Western Carolina University

2026 (Graduate Student): Made 11 relief appearances, tossing 9.1 innings with an 11.57 ERA in spot relief ... Recorded 11 strikeouts against nine walks out of the bullpen, striking out two-or-more five times ... Recorded six fly ball outs and 11 ground outs ... Made his WCU debut at USC Upstate (Feb. 17) ... Struck out two over an inning of relief work in a neutral field matchup against Rutgers (Feb. 28) ... Also had two strikeouts at No. 11 Georgia (March 4), at Charlotte (March 8), and at home against Gardner-Webb (March 18) ... Tossed a season-long 2.0 innings at Wake Forest (May 9), striking out a season-high three in hitless, scoreless relief.

Prior to Western Carolina: Three-time graduate transfer who pitched at Newberry College in South Carolina and the University of Charleston in West Virginia; At Charleston: Over two seasons, made 20 relief appearances with 25.0 innings pitched, striking out 33 including 24 in the spring of 2025 ... Posted a 1-2 record with the Golden Eagles with four saves coming in '25 ... Limited opponents to an .195 batting average against; At Newberry: Made 12 relief appearances between the 2022 and 2023 seasons, posting a 2-1 record ... Had a 12.66 ERA over just 10.2 innings of work, striking out 13 against 14 walks; At Oceanside Collegiate Academy: Was a three-year varsity letter winner where he was part of a 2019 squad that won the District 6 2-A Championship, Lowerstate Championship, and were the 2019 South Carolina State Championship runner-up for head coach Jerry Stoots.

Personal: Full name is Scott Michael Templeton ... Was born in Columbus, Ohio.


WCU Career – Pitching Game Highs:

• Innings Pitched: 2.0 innings, at Wake Forest (5/9/26)
• Strikeouts: 3, at Wake Forest (5/9/26)
• Walks: 3, at USC Upstate (2/17/26)