22016016 SSOCONOCON BASEBALLBASEBALL 2016 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide The Southern Conference On the inside 702 N. Pine Street Spartanburg, SC 29303 2016 composite schedule ...............................................2-4 Phone: ......................................................................................................... 864-591-5100 2016 Southern Conference Championship ................5 Fax: ............................................................................................................... 864-591-3448 Website: ............................................................................................. SoConSports.com Southern Conference History ...........................................................................6-10 SoCon Principles ............................................................11 Conference staff Hall of Fame ...............................................................12-13 John Iamarino ..................................................................... Commissioner Commissioner John Iamarino ................................... 14 Geoff Cabe ................................................ Senior Associate Commissioner Staff .....................................................................................15 Sue Arakas ........................................................... Associate Commissioner Doug King .................................. Associate Commissioner for Compliance Media Relations ..............................................................16 Jason Yaman .........................Associate Commissioner for Media Relations Teams Kate Barnett .................................................... Director of Championships The Citadel .................................................................18-19 Paul Lollis .................................................... Director of Video Productions Jordan Trolinger ........................................... Director of Creative Services ETSU..............................................................................20-21 Joseph Kaminski .............................. Assistant Director of Championships Furman ........................................................................22-23 Phil Perry ..........................................Assistant Director of Media Relations S O Mercer ..........................................................................24-25 Laura Hayes ................................Executive Assistant to the Commissioner Brandi Anderson ....................................................... Operations Assistant C UNCG ............................................................................26-27 Cobey Culton ......................................................Media Relations Assistant O ON B Samford .......................................................................28-29 Tony Thompson .................................................... Coordinator of Offi cials N B VMI ................................................................................30-31 S N Southern Conference Offi cers P PORTS O O Western Carolina ......................................................32-33 President: Dr. A.J. Grube, Western Carolina University Vice President: Dr. Jameica Hill, Woff ord College R C Woff ord ........................................................................34-35 T O 2015 year-in-review S . S C COM # Year-in-review ...........................................................36-37 O Team stats ...................................................................38-40 M Individual stats .........................................................41-43 All-time records and honors Yearly standings .......................................................44-48 SoCon Championship results ..............................49-51 SoCon in the NCAA tournament ........................52-54 Players/Pitchers of the Week ...............................55-57 GREENVILLE, SC « MAY 24-29 Players/Pitchers of the Month ...................................58 All-conference teams .............................................59-64 SoCon all-tournament teams ....................................65 Yearly awards ..................................................................66 Regional and national awards .............................67-69 Individual records ....................................................70-76 Team records .............................................................77-80 SoCon Championship records ............................81-82 Credits Annual statistical leaders – individual ..............83-87 Editor: Phil Perry Design: Phil Perry Annual statistical leaders – team .......................87-90 Cover: Phil Perry SoCon in the MLB First-Year Player Draft .........91-94 Editorial assistance: Jason Yaman and the SoCon baseball SIDs. Online services: www.issuu.com 2016 BASEBALL 1 CCOMPOSITEOMPOSITE SCHEDULESCHEDULE Feb. 19 (Friday) Feb. 27 (Saturday) March 8 (Tuesday) VMI vs. UMBC 10 a.m. Dayton at Furman 1 p.m. ETSU at North Carolina A&T 3 p.m. (Winston, Salem, N.C.) BYU at Samford 1 p.m. UNC Asheville at Furman 4 p.m. VMI vs. UMBC 2 p.m. Siena at The Citadel 2 p.m. James Madison at VMI 4 p.m. (Winston, Salem, N.C.) Xavier at Mercer 2 p.m. Presbyterian at Western Carolina 4 p.m. Bowling Green at ETSU 3 p.m. Lafayette at VMI 2 p.m. Mercer at Georgia State 6 p.m. Western Carolina at UNCW 4 p.m. Binghamton at UNCG 2 p.m. USC Upstate at The Citadel 6 p.m. Radford at Mercer 4 p.m. Evansville at Woff ord 2 p.m. Troy at Samford 7 p.m. UNCG at High Point 4 p.m. Northern Kentucky at ETSU 2 p.m. Fordham at Furman 4 p.m. ULM at Western Carolina 3 p.m. March 9 (Wednesday) (Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.) UNCG at UNCW 4 p.m. Kentucky at Woff ord 5 p.m. Feb. 28 (Sunday) Tennessee at ETSU 6 p.m. Butler at Samford 5 p.m. Siena at The Citadel 1 p.m. Richmond at The Citadel 6 p.m. Virginia Tech at The Citadel 5 p.m. ULM at Western Carolina 1 p.m. Furman at South Carolina 7 p.m. Northern Kentucky at ETSU 1 p.m. Feb. 20 (Saturday) Dayton at Furman 1 p.m. March 11 (Friday) Western Carolina vs. Richmond 12 p.m. Binghamton at UNCG 1 p.m. UNCG vs. Illinois 1 p.m. (Wilmington, N.C.) Xavier at Mercer 1 p.m. (Conway, S.C.) VMI vs. Georgetown 12 p.m. Lafayette at VMI 1 p.m. Maryland Eastern Shore at VMI 3 p.m. (Winston, Salem, N.C.) UNC Asheville at Woff ord 4 p.m. UNCG at Coastal Carolina 4 p.m. Michigan State at Furman 12 p.m. The Citadel at Elon 4 p.m. (Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.) March 1 (Tuesday) Western Carolina at Indiana 4:35 p.m. Radford at Mercer 2 p.m. VMI at Richmond 2:30 p.m. Mercer at College of Charleston 5 p.m. Bowling Green at ETSU 2 p.m. Niagara at Western Carolina 4 p.m. La Salle at ETSU 6 p.m. Stony Brook at Woff ord 2 p.m. Woff ord at Clemson 4 p.m. Samford at Southern Miss 7 p.m. High Point at UNCG 2 p.m. UNCG at NC State 4 p.m. Furman at Tulane 7:30 p.m. Butler at Samford 2 p.m. UAB at Samford 5 p.m. S Virginia Tech at The Citadel 2 p.m. USC Upstate at Furman 5 p.m. March 12 (Saturday) O Butler at Samford 5 p.m. UNC Asheville at ETSU 6 p.m. UNCG vs. Illinois 12 p.m. Florida A&M at Mercer 6 p.m. (Conway, S.C.) C Feb. 21 (Sunday) South Carolina at The Citadel 7 p.m. Cornell at Woff ord 1 p.m. O B Western Carolina vs. St. John’s 10 a.m. Maryland Eastern Shore at VMI 2 p.m. N (Wilmington, N.C.) March 2 (Wednesday) La Salle at ETSU 2 p.m. B BB S George Mason at Woff ord 1 p.m. Niagara at Western Carolina 4 p.m. The Citadel at Elon 2 p.m. N Virginia Tech at The Citadel 1 p.m. Longwood at VMI 4 p.m. Western Carolina at Indiana 2:05 p.m. P O O ON UNCG at High Point 1 p.m. Florida A&M at Mercer 4 p.m. Mercer at College of Charleston 2:30 p.m. Bowling Green at ETSU 1 p.m. Woff ord at USC Upstate 4 p.m. Samford at Southern Miss 3 p.m. R C Radford at Mercer 1 p.m. Cornell at Woff ord 4 p.m. T O VMI vs. Wake Forest 2 p.m. March 4 (Friday) Furman at Tulane 5 p.m. S . S (Winston, Salem, N.C.) Binghamton at VMI 3 p.m. C # #S Butler at Samford 2 p.m. Purdue at ETSU 4 p.m. March 13 (Sunday) O Presbyterian at Furman 3 p.m. Army at UNCG 4 p.m. Cornell at Woff ord 12 p.m. (Fluor Field; Greenville, S.C.) Western Carolina at Georgia Tech 4 p.m. Mercer at College of Charleston 1 p.m. M Ohio at Woff ord 4 p.m. La Salle at ETSU 1 p.m. Feb. 23 (Tuesday) Austin Peay at Mercer 6 p.m. Maryland Eastern Shore at VMI 1 p.m. Furman at Presbyterian 2 p.m. College of Charleston at The Citadel 6 p.m. Western Carolina at Indiana 1:05 p.m. ETSU at Virginia Tech 3 p.m. Samford at ULM 7 p.m. The Citadel at Elon 1:30 p.m. VMI at Virginia 3 p.m. Furman at Tulane 2 p.m. The Citadel at Winthrop 4 p.m. March 5 (Saturday) Samford at Southern Miss 2 p.m. Elon at UNCG 4 p.m. Holy Cross at Furman 1 p.m. UNCG at Coastal Carolina 3 p.m. Georgia at Mercer 4 p.m. Purdue at ETSU 1 p.m. Austin Peay at Mercer 2 p.m. March 15 (Tuesday) Feb. 24 (Wednesday) Army at UNCG 2 p.m. VCU at VMI 6 p.m. Western Carolina at UNC Asheville 4 p.m. Binghamton at VMI 2 p.m. Georgia Southern at Mercer 6 p.m. USC Upstate at Woff ord 5 p.m. Western Carolina at Georgia Tech 2 p.m. College of Charleston at Furman 6 p.m. Ohio at Woff ord 2 p.m. Samford at Alabama State 7 p.m. Feb. 25 (Thursday) The Citadel at College of Charleston 2:30 p.m. Clemson at The Citadel 7 p.m. BYU at Samford 5 p.m. Holy Cross at Furman 4 p.m. Purdue at ETSU 4:30 p.m. March 16 (Wednesday) Feb. 26 (Friday) Ohio at Woff ord 5 p.m. Woff ord at Presbyterian 3 p.m. BYU at Samford 3 p.m. Samford at ULM 7 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Western Carolina 4 p.m. Northern Kentucky