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2012 FURMAN UNIVERSITY p BASEBALL School .............................................................................................................. Furman University Location .....................................................................................Greenville, South Carolina 29613 Enrollment ........................................................................................................................... 2,600 Founded ................................................................................................................................ 1826 Colors .....................................................................................................................Purple & White Nickname .........................................................................................................................Paladins Mascot ....................................................................................................Knight On A White Horse Conference (Affiliation) .....................................................................................Southern (NCAA I) President ......................................................................................................................Rod Smolla Faculty Athletics Representative ........................................................................Dr. William Pierce Director of Athletics..................................................................................................Dr. Gary Clark GENERAL INFORMATION Head Coach ........................................................................................Ron Smith (Furman '79) Email Address ...................................................................................Ron.Smith@Furman.edu Record At Furman...................................................................................440-541-3 (18 Years) Overall Record ............................................................................................440-541(18 Years) Assistant Coaches ...................................................................... Chris Edwards (Anderson '01) Jeff Whitfield (Lander '03) Frank Gamble (Ashland '70) BASEBALL INFORMATION Baseball Secretary ..........................................................................................Christi Sherman Baseball Office Phone .................................................................................... (864) 294-2146 Baseball Director of Operations .............................................................................. Kelly Kirby Kirby Email Address/Cell Phone .....................Kelly.Kirby@Furman.edu/864-420-8993 Baseball SID .........................................................................................................Hunter Reid Reid Email Address/Cell Phone .....................Hunter.Reid@Furman.edu/864-567-1663 Stadium (Capacity/Opened) ..................................................................Latham (2,000/1956) Playing Surface ........................................................................................Natural Grass Dimensions ........................................ LF - 330; LCF - 350; CF - 393; RCF - 371; RF - 330 Lettermen Returning/Lost ..............................................................................................20/11 Position Starters Returning/Lost ....................................................................................... 5/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost .................................................................................................. 12/5 2011 Record ...................................................................................................................24-33 2011 Southern Conference Regular Season Record (Finish) ...................................13-16 (7th) 2011 Southern Conference Tournament Record................................................................. 1-2 d. UNC Greensboro 6; l. Samford 7-1; l. Appalachian State 5-0 Date General Information, Schedule Feb. 17 ...... Fri. ....MIAMI (OHIO) ..........................GREENVILLE ..........................4:00 Feb. 18 ..... Sat. ....MIAMI (OHIO) ..........................GREENVILLE ........................ Noon Feb. 19 .....Sun. ....MIAMI (OHIO) ..........................GREENVILLE ..........................1:00 Feb. 21 .....Tue. ....PRESBYTERIAN........................GREENVILLE ..........................4:00 Feb. 22 .....Wed. .... USC Upstate ...................................Spartanburg, S.C. ......................... 4:00 Feb. 24 ...... Fri. ....MICHIGAN STATE .....................GREENVILLE (Fluor Field) .......5:00 Feb. 25 ..... Sat. ....MIAMI (OHIO) ..........................GREENVILLE (Fluor Field) ..... Noon ................MICHIGAN STATE .....................GREENVILLE (Fluor Field) .......5:00 Feb. 29 .....Wed. .... Gardner-Webb ...............................Boiling Springs, N.C. .................... 4:00 Mar. 2 ...... Fri. ....TOLEDO ..................................GREENVILLE ..........................4:00 Mar. 3 ..... Sat. ....TOLEDO ..................................GREENVILLE ..........................1:00 Mar. 4 .....Sun. ....TOLEDO ..................................GREENVILLE ..........................1:00 Mar. 2012 FURMAN PALADINS BASEBALL SCHEDULE Day Opponent Site Time Mar. 9 ...... Fri. ....COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON*........GREENVILLE ..........................6:00 Mar. 10 ..... Sat. ....COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON*........GREENVILLE. .........................4:00 Mar. 11 .....Sun. ....COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON*........GREENVILLE ..........................1:00 Mar. 13 .......Tue. .... East Tennessee State ......................Johnson City, Tenn. ...................... 3:05 Mar. 14 .....Wed. .... USC UPSTATE ..................................GREENVILLE ................................. 6:00 Mar. 16 ....... Fri.. .... Samford* .......................................Birmingham, Ala. ........................ 7:00 Mar. 17 ....... Sat. .... Samford* .......................................Birmingham, Ala. ........................ 3:00 Mar. 18 ...... Sun. .... Samford* .......................................Birmingham, Ala.. ....................... 2:00 Mar. 20 ......Tue. ....SOUTH CAROLINA (SportSouth) ....GREENVILLE (Fluor Field) .......... 7:00 Mar. 23 ...... Fri. ....GEORGIA SOUTHERN*...............GREENVILLE ..........................6:00 Mar. 24 ..... Sat. ....GEORGIA SOUTHERN*...............GREENVILLE ..........................4:00 Mar. 25 .....Sun. ....GEORGIA SOUTHERN*...............GREENVILLE ..........................1:00 Mar. 28 .....Wed. ....Winthrop ........................................Rock Hill, S.C. ............................... 6:00 Mar. 30 ........ Fri. .... UNC Greensboro* ...........................Greensboro, N.C. .......................... 6:00 Mar. 31 ....... Sat. .... UNC Greensboro* ...........................Greensboro, N.C. .......................... 1:00 Apr. 6 .......Tue. .... UNC Asheville .................................Asheville, N.C. .............................. 3:00 Apr. 3 .....Tue. ....UNC ASHEVILLE .......................GREENVILLE. .........................6:00 Apr. 6 ...... Fri. ....ELON* ....................................GREENVILLE ..........................6:00 Apr. 7 ..... Sat. ....ELON (DH)* .............................GREENVILLE ..........................1:00 Apr. 10 .....Tue. ....CLEMSON ................................GREENVILLE (Fluor Field) .......7:00 Apr. 13 ........ Fri. ....Western Carolina* ..........................Cullowhee, N.C. ........................... 5:00 Apr. 14 ....... Sat. ....Western Carolina* ..........................Cullowhee, N.C. ........................... 2:00 Apr. 15 ...... Sun. ....Western Carolina* ..........................Cullowhee, N.C. ........................... 1:00 Apr. 17 .......Tue. .... Georgia ..........................................Athens, Ga. .................................. 6:00 Apr. 18 ....Wed. ....WINTHROP .............................GREENVILLE ..........................6:00 Apr. 20 ........ Fri. .... Appalachian State* ........................Boone, N.C. .................................. 6:00 Apr. 21 ....... Sat. .... Appalachian State* ........................Boone, N.C. .................................. 3:00 Apr. 22 ...... Sun. .... Appalachian State* ........................Boone, N.C. .................................. 1:00 Apr. 24 .....Tue. ....EAST TENNESSEE STATE ............GREENVILLE ..........................6:00 Apr. 25 ....Wed.. .... Presbyterian ...................................Clinton, S.C. ................................. 3:00 May 2 ...Wed.. ....GARDNER-WEBB ......................GREENVILLE ..........................6:00 May 4 ...... Fri. ....WOFFORD* .............................GREENVILLE ..........................7:00 May 5 .... Sat.. ....WOFFORD* .............................GREENVILLE. .........................1:00 May 6 .....Sun. ....WOFFORD* .............................GREENVILLE ..........................2:00 May 1 ...... Sun. .... UNC Greensboro* ...........................Greensboro, N.C. .......................... 1:00 May 11 ........ Fri. .... The Citadel* ...................................Charleston, S.C. ............................ 6:00 May 12 ....... Sat. .... The Citadel* ...................................Charleston, S.C. ............................ 2:00 May 13 ...... Sun. .... The Citadel* ...................................Charleston, S.C. ............................ 1:00 May 15 .......Tue. .... Clemson .........................................Clemson, S.C. ............................... 6:30 May 17 .....Thu. ....DAVIDSON* .............................GREENVILLE ..........................7:00 May 18 ...... Fri. ....DAVIDSON (DH)* ......................GREENVILLE ..........................1:00 May 23-27 ..............SoCon Tournament .................GREENVILLE (Fluor Field). ...... TBA Southern Conference Game* FURMAN TO BROADCAST 36 GAMES IN 2012 All 30 Furman Southern Conference baseball games will be broadcast through Stretch Audio at www.furmanpaladins.com and available to fans inside the stadium via transmitter at 105.9 FM, or closest available frequency. In addition, six Furman non-conference regular season games and all Paladin SoCon Tournament con- tests at Fluor Field, May 23-27, will be broadcast on Furman IMG Sports Network flagship station, WOLT-FM 103.3 of Greenville, and also carried through Stretch Audio. The six regular season games include the Mar. 20 clash against defending national champion South Carolina at Fluor Field and May 9 encounter versus the Gamecocks in Columbia; Mar. 28 road contest versus Winthrop; April 10 game against Clemson at Fluor Field and May 15 contest at Clemson; and Apr. 17 clash at Georgia. Dan Scott, the "Voice of the Paladins," will present the play-by-play, and veteran sportscaster Tom Van Hoy will join Scott with color commentary for all home games. 1 9 .....Wed. .... South Carolina ................................Columbia, S.C............................... 7:00