BASEBALL FIVE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2015 SEVEN NCAA APPEARANCES: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015

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1 Feb. 16 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W, 6-3 Feb. 17 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W, 6-0 Feb. 18 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI W, 5-4 Feb. 21 COASTAL CAROLINA L, 0-13 Feb. 23 LIU BROOKLYN L, 2-7 Feb. 24 LIU BROOKLYN W, 11-4 Feb. 25 LIU BROOKLYN W, 7-0 Feb. 27 LIU BROOKLYN W, 8-2 Feb. 28 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 3-0 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON BASEBALL FIVE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2015 SEVEN NCAA APPEARANCES: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015 Athletic Communications Contact: Whitney Noble Cell: Office: SCHEDULE OVERALL: 10-2 CAA: 0-0 HOME: 10-2 AWAY: 0-0 NEUTRAL: 0-0 FEBRUARY MARCH Mar. 2 GEORGIA W, 5-2 Mar. 3 GEORGIA W, 6-0 Mar. 4 GEORGIA W, 6-4 Mar. 6 #19 East Carolina 6:30 PM Mar. 7 #19 East Carolina 2:30 PM Mar. 9 UC BAKERSFIELD 6:00 PM Mar. 10 UC BAKERSFIELD 2:00 PM Mar. 11 UC BAKERSFIELD 1:00 PM Mar. 13 QUINNIPIAC 6:00 PM Mar. 14 QUINNIPIAC 6:00 PM Mar. 16 Kansas State 3:00 PM Mar. 17 Kansas State 2:30 PM Mar. 18 Kansas State 12:00 PM Mar. 20 Charleston Southern 6:00 PM Mar. 21 Furman 6:00 PM Mar. 23 WILLIAM & MARY * 6:00 PM Mar. 24 WILLIAM & MARY * 2:00 PM Mar. 25 WILLIAM & MARY * 1:00 PM Mar. 27 COASTAL CAROLINA 6:00 PM Mar. 30 Elon * 6:00 PM Mar. 31 Elon * 1:00 PM APRIL Apr. 1 Elon * 1:00 PM Apr. 3 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 6:00 PM Apr. 6 JAMES MADISON * 6:00 PM Apr. 7 JAMES MADISON * 6:00 PM Apr. 8 JAMES MADISON * 1:00 PM Apr. 11 Citadel 4:00 PM Apr. 13 NORTHEASTERN * 6:00 PM Apr. 14 NORTHEASTERN * 2:00 PM Apr. 15 NORTHEASTERN * 1:00 PM Apr. 17 Georgia Southern 6:00 PM Apr. 20 Hofstra * 6:00 PM Apr. 21 Hofstra * 1:00 PM Apr. 22 Hofstra * 1:00 PM Apr. 24 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 6:00 PM Apr. 27 DELAWARE * 6:00 PM Apr. 28 DELAWARE * 2:00 PM Apr. 29 DELAWARE * 1:00 PM MAY May 4 Towson * 6:00 PM May 5 Towson * 1:00 PM May 6 Towson * 1:00 PM May 8 CITADEL 6:00 PM May 9 South Carolina 6:00 PM May 15 Citadel 6:00 PM May 17 UNCW * 6:00 PM May 18 UNCW * 2:00 PM May 19 UNCW * 2:00 PM May CAA Tournament * - CAA game GAMES COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON AT NO. 19 EAST CAROLINA March 6-7, 2018 Clark-Leclair Stadium Greenville, N.C. Live Stats: ECUPirates.com Video: Pirates All-Access 10-2, 0-0 CAA Head Coach...Chad Holbrook COFC Record , 0-0 CAA Career Record (Sixth) Social Media...@CofCBaseball SERIES INFORMATION Game 1: Mar. 6 6:30 pm Game 2: Mar. 7 3:00 pm All-Time Series Last Meeting...ECU 15, COFC Mar. 8, 2017 (Patriots Point) Current Streak...L2 LEADING OFF 8-3, 0-0 AAC Head Coach...Cliff Godwin UGA Record (4th) Career Record...Same Social The Cougars carry a seven-game winning streak into a critical two-game series with No. 19 East Carolina after sweeping SEC foe Georgia over the weekend. Dupree Hart set the tone for the Cougars last week, batting.467 with two doubles and five runs scored - including a 5-for-9 effort with a.692 on-base percentage over the weekend against Georgia. The 5-foot-7 second baseman currently leads the Cougars with a.395 batting average, which ranks sixth in the CAA. Senior right-hander Carter Love has not allowed a run over his first 14 innings this season and, with two and one-third scoreless frames in last Tuesday s win over LIU Brooklyn, became the program s alltime leader with his 73rd relief appearance. East Carolina got off to a blistering start to the season with seven wins in its first eight games - including a series victory at No. 6 North Carolina. The Pirates faltered a bit over the weekend with setbacks to Pepperdine and No. 28 Missouri State before rebounding with a 9-0 win against St. Joseph s. POSSIBLE STARTERS Pos. No. Name Yr. BA R H HR RBI Notes C 9 Danny Wondrack Jr TB 1B 34 Logan McRae RJr Preseason All-American 2B 5 Dupree Hart Jr FLD % 3B 4 Tommy Richter Sr Assists SS 1 Luke Manzo Jr SAC Bunts LF 40 Joey Mundy RJr OBP CF 25 Luke Morgan Sr PO RF 7 K.J Bryant Jr Doubles DH 10 Riley Knudsen Sr SLG % PROBABLE ROTATION COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON No. Name L/R Yr. APP-GS W-L ERA IP H BB SO WHIP Avg. GM1 14 Brian Rourke RHP Jr GM2 TBA EAST CAROLINA No. Name L/R Yr. APP-GS W-L ERA IP H BB SO WHIP Avg. GM1 19 Alec Burleson LHP Fr GM2 14 Jake Agnos LHP So

2 College of Charleston Baseball Game Notes HEAD COACH CHAD HOLBROOK FIRST SEASON OVERALL RECORD: (.660) With more than 20 years of coaching experience recruiting and producing top-level talent, being a part of two national championship teams and making six trips to the College World Series and 17 NCAA Regional appearances, Chad Holbrook was named head coach of the College of Charleston baseball program on July 20, We are excited to add Chad, Jenn, Reece and Cooper to the College of Charleston family, CofC Director of Athletics Matt Roberts said. It is a tribute to the tremendous heritage and tradition created by our incredible baseball alumni that our program can attract a coach with the talent, experience and national reputation of Chad Holbrook. It s a great day to be a Cougar. Holbrook, 46, previously served five seasons as head coach at the University of South Carolina, compiling a overall record and.654 winning percentage. During his time at the helm of the baseball program, the Gamecocks made three NCAA Regional appearances, with two NCAA Super Regionals in 2013 and What an honor to be the head baseball coach at the College of Charleston, Holbrook said. It is a privilege to be associated with the College s incredible tradition of excellence that I have admired for years. My family and I can t wait to entrench ourselves in one of the most unique communities in the country. I am especially looking forward to meeting our players and the passionate alumni who make Charleston such a special place. Our goal is to create a championship program that excites both our student-athletes and fans alike. That journey starts today. Holbrook is the only active coach to have been to eight NCAA Super Regionals, made 6 CWS and 5 national championship appearances and won 2 national championships. Chad Holbrook is a great addition to the College. I want to first thank our search committee for their hard work during this process. I greatly appreciate their insights and their recommendations, College of Charleston President Glenn F. McConnell said. Obviously, Coach Holbrook brings a wealth of experience and an incredible résumé of success. I know he will do big things on the diamond. However, what impressed me most about Coach Holbrook is his vision of modern-day student-athletes and how they are woven into the fabric of campus, academically and socially. Coach Holbrook s emphasis on civic engagement and community service perfectly reflects our institution s core values in producing graduates that will make a difference in the world. Plain and simple, Chad Holbrook will be a great fit on our campus a premier coach for a premier program. While at South Carolina, Holbrook coached numerous All-Americans, All-SEC selections, Academic All-Americans and MLB Draft picks. In 2017, the Gamecocks had six players drafted including All-American pitcher Clarke Schmidt taken No. 16 overall by the New York Yankees the fifth highest a Gamecock has ever been selected in the MLB Draft. He was joined by Wil Crowe in the second round by the Washington Nationals, Tyler Johnson in the fifth round by the Chicago White Sox, Alex Destino in the 14th round by the White Sox, Josh Reagan in the 15th round by the Oakland Athletics and John Parke in the 21st round by the White Sox. Outfielder Carlos Cortes earned Freshman All-America accolades from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Baseball America and Perfect Game. In 2016, USC won 46 games, turned in a 20-win season in conference play and claimed the SEC Eastern Division title. Right-hander Braden Webb earned Freshman Pitcher of the Year honors by the NCBWA in He pitched his way to unanimous Freshman All-America accolades with 10 wins, the most victories by a Gamecock in five seasons, and struck out a freshman-record 128 batters in innings pitched. Seven Gamecocks heard their names called in the 2016 MLB Draft including four selections in the Top 10 rounds. Webb was a third-round selection by the Milwaukee Brewers, outfielder Dom Thompson-Williams a fifth-round selection by the New York Yankees, infielder Marcus Mooney a 10th-round selection by the Atlanta Braves, Cone a 10th-round selection by the New York Mets, right-handed pitcher Taylor Widener a 12th-round selection by the New York Yankees, right-handed pitcher Wil Crowe a 21st-round selection by the Cleveland Indians and right-handed pitcher Matt Vogel a 25th-round selection by the Tampa Bay Rays. The Gamecocks succeeded in the classroom during the academic year as well earning a grade-point average in the spring of 2016 the highest team in-season GPA in the history of the baseball program. He was promoted to head baseball coach at the University of South Carolina on July 16, 2012, after four seasons serving as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator for the Gamecocks. Holbrook came to South Carolina in July of 2008 as associate head coach to Ray Tanner. Along with his recruiting coordinator duties, he served as hitting instructor, oversaw the Gamecock offense including base running and the short game, and was the third base coach. Holbrook also worked with the outfielders. He joined the Gamecocks after serving 15 seasons as a member of the University of North Carolina coaching staff. Holbrook was tabbed the 2011 ABCA/Baseball America Assistant Coach of the Year after the Gamecocks won their second-consecutive national championship title. A tremendous evaluator of talent, Holbrook was named the No. 10 best recruiter in all of college sports by ESPNU & ESPN The Magazine in the publication s January edition in The list was put together in conjunction with three-dozen experts who were asked the question, Who are the Top 20 recruiters in college sports? Holbrook was the only baseball coach mentioned on the list. Holbrook s 2015 team at USC was highlighted by first-team All-America first baseman Kyle Martin, who led the Gamecocks in all three Triple Crown categories with a.350 average, 14 homers and 56 RBI. He went on to earn first-team All- SEC honors and was selected in the fourth round of the 2015 MLB Draft. Second baseman Max Schrock also received All-SEC honors and was an 11th-round MLB Draft choice by the Washington Nationals. Left-handed pitcher Jack Wynkoop was later selected in the sixth round of the MLB Draft by the Colorado Rockies. The 2015 Gamecocks also set a school record with over 6,000 season tickets sold. In 2014, the Gamecocks finished and ranked as high as No. 22 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll. South Carolina went in the SEC and was one of only two schools in the conference to finish among the Top 4 teams in the league in both 2013 and 2014 and one of four schools in the SEC to win at least 40 games in both 2013 and USC was also one of only nine schools in the nation to serve as a NCAA Regional host site in 2013 and Among the highlights of 2014 included a series sweep of instate rival Clemson. Holbrook s team would claim six SEC series including a pair of wins at eventual national champion Vanderbilt as well as a series victory versus CWS participant Ole Miss. South Carolina hosted a NCAA Regional for the fifth-straight year making the Gamecocks one of only two schools in the nation to claim that distinction. USC set a total attendance record of 305,564 in 2014, the first time South Carolina eclipsed the 300,000-plus mark. South Carolina had seven players selected in the 2014 MLB Draft including five players in the first 11 rounds. Highlighting that group was catcher Grayson Greiner, who was a third-round pick and the No. 99 overall selection by the Detroit Tigers. Greiner was a second-team All-America honoree by Baseball America and Perfect Game and was named the USC Co-Male Student-Athlete of the Year alongside Gamecock two-sport standout Bruce Ellington. He was also be a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award given to the top catcher in college baseball and a member of the SEC All-Defensive Team. Left-handed pitcher Jordan Montgomery was a fourth-round selection by the New York Yankees after leading the pitching staff with an 8-5 record and a 3.42 ERA. He became the 22nd pitcher in school history to reach 20 wins. Infielder Joey Pankake was a seventh-round pick by the Detroit Tigers. He became the 26th player in school history to tally 200-or-more hits with a double in the second inning of the Florida game at the SEC Tournament. Outfielder Tanner English went in the 11th round to the Minnesota Twins after manning the center field position the entire year with 62 starts and being named to the SEC All-Defensive Team. Joel Seddon also was selected in the 11th round after earning second-team All-America honors from the NCBWA with 14 saves. He was also a second-team All-SEC choice. First baseman Kyle Martin was South Carolina s best hitter with a.336 average (82-for-244) and picked in the 20th round, but chose to return to school for the 2015 season. Right-handed pitcher Evan Beal rounded out the group as a 21st round choice by the Kansas City Royals. A Gamecock newcomer also found success as right-handed pitcher Wil Crowe earned Freshman All-America honors by Collegiate Baseball. In his first season, Crowe went 8-3 in 15 starts with a 2.75 ERA in 91.2 innings pitched. He was strong in his last start with the Garnet & Black as he pitched a four-hit complete game shutout in a 9-0 win against Campbell in the NCAA Regional that earned him All-Tournament Team honors. The Gamecocks shined off the field as Greiner continued a streak of a Gamecock student-athletes making the Capital One Academic All-America Teams to four years, following LB Dantzler s Academic All-America Division I Baseball Player of the Year nod and Michael Roth s two selections to the first team in In 2013, Holbrook s first season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled a record and turned in the school s 11th NCAA Super Regional appearance. He directed that year s squad to a final national ranking of No. 12 in the USA TODAY Baseball Coaches Poll, No. 13 by Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game and No. 14 by Baseball America. Among the top players on the 2013 squad was third-team All-America designated hitter LB Dantzler, who led South Carolina in hitting with a.322 average (69-for-214) and was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays. Left-hander Tyler Webb, earned third-team All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA as well as second-team All-SEC honors after anchoring a bullpen with 17 saves. He struck out 60 batters in 43.0 innings and pitched in 32 games on his way to setting a school record for career appearances with 110 on the mound with the Garnet & Black. The New York Yankees selected him in the 10th round. Greiner was tabbed second-team All-SEC at catcher as a sophomore and made USA Baseball s Collegiate National Team. Two Gamecock newcomers recruited by Holbrook garnered Freshman All-America honors. Max Schrock started 61 games at second base, hit.282 with six homers and 49 RBI with 36 walks to just 23 strikeouts, and was a second-team choice by Baseball America, the NCBWA and Perfect Game. Jack Wynkoop went 7-3 with a 3.09 ERA in 64.0 innings pitched on his way to recognition by Collegiate Baseball. Holbrook s team succeeded off the field logging its highest-cumulative GPA in school history with a in the Fall 2012 semester. The Gamecocks maintained a high mark in the Spring of 2013 with a GPA. The baseball team had 16 players named to the 2013 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. Among those were Dantzler, who was named 2013 CoSIDA Baseball Academic All-American of the Year, and was a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award. Right-hander Patrick Sullivan was South Carolina s male nominee for the Brad Davis SEC Community Service Scholarship. Holbrook s offensive prowess made an immediate impact on the South Carolina baseball program in his first four seasons as associate head coach to Tanner. His guidance was instrumental in helping the Gamecocks to back-to-back national championships in 2010 and 2011 at the College World Series as well as a national runner-up finish in Holbrook helped in the development of two-time All-America Christian Walker, who led the Gamecocks in all three Triple Crown categories in 2011 and He was a fourth-round selection by the Baltimore Orioles in the 2012 MLB Draft and was named to the CWS All-Tournament Team for a third time. He tied a CWS record for hits in a career as he notched 28 that put him alongside Dustin Ackley of North Carolina ( ), ironically also a player that Holbrook recruited and coached while in Chapel Hill. Holbrook worked to bridge together a new crop of Gamecocks in the 2012 season as he molded newcomers Tanner English, Grayson Greiner and Joey Pankake into SEC All-Freshman honorees. All three would factor into South Carolina s successful season. The group of newcomers was also rated the top recruiting class in the country by Collegiate Baseball and No. 6 in the nation by Baseball America in Holbrook played a key role in 2011 MLB supplemental-draft selection Jackie Bradley Jr. s Gamecock career. In 2010, Bradley was an All-SEC selection and College World Series Most Outstanding Player. That season, Holbrook helped to oversee an offense that peaked in the postseason with a.309 batting average in 12 postseason contests. In 2009, Holbrook s first season in Columbia, the Gamecocks finished with a team batting average of.310 on the year, the highest average in over nine seasons along with an improved on-base percentage of.394 and a.528 slugging percentage. South Carolina was also fifth in the nation with 109 home runs. Among the players he tutored that first year were Freshman All-America Jackie Bradley Jr. and All-SEC selections Justin Dalles, Nick Ebert, Bobby Haney and DeAngelo Mack. Prior to joining the Gamecock program, Holbrook worked for 15 seasons on the North Carolina coaching staff. While at UNC, the Tar Heels made 11 NCAA Tournament appearances including four NCAA Super Regionals and three trips to the College World Series. The 2007 squad also captured an ACC Championship title, the first in Chapel Hill since 1990 when Holbrook was a freshman player. At UNC, Holbrook mentored several top players including 2008 second-team All-America outfielder Tim Fedroff, third-team All-America first baseman Dustin Ackley and third-team All-America second baseman Kyle Seager. Ackley also earned third-team All-America honors in 2007 and was both Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball s Freshman of the Year. Ackley was drafted No. 2 overall in the 2009 MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners. As recruiting coordinator for the North Carolina program, Holbrook put together consecutive Top 10 recruiting classes that helped the Tar Heels in making three-consecutive College World Series appearances. He was instrumental in recruiting current MLB players Matt Harvey, Chris Iannetta, Andrew Miller, Seager and Ackley to Chapel Hill. From , North Carolina led the nation in wins with 54 in 2006, 57 in 2007 and 54 in PG Cross Checker ranked his last UNC recruiting class No. 3 in the nation. Holbrook s 2007 class ranked fourth in the nation by Baseball America with his 2006 class selected eighth in the country. Baseball America also ranked his 2004 class 11th in the nation with the publication naming the Tar Heels recruiting class No. 1 in That 2003 class also tied for first in Collegiate Baseball s recruiting rankings with South Carolina. Under Holbrook s eye, UNC batted.324 as a team during the 2008 season and posted six of the Top 7 hitting seasons in Tar Heel history. North Carolina also led the nation in hits (820) in The school record for batting average in Chapel Hill was also set under Holbrook s direction when the Tar Heels finished with a.325 mark in Holbrook s coaching career began in 1994 as an undergraduate assistant coach. In the fall of 1994, he was later promoted to full-time assistant coach up until 2007 when he earned a promotion to associate head coach. Holbrook also spent a summer in the Cape Cod League as head coach of the Harwich Mariners where he led them to the league s Eastern Division Championship in Before joining the North Carolina staff, Holbrook played for the Tar Heels from He was a second-team All-ACC selection as a senior hitting.353 at the plate. Holbrook also earned all-tournament team honors at the 1993 NCAA Central I Regional held in College Station, Texas, where he hit.565 (13-for-23) with three doubles and two triples in five games. Holbrook ranks second all-time on the UNC career list for triples (14) and stolen bases (40). A 1994 graduate of the University of North Carolina with a bachelor s degree in physical education, Holbrook is the son of Eddie Holbrook, former men s basketball head coach at Gardner-Webb and Furman. He and his wife, Jennifer (née Hilliard), have two sons: Reece (15) and Cooper (13).

3 2018 College of Charleston Baseball Game Notes COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON BASEBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. B/T Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 1 Luke Manzo SS R/R Jr. Marietta, Ga./Walton HS 2 Tommy Richter 3B/OF L/R Sr. Wayne, Pa./Conestoga HS 3 Bradley Dixon OF/3B R/R RJr. Greenwood, S.C./Emerald HS 4 Seth Wall C R/R Sr. Georgetown, S.C./Georgetown HS 5 Dupree Hart 2B R/R Jr. Rock Hill, SC./Northwestern HS 7 K.J. Bryant OF R/R RJr. Taylors, S.C./Clemson University 9 Danny Wondrack C R/R Jr. Wall, N.J./Wall HS 10 Riley Knudsen 1B L/R Sr. Cabot, Ark./Cowley County CC 11 Ari Sechopoulos 1B L/L So. Windsor, Ontario, Canada/Vincent Massey Secondary 12 Justin Baker RHP R/R Sr. Huntersville, N.C./Brunswick CC 13 Griffin McLarty RHP L/R So. Buckner, Ky./Oldham County HS 14 Brian Rourke RHP R/R Jr. Germantown, Md./Frederick CC 15 Jack Collins RHP R/R Fr. Decatur, Ala./Decatur HS 16 Austin George RHP R/R So. Mooresville, N.C./Lake Norman HS 17 Trey Fields RHP R/R Fr. Kingsport, Tenn./Sullivan South HS 18 Evan Sisk LHP L/L Jr. Chester, S.C./Lewisville HS 21 Kris Kuhn RHP R/R So. Summerville, S.C./Pinewood HS 22 Cameron Garrett C R/R Sr. Charleston, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist 23 Luke Stageberg UT R/L RFr. Greer, S.C./Riverside HS 24 Clay Hunt RHP/INF R/R Jr. Fort Mill, S.C./Nation Ford HS 25 Luke Morgan OF/INF R/R Sr. New Lenox, Ill./Iowa Western CC 26 Christian Shiver LHP L/L So. Monroe, Ga./George Walton Academy 27 Zach Williams LHP/OF L/L Fr. Marietta, Ga./Sprayberry HS 28 Nathan Ocker RHP R/R Jr. Middletown, Pa./Middletown Area HS 29 Drake Frix C R/R So. Plainville, Ga./Walton HS 30 Bryson Ward OF R/R Fr. Gaffney, S.C./Gaffney HS 31 Patch Dooley RHP R/R Fr. Deer Park, N.Y./Half Hallow Hills HS 32 Jakob Frishmuth RHP R/R So. Myrtle Beach, S.C./Carolina Forest HS 33 Carter Love RHP R/R Sr. Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell HS 34 Logan McRae OF R/R RJr. Florence, S.C./West Florence HS 36 Will Detwiler LHP L/L Sr. Camden, S.C./Heathwood Hall Episcopal 37 Aaron Adams 3B/OF R/R Fr. Lexington, S.C./River Bluff HS 38 Zach Banks LHP R/L Sr. Greenville, S.C./Brunswick CC 39 Justin Henle C S/R Jr. Fort Stewart, Ga./Wallace CC 40 Joey Mundy OF L/R RJr. Huntington, W.Va./Vanderbilt University Head Coach: Chad Holbrook, First Season (North Carolina, 1994) Assistant Head Coach/Hitting: Kevin Nichols, First Season (Alabama, 1996) Assistant Head Coach/Recruiting: Jim Toman, First Season (N.C. State, 1985) Assistant Coach/Pitching: Will Dorton Student Assistant Coach/Infield: Blake Butler Athletic Trainer: Zach Adams Pronunciation Guide Jakob Frishmuth Justin Henle Riley Knudsen Kris Kuhn Griffin McLarty Tommy Richter Luke Stageberg Ari Sechopoulos Danny Wondrack FRISH-muuth Hen-LEE Kah-NEWD-son COON Mic-LARR-tee RICK-ter Steigh-GAH-berg Suh-COP-ah-LIS whon-drack

4 College of Charleston Baseball Game Notes QUICK FACTS General Information Location...Charleston, S.C. Founded Nickname... Cougars President... Former Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell Athletics Director...Matt Roberts School Colors... Maroon and White Enrollment... 11,619 Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Colonial Athletic Association Stadium Information Home Field...Patriots Point Capacity... 2,000 Address...Patriots Point Rd...Mt. Pleasant, S.C Opened Dimensions...(L-R) 300, 375, 400, 375, 330 Home Record Press Box Phone Program History Years in Division I...28 (Since 1991) All-Time Record (.596) NCAA Appearances (Last)... Seven (2015) NCAA Super Regionals...Two (2006, 14) NCAA College World Series... None NCAA Tournament Record Conference Championships (Last)... Seven (2015) Conference Tournament Titles... Two (2006, 2014) Athletics Communications Baseball Contact...Whitney Noble Office Phone Cell Phone noblew@cofc.edu Web... Twitter...@CofCBaseball Baseball Staff Head Coach...Chad Holbrook (North Carolina, 1994) Overall Record (Sixth) CofC Record Asst. Head Coach/Hitting...Kevin Nichols (Alabama, 1996) Asst. Head Coach/Recruiting.. Jim Toman (N.C. State, 1985) Assistant Coach/Pitching... Will Dorton Athletic Trainer...Zach Adams 2017 Review Overall Record CAA Record (5th) Home Record Road Record Neutral Record Postseason...CAA Tournament Semifinals Starters Returning/Lost... 8/1 Lettermen Returning/Lost...22/5 Pitchers Returning/Lost...11/3 Newcomers...13 SERIES PREVIEW The Cougars and Pirates meet for the 14th time on Tuesday, with East Carolina leading the all-time series by a 9-4 margin. The Pirates took both games of the season series in 2017 at Patriots Point. LAST TIME OUT The Cougars pushed their win streak to seven with a series sweep of Georgia over the weekend, and held the Bulldogs to just six runs - only four of them earned - while pushing across 17 runs on 24 hits. MAKING HISTORY The Cougars accomplished a program-first in dramatic fashion on Sunday, when Joey Mundy and Luke Manzo sparked a two-out rally in the eighth to lead Charleston to a 6-4 come-from-behind win over Georgia to secure the program s first-ever sweep of a Power Five school. HART OF THE PROBLEM Dupree Hart gave the Bulldogs fits on both sides of the ball this weekend, finishing the three-game set with a.467 (5-for-9) batting average, a.692 on-base percentage, and a perfect fielding record in 14 attempts. The 5-foot-7 second baseman reached base in each of his first six plate appearances, and eight of his first nine in the series. SOPHOMORE STALWART Sophomore starter Griffin McLarty delivered one of the most memorable performances on the mound in recent memory for the Cougars on Saturday, scattering six hits and tying a career-high with seven strikeouts in the program s first complete game shutout since The 6-foot-3 right-hander is now tied with Jakob Frishmuth and Carter Love with a 2-0 record, and ranks second on the team with a 0.49 earned run average. SCOUTING EAST CAROLINA East Carolina enters the fourth week of the season ranked 19th in the D1 Baseball Top 25 Poll, down from 18th last week after dropping contests to Pepperdine and No. 28 Missouri State over the weekend. Bryant Packard and Spencer Brickhouse have combined for five home runs and 23 RBIs to lead the attack for the Pirates, while Jake Washer paces ECU with a.480 batting average. Tuesday starter Alec Burleson has not allowed a run and struck out 10 in seven innings over four appearances thus far. NATIONAL RANKINGS The Cougars are ranked amongst the national leaders in several statistical categories, including first (tie) in shutouts (4), second in walks allowed per nine innings (1.83), third in strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.68), fourth in WHIP (0.99), 14th in sacrifice bunts (10), and 19th in winning percentage (0.833). STREAKING COUGARS The Cougars have arguably been one of the best teams in the country over the last seven games, winning seven straight behind a pitching staff carrying a 1.43 earned run average in that span. CofC s offense has been clicking as well, batting.301 with nine home runs and 38 RBIs - 15 of them coming with two outs. ROURKE IN COMMAND Brian Rourke rebounded from a tough first outing with a superb second on Wednesday evening. The junior right-hander scattered four hits and striking out five in seven scoreless innings to earn his first win at The College.

5 2018 College of Charleston Baseball Game Notes 5 RECORD TRACKER SACRIFICE HITS Rk. No. Player, Years Brett Gardner, Oliver Marmol, Jess Easterling, Phillip Coker, Clay McCord, Gabe Marchant, Luke Manzo, 2016-present Byron Barber, Morgan Phillips, Alex Pastorius, APPEARANCES Rk. No. Player, Years Nick Chigges, Brett Harker, Carter Love, 2015-pres David Peterson, Charlie Wentzky, Sam Moore, Nathan Helvey, Will Detwiler, 2015-pres Casey Lucchese, Scott Oliver, RELIEF APPEARANCES Rk. No. Player, Years Carter Love, 2015-pres Dre Watts, Will Detwiler, 2015-pres Sam Moore, Brett Davey, Nick Osterman, Josh McLaughlin, Casey Lucchese, Shawn Holland, Casey Henry, EARNED RUN AVERAGE Rk. ERA Player (IP, ER), Year Taylor Clarke (218.1, 51) Josh McLaughlin (100.2, 29), Carter Love (167.0, 50), 2015-pres Danny Meszaros (132.2, 48), , Brandon Glazer (92.0, 29), Bailey Ober (259.2, 84), Matt Soale (86.0, 28), Kyle Owings (78, 26), Tyler Thompson (98.0, 33), Sam Moore (107.2, 37), 1992, SAVES Rk. No. Player, Years Brett Harker, Sam Moore, Carter Love, 2015-pres Michael Hanzlik, Josh McLaughlin, Andy Hutchings, Brett Davey, Kyle Owings, David Peterson, Dre Watts, DOUBLE THE DAMAGE Danny Wondrack put his power on display in Wednesday s 3-0 win over Georgia Southern, mashing two solo homers for his first career multihome run game. The junior catcher now leads the Cougars with three long balls. ON-BASE MACHINES Dupree Hart has reached base in each of the Cougars first 12 games, while Danny Wondrack had an 11-game streak snapped on Sunday. Hart and Luke Morgan have each posted five multi-hit games - with Morgan carrying an eight-game hit streak, and Hart seeing his 10-game stretch come to an end on Sunday. BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK JACKS The Cougars hit the program s first back-to-back-to-back home runs since 2011 on Febuary 24, when Luke Morgan, Logan McRae, and Danny Wondrack led off the third inning of CofC s 11-4 win over LIU Brooklyn with three straight solo homers. LOVE AT THE TOP Senior Carter Love has been oustanding in the early going this season, picking up two saves on the opening weekend to enter the week tied for 50th in the national rankings. The 6-foot-6, 225-pound righty has thrown 14 scoreless innings over five appearances, and with two and one-third shutout frames last Tuesday, became the program s all-time leader in relief outings. Love now ranks third on the program s all-time list with 18 career saves. SLICK-FIELDING DUO Middle infield tandem Dupree Hart and Luke Manzo have been nothing short of superb over the first 12 games of the season, combining for 37 putouts, 62 assists, and just one error for a combined fielding percentage of.990. Hart has been flawless with a perfect fielding percentage in 57 attempts thus far. FRONT FOOT START The Cougars got off to their first 3-0 start since the 2012 season with a sweep of Southeast Missouri State on the opening weekend. CofC s pitching and defense lead the charge, allowing runs in only three of 27 innings while committing just one error in the field. PRESEASON PHENOM Redshirt junior Logan McRae has been tabbed to a pair of Preseason All-American teams following nods to the Collegiate Baseball and NCBWA Preseason All-America First Teams. The sweet-swinging slugger was also named the CAA s Preseason Player of the Year after pacing the Cougars with 17 home runs and 63 RBIs last season. COUGARS TABBED THIRD IN CAA With a plethora of veteran leadership and an abundance of offensive talent, the Cougars are tabbed to finish third in the race for the 2018 Colonial Athletic Association regular season championship. WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE The Cougars are likely to benefit from a bevy of experience - both in the dugout and on the field - this season. Coach Holbrook and his staff boast more than 30 years of head coaching experience, including an 18-year stint at the helm of the Erskine College baseball program for assistant head coach Kevin Nichols.

6 College of Charleston Baseball Game Notes 2018 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON BASEBALL COMBINED STATISTICS Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Hart, Dupree Morgan, Luke Bryant, K.J Wondrack, Danny Dixon, Bradley McRae, Logan Richter, Tommy Manzo, Luke Frix, Drake Mundy, Joey Knudsen, Riley Garrett, Cameron Sechopoulos, Ari Henle, Justin Stageberg, Luke Ward, Bryson Wall, Seth Williams, Zach Hunt, Clay Totals Opponents LOB - Team (82), Opp (71). DPs turned - Team (12), Opp (11). TPs turned - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (2), Hart, D. 1, Sechopoulos 1. Picked off - Hart, D. 1, Manzo, L. 1. (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Love, Carter / McLarty, Griffin / Frishmuth, Jakob / Sisk, Evan / Baker, Justin / Collins, Jack / Dooley, Patch / Ocker, Nathan / Williams, Zach / George, Austin / Rourke, Brian / Detwiler, Will / Kuhn, Kris / Hunt, Clay / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), Wondrack, D. 1. Pickoffs - Team (1), Frishmuth, J 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Wondrack, D. (5-7), Love, C. (2-2), Rourke, B. (1-2), Sisk, E. (2-2), McLarty, G. (0-1).

7 2018 College of Charleston Baseball Game Notes COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON BASEBALL CAA COMBINED STATISTICS Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Mundy, Joey Richter, Tommy Sechopoulos, Ari Hart, Dupree McRae, Logan Dixon, Bradley Manzo, Luke Roper, Ereven Freeman, Xavier Wall, Seth Wondrack, Danny Knudsen, Riley Morgan, Luke Hunt, Clay Totals Opponents LOB - Team (200), Opp (157). DPs turned - Team (19), Opp (21). TPs turned - Team (1). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (3), Sechopoulos 1, McRae, L. 1, Roper, E. 1. Picked off - Dixon, B. 2, Manzo, L. 2, Hart, D. 1, Freeman, X. 1, McRae, L. 1. (CAA games only Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Sisk, Evan / Love, Carter / Ocker, Nathan / Frishmuth, Jakob / McLarty, Griffin / Baker, Justin / White, Tucker / Ober, Bailey / Hunt, Clay / McKinley, Max / Detwiler, Will / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (1), Roper, E. 1, Opp (3). Pickoffs - Team (8), Frishmuth, J 3, Roper, E. 2, Sisk, E. 2, White, T. 1, Opp (7). SBA/ATT - Roper, E. (21-27), Frishmuth, J (6-7), Sisk, E. (4-6), Wondrack, D. (5-5), Love, C. (5-5), Ocker, N. (3-5), Ober, B. (3-4), Hunt, C. (3-3), Detwiler, W. (2-3), Baker, J. (1-1).

8 College of Charleston Baseball Game Notes 2018 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON BASEBALL HITTING GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr tb bb ibb sb cs hbp sac sf gdp k po a e lob avg Feb 16 SOUTHEAST MISSOUR Feb 17 SOUTHEAST MISSOUR Feb 18 SOUTHEAST MISSOUR Feb 21 COASTAL CAROLINA Feb 23 LIU BROOKLYN Feb 24 LIU BROOKLYN Feb 25 LIU BROOKLYN Feb 27 LIU BROOKLYN Feb 28 GA SOUTHERN Mar 02 GEORGIA Mar 03 GEORGIA Mar 04 GEORGIA Totals

9 2018 College of Charleston Baseball Game Notes COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON BASEBALL PITCHING GAME-BY-GAME Date Opponent ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr wp bk hbp dp ibb score w-l sv era Feb 16 SOUTHEAST MISSOUR Feb 17 SOUTHEAST MISSOUR Feb 18 SOUTHEAST MISSOUR Feb 21 COASTAL CAROLINA Feb 23 LIU BROOKLYN Feb 24 LIU BROOKLYN Feb 25 LIU BROOKLYN Feb 27 LIU BROOKLYN Feb 28 GA SOUTHERN Mar 02 GEORGIA Mar 03 GEORGIA Mar 04 GEORGIA Totals

10 College of Charleston Baseball Game Notes 2018 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON BASEBALL SITUATIONAL HITTING STATISTICS vs left vs right w/runners w/bases empty w/bases loaded as leadoff fly gnd fly/ Player h ab avg h ab avg h ab avg h ab avg h ab avg rch ops pct out out gnd Bryant, K.J Dixon, Bradley Frix, Drake Garrett, Cameron Hart, Dupree Henle, Justin Knudsen, Riley Manzo, Luke McRae, Logan Morgan, Luke Mundy, Joey Richter, Tommy Sechopoulos, Ari Stageberg, Luke Ward, Bryson Williams, Zach Wondrack, Danny Totals Opponents w/runners w/runner on 3rd success 2- rnrs pinch hitting in scoring pos and LT 2 out with 2 outs adv runners out adv rnrs rch rch Player h ab avg h ab avg rbi ops pct h ab avg adv ops pct rbi w/out lob err fc kl Bryant, K.J Dixon, Bradley F r i x,d r a k e Garrett, Cameron Hart, Dupree Henle, Justin Knudsen, Riley Manzo, Luke McRae, Logan Morgan, Luke Mundy, Joey Richter, Tommy Sechopoulos, Ari Stageberg, Luke Ward, Bryson Williams, Zach Wondrack, Danny Totals Opponents Success Advancing Runners = percentage of times the batter advanced at least one runner during a plate appearance #Rnrs Adv w/out = TOTAL number of runners advanced when the player made an out

11 2018 College of Charleston Baseball Game Notes COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON BASEBALL SITUATIONAL PITCHING STATISTICS vs left vs right w/runners w/bases empty vs leadoff with 2 outs fly gnd fly/ Player h ab avg h ab avg h ab avg h ab avg rch ops pct h ab avg out out gnd gdp Baker, Justin Collins, Jack Detwiler, Will Dooley, Patch Frishmuth, Jakob George, Austin H u n t,c l a y Kuhn, Kris Love, Carter McLarty, Griffin Ocker, Nathan Rourke, Brian Sisk, Evan Williams, Zach Totals Opponents Player app gs ip/app *h/g *r/g *er/g *bb/g *so/g k/bb *2b/g *3b/g *hr/g *fo/g *go/g *bf/g sba att pct Baker, Justin Collins, Jack Detwiler, Will Dooley, Patch Frishmuth, Jakob George, Austin Hunt, Clay Kuhn, Kris Love, Carter McLarty, Griffin Ocker, Nathan Rourke, Brian Sisk, Evan Williams, Zach Totals Opponents * = average based on 9-inning game

12 College of Charleston Baseball Game Notes 2018 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON BASEBALL SUMMARY STATISTICS Score by innings Total Charleston Opponents Record when... Overall 10-2 Conference 0-0 Non-Conference 10-2 Home games 10-2 Away games 0-0 Neutral site 0-0 Day games 10-2 Night games 0-0 vs Left starter 4-0 vs Right starter Run games Run games Run games 5-2 Extra innings 0-0 Shutouts 4-1 Scoring 0-2 runs runs runs runs 1-0 Opponent 0-2 runs runs runs runs 0-1 Scored in 1st inning 2-1 Opp. scored in 1st 2-2 Scores first 7-0 Opp. scores first 3-2 After 6 leading trailing tied 0-0 After 7 leading trailing tied 0-0 After 8 leading trailing tied 0-0 Hit 0 home runs home run home runs 2-0 Opponent 0 home runs home run HRs 0-1 Made 0 errors error errors 1-1 Opp. made 0 errors error errors 5-1 Out-hit opponent 9-1 Out-hit by opponent 1-1 Hits are tied 0-0 Record when team scores: Runs W-L Record when opponent scores: Runs W-L Record when leading after: Inn W-L Record when trailing after: Inn W-L Record when tied after: Inn W-L Current winning streak: 7 Longest winning streak: 7 Longest losing streak: 2 Home attendance : 7842 ( 12 dates avg = 653 ) Away attendance : 0 ( 0 dates avg = 0 ) Total attendance: 7842 ( 12 dates avg = 653 )