Courtesy of Greensboro College SID Wes Gullett…
Guilford Rallies Late To Stun Pride
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Adam Murray went 4-of-5 at the plate, but the Greensboro College baseball team fell in 10 innings to Guilford College Wednesday, 7-6.
Guilford (8-4) took a 1-0 lead until Brandon Soden tied the game in the fifth inning with a single to score Griffin Riley.
The Pride (4-11) tallied four runs in the eighth inning to take a 5-1 lead. Braedon Jewett plated J.P Lisk with a sacrifice fly before Zach Neumeister came in to score on a Quakers error. Later in the inning, Kristopher Taveras scored Murray with a single before coming around to score.
Guilford pulled to within one run on their next trip to the plate, but Jewett extended the Pride margin back to two runs with a two-out RBI single.
Guilford tied the game in the ninth inning before getting a walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning.
Soden had two hits on the afternoon, while Neumeister, Jewett, Taveras, and Griffin Riley each recorded one hit. Josh Evans tossed the first 3 2/3 innings before giving way to the Pride bullpen. Will McGuire pitched the 10th inning and was credited with the loss.
The Pride will open USA South Athletic Conference play at 7 p.m. Friday when they travel to Montgomery, Ala., to take on the Hawks of Huntingdon College. For more information on Greensboro College baseball, continue to follow www.greensborocollegesports.com.
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Slow Start Dooms Pride Men Against Alma
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Daniel Wolfe and Denis Radcliffe each scored two goals, but the Pride men’s lacrosse team fell to Alma College 12-7 Wednesday.
Alma (4-0) took a 7-0 lead before Radcliffe got the Pride (1-4) on the board in the second period.
Follow another Alma goal, Wolf, Radcliffe, and Jonathan Avedesian each found the back of the net, pulling the Pride to within 8-4.
The Scots then extended ther margin to 12-4 before Jervon Speller, Tamarie Sterling, and Wolf scored the last three goals of the game.
Lamar Jelks, who won 13 of 18 face-offs, picked up a team-high eight ground balls, while Dominic Scott and Joseph Stump each picked up three. Detione Jones, who made 12 saves, took the loss in goal.
The Pride will return to the field at 2:30 p.m. Saturday when they host the Knights of Southern Virginia. For more information on Greensboro College men’s lacrosse, continue to follow www.greensborocollegesports.com.
Pride Women Fall To Meredith 9-0
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro College tennis team fell to Meredith College 9-0 Wednesday in USA South Athletic Conference action.
Molly O’Keeffe dropped her opening set at No. 2 singles 6-0 before falling 6-4 in her second set.
After dropping her singles match, O’Keeffe and Ashley Spivey fell at No. 1 doubles, 8-3.
Rachael Hamilton and Sarah Drummond also competed for Greensboro.
“The girls played a good match today,” Interim Head Coach Andy Smith said. “We keep getting better each time out.”
The Pride will return to the courts at 4 p.m. Thursday when they travel to Salem College. For more information on Greensboro College women’s tennis, continue to follow www.greensborocollegesports.com.
Pride Athletics Announces 27th Annual Jim Locke Golf Tournament
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Greensboro College Department of Athletics will host the the 27th Annual Jim Locke Memorial Golf Tournament on April 8 at the Bryan Park Champions Course in Greensboro.
The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. with a shotgun start.
Jim Locke coached the Greensboro College men’s golf team from 1975 to 1989, laying the foundation for a powerhouse program that has won two national titles.
Locke was inducted into the Greensboro College Athletics Hall of Fame on April 25, 1993, the first coach to be so honored, and was inducted into the USA South Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 2011.
All proceeds from the tournament benefit the Greensboro College Department of Athletics.
For all the latest information on the Jim Locke Memorial golf tournament, click here.
Pride Wrestler Kacee Hutchinson Trains At Olympic Training Center
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro College wrestler Kacee Hutchinson had an opportunity of a lifetime as he trained with Greco World Team member Joe Rau at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. We asked him questions about this experience.
How did this opportunity happen?
This past summer I went to a clinic that was being run by 2014 Greco World Team member Joe Rau. We hit it off and exchanged numbers. He is training for the Pan Am Games, which is a tournament of all of North and Central America, and he asked me to come be one of his training partners.
Whom are you training with?
I’ve got the opportunity to work with a lot of really talented guys, especially some who are older and more experienced. I worked a lot with Jake Clark, who was a world team member in 2006 and 2010, and he has mentored me and helped a lot. I also wrested with Robbie Smith, who was fifth in the world at heavyweight, Joe Rau, and Tracy Hancock, who was a Junior World Team member. There is definitely not a lack of talent and training partners here.
What was a typical day for you at the OTC?
We had two workouts most days. Mondays and Thursdays are our tough training days. We warmed up for about 15-20 minutes before live wrestling for about an hour and a half before a little bit of conditioning at the end. Doing that twice a day can be tough. Tuesdays and Fridays, we do a technique session in the morning, where everybody just works on what they need to, before lifting in the afternoon. Wednesday we did a circuit in the wrestling room. Saturday was a tournament simulation day for the people competing at Pan Ams.
What are the dorms like?
They’re your pretty standard dorms. The have a TV, which is nice, and comfortable beds. They have a lobby on each floor that has some sort of game table and a big TV and couches.
Describe the dining hall and relate it to your training:
The dinner hall had some pretty great food there. They have a lot of healthy options every day. They have an omelet bar and oatmeal bar in the mornings, and for lunch and dinner, they have a pasta bar and usually some sort of fish and either chicken, steak or pork. Being able to fuel my body with good foods and healthy stuff is definitely important to my having good training sessions…
What do you plan to take away from this experience?
I knew I was not going be the best person in the room by any extent, but I really wanted to soak up as much as I could. I have picked up many great wrestling techniques, but I have also learned a lot about how people train, how people think, how people eat, and how people coach. All these things have helped me grow as a wrestler and as an athlete in general.
What are your goals upon returning to GC?
Right when I get back the team has the Regional Tournament, so I want to help get them as ready as possible. For myself, I want to qualify for the Olympic Trials; I want to make the University World Team in Greco, and next year, I want to be a national champion, nothing less.