29 Milestones From Winningest Season

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It was a special season on the diamond for Davidson with many notable accomplishments throughout the year. Here is a comprehensive list of 29 milestones and records set during the past season. If we missed anything though, let us know at @DavidsonWildcat on Twitter.

Most overall wins ever (29)
First 20+ win season since 2005
Most conference wins ever (17)
First winning SoCon season since 1993
Best winning percentage in a 40+ game season (.604)
Best winning percentage overall (.604) in a season since 1958 (.639 in 17-game season)
Best SoCon finish since 1987, and best conference finish (Big South) since 1992 (2nd)
Won record 10 consecutive SoCon series
Tied single-season winning streak record (9)
Most all-conference selections ever (6)
First all-conference honorees since 2009, and first on the first team since 2007
Tied record for first-team all-conference selections (4)
Third conference Coach of the Year honor (second for Dick Cooke, and first since he earned accolade from the Big South in 1992)
Fourth conference Player of the Year (Forrest Brandt), and first since 2005 (Jay Heafner)
First victory in the SoCon tournament (The Citadel) since 2004 (Georgia Southern)
First victory over The Citadel in the SoCon tournament ever (previously 0-7)
Most home runs (50) in the BBCOR bat era (2011-present)
Most home runs in a game (5) since 2009
Tied record for home runs in an inning (3)
Most wins (7) in a season by a pitcher (Nick Neitzel) since 2004 (Brian Akin, 8)
First Academic All-District selection (Forrest Brandt) since 2006
Most saves in a season (14)
Won first three-game series at Elon ever
Won first series over Appalachian State since 2005, and first in Boone since 2004
First SoCon series sweep on the road (Furman) since 1993 (also Furman)
First back-to-back shutouts (Georgia Southern and Winthrop) since 1975 (California State – Pa.), and first over two different opponents since 1906 (Catawba & Lenoir)
Longest hitting streak (16) by a Wildcat (Sam Foy) since 2007 (Zach Kayne)
First win over Georgia Southern since 2008, and first series victory over the Eagles since 1999.
First sweep of The Citadel since 2003

Individual Statistics Rankings All-Time at Davidson
Forrest Brandt
T-9th most RBIs in a single season (51)
5th most at-bats in a career (746)
T-6th most stolen bases in a career (49)
T-6th most sacrifice flies in a career (9)
7th most games played in a career (192)
T-10th most doubles in a career (45)

Danny Mooney
6th most strikeouts per nine innings in a career (7.7)
7th least hits per nine innings pitched in a single season (7.0)

Michael Goldberg
T-3rd most saves in a single season (8)
T-6th most saves in a career (8)

Sam Foy
T-3rd most sacrifice flies in a single season (5)

Ben Arkin, Ryan Lowe, Lee Miller
T-10th most sacrifice flies in a single season (4)

Rob Bain
8th least walks per nine innings in a career (2.5, ongoing)

Matt Saeta
T-6th most saves in a career (8, ongoing)

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