Asher Wojciechowski
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As difficult as his name is to spell, The
Citadel pitcher Asher Wojciechowski has even more difficult
to hit off of this season. Since his debut appearance on the
diamond, when he struck out nine batters without allowing
a single run and only gave up two hits in six innings against
Delaware, the freshman hurler has been nothing short of spectacular
this season. Not only is the righty ranked atop the Southern
Conference leaders in several categories including innings,
ERA, strikeouts and opposing batting average, “Wojo”
is currently ranked 16th in the nation in strikeouts (54)
and is positioned 22nd in the country in hits allowed per
nine innings (5.78).
 So
far this season the Beaufort, S.C., native is 4-0 with a Bulldog
leading (third in the Southern Conference) 2.89 ERA. In eight
appearances he’s complied 46.2 innings while only allowing
an ungenerous 30 hits, resulting in a .181 opposition batting
average which is thirty points lower than anyone else in the
conference. He’s also accumulated 54 strikeouts, reaching
double-digits and a personal high of 10 in his last start
against the Wofford Terriers, who won the Southern Conference
Tournament last season. In his only relief appearance of the
year, Wojciechowski struck out the side in an inning of relief
against the Wright State Raiders. He’s also shown remarkable
composure for a first year pitcher. In front of 2,500+ fans
against SoCon leading College of Charleston, Wojo tossed six
innings of three hit baseball with nine strikeouts in a 13-1
win over the Cougars to earn his second collegiate victory.
Understandably, Bulldog Coach Fred Jordan
is keyed up on Wojciechowski and anticipates bigger and better
things from him as the season, and his career in Charleston.
“Asher has gotten off to a very good
start this season.” Jordan stated, “Hopefully
he can continue to locate his fastball and slider and increase
the consistency of his change-up as the year progresses. He
has impressed us with his even-keel demeanor and competitiveness
to this date. We feel he can develop into an outstanding college
pitcher over the next couple of years.”
Wojciechowski’s breakout performance
has helped make the Bulldog pitching staff one of the top
staffs in the Southern Conference. The Citadel pitchers lead
the Southern Conference with a 3.09 ERA and rank in the top
half of the SoCon in several other pitching categories. Wojo
and The Citadel returns home after a five-game road swing
to host Davidson in a three-game conference series this weekend.
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