Around the Water Bowl -- Terrier Talk
Edition 204 – June 23, 2008

The online newsletter of Wofford Sports Marketing

Number of the Week –  500 (See Below) 

Bring the kids August 21 for the Terrier Fan Fest. It's free!

FOOTBALL: FanFest planned for Aug. 21
Wofford Sports Marketing is planning the 2nd Annual "Terrier FanFest" on Thursday, August 21 at 6:00 p.m.  The event will be held in the Verandah Lot at Gibbs Stadium and fans will have the opportunity to watch several of Wofford's fall sports teams practice while picking up free items such as posters, schedule cards, spirit items.  Fans will also be able to pick up or purchase season or individual game tickets at the event.  Refreshments will be served as well and the event is free.  Stay tuned for more details!

Season ticket holders will find the freshly re-designed ticket brochure in your mailbox this week in preparation for 2008 Terrier football season.  Log onto athletics.wofford.edu and click on the "Football Season Tickets Now On-Sale for complete details.



WOMEN'S SOCCER: '08 Schedule announced
The Wofford women's soccer program will begin the 15th season in the program's history and the 10th under head coach Amy Kiah on August 22 with a road trip to North Carolina State.  The home opener for the Terriers will be September 5 against South Carolina State at Snyder Field.  Other schedule highlights include the Wofford Invititational to held at Snyder on September 12 and 14 (Presbyterian, Kennesaw State will be Wofford's opponents).  The SoCon home opener will be September 26 against Georgia Southern and the regular season will end October 30 at Snyder Field against Furman.

For a complete schedule, click on the women's soccer page at athletics.wofford.edu.



BASEBALL:  Terriers see work in summer leagues around the nation
Many Wofford baseball players will leave the aluminum at home and pick up the wooden stick this summer to participate in a number of collegiate summer wooden bat leagues.  Catch these Terriers around the country this summer.

Cape Cod League - Michael Gilmartin (Cotuit Kettleers)
Coastal Plain League - Jordan Mickleberry, Scott Summers (Asheboro Copperheads), Kyle Behrendt (Gastonia Grizzlies), Tom Dolinak, John Cornely (Outer Banks Daredevils)
Hawaii Collegiate Baseball League - Ryan Toniolo (Hawaii Aliis), Jake Williams (Kauai Menehunes)
Southern Collegiate Baseball League - Reid McElveen, Neil Robinette, Michael McDonnell, Pete Noordsy (Spartanburg Blue Eagles), Alex Lee, Carson Turner (Asheville Redbirds)

The Spartanburg Blue Eagles of the Southern Collegiate Baseball League are playing their games this summer at Russell C. King Field here at Wofford.

Wofford assistant coach Anthony Dillenger will serve this summer as the head coach of the Morganton Aggies of the SCBL.

Brandon Waring continues hitting the long ball at Class-A Dayton

DOWN ON THE FARM: Vartanian begins GCL season with save; Waring 2nd on MWL homerun leaderboard

Brandon Waring's season at Class-A Dayton (Reds) has reached the midway point.  Waring participated in the Midwest League All-Star Game and Home Run Derby this past week.  On the year, Waring is batting .270 (66/244) and is in second place in the league with 13 homeruns and fourth in RBI with 43.

Former Terrier hurler Charles Vartanian was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Phillies (Rookie) and in his professional debut threw a scoreless inning to record the save in a season-opening win against the GCL Blue Jays.  The GCL Phillies play all their games at the Phils Spring Training Complex in Clearwater, Florida and unlike the rest of the minor leagues, the Gulf Coast League (and its developmental twin, the Arizona League) play all games at either 10:00 am or Noon.

Number of the Week 
500 - The good people of the Cherokee Speedway in Gaffney welcomed the stars of the Lucas Oil Racing Series (late models) to the dirt track this past Friday.  To make things a little more festive they invited a Wofford fan favorite, the Wade's Pea-Shirt Launcher to fire up the crowd.  Things were going great until halfway through the night a case of operator error by the captain of the cotton cannon revealed the threshold of what it can take.  Apparently 500psi of CO2 in one shot is about all.  Yep, the Pea-Shirt Launcher is on the DL, but have no fear, it will be good as new for the football home opener August 30.



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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