Ballpark; Myrtle Beach, S.C.) West Virginia at The Citadel 1 p.m. Wofford at Charleston Southern 6 p.m. North Florida vs. Western Carolina 1 p.m. Buffalo at Davidson 1 p.m. (Athens, Ga.) Ohio at Western Carolina 1 p.m. Feb. 26 (Wednesday) Minnesota vs. Elon 1:30 p.m. George Washington at UNCG 1 p.m. Elon at North Carolina A&T 4 p.m. (Pelicans Ballpark; Myrtle Beach, S.C.) Georgia Southern at Georgia 1 p.m. UAB at Samford 4 p.m. UNC Asheville at Appalachian State 4 p.m. Cincinnati at Elon 1:30 p.m. High Point at UNCG 4 p.m. Marist at Wofford 5 p.m. Appalachian State at Arkansas 2 p.m. Georgia Southern at Mercer 4 p.m. Furman at Gardner-Webb 6 p.m. Valparaiso at Samford 2 p.m. Charlotte at The Citadel 5 p.m. Massachusetts at Davidson 6 p.m. Toledo at Furman 3 p.m. Maine vs. Furman 1 p.m. College of Charleston at The Citadel 6 p.m. (Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.) (DeLand, Fla.) Holy Cross at Georgia Southern 6 p.m. ULM at Samford 7 p.m. Feb. 18 (Tuesday) Feb. 28 (Friday) Furman at East Tennessee State 3 p.m. Youngstown State at Appalachian State 2 p.m. March 8 (Saturday) Appalachian State at Tennessee 3 p.m. (Cary, N.C.) UMBC at Elon 10 a.m. Duke at UNCG 4 p.m. Saint Joseph’s at Elon 4 p.m. (Pelicans Ballpark; Myrtle Beach, S.C.) NC State at Elon 4 p.m. La Salle at Western Carolina 4 p.m. Elon at Coastal Carolina 1:30 p.m. The Citadel at USC Upstate 4 p.m. Georgetown at UNCG 4 p.m. (Pelicans Ballpark; Myrtle Beach, S.C.) Winthrop at Western Carolina 4 p.m. Longwood at Wofford 5 p.m. UNC Asheville at Appalachian State 2 p.m. Wake Forest at Davidson 6 p.m. Nebraska at The Citadel 5 p.m. Marist at Wofford 2 p.m. Ohio at Georgia Southern 6 p.m. Holy Cross at Georgia Southern 2:30 p.m. Feb. 19 (Wednesday) Miami (Ohio) at Davidson 6 p.m. The Citadel at College of Charleston 3 p.m. UNC Asheville at UNCG 4 p.m. Butler at Samford 7 p.m. ULM at Samford 3 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Wofford 4 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Furman 4 p.m. Georgia Tech at Georgia Southern 6 p.m. March 1 (Saturday) North Carolina A&T at Davidson 4:30 p.m. Michigan at Appalachian State 11:30 a.m. Minnesota at UNCG 5 p.m. Feb. 21 (Friday) (Cary, N.C.) (Pelicans Ballpark; Myrtle Beach, S.C.) Oklahoma vs. The Citadel 12 p.m. High Point at Elon 12:30 p.m. Buffalo vs. Western Carolina 5 p.m. (Orlando, Fla.) Nebraska at The Citadel 2 p.m. (Athens, Ga.) Appalachian State at NC State 3 p.m.