Baseball Southern Conference

Wofford To Open New Facility

SPARTANBURG -- the Wofford baseball team will make its Russell C. King Field debut this weekend when it hosts Niagara in a three-game series.

First pitch is 1 p.m. for Saturday's doubleheader and noon for Sunday's single game.

Russell C. King Field is the Terriers' new on-campus baseball facility. It is named in honor of Russell C. King, whose commitment in excess of $1 million made it possible for Wofford to play its home games on campus for the first time since 1995. King is a Wofford trustee and former Terrier baseball player.

Russell C. King Field features 1,000 permanent seats with additional grass bank seating that brings total capacity to 2,500.

The Terriers (2-0) will be in action for the first time since sweeping a Feb. 8 season-opening doubleheader at North Carolina A&T.

Chris Clark (1-0, 1.80 ERA) and Jesse Cole (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will start Saturday's twinbill for the Terriers. Jarrod Rampey (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is Sunday's starter.

Preseason All-SoCon selection Steve Casey, having moved from first base to rightfield, led Wofford at the plate in the North Carolina A&T series with a .429 average (3-for-7). Freshman third baseman Bert Parker was 2-for-5 (.400) with fellow rookie John Brandt 2-for-6 (.333).