Player of the Year Pitcher of the Year Andrew Moritz, UNCG Matt Frisbee, UNCG Freshman of the Year Coach of the Year RJ Yeager, Mercer Link Jarrett, UNCG 22019019 SSOCONOCON BASEBALLBASEBALL 2019 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide The Southern Conference On the inside 702 N. Pine Street Spartanburg, SC 29303 2019 composite schedule ...............................................2-4 Phone: ......................................................................................................... 864-591-5100 2019 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 Phil Perry .............................. Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations Paul Lollis ..........................Assistant Commissioner for Video Productions ETSU..............................................................................20-21 Stanley Broaden ............................................. Director of Championships Furman ........................................................................22-23 Haley Shotwell .............................................. Director of Creative Services Mercer ..........................................................................24-25 Hannah Bradley ...............................Assistant Director of Media Relations S O UNCG ............................................................................26-27 Neili Akridge ..............................Executive Assistant to the Commissioner Carl Mattox .......................................Assistant Director of Championships C Samford .......................................................................28-29 Emily Fulton ................................................ External Operations Assistant O ON VMI ................................................................................30-31 Hannah Simmons ............................................. Media Relations Assistant N Western Carolina ......................................................32-33 Tony Thompson .................................................... Coordinator of Offi cials S P PORTS Woff ord ........................................................................34-35 Southern Conference Offi cers O 2018 year-in-review President: Dr. Jameica Hill, Woff ord College R Vice President: Dr. Jeff rey Hugdahl, Mercer University 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 .............................................59-65 SoCon all-tournament teams ..............................66-67 Annual coaches awards ...............................................68 Annual media awards .................................................. 69 Regional and national awards .............................70-73 Individual records ....................................................74-80 Team records .............................................................81-84 SoCon Championship records ............................85-86 Annual statistical leaders – individual ..............87-91 Credits SoCon Triple Crown winners ..................................... 87 Editor: Hannah Simmons Annual statistical leaders – team .......................91-95 Design: Hannah Simmons SoCon in the MLB First-Year Player Draft .........95-97 Cover: Haley Shotwell Coaching records .........................................................100 Editorial assistance: Phil Perry and the SoCon baseball SIDs. 2019 BASEBALL 1 CCOMPOSITEOMPOSITE SCHEDULESCHEDULE Feb. 15 (Friday) Feb. 24 (Sunday) March 5 (Tuesday) Saint Joseph’s vs. VMI 11 a.m. UNCG at Virginia Tech 12 p.m. UNCG at Winthrop 4 p.m. (Wilmington, N.C.) Wagner at ETSU 1 p.m. Samford at Jacksonville State 4 p.m. Iona at ETSU 1 p.m. Alabama A&M at Mercer 1 p.m. Georgia State at Mercer 6 p.m. Oakland at Western Carolina 2 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Furman 1 p.m. Clemson at Furman 6 p.m. Morehead State at Furman 4 p.m. St. John’s at Western Carolina 1 p.m. The Citadel at South Carolina 7 p.m. Quinnipiac at UNCG 4 p.m. Radford at Woff ord 1 p.m. Delaware State at The Citadel 4 p.m. VMI at Clemson 1 p.m. March 6 (Wednesday) Ohio University at Woff ord 5 p.m. Michigan at The Citadel 1 p.m. VCU at VMI 3 p.m. VMI at UNCW 6 p.m. Xavier at Samford 2 p.m. Western Carolina at UNC Asheville 4 p.m. (Wilmington, N.C.) Gardner-Webb at Furman 4 p.m. USC Upstate at Woff ord 5 p.m. Evansville at Mercer 6 p.m. Alabama State at Samford 5 p.m. Samford at South Florida 7 p.m. Feb. 25 (Monday) ETSU at Vanderbilt 5:30 p.m. UNCG at Virginia Tech 1 p.m. Mercer at Georgia Southern 6 p.m. Feb. 16 (Saturday) Gardner-Webb at Furman 6 p.m. Winthrop at The Citadel 6:30 p.m. Oakland at Western Carolina 12 p.m. Morehead State at Furman 1 p.m. Feb. 26 (Tuesday) March 8 (Friday) Ohio University at Woff ord 1 p.m. VMI at James Madison 3 p.m. Western Carolina vs. Michigan State` 2 p.m. Iona at ETSU 2 p.m. ETSU at Clemson 4 p.m. (First Pitch Invitational, Greenville, S.C.) Evansville at Mercer 2 p.m. Indiana State at Western Carolina 4 p.m. Binghamton at VMI 3 p.m. Delaware State at The Citadel 2:30 p.m. UNCG at Wake Forest 4 p.m. ETSU at Georgia State 4 p.m. Quinnipiac at UNCG 2 p.m. UNC Asheville at Woff ord 5 p.m. Princeton at UNCG 4 p.m. Oakland at Western Carolina 3 p.m. Florida A&M at Mercer 6 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Woff ord 5 p.m. Ohio University at Woff ord 4 p.m. Samford at Alabama State 7 p.m. Kennesaw State at Samford 5 p.m. Morehead State at Furman 5 p.m. Indiana State at Mercer 6 p.m. Samford at South Florida 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27 (Wednesday) Ohio State at Furman 6 p.m. VMI at Old Dominion 3 p.m. Charleston Southern at The Citadel 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17 (Sunday) Kent State at The CItadel 3 p.m. VMI vs. Saint Joseph’s 10 a.m. Florida A&M at Mercer 4 p.m. March 9 (Saturday) (Wilmington, N.C.) Indiana State at Western Carolina 4 p.m. Western Carolina vs. Appalachian State 10 a.m. Evansville at Mercer 12 p.m. UNC Asheville at Furman 5 p.m. (First Pitch Invitational, Greenville, S.C.) B Iona at ETSU 1 p.m. Woff ord at Charleston Southern 6 p.m. Princeton at UNCG 1 p.m. Quinnipiac at UNCG 1 p.m. ETSU at Georiga State 2 p.m. B BB Delaware State at The Citadel 1 p.m. March 1 (Friday) Furman vs. Michigan State 2 p.m. N Samford at South Florida 1 p.m. Western Carolina at Wright State 12 p.m. (Flour Field, Greenville, S.C.) O ON VMI at UNCW 2 p.m. (Keith LeClair Classic, Greenville, N.C.) Binghamton at VMI 2 p.m. (Wilmington, N.C.) Northern Kentucky at VMI 3 p.m. Woff ord at Gardner-Webb 3 p.m. C LIU Brooklyn at ETSU 4 p.m. Kennesaw State at Samford 3 p.m. O Feb. 19 (Tuesday) Penn at UNCG 4 p.m. Princeton at UNCG 4 p.m. S ETSU at Virginia Tech 2 p.m. Samford at Georgia State 4 p.m. Indiana State at Mercer 5 p.m. # #S VMI at Virginia 3 p.m. Harvard at Woff ord 5 p.m. The Citadel at Charleston Southern 6 p.m. UNCG at High Point 4 p.m. Mercer at Florida State 6 p.m. North Alabama at Samford 4 p.m. Furman at Wake Forest 6 p.m. March 10 (Sunday) North Alabama at The Citadel 6:30 p.m. Appalachian State at Furman 9 a.m. Feb. 20 (Wednesday) ETSU at Georgia State 1 p.m. Mercer at Florida A&M 4 p.m. March 2 (Saturday) Indiana State at Mercer 1 p.m. Western Carolina vs. Utah 12 p.m. Princeton at UNCG 1 p.m. Feb. 21 (Thursday) (Keith LeClair Classic, Greenville, N.C.) Binghamton at VMI 1 p.m. VCU at Woff ord 5 p.m. Mercer at Florida State 1 p.m. Charleston Southern at The Citadel 1 p.m. LIU Brooklyn at ETSU 2 p.m. Kennesaw State at Samford 2 p.m. Feb. 22 (Friday) Furman vs. Wake Forest 2 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Woff ord 3 p.m. Wagner at ETSU 4 p.m. (BB&T Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.) Western Carolina vs. Ohio State 5 p.m. St. John’s at Western Carolina 4 p.m. Penn at UNCG 2 p.m. (First Pitch Invitational, Greenville, S.C.) VMI at Clemson 4 p.m. Harvard at Woff ord 2 p.m.