Around the Water Bowl -- Terrier Talk
Edition 202 – May 15, 2008
The online newsletter of Wofford Sports Marketing
Number of the Week – 7 (See Below)
BASEBALL: Fan Appreciation Weekend is here!
May 16 - 17 Terriers vs. Appalachian State
The Terriers wrap-up the 2008 home schedule with a series against Appalachian State on May 16-17. Tickets for the series with ASU are $3.00 and may be purchased at the ballpark the day of the game. The series has been dubbed "Fan Appreciation Weekend" as fans will have a chance to win various prizes during every inning of the three-game series, marking the final home athletic event of the 2007-08 academic calendar.
Friday, May 16
First pitch: 7:00 pm
Internet: TerrierVision
The Stroller's "Sock it to ASU" Friday! Bring The Stroller logo from the Herald-Journal and a new un-opened package children's or adult white socks, toilet paper, paper towels or facial tissue for free admission. This a philanthropy of the Wofford Senior Class and all donations will be given The Haven.
Fans will have the opportunity to win many prizes throughout the night including Stroller bobbleheads.
All fans will also receive a coupon good for a free dollar menu item at Wendy's as part of "Frosty Friday" and the N. Spartanburg 7-8 Bats will be the Academy Sports Field of Dreams Team.
Saturday, May 17
First pitch: 1:00 p.m. (doubleheader)
Radio: ESPN 1400, espn1400am.com
Internet: TerrierVision
The final CJ Compton Plumbing "Family Day" with $1.00 hot dogs all day. Both games of the doubleheader will be broadcast on ESPN 1400 and online at ESPN1400am.com with the feed also patched into the TerrierVision broadcast. Voice of the Terriers Mark Hauser and Collins McCraw will be on the call for the game.
It is Boss' Buddies Kids Club Day with free admission as always for members of the Boss' Buddies Kids Club and the opportunity to enjoy the Terrier Tumbler Moonbounce and play wiffleball in the grass behind the seating bowl.
The Terrier seniors will be honored prior to game one and prior to game two the N. Spartanburg 9-10 Jaguars will take the field as our Academy Sports Dream Team.
Don't miss the fun as we say thank you all weekend to the Terrier Nation!
BASEBALL: Tournament action to be broadcast on ESPN 1400
Tune into ESPN 1400 in Spartanburg or anywhere in the world online at espn1400am.com for the Terrier baseball team's Southern Conference touranment action. The first game of the tournament for Wofford will take place Tuesday at 3:30 (game two of the day) as the Terriers face host The Citadel in an elimination game. With a Wofford victory, the Terriers would play at 5:00 p.m. Thursday in a double elimination format.
Marketing director Lenny Mathis and associate athletic director and former head baseball coach Mark Line will be on the call for all Wofford games in the Bennett Hofford Family of Hotels Southern Conference Tournament. The tournament will be played at Joseph Riley Park in Charleston, S.C. For complete details, log onto
www.soconsports.com.
WOMEN'S TENNIS: Hangstefer promoted to head coach
This week athletic director Richard Johnson announced the promotion of Katie Hangstefer to head women's tennis coach. Hangstefer has served as an assistant this past year under Rod Ray who remains as the head coach for the Terrier men. This season the Terrier women jumped out of the gate with an 11-2 mark and eventually earned a first round bye in the SoCon Tennis Tournament. Prior to coming to Wofford, Hangstefer was the head tennis coach for both the men and women at Covenant College (TN). She is a 2002 graduate of Chattanooga where she was a member of the Mocs tennis team.
TERRIER SPIRIT: Spirit squads grow for 2008-09 season
Wofford's cheer and dance teams will grow in numbers for the 2008-09 seasons. During tryouts earlier this spring 24 ladies were selected to form the Wofford cheerleading team. There will be two teams this season for football meaning there will now be a cheer squad for each end of the home side of Gibbs Stadium to fire up the Terrier faithful.
Black Squad (travel): McKenzie Cannon, Rebecca Carter, Meredith Fox, Laney Hass, Holly Holladay, Allyson Irwin, Hannah Leirmoe, Cameron McCraw, Gwen McDaniel, Jamie Nichols, Hannah Purcell and Kyle Rotton
Gold Squad: Kayla Corn, Taylor Fenig, Courtney Green, Shelby Hardee, Sarah Harris, Leighann Lawson, Leah Odom, Shakara Shuford, Haley Sims, Nicole Sowers, Fraser Speaks and Meg Wilson
The 2008-09 Terrier Dance team will be made of seven ladies including Caitlin Buxton, Kallie Collins, Lauren Holland, Ashley Harmon-Poston, Emily Martens, Bailey Tapert and Jessica Walker. The dance team performs at all home men's and women's basketball games.
Number of the Week
7 - Nope, not a reprint. Same number. Same subject. Seven is the number of runs put on the board by the "Crickets" as they knocked off the "Stingers" 7-0 in the annual "Railyard Classic" athletic department staff baseball game. Marketing director Lenny Mathis took the loss while assistant baseball coach Dusty Blake picked up the win on the mound. Among the stars of the game were football assistant coach Aaron Johnson who hit a solo homer and head football coach Mike Ayers went all 7 innings behind the plate for the Stingers with a single thrown in for good measure. Facilites director Andy Kiah also went the distance behind the dish and singled for the Crickets. The Stingers were held to four hits, one from Ayers and the other three from marketing assistant Lisa Cherry, head women's tennis coach Katie Hangstefer and volleyball assistant Tara Brooks ("A league of Their Own" anyone?). Women's hoops assistant Brooke Wilhoit reeled in a nice catch on a fly ball to left off the bat of media relations assistant Travis Woods. In case you were wondering, yes, we took the game way too seriously. No college athletic department in America has more fun coming to work everyday than we do.
Contact Wofford Athletics
(864) 597-4090 – Athletic Ticket Office
(864) 597-4496 - Terrier Club
(864) 597-4110 - Wofford Sports Marketing, Director, Lenny Mathis
(864) 597-4023 - Wofford Sports Marketing, Assistant, Lisa Cherry
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For questions or more information about this newsletter, call (864) 597-4110 or send an e-mail to mathisld@wofford.edu.