Godwin & Maness to be Inducted Into Their Respective College Athletic Hall of Fames GREENSBORO, N.C. – Head Coach Billy Godwin and Pitching Coach Seth Maness will be inducted into the Barton College Athletic Hall of Fame and the East Carolina (ECU) University Athletics Hall of Fame, respectively. Godwin graduated from Barton College (formerly Atlantic Christian), in 1986 where he captured 19 wins during his career with the Bulldogs, helping to lead them to two District 26 regular-season crowns. He was named team captain in his senior year and won the Kiwanis Award for the Most Outstanding Male Student-Athlete in…
Wake Forest Demon Deacons ready to meet the LSU Tigers tonight in the NCAA College Baseball World Series Game time is set for 6pm Central and 7pm Eastern Time….from Omaha, Nebraska….. from Zack Nagy at www.si.com LSU is set to face off against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Monday in the College World Series with many prepared to call it the matchup of the tournament. It’s two star-studded rosters with several potential first round draft picks lacing up their cleats under the bright lights. The two programs have each been ranked No. 1 this season with Wake Forest turning…
12 Noon on Friday, it will the East Carolina Pirates(45-9) taking on the Texas Longhorns(45-19), in the NCAA Baseball Super Regional on campus at ECU, in Greenville, N.C. Right in the middle of all of the action will be true freshman Jacob Jenkins-Cowart, from Southeast Guilford High School…Jacob is the starting right fielder for the East Carolina Pirates, and the freshman is batting at a .326 clip, with 12 home runs, and 57 RBI…Not bad for a first-year player, and not bad for any player at any level…Jenkins-Cowart was named to the All-Regional Team last weekend, and he was the…
HIGH POINT, N.C. — High Point University baseball head coach Joey Hammond announced the rest of his staff yesterday/Wednesday afternoon… Miles Miller and Mickey Williard join HPU as assistant coaches while Chris Maness(Northwest Guilford HS/Ragsdale HS) comes on as the volunteer assistant coach. Miller is slated to take over as the Panthers’ pitching coach. Miller comes to HPU after spending the last four seasons with Towson, serving as the Tigers’ associate head coach for the last three years. In 2021, Miller’s staff set a Towson program record with 419 strikeouts and helped the Tigers earn a CAA Tournament appearance for…
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Alex Morales had five hits and four runs batted in (RBI) in Greensboro College’s 15-2 USA South Athletic Conference baseball victory over visiting Mary Baldwin University Tuesday at Ted Leonard Park. Teammate Scott McGuire went 3-for-5 with a homer and four RBI in the Pride’s home finale. The conference game was called with two out in the bottom of the eighth inning after Greensboro scored its final three runs. The Pride (13-17, 5-10 ODAC) matched its season high with 20 hits. Eight of the team’s starting field players had hits, including Chase Bryant, who doubled twice among…
from www.wxii12.com FLORENCE, S.C. — Three college baseball players in South Carolina have been charged with hazing, authorities said. Florence County Sheriff’s Office officials said Francis Marion University requested an investigation into possible hazing. The investigation resulted in the arrest of 21-year-old Jon Mitchell Carter, of Hamer; 21-year-old David Tyler Mangum, of Durham, North Carolina; and 21-year-old Noah Hunter Jones, of Greenville, North Carolina, who were all arrested March 6 and charged with hazing. According to arrest warrants obtained by WMBF, the events happened at the address coinciding with the Patriot Place Apartments, a complex across the street from the…
Aggies Add a Director of Baseball Operations Haddad recently worked at Greensboro College. EAST GREENSBORO – The North Carolina A&T baseball program has hired Enad Haddad as their director of player development and operations, as announced by head coach Ben Hall on Tuesday. “We are thrilled to add Enad Haddad to the Aggie Baseball family,” said Hall. “He is deeply tied to baseball in our area. He had some great years working with (head baseball) coach (Kevin) Rische at Winston-Salem State. I have no doubt he will make a lasting impact on our guys on and off the field.” Haddad’s…
MISENHEIMER, N.C.—Pfeiffer University’s Seth Grice posted six RBI as Greensboro College dropped a Friday afternoon non-conference contest to USA South Athletic Conference member Pfeiffer, 17-9. The day was supposed to be a doubleheader but was limited to just a single game due to rain. The Pride (3-2) and the Falcons traded runs in the first inning and a half before Grice earned his first RBI on a left-side single to give the Falcons their first lead, 2-1. Both sides engaged in an explosive third inning where the Pride posted a three-run rally, capped by a Braxton Rupp two-run home run…
MISENHEIMER, N.C.—Greensboro College’s D.J. Lowry and Michael Garvey, Jr. (Greensboro, N.C./Northwest Guilford) each posted three RBI as the Pride claimed a Thursday evening non-conference victory over USA South Athletic Conference member Pfeiffer University, 13-6. Pfeiffer drew first blood in the opening inning, posting a two-run rally sparked by a Zach Ferrell home run to right-center field. The advantage did not last long for the Falcons as the first two Pride batters in the next-half inning reached base to open the second inning. Lowry connected on the first pitch of the at-bat with a three-run home run to right field to…
GREENSBORO, N.C.—Greensboro College’s Cole Cooper pitched a complete-game shutout as the Pride claimed a Sunday afternoon victory over the University of Lynchburg, 3-0. Cooper (1-0) struck out five batters and surrendered only three hits in the afternoon contest as he pitched the longest outing of his career. Cooper only face four situations with runners on second base throughout the contest and never had a Hornets batter reached third base the entire afternoon. The Pride posted their first run in the bottom of the fourth inning off of a Scotty McGuire double that scored Chance Bryant. Brayden King (Graham, N.C./Southern Alamance)…
Greensboro Pride Baseball Holds off Lynchburg Rally to Earn Twinbill Split ASHEBORO, N.C.—Greensboro College’s Chance Bryant posted three RBI in game two of Saturday afternoon’s doubleheader as the Pride split two games with the University of Lynchburg. The Hornets took game one, 10-5, while the Pride claimed the nightcap, 10-9. The Pride posted game one’s first run in the bottom of the first inning after Michael Garvey Jr. led off the game with a hit-by-pitch and came home in the midst of a double play. Lynchburg posted four unanswered runs over the next three innings, capped by Carrson Atkins’ single…
from www.wralsportsfan.com: North Carolina Central University announced Thursday/Today that it will discontinue the sport of baseball at the conclusion of the 2021 season. Breaking News: Citing costs, loss of revenue during pandemic, NCCU cancels baseball program after spring season https://t.co/8QZU9HsRpY — WRALSportsFan (@WRALSportsFan) February 11, 2021 Due to an increase in athletics expenditures during the past four years and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on revenue opportunities, it was determined that the current funding model for athletics is not sustainable. This decision to discontinue one sport is an effort to improve the overall fiscal stability of the department’s annual…
++++++++++Update:NO fans for any of the UNCG Spring sports in February….2 tickets per athlete for family members coming up in March and going forward….++++++++++ NO Spectators will be allowed to attend UNCG Baseball games this season….. **********Here is the word we received last week, and unless there is some sort of change in policy, we will keep on printing this post, until the UNCG baseball fans are set free, and some are allowed to attend UNCG Spartans baseball games…..********** UNCG has decided NO spectators will be allowed at the outdoor baseball stadium. Strangely, this same administration has allowed up to…
Breaking Baseball News:Greensboro College Assistant Coach headed to N.C. A&T Greensboro College assistant baseball coach Enad Haddad has left the GC Pride baseball team, and he is headed across town to N.C. A&T….. Haddad will be the Director of Player Development for the N.C. A&T Aggies baseball team… Enad Haddad also coached baseball at Winston-Salem State University and at Western Guilford High School…
HPT HiToms High School Baseball College Prospects Camp Coming Up on Monday October 5 We’re still here for you! HPT HiToms Prospects Camp Be a part of one of the Triad’s most successful college prospects events as the HPT HiToms host their 15th Annual High School Prospects Camp. Colleges from across the mid-atlantic and all divisions will be in attendance Monday, October 5th at Historic Finch Field. Pre-Registration is required and begins September 16th. Go to www.hitoms.com for the Pre-Registration process….. Camp runs 4-8pm on Monday October 5 at Historic Finch Field, in Thomasville… Cost is $120.00 Area College Coaches…
Eli Willen, from Grimsley High School, has committed to attend and play college baseball at Lenoir-Rhyne University…Best of luck to Eli Willen, Grimsley Whirlies Class of 2021, as he heads to Hickory, N.C., to play baseball and be a part of the Bears, at LRU… Eli Willen played/plays baseball for Coach Jason Simmons, at Grimsley HS…. Congratulations to 2021 @eli_willen on his commitment to Lenoir-Rhyne University. Very proud of this guy. Testament to staying the course and hard work. Big things ahead for him. @Baseball_LR @gsoredwings @gowhirlies @Redsnapper76 @gsosports @_amandaferguson pic.twitter.com/HLLPHVLu4h — Whirlie Baseball (@BaseballWhirlie) September 2, 2020
Jaylin Davis, who played his high school baseball for Coach Brad White, at Northeast Guilford High School and later showed out for the Appalachian State Mountaineers in college baseball, now plays for the San Francisco Giants in MLB… Jaylin recently kneeled during the National Anthem, prior to a San Francisco Giants baseball game and Davis has comments on why he did this, and why he would do this during the 2020 MLB season….He is a fine outfielder/CF for the Giants…. Here are those comments from Jaylin Davis, the local kid/young man, and the former Northeast Guilford Ram…. pic.twitter.com/rY3SIiQqCy — Jaylin…
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Austin Bailey went 3-for-4 with a career-high four runs batted in in Guilford College’s 12-1 baseball victory over visiting Piedmont International University Wednesday at Edgar McBane Field. Bailey, who matched his personal best for hits in a game, was a home run shy of the cycle to pace Guilford’s highest-scoring output of the season. Guilford’s Giovanni Garcia also had three hits and starting pitcher Isaiah Hairston (High Point, N.C./Southwest Guilford) added two for the Quakers (7-7). Guilford took advantage of early wildness from Bruins’ starter Bradley Driggers (0-2) and scored twice in the opening inning. A Bailey…
HIGH POINT, N.C. – An early three-run output in the first inning helped Greensboro College to a 4-2 victory over Guilford College Saturday afternoon at BB&T Point Park. Michael Garvey Jr. got things started for the Pride with a single to shortstop before heading to second on a fielder’s choice from Hunter Curtis. Garvey and Curtis then advanced on a Chance Bryant sacrifice bunt. Scotty McGuire singled to right field to send home Garvey and Braxton Rupp hit a single through the left side to score Curtis. Greensboro tallied one more run off an RBI single from Jacob Rodriquez to…
Finch Field Hosts Navy/Georgetown Baseball February 14-16 US Naval Academy makes historic visit to Thomasville’s Finch Field Thomasville, NC – Historic Finch Filed will play host to an opening weekend series between the Georgetown Hoyas and the Navy Midshipmen. The series begins Friday Feb. 14 and continues with games on Saturday, February 15 and Sunday Feb. 16. Navy enters 2020 following an impressive 2019 campaign in which the Midshipmen finished 39-17. One win shy of the NCAA tournament, Navy fell to Army in the Patriot League Championship game. Georgetown will be looking to build upon a 2019 season in which…