Palmetto State Baseball team of the week, May 13-18: Wofford

Wofford (2-1 for the week)
(went 2-1 at UNC Greensboro)

Wofford entered the weekend with a 1 1/2-game edge over Furman for fourth place in the Southern Conference standings and needing some help from the Paladins to get past UNC Greensboro and Mercer.

The hill got steeper for coach Todd Interdonato's Terriers Thursday when they lost the opener of their series at UNC Greensboro, 1-0, while being held to one hit. It was Wofford's first shutout of the season.

The Terriers responded in style, getting 19 hits each day in winning the final two games, 18-10 and 14-5, to move past the Spartans in the standings. As a bonus, Furman won its series over Mercer to help Wofford finish alone in in second place. It's the Terriers' best-ever finish since they joined the SoCon.

Wofford meets VMI on Wednesday in the first round of the SoCon Tournament.

Also considered (record for week)
Clemson (3-1)
College of Charleston (4-0) - on eight-game winning streak
Furman (2-1) - clinched winning conference record
North Greenville (3-0) - advanced to Southeast Regional championship series
Presbyterian (3-1)
South Carolina (2-2) - clinched spot in SEC Tournament
The Citadel (2-2) - ended 22-game losing streak, got first two road wins of season
Spartanburg Methodist (3-2) - won Region 10 Tournament, reached Eastern District final
USC Aiken (3-1) - reached Peach Belt Tournament final

Previous winners
Jan. 26-Feb. 3:  Florence-Darlington Tech
Feb. 4-10: North Greenville
Feb. 11-17: Southern Wesleyan
Feb. 18-24: Newberry
Feb. 25-March 3: USC Aiken
March 4-10: Clemson
March 11-17: North Greenville
March 18-24: Winthrop
March 25-31: Furman
April 1-7: Florence-Darlington Tech
April 8-14: Presbyterian

April 15-21: USC Lancaster
April 22-28: North Greenville
April 29-May 5: Spartanburg Methodist
May 6-12: College of Charleston