Hall of Fame
Pendleton ('81) was a three-time All-Southern Conference selection (1978, '79 and '80) who pitched in 53 games. The Aiken, South Carolina, native ranks second in school history with 29 wins and second in complete games with 22. Recording three shutouts during his freshman campaign and five for his career, he reached double-figures strikeouts eight times, including 16 against rival Furman in 1978, and averaged 9.17 strikeouts per 9 innings. For his career, the classic power pitcher threw a total of 292.1 innings, struck out 298 hitters and recorded a 2.80 earned-run average. Only an arm injury his senior year prevented him from becoming a four-time All-SoCon selection.
