First Pitch Dinner Legacy Panel to Feature Six Former Spartans
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team will host its annual First Pitch Dinner on Friday, February 2, 2024, at the Greensboro Marriott Airport.
This year’s dinner will feature a Legacy Panel with six former Spartans set to speak; Scott Kerns, Sean Pick, Jason Parsons, Brandon Weber, Jay Metzger and former Assistant Coach Neil Avent. Avent will also serve as the moderator of the event.
First Pitch Dinner tickets can be purchased here as well as to bid on auction items
Scott Kerns ’93
Hometown: Dubuque, Iowa
High School: Dubuque Hempstead
Years Played at UNCG: 1991-1993
Graduated from the Bryan School of Business and Economics earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Business/Economics
Earned Master of Business Administration from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business
Played second base for the Spartans
First graduate of UNCG baseball program
First Captain of the Program in 1993 with Sean Pick
Academic All-Conference
Profession: CEO of Flow Control Holdings
Sean Pick ’94
Hometown: North Olmsted, Ohio
High School: St. Ignatius High School
Years Played at UNCG: 1991-1994
Graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology
Played shortstop, third base, first base and relief pitcher/closer
Member of 1994 baseball team inducted into UNCG Hall of Fame in 2010
Single season records: Tied for first in saves (11), second in ERA (1.08)
Career records: first in ERA (3.03), tied for fifth in saves (11)
Academic All-American Second Team
Member of Phi Beta Kappa Society
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Profession: Executive Vice President & Director, Insurance Operations at Federated Insurance
Jason Parsons ’99
Hometown: Kernersville, N.C.
High School: Glenn High School
Years Played at UNCG: 1995-1998
Graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Sport Science
Right-handed pitcher
Top-10 in seven single season records and nine career records
Holds all-time single season wins record (15) and career wins record (34)
Hall of Fame Induction 2012
All-American Third Team 1997
All-Big South All-Decade Team
Profession: Regional Sales Manager for Stalls Medical
Brandon Weber ’00
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
High School: Colerain High School
Years Played at UNCG: 1996-1999
Graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology
Shortstop for the Spartans
Four-year starter
Eighth in career games played (203)
Stolen base records: tied for first in single game (4), fourth in career (62), eighth in season (27)
Top 10 in record book: tied for first in doubles in a single game (4), seventh in career runs scored (163), eighth in career walks (98)
Achieved first UNCG program hit in UNCG Baseball Stadium in 1999
Served as captain his senior year
Profession: Managing Director, Regional Manager at Truist Investment Services, Inc., Truist Wealth
Jay Metzger ’04
Hometown: Vernon, Connecticut
High School: Rockville High School
Years Played at UNCG: 2001-04
Graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise and Sport Science 2004
Left-handed pitcher
Earned Master of Business Administration degree from UNCG’s Bryan School of Business and Economics in 2015
Class of 2020 Rockville High School Hall of Fame inductee
UNCG – Academic All-District First Team, multiple SoCon Pitcher of the Week honors, Preseason All-SoCon
Top 10 in three single season records and four career records
Drafted in 2004 by Colorado Rockies
Profession: Director of Corporate and Consolidation Accounting at HanesBrands, Inc.
Neil Avent – Former Assistant Coach
Hometown: Rocky Mount, N.C.
High School: Rocky Mount Senior High
Played at Wake Forest from 1985-1989
Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History
Earned his Master of Science degree in Sports and Exercise from UNCG ’92
Assistant coach of the 1994 baseball team inducted into UNCG Hall of Fame in 2010
Assistant AD at UNCG from 2003-05
Recruiting Coordinator/Assistant Coach at UNCG from 1990-03
Profession: Amateur Scout for Oakland A’s
Courtesy of Emma White
Strategic Communications Coordinator
UNC Greensboro