22018018 SSOCONOCON BASEBALLBASEBALL 2018 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide The Southern Conference On the inside 702 N. Pine Street Spartanburg, SC 29303 2018 composite schedule ...............................................2-4 Phone: ......................................................................................................... 864-591-5100 2018 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 Stanley Broaden ............................................. Director of Championships ETSU..............................................................................20-21 Holly Weber ................................................... Director of Creative Services Furman ........................................................................22-23 Paul Lollis .................................................... Director of Video Productions Mercer ..........................................................................24-25 Haley Shotwell .................................Assistant Director of Media Relations S O UNCG ............................................................................26-27 Neili Akridge ..............................Executive Assistant to the Commissioner Sarah Traynor ..................................................... Championships Assistant C Samford .......................................................................28-29 Philip Marcello ...................................................Media Relations 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. Jameica Hill, Woff ord College O 2017 year-in-review Vice President: Dr. Jeff rey Hugdahl, Mercer University 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 .............................................59-65 SoCon all-tournament teams ..............................66-67 18 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: Philip Marcello Annual statistical leaders – team .......................91-95 Design: Philip Marcello SoCon in the MLB First-Year Player Draft .........95-97 Cover: Phil Perry Coaching records .........................................................100 Editorial assistance: Phil Perry and the SoCon baseball SIDs. Online services: www.issuu.com 2018 BASEBALL 1 CCOMPOSITEOMPOSITE SCHEDULESCHEDULE Feb. 16 (Friday) Feb. 25 (Sunday) March 7 (Tuesday) Rice vs. Samford 12 p.m. Canisius at Western Carolina 12 p.m. Boston College at Woff ord TBA (UCF Tournament, Orlando, Fla.) ETSU at Florida Gulf Coast 1 p.m. Pennsylvania at Furman 2 p.m. Northern Kentucky at ETSU 3 p.m. UNCG at Tennessee 1 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at ETSU 4 p.m. Marist at Furman 4 p.m. Furman at NC State 1 p.m. UNCG at Elon 4 p.m. Western Carolina at East Carolina 4 p.m. Lafayette at VMI 1 p.m. Savannah State at Mercer 6 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Mercer 4 p.m. La Salle at The Citadel 1 p.m. The Citadel at Winthrop 6 p.m. George Mason at The Citadel 4 p.m. UNC Asheville at Mercer 1 p.m. Austin Peay at Samford 7 p.m. VMI at South Carolina 4 p.m. Harvard at Samford 1 p.m. Appalachian State at UNCG 4 p.m. Presbyterian at Woff ord 4 p.m. March 9 (Friday) Kentucky at Woff ord 5 p.m. UMass Lowell at VMI 3 p.m. Feb. 27 (Tuesday) Lafayette at UNCG 4 p.m. Feb. 17 (Saturday) VMI at Virginia 3 p.m. Mercer at Kansas State 4 p.m. VMI at South Carolina 12 p.m. Furman at South Carolina 4 p.m. Ball State at Western Carolina 5 p.m. Northern Kentucky at ETSU 12 p.m. Appalachian State at Western Carolina 4 p.m. Connecticut at The Citadel 6 p.m. Virginia vs. Samford 1 p.m. Alabama at Samford 5 p.m. Michigan State at Furman 6 p.m. (UCF Tournament, Orlando, Fla.) Georgia Southern at The Citadel 5 p.m. Winthrop at ETSU 6:30 p.m. Marist at Furman 1 p.m. Woff ord at Georgia 5 p.m. Western Carolina at Clemson 6:30 p.m. Western Carolina at East Carolina 2 p.m. Mercer at Kennesaw State 6 p.m. Georgia State at Samford 7 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Mercer 2 p.m. Appalachian State at UNCG 2 p.m. Feb. 28 (Wednesday) March 10 (Saturday) Louisville at The Citadel 3 p.m. UNC Asheville at Western Carolina 4 p.m. Illinois at Furman 12 p.m. Northern Kentucky at ETSU 3 p.m. UNCG at Wake Forest 4 p.m. Connecticut at The Citadel 2 p.m. Fordham at Woff ord 5 p.m. Kennesaw State at Mercer 6 p.m. Lafayette at UNCG 2 p.m. Ball State at Western Carolina 2 p.m. Feb. 18 (Sunday) March 2 (Tuesday) Winthrop at ETSU 2 p.m. VMI at South Carolina 1 p.m. Western Carolina at Louisville 3 p.m. Marist at Woff ord 2 p.m. Marist at Furman 1 p.m. Oakland at VMI 3 p.m. UMass Lowell at VMI 2 p.m. Dayton at Woff ord 1 p.m. Samford at Kennesaw State 4 p.m. Mercer at Kansas State 3 p.m. Western Carolina at East Carolina 1 p.m. Central Connecticut State at Furman 4 p.m. Georgia State at Samford 3 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at Mercer 1 p.m. Marist at UNCG 4 p.m. B Northern Kentucky at ETSU 1 p.m. Pennsylvania at Woff ord 5 p.m. March 11 (Sunday) Appalachian State at UNCG 1 p.m. ETSU at Tennessee 6 p.m. Winthrop at ETSU 1 p.m. B BB Samford at UCF 2 p.m. Charleston Southern at The Citadel 6 p.m. Ball State at Western Carolina 1 p.m. N (UCF Tournament, Orlando, Fla.) Lafayette at UNCG 1 p.m. O ON Richmond at The Citadel 3 p.m. March 3 (Saturday) Connecticut at The Citadel 1 p.m. Western Carolina at Louisville 1 p.m. Georgia State at Samford 2 p.m. C Feb. 20 (Tuesday) ETSU at Middle Tennesseee 1 p.m. Mercer at Kansas State 2 p.m. O Morehead State at Western Carolina 2 p.m. Central Connecticut State at Furman 1 p.m. Marist at Woff ord 2 p.m. S VMI at Virginia 3 p.m. Pennsylvania at Woff ord 2 p.m. Presbyterian at Furman 3 p.m. # #S Furman at Clemson 4 p.m. Marist at UNCG 2 p.m. Florida A&M at Mercer 4 p.m. Oakland at VMI 2 p.m. March 12 (Monday) Jacksonville State at Samford 5 p.m. Charleston Southern at The Citadel 3 p.m. Connecticut at The Citadel 3 p.m. Oakland at UNCG 4 p.m. Samford at Kennesaw State 4 p.m. Marist at Woff ord 6 p.m. Holy Cross at Mercer 6 p.m. Feb. 21 (Wednesday) March 13 (Tuesday) Florida A&M at Mercer 4 p.m. March 4 (Sunday) Elon at UNCG 4 p.m. UNC Asheville at Woff ord 5 p.m. Central Connecticut State at Furman 11:30 a.m. Western Carolina at Tennessee 6 p.m. ETSU at Memphis 12 p.m. Furman at Winthrop 6 p.m. Feb. 23 (Friday) Western Carolina at Louisville 1 p.m. Samford at Jacksonville State 7 p.m. Furman at NC State 3 p.m. Pennsylvania at Woff ord 1 p.m. La Salle at The Citadel 3 p.m. Marist at UNCG 1 p.m. March 14 (Tuesday) Lafayette at VMI 3 p.m. Charleston Southern at The Citadel 1 p.m Western Carolina at Tennessee 6 p.m. UNCG at Tennessee 3:30 p.m. Oakland at VMI 2 p.m. USC Upstate at Woff ord 6 p.m. UNC Asheville at Mercer 4 p.m. Holy Cross at Mercer 3 p.m. Richmond at The Citadel 6 p.m. Canisius at Western Carolina 4 p.m. Samford at Kennesaw State 4 p.m. Georgia Southern