Greg Harrison

Wilmington N.C. – The Wilmington Sharks announced today the signing of two Furman University (NC) Paladins for the 2013 season. Redshirt Junior Greg Harrison will begin his second season in the Coastal Plain League looking to bring some more offense to the Sharks. Sophomore right-handed hurler Matt Solter will be in his first season in the league and will add depth to the pitching staff.

Harrison a 6-0, 195-pound junior from Hilton Head, S.C. is having a great spring at the dish for and is one of the top hitters in the lineup as of late. In his last seven games he has picked up a hit in six of them as he is hitting .411 on the year. He has 12 doubles,five home runs, 21 RBIs and leads the team in slugging percentage with .781.

In the summer of 2012, Harrison played for Coastal Plain League team Thomasville HiToms. He started 48 games for Thomasville and batted .288 followed with four home runs and 31 RBIs. He was selected to the 2012 Coastal Plain League All-Star game.

Harrison’s sophomore year at Spartanburg Methodist College he was on the pitching staff for the 2011 season. He appeared in nine games finishing with a 2-1 record throwing 18.1 innings striking out 13.

Matt Solter

Sophomore pitcher Matt Solter 6-3, 210-pounder from New Bern, N.C. has done a great job as the closer for the Paladins this spring. Out of the bullpen and on the hill Solter has thrown 35 innings striking out 31 and has only given up two home runs.

He leads the team in saves (7) and is tied for fifth in the Southern Conference.

As a freshman, Solter threw 35 innings having the second most appearances on the team (32) and held opponents to hitting just .259 against him.

Bud Jeter                                Beau Dees                           Chad White

Wilmington, N.C. – The Wilmington Sharks announced today the signing of three Presbyterian College (SC) Blue Hose hurlers for the 2013 season. Left-hander Beau Dees and right-handers Chad White and Bud Jeter will be in their first season with the Coastal Plain League and look to add a lot of depth to the Sharks pitching staff.

Jeter, a 6-3, 195-pound junior, from Columbia, S.C. had a strong 2013 season for the Blue Hose. The right-hander started 14 games for Presbyterian this spring as he finished with five wins.

He threw 106 innings which led the Big South Conference, striking out 84 batters with an ERA of 2.89, the second lowest on the Blue Hose pitching staff and the tenth lowest ERA in the Big South Conference. Against High Point earlier in the spring Jeter threw a complete game giving up one run on six hits while fanning 13 High Point hitters.

In 2012, Jeter also found a spot in the starting rotation as he picked up three wins on 11 starts and finished with 68.1 innings pitched and 39 strike outs.

Dees, a 6-0, 176-pound sophomore from Blenheim, S.C. finished the spring with a five wins for Presbyterian. He threw 91.1 innings striking out 56, while having the third lowest ERA on the team (3.05). He gave up the least amount of hits (79) among the Blue Hose starters. He only surrendered four home runs on the year and held opposing hitters to hitting just .243 against him.

As a freshman in 2012, Dees came right into the Blue Hose program and found a spot on the starting pitching rotation. He started 10 games picked up three wins holding opposing hitters to a .289 average. He threw 81.2 innings striking out 45 opposing hitters.

White, the 6-1, 195-pound right-hander from Suwanee, Ga. has not pitched in 2013. In his 2012 campaign, White threw 29.2 innings striking out 13, while getting two wins on four starts for the Blue Hose. In the 2012 season, White threw 6 innings vs. N.C. Central striking out four and picked up the win for the Blue Hose.

In 2011, he threw 27 innings surrendering 12 walks and appeared in 17 games for Presbyterian. In his last seven appearances in 2011, White did not allow an earned run on the hill.

Two Tigers Roar into Wilmington for 2013 Season

Wilmington, N.C. - The Wilmington Sharks announce today the signing of two Clemson University (SC) Tigers to bolster the Sharks offense. Garrett Boulware and Tyler Slaton will both play in their first seasons in the Coastal Plain League.

Boulware is a 6-1, 210-pound sophomore from Anderson, S.C is one of the top-three hitters in the Tigers lineup. Through 52 games, Boulware has had great success at the plate hitting .311, which is good for second best on the team. He leads the team with seven home runs, 43 RBIs, and a .466 slugging percentage. The catcher is a middle of the order batter and he is second on the team with 40 runs and ranks third with seven doubles.

Boulware has only committed one error in 350 chances (.997), which is phenomenal for a backstop in the ACC.

He was drafted in the 42^nd round to the San Diego Padres out of high school, but he opted to play with Clemson and he greatly improved his stock. Boulware is projected to be a high draft prospect in the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft.

During his sophomore year, Boulware started in 17 of the 28 games he played in and he finished the season strong going 6-for-18 with two doubles.

Dating back to his high school years, Boulware was ranked the No. 5 player in South Carolina by Perfect Game and Diamond Prospects ranked him as the No. 2 catcher in the state. He hit .533 with nine home runs and 27 RBIs in an injury-inflicted senior year.

Tyler Slaton is also having an impressive 2013 campaign for the Clemson Tigers. Slaton appeared in 50 games and is hitting .284 with 12 RBIs and sported a .378 on-base percentage. The 5-7, 200-pound outfielder swiped six bases and has gap power, connecting for four extra base hits.

In his freshman season, the Cummings, GA native hit just below .200, he drove in seven runs, and crossed the plate 15 times. But he has a knack for drawing walks as he owned a .353 on-base percentage. Slaton swiped six bags as well and he played at least five games in right, left and center field.