Friday, March 15
Davidson, N.C.
6:00 p.m.
Davidson College
vs
Furman
Fans will hear some of the music the above 1955 team would have liked to have had played at their games had they had today's Wilson Field audio system.
Baseball to Host Furman for Two, Play at Fluor Field Sunday
3/15/2013 10:40:00 AM | Baseball
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DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson will host Furman at Wilson Field Friday at 6 p.m. with a "50's Night" theme and Saturday at 2 p.m. before heading to Greenville, S.C. Sunday to conclude the three-game Southern Conference series at Fluor Field, home of the Single-A Greenville Drive.
CATCHING THE ACTION
Admission to Wilson Field is free, while tickets for the game at Fluor Field, slated to start at 2 p.m., range from $7 to $10, and can be purchased by visiting the Fluor Field Box Office, calling (864) 240-4528, or clicking here to purchase online. Live stats, live video and Twitter updates will be provided for the games at Wilson Field, but live video will be unavailable for the game in Greenville.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Fri. – (F) LHP Nate Smith (1-0, 2.60) vs. (D) RHP Ryan Lowe (2-1, 3.32)
Sat. – (F) RHP Elliot Warford (0-1, 3.86) vs. (D) RHP Danny Mooney (2-1, 3.80)
Sun. – (F) RHP Jake Wolff (2-0, 3.44) vs. (D) TBA
LEADING OFF
- It's 1950's night at Wilson Field Friday. Hot dogs are available for $1, there will be 50's music and themed trivia and games with chances to win prizes such as Char-Grill gift cards. The theme night is a collaboration with Rusk House, which will be hosting a “Dancing Through the Decades” event to support IGNITE Saturday beginning at 5 p.m. IGNITE is a new community center in Davidson, North Carolina for young adults with high functioning autism (HFA) or Asperger's syndrome (AS) that offers activities, skills training, and educational workshops that will foster social, financial, educational and employment independence for its members. But most importantly, it offers a social environment where members can connect with others and experience a sense of community. IGINITE will have an information table at the game, and there will also be a silent auction for a team-signed bat and hat throughout the game to support their cause.
- Davidson begins its third consecutive home Southern Conference series Friday at 6 p.m. against Furman, and has played at home for the past five weekends. The Wildcats are 6-5 at Wilson Field, 0-3 on the road and 2-4 in SoCon games.
- Davidson is coming off a 12-4 loss at No. 5 South Carolina, and has one win in its last six games, which also included No. 1 North Carolina.
- Andrew Barna leads the team with a .328 batting average, while freshman Lee Miller has four of the team's eight home runs to rank sixth in the Southern Conference and he also leads the team and ranks 10th in the SoCon with a .638 slugging percentage. Forrest Brandt has a team-best 12 RBI.
- RHP Danny Mooney has won his last two starts.
- Davidson was swept by Furman last season, falling in extra innings in both ends of a doubleheader to conclude the 2012 season.
THE SERIES
VS. FURMAN: Davidson trails in the all-time series, which dates back to 1904, 78-112-1. The Wildcats lost their first series to Furman since 2008 when they were swept in Greenville to conclude the 2012 season, dropping the first game of a doubleheader in 12 innings and the second game in 10 innings. Davidson took two of three in 2009 at home and again in 2010 on the road. The two teams split rain-shortened series in 2011 at Wilson Field.
SCOUTING FURMAN
Furman is 13-4 this season and 4-2 in Southern Conference action, sweeping Michigan State, Miami (Ohio) and Cincinnati in games at Flour Field and at home, and winning SoCon series over Elon and Appalachian State. Furman, which is hitting .297 as a team, is paced at the plate by senior catcher Paul Nitto (.366, 2 HR, 16 RBI), who sports Division I's longest active hitting streak at 25 games. The Paladins have won six of their last seven games, and cracked the CollegeBaseball360.com National Top 50 at No. 38 this week and rank 18th in the latest CollegeBaseballInsider.com poll.
THE PAST WEEK
Freshman Sam Foy went 3-for-5 at the plate while Andrew Barna and Michael Zeblo drove in the runs for Davidson in a 12-4 loss to No. 5 South Carolina in non-conference baseball action Wednesday night in Carolina Stadium.
Foy and third baseman David Daniels led the game off with base hits for Davidson (6-8), but they were the lone hits for the Wildcats until the eighth inning. South Carolina (15-2) scored 11 runs before the 'Cats got on the scoreboard in the eighth and ninth innings, in which Barna (1-for-4) and Zeblo (1-for-4) drove in two runs each.
First baseman LB Dantzler drove in half of the Gamecocks runs on a pair of homers and a sacrifice fly in a 3-for-3 day at the plate. Starting RHP Joel Seddon yielded just the first two hits and two walks, while striking out six in four innings of work. RHP Curt Britt (1-0) earned the win after two near-perfect innings, as the first batter he faced reached on error.
Last weekend, Davidson went 1-2 in a weekend Southern Conference series against Western Carolina. The Catamounts scored five runs in the top of the 13th inning to earn a 9-4 victory over Davidson in the opener, Friday night at Wilson Field. Davidson had scored four runs in the seventh inning for a 4-3 lead after going hitless until the sixth inning, but first baseman Austin Neary tied the game in the ninth with a solo home run for Western Carolina. The Catamount comeback spoiled a four-run seventh inning by the Wildcats. WCU starting RHP Jeremy Null no-hit Davidson for 5 1/3 innings until left fielder Ty Middlebrooks ended the bid in the sixth inning with a single that Neary barely kept in the infield at first base. Null issued a pair of walks to load the bases, but induced an inning-ending strikeout to escape unharmed. However, the Wildcats strung together five consecutive singles to start the seventh to key a rally.
Saturday, Davidson scored runs in each of the first six innings with contributions throughout the lineup en route to a 7-5 victory over Western Carolina. In leading Davidson, third baseman David Daniels and left fielder Lee Miller both had two hits, a walk and an RBI, while Daniels also scored once. Right fielder Nathan Becker went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI, and centerfielder Forrest Brandt went 0-for-3, but reached on an error and was hit by a pitch twice, allowing him to score twice too. Designated hitter Ryan Lowe hit his first career home run and the Catamounts committed five errors, which resulted in a pair of unearned runs. RHP Danny Mooney (2-1) allowed two runs on seven hits and four walks in 6 1/3 innings while striking out five for the win. Michael Zeblo (1) went 2-for-4 with a run scored while playing shortstop, then took the mound in the ninth for his first save of the season.
Western Carolina used a pair of home runs and strong pitching to earn a 5-2 win over Davidson Sunday in the rubber match. Third baseman Tyler White, who finished the day going 3-for-4 with a walk, hit a two-run home run to left field in the first inning for an early 2-0 lead for Western Carolina. Shortstop Michael Zeblo hit a sacrifice fly to the warning track in the second inning to halve the lead in the bottom of the second inning, driving in designated hitter Lee Miller, but the Catamounts added three more runs throughout the rest of the game. A solo home run in the ninth inning by first baseman Andrew Barna, who led Davidson at the plate going 2-for-3 with a walk, was the Wildcats' final score.
NOTES
STREAK ENDS: Forrest Brandt had an 11-game reached base streak end at No. 5 South Carolina (3/13). He is second on the team to Lee Miller (.393) with a .387 on-base percentage.
ROAD WOES: Davidson is 0-3 in three road games, but has had to face two top-five teams on the road. After a neutral site contest Sunday, Davidson will host Cornell in a pair of mid-week games Tuesday and Wednesday, and then play 10 of its next 11 games on the road.
HOME GAME IN GREENVILLE: Davidson will play the series finale against Furman in Greenville, S.C., Sunday, Mar. 17. Fluor Field is home of the Greenville Drive, a Single-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, and will also be the site of the SoCon Baseball Championship. Davidson is one of 21 collegiate teams to play at Fluor Field as part of its 2013 College Baseball Series.
BONUS BASEBALL: Davidson played its first extra inning game of the season March 8, ultimately losing to Western Carolina, 9-4 in 13 innings. The 'Cats were 2-4 in extra innings in 2012, and had not played a game as long as 13 innings since 2003, a 7-6 win over UNCG (5/17).
1-2 vs. No. 1: Head coach Dick Cooke, who is continuing to recover from injuries sustained in a car accident back in September, is now 1-2 all-time against the top-ranked team in the nation. Davidson lost to No. 1 North Carolina (3/5/13) and to No. 1 South Carolina in 2000. The Cooke-led Wildcats defeated No. 1 Georgia Tech in 1994. Current Duke head coach Chris Pollard pitched 8.1 innings for the 'Cats in the win over future Majoe Leaguers Nomar Garciaparra, Jason Varitek and Jay Payton.
LOSING STREAK ENDS: Dating back to 2009, Davidson had lost the last 11 games against Appalachian State, but finally prevailed on Mar. 2. With runners on second and third and one out in the bottom of the nith, freshman San Foy singled to shallow center to drive in Nathan Becker for the tying run, but the ball slipped past centerfielder Jaylin Davis, allowing freshman pinch-runner Aaron Ruzinsky to score the winning run from second base.
LEOPARDS SWEPT: Davidson's top-two offensive performances came in a pair of games against Lafayette, Feb. 23 and 24. The Wildcats won the first game 13-6, scoring double-digit runs for the first time in 35 games, dating back to last season. Chris Dyer drove in four runs and Andrew Barna went 4-for-5 to lead Davidson.Centerfielder Forrest Brandt and shortstop Michael Zeblo both went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Sophomore RHP Ryan Lowe (2-0) and the Wildcats' bullpen held Lafayette (0-2) to six hits, while the 'Cats posted 16. Home runs from Lee Miller and Andrew Barna, as well as strong pitching, led the Wildcats to their second straight victory over Lafayette, 9-3, the following day.
WINNING STREAK ENDS: Freshman Lee Miller's second home run in as many games was Davidson's lone score, as NC Central defeated the Wildcats, 3-1, on Feb. 20. The victory was the first for NC Central in nine meetings against Davidson. LHP Jordan Quinn (1-0) held the Wildcats to one run on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
LET IT SNOW: Snow made Wilson Field unplayable Feb. 16 with Davidson leading George Washington, 6-5, in the top of the 7th inning, and by rule, it was determined to be an official game, giving the Wildcats the series sweep. Lee Miller paced Davidson by going 2-for-3 with his first career home run and three total RBI. A time-lapse video of the snow's arrival was shown on The Weather Channel and has nearly 10,000 views on YouTube. It's the second-most watched video on Davidson's YouTube Channel.
GRAND OPENING: Forrest Brandt hit a grand slam in the seventh inning and a two-RBI double in the eighth to give Davidson the cushion it needed to defeat George Washington, 7-5, in the season opener. It was the first of his career and the first by a Wildcat since Michael Zeblo hit one as a freshman in 2010.
SUPPORT FOR COACH COOKE: Many Davidson fans donned fake mustaches in honor of head coach Dick Cooke, who is guiding the Wildcats for a 23rd season. Known for his trademark mustache, he was seriously injured in a car accident in September.
NEW ASSISTANTS: Dick Cooke is in his 23rd year at the helm of the Wildcats, but his assistants are all new this season. Rucker Taylor came to Davidson from SoCon rival Samford, where he spent the last six seasons on the coaching staff serving as the outfield coach and assisting with hitting and the infielders. Taylor is a 2006 graduate of Vanderbilt University, where he saw significant starting time at second base, shortstop and designated hitter, and played on two NCAA Regional teams. In 2004, he was a member of the first Vanderbilt team to reach a Super Regional. Taylor is a native of Montrose, Ala. Wayne Miller most recently served as an assistant coach at Emory & Henry College. In one season at Emory & Henry, Miller guided four all-conference players and one first-team all-region selection. The team tied its mark for best overall record and reached the Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament for the first time in 15 years as a No. 3 seed. A 2010 cum laude graduate of Samford University, Miller was a four-year starter at second base and centerfield and posted a .328 career batting average. He was selected to the All-Southern Conference second team and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team as a senior. Andy Carter, a 2005 Davidson graduate and former player in the New York Yankees' organization, will serve as a volunteer assistant for the Wildcats after most recently serving as the head coach of the North Mecklenburg H.S. varsity squad. Carter was a 35th round selection of the New York Yankees after graduating from Davidson in 2005, and was a member of the 2005 Gulf Coast League Champion GCL Yankees team. In 2006, he pitched for the Washington Wildthings (Frontier League) and Gary Southshore Railcats (Northern League), and in 2007 he played for the Anderson Joes (South Coast League). He later worked for both the Yankees and Baltimore Orioles in baseball operations, working on advance scouting reports, minor league video input, and other special projects. Carter, a native of Williamsville, N.Y. was twice named the Wildcats' most valuable pitcher during his career, and still ranks second at Davidson in career strikeouts (258) and innings pitched (322.1). As a senior, he led the 'Cats to their first winning season in 13 years.
UMPIRES BEWARE: Head coach Dick Cooke was appointed chair of the NCAA Baseball Rules committee over the summer. Cooke's term on the rules committee began this past July and he will serve through September 2015. The chair appointment is year-to-year. As chair, Cooke will be responsible for leading the committee's deliberations at the annual meeting and serve as the committee's spokesperson. The committee is charged with protecting the integrity of the game, making sure student-athlete safety is paramount and balancing offense and defense.
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Davidson will host Furman at Wilson Field Friday at 6 p.m. with a "50's Night" theme and Saturday at 2 p.m. before heading to Greenville, S.C. Sunday to conclude the three-game Southern Conference series at Fluor Field, home of the Single-A Greenville Drive.
CATCHING THE ACTION
Admission to Wilson Field is free, while tickets for the game at Fluor Field, slated to start at 2 p.m., range from $7 to $10, and can be purchased by visiting the Fluor Field Box Office, calling (864) 240-4528, or clicking here to purchase online. Live stats, live video and Twitter updates will be provided for the games at Wilson Field, but live video will be unavailable for the game in Greenville.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
Fri. – (F) LHP Nate Smith (1-0, 2.60) vs. (D) RHP Ryan Lowe (2-1, 3.32)
Sat. – (F) RHP Elliot Warford (0-1, 3.86) vs. (D) RHP Danny Mooney (2-1, 3.80)
Sun. – (F) RHP Jake Wolff (2-0, 3.44) vs. (D) TBA
LEADING OFF
- It's 1950's night at Wilson Field Friday. Hot dogs are available for $1, there will be 50's music and themed trivia and games with chances to win prizes such as Char-Grill gift cards. The theme night is a collaboration with Rusk House, which will be hosting a “Dancing Through the Decades” event to support IGNITE Saturday beginning at 5 p.m. IGNITE is a new community center in Davidson, North Carolina for young adults with high functioning autism (HFA) or Asperger's syndrome (AS) that offers activities, skills training, and educational workshops that will foster social, financial, educational and employment independence for its members. But most importantly, it offers a social environment where members can connect with others and experience a sense of community. IGINITE will have an information table at the game, and there will also be a silent auction for a team-signed bat and hat throughout the game to support their cause.
- Davidson begins its third consecutive home Southern Conference series Friday at 6 p.m. against Furman, and has played at home for the past five weekends. The Wildcats are 6-5 at Wilson Field, 0-3 on the road and 2-4 in SoCon games.
- Davidson is coming off a 12-4 loss at No. 5 South Carolina, and has one win in its last six games, which also included No. 1 North Carolina.
- Andrew Barna leads the team with a .328 batting average, while freshman Lee Miller has four of the team's eight home runs to rank sixth in the Southern Conference and he also leads the team and ranks 10th in the SoCon with a .638 slugging percentage. Forrest Brandt has a team-best 12 RBI.
- RHP Danny Mooney has won his last two starts.
- Davidson was swept by Furman last season, falling in extra innings in both ends of a doubleheader to conclude the 2012 season.
THE SERIES
VS. FURMAN: Davidson trails in the all-time series, which dates back to 1904, 78-112-1. The Wildcats lost their first series to Furman since 2008 when they were swept in Greenville to conclude the 2012 season, dropping the first game of a doubleheader in 12 innings and the second game in 10 innings. Davidson took two of three in 2009 at home and again in 2010 on the road. The two teams split rain-shortened series in 2011 at Wilson Field.
SCOUTING FURMAN
Furman is 13-4 this season and 4-2 in Southern Conference action, sweeping Michigan State, Miami (Ohio) and Cincinnati in games at Flour Field and at home, and winning SoCon series over Elon and Appalachian State. Furman, which is hitting .297 as a team, is paced at the plate by senior catcher Paul Nitto (.366, 2 HR, 16 RBI), who sports Division I's longest active hitting streak at 25 games. The Paladins have won six of their last seven games, and cracked the CollegeBaseball360.com National Top 50 at No. 38 this week and rank 18th in the latest CollegeBaseballInsider.com poll.
THE PAST WEEK
Freshman Sam Foy went 3-for-5 at the plate while Andrew Barna and Michael Zeblo drove in the runs for Davidson in a 12-4 loss to No. 5 South Carolina in non-conference baseball action Wednesday night in Carolina Stadium.
Foy and third baseman David Daniels led the game off with base hits for Davidson (6-8), but they were the lone hits for the Wildcats until the eighth inning. South Carolina (15-2) scored 11 runs before the 'Cats got on the scoreboard in the eighth and ninth innings, in which Barna (1-for-4) and Zeblo (1-for-4) drove in two runs each.
First baseman LB Dantzler drove in half of the Gamecocks runs on a pair of homers and a sacrifice fly in a 3-for-3 day at the plate. Starting RHP Joel Seddon yielded just the first two hits and two walks, while striking out six in four innings of work. RHP Curt Britt (1-0) earned the win after two near-perfect innings, as the first batter he faced reached on error.
Last weekend, Davidson went 1-2 in a weekend Southern Conference series against Western Carolina. The Catamounts scored five runs in the top of the 13th inning to earn a 9-4 victory over Davidson in the opener, Friday night at Wilson Field. Davidson had scored four runs in the seventh inning for a 4-3 lead after going hitless until the sixth inning, but first baseman Austin Neary tied the game in the ninth with a solo home run for Western Carolina. The Catamount comeback spoiled a four-run seventh inning by the Wildcats. WCU starting RHP Jeremy Null no-hit Davidson for 5 1/3 innings until left fielder Ty Middlebrooks ended the bid in the sixth inning with a single that Neary barely kept in the infield at first base. Null issued a pair of walks to load the bases, but induced an inning-ending strikeout to escape unharmed. However, the Wildcats strung together five consecutive singles to start the seventh to key a rally.
Saturday, Davidson scored runs in each of the first six innings with contributions throughout the lineup en route to a 7-5 victory over Western Carolina. In leading Davidson, third baseman David Daniels and left fielder Lee Miller both had two hits, a walk and an RBI, while Daniels also scored once. Right fielder Nathan Becker went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI, and centerfielder Forrest Brandt went 0-for-3, but reached on an error and was hit by a pitch twice, allowing him to score twice too. Designated hitter Ryan Lowe hit his first career home run and the Catamounts committed five errors, which resulted in a pair of unearned runs. RHP Danny Mooney (2-1) allowed two runs on seven hits and four walks in 6 1/3 innings while striking out five for the win. Michael Zeblo (1) went 2-for-4 with a run scored while playing shortstop, then took the mound in the ninth for his first save of the season.
Western Carolina used a pair of home runs and strong pitching to earn a 5-2 win over Davidson Sunday in the rubber match. Third baseman Tyler White, who finished the day going 3-for-4 with a walk, hit a two-run home run to left field in the first inning for an early 2-0 lead for Western Carolina. Shortstop Michael Zeblo hit a sacrifice fly to the warning track in the second inning to halve the lead in the bottom of the second inning, driving in designated hitter Lee Miller, but the Catamounts added three more runs throughout the rest of the game. A solo home run in the ninth inning by first baseman Andrew Barna, who led Davidson at the plate going 2-for-3 with a walk, was the Wildcats' final score.
NOTES
STREAK ENDS: Forrest Brandt had an 11-game reached base streak end at No. 5 South Carolina (3/13). He is second on the team to Lee Miller (.393) with a .387 on-base percentage.
ROAD WOES: Davidson is 0-3 in three road games, but has had to face two top-five teams on the road. After a neutral site contest Sunday, Davidson will host Cornell in a pair of mid-week games Tuesday and Wednesday, and then play 10 of its next 11 games on the road.
HOME GAME IN GREENVILLE: Davidson will play the series finale against Furman in Greenville, S.C., Sunday, Mar. 17. Fluor Field is home of the Greenville Drive, a Single-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, and will also be the site of the SoCon Baseball Championship. Davidson is one of 21 collegiate teams to play at Fluor Field as part of its 2013 College Baseball Series.
BONUS BASEBALL: Davidson played its first extra inning game of the season March 8, ultimately losing to Western Carolina, 9-4 in 13 innings. The 'Cats were 2-4 in extra innings in 2012, and had not played a game as long as 13 innings since 2003, a 7-6 win over UNCG (5/17).
1-2 vs. No. 1: Head coach Dick Cooke, who is continuing to recover from injuries sustained in a car accident back in September, is now 1-2 all-time against the top-ranked team in the nation. Davidson lost to No. 1 North Carolina (3/5/13) and to No. 1 South Carolina in 2000. The Cooke-led Wildcats defeated No. 1 Georgia Tech in 1994. Current Duke head coach Chris Pollard pitched 8.1 innings for the 'Cats in the win over future Majoe Leaguers Nomar Garciaparra, Jason Varitek and Jay Payton.
LOSING STREAK ENDS: Dating back to 2009, Davidson had lost the last 11 games against Appalachian State, but finally prevailed on Mar. 2. With runners on second and third and one out in the bottom of the nith, freshman San Foy singled to shallow center to drive in Nathan Becker for the tying run, but the ball slipped past centerfielder Jaylin Davis, allowing freshman pinch-runner Aaron Ruzinsky to score the winning run from second base.
LEOPARDS SWEPT: Davidson's top-two offensive performances came in a pair of games against Lafayette, Feb. 23 and 24. The Wildcats won the first game 13-6, scoring double-digit runs for the first time in 35 games, dating back to last season. Chris Dyer drove in four runs and Andrew Barna went 4-for-5 to lead Davidson.Centerfielder Forrest Brandt and shortstop Michael Zeblo both went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Sophomore RHP Ryan Lowe (2-0) and the Wildcats' bullpen held Lafayette (0-2) to six hits, while the 'Cats posted 16. Home runs from Lee Miller and Andrew Barna, as well as strong pitching, led the Wildcats to their second straight victory over Lafayette, 9-3, the following day.
WINNING STREAK ENDS: Freshman Lee Miller's second home run in as many games was Davidson's lone score, as NC Central defeated the Wildcats, 3-1, on Feb. 20. The victory was the first for NC Central in nine meetings against Davidson. LHP Jordan Quinn (1-0) held the Wildcats to one run on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
LET IT SNOW: Snow made Wilson Field unplayable Feb. 16 with Davidson leading George Washington, 6-5, in the top of the 7th inning, and by rule, it was determined to be an official game, giving the Wildcats the series sweep. Lee Miller paced Davidson by going 2-for-3 with his first career home run and three total RBI. A time-lapse video of the snow's arrival was shown on The Weather Channel and has nearly 10,000 views on YouTube. It's the second-most watched video on Davidson's YouTube Channel.
GRAND OPENING: Forrest Brandt hit a grand slam in the seventh inning and a two-RBI double in the eighth to give Davidson the cushion it needed to defeat George Washington, 7-5, in the season opener. It was the first of his career and the first by a Wildcat since Michael Zeblo hit one as a freshman in 2010.
SUPPORT FOR COACH COOKE: Many Davidson fans donned fake mustaches in honor of head coach Dick Cooke, who is guiding the Wildcats for a 23rd season. Known for his trademark mustache, he was seriously injured in a car accident in September.
NEW ASSISTANTS: Dick Cooke is in his 23rd year at the helm of the Wildcats, but his assistants are all new this season. Rucker Taylor came to Davidson from SoCon rival Samford, where he spent the last six seasons on the coaching staff serving as the outfield coach and assisting with hitting and the infielders. Taylor is a 2006 graduate of Vanderbilt University, where he saw significant starting time at second base, shortstop and designated hitter, and played on two NCAA Regional teams. In 2004, he was a member of the first Vanderbilt team to reach a Super Regional. Taylor is a native of Montrose, Ala. Wayne Miller most recently served as an assistant coach at Emory & Henry College. In one season at Emory & Henry, Miller guided four all-conference players and one first-team all-region selection. The team tied its mark for best overall record and reached the Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament for the first time in 15 years as a No. 3 seed. A 2010 cum laude graduate of Samford University, Miller was a four-year starter at second base and centerfield and posted a .328 career batting average. He was selected to the All-Southern Conference second team and ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team as a senior. Andy Carter, a 2005 Davidson graduate and former player in the New York Yankees' organization, will serve as a volunteer assistant for the Wildcats after most recently serving as the head coach of the North Mecklenburg H.S. varsity squad. Carter was a 35th round selection of the New York Yankees after graduating from Davidson in 2005, and was a member of the 2005 Gulf Coast League Champion GCL Yankees team. In 2006, he pitched for the Washington Wildthings (Frontier League) and Gary Southshore Railcats (Northern League), and in 2007 he played for the Anderson Joes (South Coast League). He later worked for both the Yankees and Baltimore Orioles in baseball operations, working on advance scouting reports, minor league video input, and other special projects. Carter, a native of Williamsville, N.Y. was twice named the Wildcats' most valuable pitcher during his career, and still ranks second at Davidson in career strikeouts (258) and innings pitched (322.1). As a senior, he led the 'Cats to their first winning season in 13 years.
UMPIRES BEWARE: Head coach Dick Cooke was appointed chair of the NCAA Baseball Rules committee over the summer. Cooke's term on the rules committee began this past July and he will serve through September 2015. The chair appointment is year-to-year. As chair, Cooke will be responsible for leading the committee's deliberations at the annual meeting and serve as the committee's spokesperson. The committee is charged with protecting the integrity of the game, making sure student-athlete safety is paramount and balancing offense and defense.
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