Wofford College Men's Baseball

Interdonato is entering his ninth season as head coach of the Wofford baseball program. He was named head coach of the Terriers on June 26, 2007 after previously serving for two seasons as an assistant coach at Wofford. With 193 career wins, he is second all-time among Wofford baseball coaches in that category. Over the past two seasons, Interdonato has led the program to unprecedented success. In 2014, the overall record of 32-28 was the first winning record since 1992 and the first in the Division I era at Wofford. That was followed by a 39-22 record in 2015, the most wins in school history. It also marked the first back-to-back winning seasons since 1991 and 1992. The team also posted a 13-10 mark in Southern Conference play in 2015, the first winning record ever in league play. The third place finish was also the highest in school history. In both 2014 and 2015, the Terriers reached the SoCon Tournament semifinals. Wofford led the nation in total stolen bases in both seasons.    Last season the 39-22 overall record marked the most wins in school history. In the Southern Conference, Wofford was 13-10 with series wins over VMI, The Citadel, Samford, UNCG, and Furman. The Terriers third place finish in the SoCon standings was the highest in school history. Wofford opened the 2015 Southern Conference Baseball Championship with a win over #6 seed Furman, eliminated Furman and advanced to the semifinals for the second straight season before falling to #2 seed Samford.      The Terriers led the nation in stolen bases with 138, were second in stolen bases per game with 2.26, ranked 13th in on base percentage and 15th in batting average. Wofford set new school records in four team categories, including walks received, fielding percentage, strikeouts (503) and sacrifice flies. Senior first baseman Conor Clancey was named a Louisville Slugger second team All-American, while senior designated hitter Matt Ramsay earned CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. Clancey, Ramsay, pitcher Matt Milburn, and outfielder James Plaisted were named All-Southern Conference. In addition, pitcher Adam Scott, outfielder Kody Ruedisili and designated hitter Matt Ramsay earner All-Southern Conference Tournament honors. Following the season, pitchers Luke Leftwich (7th round/Phillies) and Will Stillman (29th round/Red Sox) were selected in the MLB Draft, marking the first time in school history two players have been picked in a season. In addition, 22 players were named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.    In 2014, Interdonato led the team to a school record 32 wins and the semifinals of the Southern Conference Tournament. Overall, the Terriers were 32-28 overall. They were 12-14 in the league to finish tied for fifth place and had series wins over Georgia Southern, The Citadel, UNCG, and Samford. The twelve conference wins were the second-most in school history. The Terriers led the nation in stolen bases with 153, stolen bases per game with 2.55, and were 21st in home runs. On the season, Wofford set new school records in six team categories, including walks received, fielding percentage, and strikeouts.      Wofford had the #6 seed and a bye in the Southern Conference Tournament. The #6 seed was the highest for Wofford since the 2002 season (also sixth). In the tournament, the Terriers reached the semifinals for the first time since 2007 before falling 12-3 to Samford. Following the season, nine players were named to the Southern Conference Spring All-Academic Team, while 26 earned spots on the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.      During the 2013 season, the Terriers were 20-36 overall and had a 10-20 mark in the Southern Conference. The ten SoCon wins were the most since the 2002 season. Wofford posted series wins over Furman, UNCG, and Davidson. The team had a school-record 163 stolen bases, which led the nation.  Pitcher J.D. Osborne was selected by the Houston Astros in the 36th round of the MLB Draft and pitcher Will Stillman was named to the SoCon All-Freshman squad. Nine players were named to the Southern Conference Spring All-Academic Team, while 21 were named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.      In 2012, Wofford posted a 22-32 mark and finished 9-21 in the Southern Conference. The Terriers had series wins over Elon, Georgia Southern, and Western Carolina, along with a 5-4 victory in eleven innings at #6 ranked South Carolina. Pitcher Brandon Yarusi was named second team All-Southern Conference and junior pitcher Alex Wilson was selected in the 15th round by the Atlanta Braves. In the classroom, eleven players were named to the Southern Conference Spring All-Academic Team and 25 were named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll. Catcher David Roney was selected to Phi Beta Kappa.      During the 2011 season, the Terriers were 22-33 overall and 9-21 in the SoCon. Wofford posted a four-game sweep of Harvard and the first SoCon series sweep of an opponent since the 2005 season against Davidson. The Terriers also had series wins at Georgia Southern, who would go on to win the SoCon title, and against The Citadel. Mac Doyle earned All-Southern Confernce second team honors. Following the season, pitcher John Cornely was drafted in the 15th round by the Atlanta Braves. Academically, the Terriers placed twelve on the Southern Conference Spring All-Academic Team and a total of 26 players were named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.      In 2010, the team was 17-38 overall and were 9-21 in Southern Conference play. Among the highlights were series wins over UNC Greensboro and Samford, plus a 6-4 victory over Duke for the programs first ever Division I win over an ACC opponent. The nine conference wins marked the most since the 2002 season (14 wins). At the conclusion of the season, Kyle Behrendt and Mac Doyle earned All-Southern Conference honors. In addition, Mac Doyle was named a second team All-American, just the second for Wofford since moving to NCAA Division I. In the classroom, the Terriers placed eleven on the Southern Conference All-Academic Team and a total of 26 players were named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll.      During the 2009 season, Wofford was 17-32 overall and finished 7-22 in conference play. Highlights during the 2009 season included a 16-8 win over South Carolina on March 11 and an epic 18-inning battle at Elon. The Terriers won two of three games over Furman and Davidson in league play. Junior Michael Gilmartin was named All-Southern Conference for the third straight season and was drafted by the Oakland As.      In his first season at the helm, the Terriers posted a 24-35 overall record and were 6-21 in the Southern Conference. In the 2008 SoCon Tournament, the Terriers defeated The Citadel in the opening round to advance. It was only the third trip to the Tournament in which Wofford won a game.      On the field, Michael Gilmartin earned All-Southern Conference honors for the second time in his career. Shane Kirkley had 15 home runs on the season as he finished in the top ten in the conference. In the classroom, Kyle Behrendt was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine All-District team. Overall, the team had thirteen players named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.      This is Interdonatos eleventh season on the staff at Wofford, spending the first two seasons as the hitting coach and offensive coordinator for the Terriers. While coaching third base, he was responsible for all offensive decisions during the game. In addition, he was the recruiting coordinator, handling all aspects of recruiting for the program.      In 2007, Wofford set school records for base hits, runs scored, doubles, home runs, total bases and RBIs. The Terriers led the nation in home runs per game at 1.71 (108 in 63 games), and were fourth nationally in slugging percentage (.519) and tenth in OPS (on-base percentage plus slugging percentage) at .903. Wofford also tied the then-school record for wins in a season with 30. Interdonatos influence on the Wofford offense began in 2006. The Terriers stole 90 bases and set school records with 103 doubles, 777 total bases and 66 hit by pitch during the 2006 season.      A 2000 graduate of UNC Asheville, Interdonato came to Wofford after working as an assistant coach at Fort Scott (Kan.) Community College in 2005.  He previously served a two-year tenure as an assistant at Gardner-Webb, where he received an MBA in 2004.      At Fort Scott, Interdonato served as the primary hitting and outfield coach while taking complete responsibility for the offensive progress of the program.        Interdonato began his coaching career as an assistant with UNC Asheville in the 2002 season where he was the primary hitting and outfield instructor.  He was also responsible for placing players in summer collegiate leagues.      He has also served as a summer league coach, leading the Salisbury (N.C.) Pirates of the Southern Collegiate Baseball League. As the head coach of the Hornell Dodgers in the New York Collegiate League, he earned New York Collegiate Baseball League Coach of the Year honors in 2005.    Interdonato played his first two collegiate seasons at South Mountain Community College in Phoenix, Arizona. He then received a baseball scholarship to UNC Asheville. He was a co-captain in the 2000 season when he batted .320 with six home runs and a team-best 38 RBIs. He was named a Big South Conference Player of the Week in March 2000. A first baseman/outfielder, Interdonato also saw action on the mound. He had over 25 appearances as a starter and reliever in each of his two campaigns with the Bulldogs.      After graduating from UNC Asheville, Interdonato signed a professional contract with the Evansville (Ind.) Otters of the Frontier League.    Interdonato and his wife, the former Melissa Jones, were married in July 2012 and reside in Greer, South Carolina with their dog, Elvis. They have two daughters, Keegan and Kierlan.

J.J. Edwards joined the coaching staff in the fall of 2011 as the volunteer assistant and was promoted to assistant coach in the summer of 2012. He was named the head coach of the program on July 13, 2023. Now in his 15th season on the staff overall, he enters his third campaign as the head coach of the Terriers. In the summer of 2016 he added the responsibilities of recruiting coordinator and in the summer of 2021 was promoted to associate head coach.  Wofford was 33-27 in 2025 with an 8-13 SoCon clip. The 33 victories secured a seventh-straight season with 30-plus wins. The Terriers were the No. 7 seed in the SoCon Tournament and won two games in the event. The season featured a pair of ranked wins, a 12-5 triumph over No. 23 Kentucky and a 14-3 run-rule win in eight innings at No. 17 Troy. This marked the first time in program history that Wofford bested two different ranked foes in the same season. On April 1, 2025, Wofford defeated USC Upstate 5-2 at Fifth Third Park in downtown Spartanburg in what was the first-ever game played in the new stadium, which is the home of the city’s new minor league team, the Hub City Spartanburgers. The Terriers led the SoCon in triples (17) and hit-by-pitch (113), ranking 28th and 22nd in the nation, respectively. The hit batsmen set a new program record. Wofford remained a strong small ball team, ranking second in the conference in both sacrifice bunts (45) and stolen bases (158). The steals were seventh nationally as the bunts ranked 12th. In the SoCon year-end balloting, a trio of Terriers were honored, highlighted by Carter Rasmussen being named Second-Team All-SoCon. Cullen Condon and Tanner Hardin were both honored on the SoCon All-Freshman Team. In Edwards’ first season as head coach in 2024, the Terriers reached new heights with a 42-20 overall record and 12-8 SoCon clip. The 42 wins tied the program’s record and marked a third-straight 40-win campaign. Wofford battled out of the losers’ bracket of the Southern Conference Tournament to defeat Samford twice on Championship Sunday, securing the program’s second-ever SoCon Tournament title. Edwards became the winningest first-year coach in program history and the first rookie skipper in the program’s history to take his squad to a SoCon Championship and the NCAA Tournament. Wofford was selected as the No. 3 seed to the Chapel Hill Regional. Despite losing the opening match-up to LSU, the Wofford defeated Long Island 5-2 in game two to secure the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament victory. The Terrier offense was one of the best in the country en route to Wofford’s success. With 33 triples, Wofford led the nation and set a new program record. Wofford also ranked second nationally in batting average (.334), runs (617), runs per game (10.0) and sacrifice flies (41) while sitting third in on-base percentage (.438), fourth in sacrifice bunts (55) and fifth in hits (716). The Terriers were well represented in the All-SoCon balloting as Dixon Black, Marshall Toole and Zac Cowan all earned first-team honors. Daniel Jackson was named SoCon Freshman of the Year, and he secured a spot on the second team alongside Mike Eggert. Tyler Bak, Kenny Michaels and Camden Wicker were all tabbed to the SoCon All-Freshman Team with Jackson.      Under the tutelage of Edwards, the Terrier offense has ranked in the top three of the SoCon in batting average every season since 2018. Wofford has ranked in the top five nationally in stolen bases in nine of the last 11 seasons and has not ranked below ninth in the country in that span. Each of the last three SoCon Players of the Year have come from Wofford, with Colin Davis (2021), Lawson Hill (2022) and Ryan Galanie (2023) earning the honors. The 2023 campaign saw Wofford continue to succeed with a 40-19 record, just the program’s second 40-win season. Wofford was 12-9 in SoCon action to place third in the league and ultimately advanced to the SoCon Championship for a second-straight season. First baseman Ryan Galanie was named SoCon Player of the Year and highlighted a duo of All-SoCon First-Teamers that also included Lucas Mahlstedt. The second team featured four Terriers: Coulson Buchanan, Matthew Marchal, Cameron Gill and Dixon Black. Wofford led the league in walks (294), hits (617), on-base percentage (.422), runs (499), sacrifice bunts (86) and triples (18). The sac bunts led the nation and set a new single-season program record. Wofford’s .314 batting average was second in the league and 13th nationally, and the Terriers swiped 153 bases to sit second in the SoCon and fifth in the nation. On top of sacrifices, Wofford set single-season program records for runs, hit by pitch (86) and fielding percentage (.978).  The Terriers reached new heights in the 2022 season with a 42-16-1 overall record, the most wins in program history and the team’s first 40-win season. The Terriers were 16-4-1 in league play to claim a second-straight Southern Conference Regular Season Championship. Five Terriers earned First-Team All-Southern Conference recognition, including Matthew Marchal, Lawson Hill, John Dempsey, Ryan Galanie and Brennen Dorighi. Hill was tabbed Player of the Year by the media. Dalton Rhadans and Josh Vitus were selected to the second team, and the All-Freshman Team featured Carter Bailey, Coulson Buchanan and Marshall Toole. Wofford made it to the championship series of the SoCon Torunament for the third time in program history but fell short to UNCG. The squad’s .314 batting average led the conference, as did its 145 stolen bases.  The 2021 season saw Wofford win the first regular season Southern Conference Championship in school history. The team was 36-21 overall and 21-9 in league play, which were the most conference wins in school history. Outfielder Colin Davis was named SoCon Player of the Year and Elliot Carney was named SoCon Pitcher of the Year. They were joined by Dalton Rhadans, Jack Renwick, Lawson Hill and Nolen Hester receiving All-SoCon honors. Renwick and Trey Yunger were named to the All-Freshman Team. The Terriers had a .291 batting average that ranked second in the league, while four players had averages over .300. Among the NCAA leaders, Wofford was second in stolen bases, 20th in doubles and 14th in on base percentage.      In 2020, the team was 14-3 overall. The team was hitting .316 and had a .422 on base percentage, both of which were ranked first in the Southern Conference. Wofford was also leading the league in hits, runs, RBIs, walks and stolen bases before the season was cut short.      During the 2019 season, Wofford won 36 games, tied for the second-most in school history. The 14-9 record in the Southern Conference to finish second overall, the highest in school history. In the Southern Conference Tournament, Wofford reached the championship series for the second time in school history before falling to Mercer. Seven Terriers earned All-Southern Conference honors, highlighted by Hayes Heinecke being named Freshman of the Year. Heinecke, Brett Rodriguez, John Dempsey, Hudson Byorick, Colin Davis and Mike Brown were named All-SoCon, with Heinecke, Dempsey and Matty Brown earning All-Freshman Team recognition. Heinecke and Dempsey added Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-America honors. The team’s .306 batting average was the best in the SoCon and the highest for a Wofford team since 1991. School records were also set for runs, doubles and walks.      In the 2018 season the team posted a 36-23 overall record, the second-most wins in school history. In Southern Conference play, the Terriers were 15-9 to finish third overall and set a new school record for league wins. Outfielder McClain Bradley earned second team All-Southern Conference honors, while outfielder Colin Davis and catcher Lawson Hill were named to the All-Freshman Team. Davis was also recognized as a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American. The team batting average of .287 ranked third in the league, along with leading the conference in doubles and stolen bases.      The team won 28 games overall in 2017. The 13-11 mark in Southern Conference play marked just the second winning record in league play in school history. Four position players earned All-Southern Conference honors - first baseman Brett Hash, catcher Carson Waln, outfielder McClain Bradley and designated hitter Cody Miller - while infielder Brett Rodriguez was named to the All-Freshman Team. The Terriers led the league in stolen bases and were fourth in runs scored and home runs, while posting a team batting average of .294 on the season.      During the 2016 season, Wofford won 30 games, marking the third straight year with 30 or more wins. The team was 12-12 in the Southern Conference, just the second .500 or better mark in league play for the Terriers. Shortstop Derek Hirsch earned second team All-Southern Conference honors and led the team in hitting with a .368 batting average. Among conference leaders, Wofford was first in stolen bases, second in fielding percentage, sixth in on base percentage, sixth in RBIs, second in triples and fifth in walks received. The team set a new school record for fielding percentage (.972).      In 2015, the Terriers set a school record for wins with a 39-22 overall record. The 13-10 mark in the Southern Conference resulted in a third place finish, the highest in school history. Wofford had seven starters hitting above .300 on the season, with a team batting average of .302 which ranked second in the SoCon and 15th in the nation. First baseman Conor Clancey, outfielder James Plaisted, and designated hitter Matt Ramsay were named All-Southern Conference. Ramsay was second in the league in batting average at .359, while Clancey had 66 RBIs to lead the conference. The Terriers had 184 extra base hits on the year, leading the SoCon in doubles with 125 and triples with 20. Nationally, the team was first in stolen bases with 138, second in stolen bases per game, 18th in doubles, 24th in hits, 25th in scoring, 31st in slugging percentage, and 13th in on-base percentage.    During the 2014 season, the team had a school-record with 32 wins. The overall record of 32-28 was the first winning record since 1992 for Wofford. The team led the nation in stolen bases with 153 and stolen bases per game with 2.55. Wofford also set new school records in walks received and fielding percentage.      In the 2013 season, his work with the offense resulted in the Terriers leading the nation with 163 stolen bases. The team was also first in the SoCon in sacrifice bunts. During his first season on the staff he worked primarily with the outfielders and coached first base. The team won 22 games for the second straight year and was 9-21 in the SoCon for the third straight season.      He was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Sacred Heart. Playing primarily in the infield, he was team captain in 2010 and 2011. In 2011, the team won the Northeastern Conference Championship. Edwards earned first team Northeastern Conference and first team New England honors in 2011 as he led the team with a .372 batting average and 80 hits. He had a .340 career batting average and was also named to the Northeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll in 2010 and 2011.      Prior to joining the Terriers he was an assistant coach for the Oneonta Outlaws of the NYCBL during the summer of 2011. He played in the NYCBL for three seasons with the Elmira Pioneers, earning first team honors in 2009.    A native of Endwell, New York, Edwards received his bachelor’s degree in history from Sacred Heart in 2010 and added a masters in the art of teaching in 2011. He is also a certified teacher. A standout in baseball and basketball, he was inducted in the Maine-Endwell High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2018. Edwards and his wife, Melissa, have two daughters, James Marie and Wells Lily, and reside in Spartanburg. “I am honored to be selected as the head baseball coach at Wofford College,” said Edwards. “I would like to thank Dr. Samhat, Richard Johnson and the administration for this opportunity. Wofford has been a special place for me and my family, and I look forward to seeing what the future holds for the program.”

Director of Player Development at Wofford College. Specializing in hitting and fielding. 

Corley Reynolds joined the staff as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator in January 2026.  Reynolds previously was the assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator at Young Harris.       “We are excited to have Corley join our staff,” said head coach J.J. Edwards. “He has a proven track record as a recruiter over the past several years at Young Harris, and we expect it to be a seamless transition. He is a great addition to our program.”   In the 2025 season, Reynolds and the Mountain Lions finished with a 40-17 record, reaching the NCAA Southeast Regional. In March, Young Harris impressively took a series from North Greenville and swept Mount Olive, two nationally ranked opponents at the time. The squad was crowned regular season Conference Carolinas Co-Champions and made it all the way to the Conference Carolinas Championship. Reynolds helped lead eight athletes to All-Conference honors, four to the NCBWA All-Southeast Region team, four to the D2CCA All-Southeast Region Second Team, three receiving ABCA/Rawlings All-Region awards and Jeremy Begora being selected to the 2025 ABCA Southeast Region All-Defensive team.  Reynolds began his coaching career at Southwest Mississippi Community College, and served there from 2019-20 as infield coach while also assisting hitters and recruiting. He served as a graduate assistant at South Alabama in the 2021 and 2022 seasons and handled first base coaching duties. He moved into an assistant coach role for the 2023 and 2024 seasons, with the 2024 team posting a 31-25 overall record. During his playing career at Young Harris, Reynolds started at shortstop, contributing significantly to the team’s success. In 2018, he played all 50 games, batting .276 with one home run, five doubles, 23 RBIs, and 35 runs scored. The following year, Reynolds helped lead the Mountain Lions to a Peach Belt Conference Tournament title and a spot in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional. He finished the 2019 season with 30 RBIs and a .913 fielding percentage. Prior to Young Harris, Reynolds lettered at East Mississippi Community College where he was a member of the program's 2015 regional team. Reynolds graduated from Young Harris with a degree in economics in 2019. He earned a master’s degree in sports management from South Alabama in 2022.  

Frederic Reynolds joined the Wofford staff as director of player development in July of 2023. He spent the previous season as a graduate student manager at Ole Miss. The team was 25-29 overall last season as he assisted with daily practices and operations. He also assisted the director of analytics with advance scouting of opponents. He received a masters of sports analytics from Ole Miss in 2023 with a concentration in sports business.   Frederic is a young man who has put in his time and has shown he is willing to work hard to make any program he touches better, said Edwards. He did a great job at Ole Miss and we are excited to see what he can do for our program.   A native of Pascagoula, Mississippi, he was a catcher at East Mississippi Community College during the 2019 and 2020 seasons, earning MACCC All-Academic first team honors. He was also a NJCAA first team Academic All-American. He earned his bachelor degree in biochemistry from Mississippi State in 2022, where he was a Presidential Scholar.

Chase Hughes joined the Wofford baseball staff in August of 2025 as director of player development.   Hughes spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons as a graduate assistant with the Clemson University baseball team. He assisted with operational and on-field aspects, along with preparing opponent scouting reports. He developed individualized player plans using 643 Charts, Blast Motion, Trackman, and Synergy. In addition, he works with Team Elite baseball based out of Winder, Georgia.   A four-year letterman at Presbyterian College, he appeared in 99 career games at first and third base. He started 32 games as a senior and was named CSC Academic All-District.   A native of Conway, S.C., he earned a bachelor of science degree in business management in May of 2023 from Presbyterian College. He added a master of science in athletic leadership from Clemson University in May of 2025.