Erskine College

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[%09http://www.erskinecollegesports.com/default.asp%3FOrgId=24902&SportName=Baseball&SportId=12%09 Erskine ] Flying Fleet Due West, SC

Name History:

Erskine College

1839-date

Baseball Team History:

Year	Record	Coach
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901	4-3
1902	1-2
1903
1904
1905		William L. Laval
1906		William L. Laval
1907		William L. Laval
1908		William L. Laval
1909		William L. Laval
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916		W.L. (Buck) Pressly
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1927		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1928		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1929		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1930		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1931		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1932		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1933		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1934		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1935		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1936		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1937		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1938		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1939		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1940		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1941		John C. (Jakie) Todd
1942
1943-45 No Team
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957	4-15
1958	6-13	Gene Alexander
1959		Harry C. Stille
1960		Harry C. Stille
1961		Harry C. Stille
1962		Harry C. Stille
1963		Harry C. Stille
1964	24-8	Harry C. Stille
1965	21-8-1	Harry C. Stille
1966	17-11	Harry C. Stille
1967	10-19	Harry C. Stille
1968	9-18	Harry C. Stille
1969		Harry C. Stille
1970		Harry C. Stille
1971		Harry C. Stille
1972		Harry C. Stille
1973	14-11	Harry C. Stille
1974	10-17	Harry C. Stille
1975	9-18	Harry C. Stille
1976	18-13-1	Harry C. Stille
1977	12-16	Harry C. Stille
1978		Harry C. Stille
1979		Harry C. Stille
1980		Harry C. Stille
1981		Harry C. Stille
1982		Harry C. Stille
1983		Harry C. Stille
1984		Harry C. Stille
1985		Harry C. Stille
1986		Harry C. Stille
1987		Harry C. Stille
1988		Harry C. Stille
1989
1990
1991	8-29	Anthony W. Caricari
1992
1993	19-21	Robert O’Hoppe
1994	15-27	Robert O’Hoppe
1995	9-29	Robert O’Hoppe
1996	10-32
1997	13-26-1
1998	16-34	Dan Massarelli
1999	23-27	Dan Massarelli
2000	19-33	Dan Massarelli
2001	28-31	Kevin Nichols
2002	24-33	Kevin Nichols
2003	30-24	Kevin Nichols
2004	32-28	Kevin Nichols
2005	38-17	Kevin Nichols
2006	42-16	Kevin Nichols
2007	36-24	Kevin Nichols
2008	44-13	Kevin Nichols

Major League Players

Name	Birthplace	Dates Played at College	Major League Debut
James C. (Champ) Osteen	Hendersonville, NC	1900	9/18/1903
Joseph L. Stewart	Monroe, NC	1899	9/13/1904
Jay C. (Carl) Cashion	Huntersville, NC	1910	8/4/1911
James B. Fairey	Orangeburg, SC	1963-64	4/14/1968
Melvin E. (Erskine) Thomason	Laurens, SC	1969-70	9/18/1974
Eric L. Moody	Greenville, SC	1990-93	8/3/1997

bold	member of Erskine Hall of Fame

Conference Affiliations:

South Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Association	1903-
South Carolina Little 4 Conference	1957-61
Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference	1996-date

Highlights:

Thomas V. (Virgil) Stallcup (DB 4/18/1947), Leland V. (Lou) Brissie (DB 9/28/1947) attended

South Carolina Intercollegiate Athletic Association champion 1905, 1907, 1909-10, 1916, 1936

Division II All-America selections (First-Team)

2005	Antonio Sabatini (ABCA)
2005	Casey Smith (ABCA)

Division II National Player of the Year

2005	Casey Smith (ABCA)