Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Wednesday's WCU Games

WEDNESDAY, APR 17
SportOpponentTimeCoverage
Baseballvs Gardner-Webb5:00 PM


Schedule courtesy WCU Media Relations

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

WCU Tuesday's Games

TUESDAY, APR 16
SportOpponentTimeCoverage
Women's Golfat Southern Conference Championship (18 holes)All DayLive Scoring


Schedule courtesy WCU Media Relations



Monday, April 15, 2013

Spring Football Video Update



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Baseball: Gardner-Webb

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Location:  Hennon Stadium, Cullowhee, NC
Date: Wednesday, April 17th
Time:  5:00 PM
Radio:  none
Live Stats:  GameTracker
Live VideoCatamount All Access
Record:  20-15 Overall, 7-5 in Big South Conference
Series:  The Cats are 11-4-1 all time against the Bulldogs


The Running' Bulldogs of Gardner-Webb's head coach Rusty Stroupe will visit Hennon Stadium on Wednesday for the return game of a non-conference home-and-home series between the Dogs and Cats.   The Cats scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning for a 5-2 victory over Gardner-Webb back on March 27 in Boiling Springs, NC.

In last year's solo game between the two, Gardner-Webb beat the Cats 6-4 in Boiling Springs, NC.

The Runnin' Bulldogs will enter this game with a 20-15 overall record, and are coming off a 1-2 series loss against North Carolina A&T this past weekend in Boiling Springs. Gardner-Webb is 5-6 in road games this year, and are 6-4 in their last 10 games.  The Bulldog's RPI is 139.

Western Carolina's Projected Starting Pitching:

Wed. - Senior LHP Adam Curtis (1-1, 4.37 ERA)

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Spring Football Game - April 20 - only 5 days away


Western Carolina Catamount Football and second-year head coach Mark Speir will host its annual Spring Game on Saturday, April 20, at E.J. Whitmire Stadium/Bob Waters Field.

The free event is scheduled to start at 1:00pm.

The full day of activities kick off at 9:30am with three and a half hours of tailgating on-campus in Cullowhee. The Stadium lot and a portion of the Creek Lot is reserved for Catamount Club members by permit, with parking and general tailgating available in the remainder of the Creek Lot, as well as the lots around Camp Lab, Belk Building and Bardo Fine & Performing Arts Center.

Catamount Baseball and Softball will also be in action as both teams host Georgia Southern. Baseball will begin at 4pm at Childress Field/Hennon Stadium. Softball will host the Eagles in a doubleheader with games set for 1pm and 3pm. Fans who attend the football scrimmage prior to Catamount Baseball will receive a voucher to get $2 off their baseball ticket. Catamount Softball is free admission for all fans throughout the entire season.

For reserved parking information, contact Associate Athletic Director of Development/Director of the Catamount Club Gorham Bradley at (828) 227-3794.

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Breaking: Davidson to the A-10

Jeff Goodman at CBSsports.com reports the A-10 is close to adding Davidson to the league.

Read more here


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Monday's WCU Games

MONDAY, APR 15
SportOpponentTimeCoverage
Women's Golf

Men's Golf
at Southern Conference Championship (18 holes)

at Coca-Cola Wofford Invitational
All Day

All Day
Live Scoring




Schedule courtesy WCU Media Relations

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Baseball: Cats win, sweep Samford




Video courtesy WCU Media Relations


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Sunday's WCU Games

SUNDAY, APR 14
SportOpponentTimeCoverage
Baseballvs Samford1:00 PMSamford Radio
Softballat Elon1:00 PMLIVE Blog
Women's Golfat Southern Conference Championship (18 holes)All DayLive Scoring


Schedule Courtesy WCU Media Relationstw

Friday, April 12, 2013

Spring Football: Interview with Shawn Quinn, DC



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Cats take 1-0 lead over Samford

The Catamounts were cruising along with an 8-3 lead in Friday night's game against the defending SoCon champs Samford Bulldogs until they hit the top of the 9th inning.

Only three outs separated the Cats from a petty convincing win over the Bulldogs.

But in the top of the ninth, the bottom fell out for Western Carolina. Samford scored five runs off the three home runs given up by Catamount pitching in the inning. Those five runs erased the comfortable five-run lead held by the Cats.

Samford's C.K. Irby and Christiaan Durdaller each hit a two-run homer, and Caleb Bryson hit a solo home run in the inning.

The Catamounts now with their back to the wall, came to bat in the bottom of the 9th.  Up to the challenge the Cats loaded the bases and scored the winning run off an Aaron Attaway single to center field.




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Catamounts Unite Tour - Catawba Valley




CATAWBA VALLEY, NORTH CAROLINA
Hosted by: Cullowhee River Club
Date & Time: Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 6-8pm
Location: Judge's Riverside Restaurant Map & Directions 
Address: 128 Greenlee Ford Rd. Morganton, NC 28655

Friday's WCU Games

FRIDAY, APR 12
SportOpponentTimeCoverage
Baseball

Tennis

Track
vs Samford

vs Georgia Southern

at ASU Invitational
5:00 PM

12:00 PM

All Day






Schedule Courtesy WCU Media Relations

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Samford - weekend series

Samford Bulldogs
Location:  Hennon Stadium, Cullowhee, NC
Date:  Friday - Sunday, April 12th - 14th
Time:  Fri: 5:00 PM, Sat: 2:00 PM, Sun: 1:00 PM
Radio:  Samford Bulldog Radio
Live Stats:  GameTracker
Live VideoCatamount All Access
Record:  19-14 Overall, 8-7 SoCon
Series:  The Cats are 5-8 all time against the Bulldogs



Samford Head Coach Casey Dunn brings his defending conference champions to Cullowhee for a weekend series with the Catamounts. Last season, the Bulldogs defeated the Cats four times, they swept the series in Birmingham  and won the conference tournament opener between the two teams to give the Bulldogs their fourth win over Western.

The Bulldogs currently own a 19-14 overall record, and are currently in sixth place in the conference with a 8-7 record that places them two and one-half games out of first place.  Samford completed a three game home sweep over Wofford (4-11) last week-end, after dropping three to Charleston at home the prior weekend.  The Bulldogs are 5-6 on the road this season, with an RPI of 138.

Samford is led by preseason All-American and SoCon Player of the Year, junior outfielder Phillip Ervin batting .368 with seven doubles, nine home runs and 22 RBI. C.K. Irby is batting .349 with nine doubles, seven home runs and a team-high 36 RBI and Tommy Corbin is batting .345 with five doubles and 24 RBI.


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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

The Tigers take game one, 12-9

Clemson's Jon McGibbon hit a single in the top of the ninth inning that pushed across home plate the run that gave #17 Clemson the lead as the Tigers defeated Western Carolina 12-9 in front of 1,373 fans at Hennon Stadium on Tuesday night.

The two teams will conclude their home-and-home season series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson on April 24.

Tuesday's WCU Games

TUESDAY, APR 9
SportOpponentTimeCoverage
Baseballvs Clemson6:00 PM


Schedule Courtesy WCU Media Relations

Monday, April 8, 2013

Clemson


#17/22  Clemson Tigers
Location:  Childress Field at Hennon Stadium, Cullowhee, NC
Date:  Tuesday, April 9th
Time:  6:00 PM
Radio:  Clemson Radio
Live Stats:  GameTracker
Live Video: Catamount All Access
Record:  21-11 overall, 9-6 ACC
Series:  The Cats are 15-54 all time against the Tigers



Jack Leggett and the nationally ranked Clemson Tigers will visit Cullowhee on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 in the first game of this season's home and home series between Western and Clemson.  The Cats will make their return visit to Clemson on April 24th.

The Cats won both games in the home & home series in 2012, after dropping both games in 2011. Clemson (21-11) moved into the national rankings this week - 22nd according to Baseball America and 17th in the Collegiate Baseball rankings.

The Tigers are coming off a three game sweep of Boston College on the road, and will come to Cullowhee in the midst of a five game winning streak.  The Tigers are currently 7-4 this season in games played on the road, so they haven't played a lot of games away from the friendly confines of the Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson.

The Tigers are currently in second place in the ACC's Atlantic Division, a half game behind Florida State.  

Clemson's RPI is '21' - with the Catamounts sitting at '111'. The Cats are 11 - 6 in games at home this season, and are 2 - 1 going against teams with an RPI of 1-50.

The Starting Pitchers:

Clemson -  senior righthander Jonathan Meyer (2-0, 3.68 ERA). The San Diego, CA native has made eight relief appearances and one start for a total of 22.0 innings pitched. He has surrendered 27 hits (.307 opponents' batting average) and two walks with 20 strikeouts.

Western Carolina -  the Catamounts will counter with senior lefthander Adam Curtis (1-1, 3.05 ERA) on the mound. The Arden, NC native has made four starts for a total of 20.2 innings pitched. He has allowed 24 hits (.282 opponents' batting average) and five walks with 17 strikeouts.



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Sunday, April 7, 2013

The Cats win game & series over Furman

In the top of the 12th inning, Julian Ridings doubled, then with two outs, scored on a wild pitch to break open a 4-all tie.  Then, the Catamounts then added five more runs in the inning for the 9-3 win over the Paladins at Latham Stadium. The rubber game win also gave the Cats a series victory over Furman, 2 games to one.

Western led the game 3-1 in the ninth, when Western's closer, Preston Hatcher, walked pinch-hitter Jake Jones with one out in the inning. Hatcher then gave up the game tying two-run home run to left field by Furman freshman Jordan Simpson.

Neither team was able to mount a serious threat in the 10th or 11th inning, but in the top of the 12th, Ridings doubled down the right field line. Then Paladin reliever Drake Browne hit Tyler White. Hatcher  now batting, completed a sacrifice bunt, moving the base runners. Dykota Spiess was intentionally walked by Browne to load the bases. Browne then struck out Austin Neary for the second out of the inning. With the bases now loaded, a wild pitch by Browne allowed Ridings to score from third base, breaking the tie and giving the Cats a 5-4 advantage.

Hatcher (4-2) worked the final 4 2/3 innings of the game to earn the win. He allowed two runs on two hits, walked three, and struck out one.


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Sunday WCU Games

SUNDAY, APR 7
SportOpponentTimeCoverage
Baseballat Furman1:00 PMListen LIVE
Softball

Tennis
at Furman

vs App State
1:00 PM

2:00 PM
LIVE Blog




Schedule Courtesy WCU Media Relations

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Cats win game #2, rubber game Sunday


Tyler White slammed a two-run ninth inning double to break open a tie ball game as Western Carolina went on to a 8-5 victory over Furman in Southern Conference baseball action Saturday afternoon at Furman's Latham Stadium.

Saturday's win evened the series 1-1, between Western Carolina and Furman heading into the third and final game of the series on Sunday at 1:00 pm.

The Paladins tried to rally in the bottom of the ninth, putting two runners on and scoring on a ground out to make it 8-5. With the potential tying run at the plate, and with two outs, Preston Hatcher responded by striking out Will Muzika to end the game.

Hatcher picked up the win for the Catamounts, while Ben Carlson was charged with the loss for the Paladins.


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Softball: Cats Sweep Furman in Double Header



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Friday, April 5, 2013

Friday's WCU Games

FRIDAY, APR 5
SportOpponentTimeCoverage
Baseball

Track

Track
at Furman

Wofford Terrier Relays

Tiger Track Classic
6:00 PM

All Day

All Day
Listen LIVE





Schedule Courtesy WCU Media Relations

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Baseball: Furman weekend series



Furman Paladins
Location: Latham Stadium, Travelers Rest, SC
Date: Friday-Sunday, April 5-7, 2013
Time:  6:00 pm Friday, 4:00 pm Saturday, 1:00 pm Sunday
Radio:  Catamount Sports Network
Live Video: Furman All Acces
Live Stats:  Furman All Access
Furman's Record: 17-11, 5-7 SoCon


The Catamounts visit Travlers Rest this weekend for a weekend, three game series with the Furman  Paladins.

Furman is riding high, as they are coming off a midweek win over 11th ranked South Carolina Gamecocks, 6-5 while the Catamounts suffered a humiliating defeat at the bats of UNC Asheville, 0-15.

In conference play this season, the Paladins are 5-7, a record that puts them in 7th place, tied with Samford. Furman won two at Elon, beat App State twice at home, won only 1 game at Davidson and was swept by Samford at home.

The Paladins are only 3-7 in their last 10 games, despite having knocked off South Carolina in their last outing.


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Spring Football Update: Wednesday, April 3



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Bulldogs slam Cats, 15-0

In one of the most embarrassing losses for Catamount baseball in recent memory, the Cats were demolished 0-15, by a team that seems to have the Catamounts number.

This loss was inflicted by a team that has one of the worst records in the NCAA, a team that is in last place in the Big South Conference, a team that has 21 losses in the season and was on a eight game losing streak, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs.

Not only was the Cats shutout for the first time this season, last night's melt down by the Catamounts was Asheville's first shutout this season, and the first-ever Bulldog shutout over Western Carolina in all previous 73 meetings.

WCU pitchers allowed seven hitters to slam multiple-hits, including UNCA's Tommy Houmard who went 4-for-5, and Ian Graham who drove in five runs on a 3-for-4 showing.

Bulldog starter Corey Randall pitched six innings and allowed just two hits, then Dean Roland retired all six hitters he faced while Dillon Tabar pitched a scoreless ninth. In comparison, the five Catamount pitchers that faced UNCA allowed 20 hits, with earned 15 runs.

The Bulldogs have now won 4 of the last 5 meetings between the two teams stretching back over the last three seasons.


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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

WCU Wednesday's Games

WEDNESDAY, APR 3
SportOpponentTimeCoverage
Baseballat UNC Asheville (McCormick Field)6:00 PMListen LIVE
Softballvs Gardner-Webb4:00 PM
Softballvs Gardner-Webb6:00 PM

Schedule Courtesy WCU Media Relations

Cats Down UNC Asheville, 13-9

"Western Carolina overcame a sluggish start to rally past mountain-rival UNC Asheville, 13-9, Tuesday night in the front-end of a mid-week home-and-home at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium.

The visiting Bulldogs plated five runs in the top of the first inning including three on a Todd Joyner home run, capitalizing on two WCU errors. However, after stranding two in the first inning, the Catamounts got going in the second with the first two of six-straight markers to take a one-run lead, 6-5, through three.

Western Carolina and UNC Asheville meet at historic McCormick Field on Wednesday evening with first pitch at 6:00 pm. Fans can follow the game with live streaming audio from the Catamount Sports Network online at CatamountSports.com with air time of 5:45 pm."


 

Courtesy WCU Media Relations

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Tuesday's WCU Games

TUESDAY, APR 2
SportOpponentTimeCoverage
Baseball


Women's Golf
vs UNC Asheville

at Mimosa Hills Intercollegate
5:00 PM


All Day





Schedule Courtesy WCU Media Relations