COREY ETHERIDGE #12

RHP, BR/TR, 6-3 ,185, Senior

Dacula, Georgia

Dacula High School

Three-year starter who will contend with junior Tom Mastny for the role of staff ace this spring following the graduation of Toby DavidŠhelps give Furman one of the most experienced and best weekend starting rotations in the Southern Conference...has good control and throws an excellent curve...has made steady progress in all phases of the game during his Furman career. 2001 ‹ Fashioned a strong junior campaign, making 13 starts and posting a 4-4 recordŠtallied 79 1/3 innings of work and recorded 57 strikeouts while only walking 31...3.62 earned run average was the second lowest on the team, trailing only Toby David's 3.32...opponents hit only .240 against him for lowest average among Paladin startersŠhad quality wins against Davidson (9-3), East Tennessee State (12-3), and Western Carolina (6-1)Šhad tough luck 2-1 loss to College of Charleston after going 8 2/3 innings, allowing six hits and no earned runs while striking out six...also yielded only one earned run in 6 1/3 inning of work in eventual 3-0 loss to The Citadel. 2000 ‹ Put together a solid sophomore season that included a 7-7 record, plus an outstanding run in Southern Conference Tournament play where, in 16 innings of work, he went 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA, yielding only nine hits while striking out 18...was named to the all-tournament team...tournament performance helped Furman finish as runner-up...struck out a career high 12 batters and gave up only one run and five hits over seven innings in a 3-2 win over East Tennessee State in a first round game...came back three days later to spark a dominating 11-1 rout of defending tournament champion Citadel with a complete game four-hitter...paced Furman¹s pitching staff in wins (7), starts (18), and innings pitched (97.1)...18 starts is a new school season record. 1999 ‹ Posted a 2-6 record in 11 starts...made nine relief appearances...struck out 59 in 65 2/3 innings of work ...surrendered only three hits in six innings in leading Furman to a 5-2 win over VMI...picked up his second win after going six innings in a 6-4 win over Wofford.

High School/Personal: Played baseball at Dacula under Paul Standard...posted a 1.48 ERA as a senior...registered 57 strikeouts in 45 innings of work as a junior...full name is Corey Nathan Etheridge...son of Donald and Lisa Etheridge...born on August 20, 1980, in Atlanta, Georgia...Spanish major.