South Charlotte Panthers

SOUTH CHARLOTTE PANTHERS  SEASON ENDING RECAP

The 2011 season is in the books and a number of team and individual records were set along the way. 

Individual Career Records - Based on statistics with junior/senior teams ( 2years ) only.

SCP 2012 BRODY KOERNER (Clemson) broke the SCP career record for Strike Outs with 222 career Ks; eclipsing the mark held by SCP 2009 Corey Roberts (UNCC) with 154. Brody also broke the career mark for Strike Outs per 7 Innings Pitched with a mark of 11.10/game which beat SCP 2011 Jeffery Springs (Appalachian State) previous record of 9.50/game.

SCP 2012 NATHAN HELVEY (College of Charleston) tied the SCP record for career Wins with 17. Nathan tied SCP 2009 Corey Roberts and SCP 2010 Jesse Brewer.

SCP 2012 JACKSON CAMPANA (Clemson) set the all time SCP Home Run mark with 14 for his career. Jackson broke the mark last season and extended it this year in spite of playing a limited schedule due to injury.

SCP 2012 KYLE WHITMAN (Clemson) established himself as one of the all time top SCP hitters ending his career with a  Batting Average of .400 which is second only to SCP 2007 Whit Merrifield's (USC/KC Royals) .410 average; second in Total Hits (133) to Whit's 163 total and second in RBI's (79) to SCP 2010 Brian Holberton (UNC) (86).

SCP 2012 JOHN MANGUM (NC State) broke the career mark for Catchers Caught Stealing with a 2 year total of 43 Caught Stealing on 70 Attempts for a .614 CS Average which beat out SCP Brian Holberton 31 - 60  .533.

After digging through past statistics it has been verified that SCP 2012 PRESTON TILLER (Appalachian State) has earned the distinction of holding the SCP career record for Hit By Pitch. Preston added a single season record 15 this season breaking his single season record set last year of 14 for a career total of 29. The 29 HBPs eclipses the mark of 16 held by SCP 2008 Tyler Vogler. The HBPs helped put Preston in the Top 10 All Time for career On Base Average with a two year mark of .445.

Individual Single Season Records

A number of SCP single season individual records were set in the 2011 season. Leading the way was SCP 2013 KIRK MORGAN (East Carolina) who set new benchmarks for: Games Played  (79) - Tying SCP 2010 Brian Holberton.  Up To Bat (268) - Beating SCP 2007 Whit Merrifield 239. At Bats (221) - Beating SCP Whit Merrifield (207) and Innings Played (533) - Beating Brian Holberton (479).  Kirk tied the single season RBI mark held by SCP 2011 Hayden Hendry (Citadel) with 49 and also eclipsed the Saves record on the mound with 8 overtaking SCP 2006 Eric Sommerville's (Francis Marion) previous record of 5.

SCP 2013 PHILIP PERRY tied the single season Wins record of 12; set last year by SCP 2012 Nathan Helvey (College of Charleston).

SCP 2012 TRENT THORNTON (UNC) set a new single season mark for pitchers for Win % by going 11-0  1.000 which broke the previous mark of 8-0 1.000 held by SCP 2009 Corbin Shive (UNCC).

SCP 2013 NICK SALISBURY set a new single season record for defensive Double Plays with a total of 29 which broke the mark of 25 held by SCP 2009 C.A. Clayton. Nick also broke the season record for Base on Balls at bat with a total of 41; breaking the mark set by SCP 2007 Skip Hutchins with 39.

SCP 2013 BRETT MILLEMAN broke the record for Catchers Fielding %. Brett did not commit an error in 208 innings at catcher for a 1.000 FA.  He broke the record held by SCP 2007 Kolby Epley (COC) of .996; set in 2005.