Edgerton Picks Up Another All-American Award
May 29, 2013
The postseason honors continued to be aplenty for the UNCP baseball team on Wednesday afternoon as third baseman Jordan Edgerton picked up his second all-America nod with the release of the American Baseball Coaches...
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Carter, Edgerton Named To NCBWA All-America Team
May 29, 2013
Ethan Carter and Jordan Edgerton each continued to add to their pile of postseason hardware on Wednesday afternoon as the duo both earned a spot on the 2013 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA)...
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Edgerton Named To Daktronics All-American Team
May 24, 2013
Third baseman Jordan Edgerton added to an impressive list of postseason awards on Friday afternoon as the Mount Holly native was one of 48 players nationwide to be decorated with Daktronics All-America honors, the...
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Carter Earns Daktronics First Team All-America Honors
May 24, 2013
Right-hander Ethan Carter put an emphatic cap on his storied collegiate career on Friday afternoon as the Newport News, Va., native was one of 48 players nationwide to be decorated with Daktronics All-America honors, the...
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Edgerton, Schmucker Named To Southeast Region Gold Glove Squad
May 24, 2013
Sophomores Jordan Edgerton and Ben Schmucker continued the postseason recognition for the UNCP baseball team on Friday as the duo was among 18 players named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Southeast...
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UNCP Trio Collects ABCA All-Region Accolades
May 20, 2013
Ethan Carter, Jordan Edgerton and Dale Innes each grabbed their third all-region honors of the postseason with the release of the 2013 American Baseball Coaches Association All-Southeast Region team on Monday afternoon.
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Mike Williams: The Path To The Festival
May 1, 2013
A video produced by the NCAA chronicles the tough beginnings and the resiliency of four-time all-American wrestler Mike Williams.
Braves Club Cash Bash Commercial
March 5, 2013
UNC Pembroke advertises the Braves Club Cash Bash on April 18, 2013.
UNCP Wrestling at Pembroke Classic Highlights 11.10.12
November 10, 2012
Watch the highlights from the UNCP Wrestling team at the Pembroke Classic on November 10, 2012 in Pembroke, N.C.
2013 Preseason UNCP Men's & Women's Golf Video
January 23, 2013
UNCP Men's and Women's Golf prepares for the 2013 season, watch highlights of the golf squads and get ready for Braves golf beginning in February.
UNCP Men's Basketball vs. Georgia Southwestern Highlights 01.13.12
January 13, 2013
Watch the highlights from the UNCP vs. Georgia Southwestern men's basketball game on January 13, 2013 in Pembroke, N.C.
UNCP Women's Basketball vs. Georgia Southwestern Highlights 01.13.12
January 13, 2013
Watch the highlights from the UNCP vs. Georgia Southwestern women's basketball game on January 13, 2013 in Pembroke, N.C.
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May 20, 2013 | Baseball
UNCP Trio Collects ABCA All-Region Accolades
Ethan Carter, Jordan Edgerton and Dale Innes each grabbed their third all-region honors of the postseason with the release of the 2013 American Baseball Coaches Association All-Southeast Region team...
May 19, 2013 | Baseball
Carter, Edgerton, Innes Named To NCBWA All-Region Team
Ethan Carter picked up another region pitcher of the year honor, while teammates Jordan Edgerton and Dale Innes each grabbed their second all-region honors of the postseason, with the release of the...
May 18, 2013 | Baseball
Denton, Gagnon Tagged With PBC All-Academic Team Honor
A phenomenal season on the diamond, paired with an equal level of success in the classroom, have helped Zade Denton and Max Gagnon earn an honorable mention on the Peach Belt Conference All-Academic...
May 16, 2013 | Baseball
UNCP Trio Named To Daktronics All-Southeast Region Squad
Ethan Carter was decorated with UNCP’s first-ever region pitcher of the year laurels, while teammates Jordan Edgerton and Dale Innes were each lauded with all-region laurels as well, with the...
May 12, 2013 | Baseball
Gagnon Named To PBC All-Tournament Team
A hitting exhibition in UNCP’s four-game run in the 2013 Peach Belt Conference Tournament in Greenwood, S.C., has earned junior catcher Max Gagnon a spot on the nine-member PBC All-Tournament...
May 10, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Win Slugfest With Lander, Advance To PBC Semifinals
Fifth-seeded and 16th-ranked UNCP scored four runs in a key sixth-inning outburst and used a key relief outing from southpaw Patrick McMahon to oust fourth-seeded and 14th-ranked Lander from the 2013...
May 10, 2013 | Baseball
Georgia College Ends UNCP’s Run In PBC Tournament
Seventh-seeded Georgia College battled back from an early 3-0 deficit with a 7-run sixth inning and the Bobcats advanced through to the championship game of the 2013 Peach Belt Tournament with a 13-5...
May 9, 2013 | Baseball
UNCP Topples Top-Ranked Pacers
Fifth-seeded and 16th-ranked UNCP put together its 37th double-digit hitting attack of the season to support newcomer Connor Pratt’s complete game gem and the Braves staved off elimination in...
May 8, 2013 | Baseball
Carter Named Semifinalist For Tino Martinez Award
Ethan Carter added another recognition to his ever-growing repertoire on Wednesday as the first team all-Peach Belt Conference selection and PBC Pitcher of the Year was among 40 players named as a...
May 8, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Fall To No. 14 Lander In PBC Tournament Opener
Fourth-seeded Lander put together four-straight multi-run frames behind right-hander Dylan Wolchick’s league-leading 10th win of the season to upend fifth-seeded UNCP by a 12-3 count in the...
May 7, 2013 | Baseball
Four Braves Named To All-Peach Belt Conference Squad
Jordan Edgerton and Ethan Carter were both decorated with first team all-Peach Belt Conference laurels, while teammates Zade Denton and Dale Innes grabbed second team honors, with the announcement of...
May 4, 2013 | Baseball
PBC Baseball Tournament Bracket Released
Fifth-seeded UNCP will lock horns with tournament host and fourth-seeded Lander on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in the opening round of the 2013 Peach Belt Conference Baseball Tournament, the league office...
May 1, 2013 | Baseball
20 Questions With Baseball’s Max Gagnon
UNCPBraves.com sat down with junior catcher Max Gagnon to get to know him a little bit better. Max was asked a variety of questions ranging from his celebrity alike to how he wants to be remembered...
May 1, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Drop To 8th In NCAA Southeast Region Poll
A perfect 4-0 week on the diamond has had a contradictory effect on the UNCP baseball team in terms of postseason consideration as the Braves tumbled three spots to No. 8 in the latest NCAA Southeast...
April 27, 2013 | Baseball
Ninth-Inning Error Helps Braves Finish Off Sweep At Augusta State
Augusta State battled back from a 4-1 deficit with three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, but visiting and 18th-ranked UNCP plated a run on a clutch throwing error with one out in the ninth to...
April 26, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Take Series Opener At Augusta State
Zade Denton broke a 4-4 tie with a 3-run homer in the eighth inning to help fellow sophomore Brandon Estrain log his first collegiate victory as 18th-ranked UNCP captured the front end of a series-ope...
April 26, 2013 | Baseball
DeLoatch Helps UNCP Clinch Series With Jaguars
UNCP pounded out 16 hits and scored eight runs over the final four innings to help support southpaw Jordan DeLoatch’s sixth quality start of the season and the 18th-ranked Braves finished off a...
April 25, 2013 | Baseball
Braves 5th In Initial NCAA Southeast Region Poll
The UNCP baseball team made an appearance in the initial NCAA Southeast Region poll on Wednesday evening as the Braves checked in at No. 5 in the Peach Belt Conference-heavy listing.
April 25, 2013 | Baseball
Weather Forces Changes In Weekend Baseball Schedule
A weekend that is expected to be haunted by rainfall throughout much of the southeast has affected the regularly scheduled baseball series between 18th-ranked UNCP and Augusta State at Jaguar Field.
April 23, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Rally To Upend Pfeiffer, Snap Skid
Visiting and 18th-ranked UNCP scored runs in five different frames, including multi-run efforts in the fifth and seventh innings, to rally back from an early deficit and upend Pfeiffer, 10-9, on...
April 23, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball’s Jordan Edgerton Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week
A dazzling week at the dish, including a career-best performance in a lopsided midweek victory over Barton, reaped rewards for Jordan Edgerton on Tuesday as the sophomore was decorated with UNCP...
April 21, 2013 | Baseball
Big Innings Help Pirates Clinch Series With UNCP
Visiting Armstrong Atlantic scored in each of the first six innings, including a trio of multi-run frames, and cruised to a series-clinching 13-8 victory over 10th-ranked UNCP in the front end of a...
April 21, 2013 | Baseball
Armstrong Completes Sweep Of No. 10 Braves
Chase Butler and Chris Zittrouer each hit multi-run homers to support an effective outing from right-hander Chris Base and visiting Armstrong Atlantic finished off a weekend sweep of UNCP with a 6-4...
April 20, 2013 | Baseball
Armstrong Edges Braves In Series Opener
Chris Zittrouer hit a solo homer to spark a key four-run fourth inning and visiting Armstrong Atlantic rode a solid relief outing from southpaw Mitchell Dolan to a 7-5 victory over No. 10 UNCP in the...
April 18, 2013 | Baseball
Weather Forecast Alters UNCP/Armstrong Baseball Series
With rain expected to make its presence known for a majority of the day on Friday, the regularly scheduled Peach Belt Conference baseball series between 10th-ranked UNCP and visiting Armstrong...
April 16, 2013 | Baseball
Edgerton, Braves Rattle Barton In Rematch
Jordan Edgerton homered twice to lead an offensive explosion behind a phenomenal outing from freshman Logan Cook as 10th-ranked UNCP avenged a mid-March loss to Barton with a 12-3 throttling of the...
April 15, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Move Into Top 10 In Two National Polls
After averaging more than 11 runs per game in posting a 3-1 record last week, including a series victory over region rival Erskine, the UNCP baseball team checked in at No. 10 in a pair of national...
April 14, 2013 | Baseball
Edgerton Added To Tino Martinez Award Watch List
A stellar sophomore campaign that has seen him turn in a .386 batting average through 42 games has paid dividends for Jordan Edgerton as the Mount Holly native was one of 60 student-athletes added to...
April 13, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Reach Benchmark, Even Series With Flying Fleet
UNCP rallied back from a late 2-1 deficit with 10 runs in the eighth inning and the 14th-ranked Braves reached the 30-win milestone for the ninth-straight season with a series-tying 13-7 win over...
April 13, 2013 | Baseball
No. 14 UNCP Routs Flying Fleet To Take Series
Visiting UNCP pounded out 16 hits and scored 15 runs behind Dale Innes’s third quality start of the season to help the 14th-ranked Braves rout Erskine, 15-3, in the rubber game of the weekend...
April 12, 2013 | Baseball
Erskine Flies Past Braves In Series Opener
Brandon Wooten fueled a key four-run third inning with his fifth home run of the season that helped Erskine post a 9-3 win over 14th-ranked UNCP in the series opener on Friday afternoon at Grier...
April 10, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Use Offensive Explosion To Knock Off Lenoir-Rhyne
Visiting and 14th-ranked UNCP pounded out 22 hits and led 12-3 by the end of the sixth inning, but had to hold back a late rally by Lenoir-Rhyne before registering a 14-9 win over the Bears on...
April 8, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Slip To 16th In Latest Coaches Poll
A 2-2 week at home, including its first series victory over Francis Marion in more than 12 years, has resulted in a small descent in the latest Collegiate Baseball Newspaper NCAA Division II Poll for...
April 7, 2013 | Baseball
No. 11 Braves Take Rubber Game, Series With Francis Marion
Home-standing and 11th-ranked UNCP broke open a close game with four runs in the sixth inning and rode a phenomenal outing from right-hander Dale Innes to a series-clinching 7-2 victory over Francis...
April 6, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Power Past Francis Marion In Series Opener
Home-standing and 11th-ranked UNCP pounded out 17 hits, including one double and trio of home runs, and registered five multi-run innings en route to a 12-4 win over Francis Marion in the front half...
April 6, 2013 | Baseball
Early Outburst Helps Patriots Even Series With No. 11 UNCP
Visiting Francis Marion plated a pair of runs in the first inning, and then sent 10 batters to plate to fuel a 5-run third, as the Patriots evened up their weekend series with 11th-ranked UNCP with an...
April 3, 2013 | Baseball
Hit Parade Helps Coker Upset No. 11 Braves
Visiting Coker pounded out 14 hits and rode every arm of its weekend pitching staff the rest of the way out to help the Cobras post an 8-4 upset of 11th-ranked UNCP on Wednesday evening at Sammy Cox...
April 2, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball’s Jordan Edgerton Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week
A fruitful week at the plate has helped Jordan Edgerton add to his ever-growing list of athletic accomplishments as the sophomore was decorated with UNCP Athlete of the Week honors on Tuesday...
April 1, 2013 | General News
Recap of Black & Gold Report on WFXB
For those of you that missed it, here you can find the latest episodes of The Black & Gold Report - a show all about UNC Pembroke athletics.
April 1, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Jump To No. 11 In Latest Coaches Poll
After tallying a 5-1 week on the diamond, included a three-game Peach Belt Conference series sweep at North Georgia, the UNCP baseball team made a significant move in the latest Collegiate Baseball...
March 30, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Finish Off Road Sweep Of North Georgia
North Georgia rallied for a pair of runs in the bottom of the third inning to forge an early 3-1 lead, but visiting and 17th-ranked UNCP rallied back with four unanswered runs behind a strong relief...
March 29, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Hold Off North Georgia In Series Opener
Visiting and 17th-ranked UNCP rallied for a trio of runs in both the third and eighth innings behind effective pitching from both Ethan Carter and Patrick McMahon and held off a late rally by North...
March 29, 2013 | Baseball
DeLoatch Dominant As UNCP Clinches Series With Saints
Southpaw Jordan DeLoatch allowed just two hits in registering his first career complete game outing and 17th-ranked UNCP tallied a pair of multiple-run frames to finish off a series-clinching...
March 28, 2013 | Baseball
Edgerton Named NCBWA Southeast Region Hitter Of The Week
An outstanding week at the plate that proved key in leading the UNCP baseball team to a 2-2 record, including a series victory on the road against Flagler, has reaped additional rewards for sophomore...
March 26, 2013 | Baseball
O’Neil Grabs 400th Win As Braves Roll Wingate
UNCP put up its 21st double-digit hitting attack of the season to support a phenomenal outing from right-hander Connor Pratt and Paul O’Neil picked up his 400th win as the Braves skipper in an...
March 26, 2013 | Baseball
Edgerton Nabs PBC Player of the Week Honor
An outstanding week at the plate that proved key in leading the UNCP baseball team to a 2-2 record, including a series victory on the road against Flagler, has reaped rewards for sophomore Jordan...
March 25, 2013 | Baseball
UNCP Rallies Late To Stun Saints, Clinch Series
Jake Hanson’s RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the sixth gave Flagler a commanding 5-2 lead, but 15th-ranked UNCP rallied for nine unanswered runs, including seven in the ninth inning,...
March 25, 2013 | Baseball
Flagler Salvages Series With No. 15 Braves
Flagler struck for four runs on four hits in the bottom of the fifth to blow an otherwise close game wide open and the Saints used a 14-hit attack to salvage its weekend series with No. 15 UNCP with a...
March 24, 2013 | Baseball
Rain Forces More Baseball Schedule Changes
Heavy rain that dumped more than two inches of water on the St. Augustine, Fla., area yesterday has forced additional changes to the regularly scheduled Peach Belt Conference baseball series between...
March 24, 2013 | Baseball
No. 15 Braves Rout Flagler In Series Opener
Visiting UNCP pounded out 16 hits and scored its most runs since opening day to key the 15th-ranked Braves to a 13-1 rout of Flagler in the opener of a three-game Peach Belt Conference series on...
March 21, 2013 | Women's Tennis
Weekend Weather Affects Athletic Schedule
With rain expected to dominate the forecast in the southeast over the weekend, UNCP has announced several changes to the athletic schedules for a handful of teams this weekend.
March 20, 2013 | Baseball
20 Questions With Baseball’s Ethan Carter
UNCPBraves.com sat down with senior right-hander Ethan Carter to get to know him a little bit better. Ethan was asked a variety of questions ranging from who his heroes are to what he likes most about...
March 19, 2013 | Baseball
Bullpen Woes Continue As No. 15 Braves Fall Victim To Barton
Max Gagnon scored on an errant throw in the top of the sixth to give the visitors a comfortable 2-0 lead, but Barton victimized the UNCP bullpen for five runs in the latter frames en route to a 5-3...
March 18, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Make Big Moves In National Polls
A perfect 4-0 week on the diamond, including a midweek upset of then-No. 8 Catawba on the road, has captured the attention of the national voters as the UNCP baseball team jumped 10 spots in the...
March 17, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Rally To Finish Off Sweep Of Georgia Southwestern
Les Cromer’s RBI single with one out in the fourth inning helped Georgia Southwestern grab a quick 3-0 lead, but visiting and 25th-ranked UNCP rallied for seven unanswered runs, including four...
March 16, 2013 | Baseball
Phillips’s Grand Slam Helps UNCP Clinch Series With Hurricanes
Derrick Phillips’s grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the first inning proved to be the difference in the outcome as 25th-ranked UNCP completed a series-clinching doubleheader sweep of...
March 16, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Top Georgia Southwestern In Series Opener
Visiting and 25th-ranked UNCP scored nine runs and registered its 18th double-digit hitting attack of the season behind Ethan Carter’s third complete game of the campaign en route to a 9-1 win...
March 14, 2013 | Baseball
Carter Named NCBWA Southeast Region Pitcher Of The Week
Ethan Carter added to his already impressive stable of awards on Thursday morning as the senior right-hander was named Southeast Region Pitcher of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers...
March 13, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Use Last At-Bat To Upset No. 8 Catawba
A sacrifice fly by Craig Books helped host and eighth-ranked Catawba take an 8-6 lead in the bottom of the eighth, but 25th-ranked UNCP sent its entire order to the plate and scored six runs in the...
March 12, 2013 | Baseball
Cook Named PBC Freshman Of The Week
A pair of outstanding relief appearances, including one that earned him the victory in UNCP’s home outing with St. Andrews on Thursday, has earned right-hander Logan Cook Peach Belt Conference...
March 12, 2013 | Baseball
Carter Grabs Third PBC Pitcher Of The Week Honor
A dominant performance in the UNCP baseball team's series opener with Young Harris on Saturday has earned right-hander Ethan Carter his third Peach Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week honor, the...
March 11, 2013 | Baseball
Baseball’s Ethan Carter Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week
A dominant performance in the UNCP baseball team’s series opener with Young Harris on Saturday has proven to be even more fruitful for right-hander Ethan Carter as the senior was named UNCP...
March 10, 2013 | Baseball
Young Harris Salvages Series With Braves
Visiting Young Harris scored eight runs with two outs in the top of the first to set the early tone, but needed a late-inning rally to salvage its series with UNCP, 14-12, in 10 innings on Sunday...
March 9, 2013 | Baseball
UNCP Clinches Series, Downs Mountain Lions In 12 Innings
Drew Alford tripled to lead off the bottom of the 12th inning and later scored on three-straight walks as UNCP completed a series-clinching doubleheader sweep of visiting Young Harris with a 7-6 win...
March 9, 2013 | Baseball
Carter’s Gem Leads Braves Over Young Harris In Series Opener
UNCP scored twice on run-scoring at-bats by Chad Whitehead and Daniel Fraga to provide more than enough run support for Ethan Carter’s second complete game shutout of the season as the Braves...
March 7, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Snap Skid With Victory Over St. Andrews
UNCP rallied back from an early 3-0 deficit with a trio of runs in both the second and fourth innings as the Braves snapped a two-game losing skid with an 8-4 win over visiting St. Andrews on Thursday...
March 5, 2013 | Baseball
UNCP/St. Andrews Baseball Contest Moved To Thursday
With rain beginning to make its presence known in the region and expected to continue into tomorrow, Wednesday’s regularly scheduled baseball contest between UNCP and St. Andrews has been pushed...
March 3, 2013 | Baseball
Blue, Bobcats Capture Rubber Game With UNCP
Right-hander Justin Blue allowed just a pair of unearned runs across a 135-pitch outing and home-standing UNCP stranded six runners in scoring position as Georgia College captured the weekend rubber...
March 2, 2013 | Baseball
Bobcats Rattle UNCP's Bullpen, Knot Up Series
Jordan Edgerton’s sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the sixth gave UNCP a seemingly comfortable 6-1 lead, but visiting Georgia College sent a dozen batters to the plate in a 7-run...
March 2, 2013 | Baseball
No. 23 Braves Rally To Take Opener With Georgia College
Jeremy Donaldson’s leadoff homer in the top of the second inning helped visiting Georgia College stake claim to a quick 3-1 lead, but 23rd-ranked UNCP scored a pair of runs in the sixth and...
March 1, 2013 | Women's Tennis
Date Announced For 2013 Braves Club Cash Bash
The UNC Pembroke Braves Club is excited to announce the date of the 2013 Braves Club Cash Bash. The event is the premier annual fundraiser for the Braves Club which has grown from a simple reserves...
February 27, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Rally Back To Thwart Coker
Coker scored a pair of runs in each of the second and fourth innings to take a 4-1 advantage into the fifth, but 23rd-ranked UNCP rallied for four unanswered runs, including three with two outs in the...
February 25, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Fall Eight Spots In Coaches Poll
After posting a 2-3 record on the week, including a trio of one-run losses against Peach Belt Conference teams, sent the UNCP baseball team tumbling eight spots in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper...
February 24, 2013 | Baseball
Walk-Off Single In 10th Helps Montevallo Take Series With Braves
Drew Alford gave visiting UNCP a 5-0 lead on a RBI single with two outs in the fifth inning, but Montevallo knotted the game back up heading to the seventh and then got a walk-off RBI single with one...
February 24, 2013 | Baseball
Errors Rampant As Falcons Even Series With No. 12 UNCP
Montevallo twice rallied back from two-run deficits, including a three-run rally with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, to even up its weekend series with UNCP on a 6-5 win over the Braves in the...
February 23, 2013 | Baseball
Weekend Baseball Schedule Altered
The schedule for the three-game Peach Belt Conference series between the University of Montevallo baseball team and visiting UNC Pembroke has changed due to heavy rain during the past two days.
February 23, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Rally To Take Series Opener At Montevallo
Montevallo used a costly error to plate a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning, but 12th-ranked UNCP rallied for six unanswered runs, including four with two outs showing on the scoreboard,...
February 20, 2013 | Baseball
Carter Named NCBWA Southeast Region Pitcher Of The Week
After turning in UNCP's first complete game shutout of the season in helping the 16th-ranked Braves blank visiting Columbus State in the opening game of a three-game series on Sunday, senior right-han...
February 19, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Check In At No. 12 In NCBWA Top 25
The UNCP baseball team made an appearance in a third national poll on Tuesday, as the Braves checked in at No. 12 in the first regular season top 25 ranking by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers...
February 19, 2013 | Baseball
Carter Grabs Second PBC Pitcher Of The Week Honor
After turning in UNCP’s first complete game shutout of the season in helping the 16th-ranked Braves blank visiting Columbus State in the opening game of a three-game series on Sunday, senior...
February 18, 2013 | Baseball
No. 16 Braves Rattle Columbus State In Finale, Win Series
Visiting Columbus State used a dropped third strike to take a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but No. 16 UNCP rallied for seven runs over the next two innings and rode the strong arm of Dale Innes to a...
February 18, 2013 | Baseball
No. 16 UNCP Posts Big Rally, But Cougars Even Series In Extras
Home-standing UNCP rallied back from an eight-run deficit in the fifth to take a one-run lead on Drew Cole’s pinch home run in the eighth, but visiting Columbus State registered a last-gasp...
February 17, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Check Into Another National Poll
Having won each of its first nine games of the current campaign, the UNCP baseball team added some more national attention to its repertoire on Sunday evening as the Braves checked in at No. 17 in the...
February 17, 2013 | Baseball
Carter, Braves Blank Columbus State In PBC Opener
Derrick Phillips drove in the game’s only run on a one-out double in the bottom of the fifth inning to provide more than enough offense to support a 5-hit shutout by Ethan Carter and lift...
February 17, 2013 | Baseball
Weather Forces More Changes To Baseball Schedule
A wintry mix of rain and snow, as well as overnight temperatures that dipped into the mid 20’s, has caused additional changes to the UNCP baseball team’s weekend series with Columbus...
February 15, 2013 | Baseball
Weekend Forecast Forces Baseball Schedule Changes
With inclement weather in the forecast for Saturday, including a possibility of snow in the evening hours, the regularly scheduled baseball series between No. 17 UNCP and Columbus State has been...
February 12, 2013 | Baseball
No. 17 Braves Take Care Of Chowan In Series Opener
UNCP rallied for a trio of runs with two outs in the first inning to take a lead it would not relinquish as the 17th-ranked Braves rode a trio of arms to an 8-2 win over visiting Chowan in the front...
February 12, 2013 | Baseball
No. 17 UNCP Rallies To Finish Off Sweep Of Hawks
Visiting Chowan sent 11 batters to the plate en route to taking a 5-1 lead in the top of the second inning, but 17th-ranked UNCP rallied for six unanswered runs to grab a 7-5 win and finish off a...
February 11, 2013 | Baseball
Weather Forces Changes In Mid-Week Baseball Schedule
With inclement weather expecting to put a damper on the 21st-ranked UNCP baseball’s mid-week series with Chowan, athletic officials announced Monday morning that the schedule has now been...
February 11, 2013 | Baseball
Carter, Innes Named To Tino Martinez Award Watch List
Right-handers Ethan Carter and Dale Innes are among 150 top amateur athletes from across the nation to be named to the initial watch list for the fourth annual Tino Martinez DII Player of the Year...
February 11, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Move Up Four More Spots In Collegiate Baseball News Poll
Just 24 hours removed from finishing off its second-straight weekend sweep with an 8-2 win over visiting Salem International, the UNCP baseball team jumped up four more spots to No. 17 in the latest...
February 10, 2013 | Baseball
No. 21 Braves Complete Sweep Of Salem International
UNCP sent nine batters to the plate to fuel a five-run third inning that broke an otherwise close game wide open and the 21st-ranked Braves completed a weekend sweep of visiting Salem International...
February 9, 2013 | Baseball
Carter, Braves Rout Salem International In Opener
UNCP put together multi-run efforts in four different innings to provide more than enough run support for senior Ethan Carter as the 21st-ranked Braves eased past visiting Salem International with a...
February 9, 2013 | Baseball
Late Rally Helps No. 21 UNCP Clinch Series With Tigers
Home-standing and 21st-ranked UNCP pushed across lone runs in each of the sixth and seventh innings to rally back from an early 1-0 deficit and clinch its weekend series with Salem International on a...
February 6, 2013 | Baseball
20 Questions With Baseball’s Patrick McMahon
UNCPBraves.com sat down with junior pitcher Patrick McMahon to get to know him a little bit better. Patrick was asked a variety of questions ranging from his perfect day to how he wants to be...
February 5, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Jump 11 Spots In Collegiate Baseball News Poll
On the strength of a three-game sweep of Anderson over the weekend – a set that saw it outscore the visitors by a 28-4 count – the UNCP baseball team jumped 11 spots to No. 21 in the...
February 5, 2013 | Baseball
Carter Named PBC Pitcher Of The Week
After doing his part in leading the UNCP baseball team to a series sweep of visiting Anderson over the weekend, senior Ethan Carter has been named the Peach Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week, the...
February 3, 2013 | Baseball
No. 32 Braves Complete Sweep In Walk-Off Fashion
First baseman Steven Cooper’s ill-timed error with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning allowed Ben Schmucker to scurry home with the game-winning run as 32nd-ranked UNCP completed a weekend...
February 2, 2013 | Baseball
No. 32 Braves Rattle Anderson In Series Opener
Home-standing UNCP erupted for 23 hits and 17 runs behind a phenomenal debut outing from newcomer Ethan Carter as the Braves won their season opener for the seventh-straight year with a 17-0 throttlin...
February 2, 2013 | Baseball
DeLoatch, UNCP Finish Off Twinbill Sweep Of Trojans
UNCP rallied for a pair of runs in each of the first two frames to help support a solid effort from southpaw Jordan DeLoatch and help the Braves finish off a series-clinching doubleheader sweep of...
January 31, 2013 | Baseball
Potter Named To NCBWA Preseason All-Region Squad
Coming off of a season that saw him play an integral part of the success of the UNCP baseball team, junior outfielder Tyler Potter was recognized on Thursday as part of the 2013 National Collegiate...
January 6, 2013 | Baseball
Braves Ranked No. 32 In Preseason Baseball Coaches Poll
The UNC Pembroke baseball team will begin its 2013 campaign in a familiar position as the Braves are one of six Peach Belt Conference teams included in the preseason edition of the Collegiate Baseball...
January 4, 2013 | General News
UNCP Athletics Launches Mobile App For iOS, Android
Fans unable to attend UNCP’s athletic events can now still follow the Braves as if they were in the front row as UNCP athletic department officials, in conjunction with Presto Sports, announced...
June 22, 2012 | Baseball
Haley Signs Free Agent Contract With Southern Illinois Miners
Former UNCP outfielder Josh Haley has opted to continue his playing career on the professional level as the Jackson Springs native inked a contract on Thursday with the Southern Illinois Miners out of...
June 14, 2012 | Baseball
Haley Named To NCCSIA All-State Squad
Senior outfielder Josh Haley added another award to his shed full of hardware on Thursday afternoon as the Jackson Springs native was one of a dozen players named to the 2012 NCCSIA All-State College...
May 31, 2012 | Baseball
Haley, Maoz Named To Capital One Academic All-America Squad
Seniors Josh Haley and Eitan Maoz put an emphatic crown on their collegiate baseball careers on Thursday afternoon as the duo was among 33 players named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America&re...
May 31, 2012 | Baseball
Haley, Maoz Named To Capital One Academic All-America Squad
niors Josh Haley and Eitan Maoz put an emphatic crown on their collegiate baseball careers on Thursday afternoon as the duo was among 33 players named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America®...
May 25, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Begin Offseason Work In Summer Leagues
Despite the season coming to a close nearly a month ago, a number of UNCP baseball players will begin their offseason work with multiple summer teams beginning this week.
May 24, 2012 | Baseball
Haley, Lewis Named To ABCA All-Region Squad
Seniors Josh Haley and Braxton Lewis added another piece of hardware to their athletic shed on Thursday morning as both players were among 32 student-athletes named to the 2012 American Baseball...
May 17, 2012 | Baseball
Haley, Lewis, Maoz Named To Daktronics All-Region Squad
Seniors Josh Haley, Braxton Lewis and Eitan Maoz kept the postseason hardware rolling in for UNCP as the trio was among 31 players named to the Daktronics All-Southeast Region teams released on...
May 17, 2012 | Baseball
Haley, Lewis Named To NCBWA All-Region Squad
Seniors Josh Haley and Braxton Lewis continued to abandon their notoriety on Thursday afternoon as both were among 39 players named to the 2012 All-Southeast Region Team by the National Collegiate...
May 8, 2012 | Baseball
Haley, Lewis Named To All-PBC Squad
The UNCP baseball team continued to rake in the postseason hardware on Tuesday evening as seniors Josh Haley and Braxton Lewis were among 33 student-athletes lauded with All-Peach Belt Conference...
May 5, 2012 | Baseball
Haley, Maoz Named To CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District Squad
Seniors Josh Haley and Eitan Maoz continued to add to their collegiate resumes on Saturday afternoon as both were among 16 student-athletes named to the CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District III...
May 3, 2012 | Baseball
Gagnon, Haley, Maoz Named To PBC All-Academic Team
The postseason honors began to roll in for the UNCP baseball team on Thursday afternoon as Max Gagnon, Josh Haley and Eitan Maoz were among 26 student-athletes named to the Peach Belt Conference...
May 3, 2012 | Baseball
20 Questions With Baseball's Aaron Parnell
UNCPBraves.com sat down with senior second baseman Aaron Parnell to learn of his opinion on a variety of topics ranging from the team he would add to the schedule to how he wants to be remembered when...
April 28, 2012 | Baseball
Pearce Masterful As Braves Edge Wingate In Season Finale
Max Gagnon’s leadoff homer in the bottom of the seventh gave UNCP its first lead of the game and all the help senior right-hander Alex Pearce would need as the Braves reached the 30-win plateau...
April 25, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Fall To No. 14 Catawba
Visiting and 14th-ranked Catawba broke open an otherwise close game with four runs in the sixth inning and rode the efforts of a four-armed pitching staff to a 7-3 win over UNCP on Wednesday evening...
April 22, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Fall To No. 5 Armstrong Atlantic In Conference Finale
Zach Taylor gave fifth-ranked Armstrong Atlantic the lead for good with a two-run homer in the fifth inning that helped the Pirates finish off a weekend sweep of visiting and 25th-ranked UNCP with a...
April 21, 2012 | Baseball
No. 5 Pirates Explode In Sixth, Clinch Series With UNCP
Fifth-ranked Armstrong Atlantic broke open a pitcher’s duel with four runs in the bottom of the sixth and rode the strong left arm of Chandler Hall to a series-clinching 6-1 win over visiting...
April 21, 2012 | Baseball
No. 5 Armstrong Atlantic Holds Off Braves In Series Opener
Fifth-ranked Armstrong Atlantic pounded out 11 hits, scored six times and got just enough from 10-game winner Ethan Bader en route to a 6-5 series-opening victory over visiting and 25th-ranked UNCP on...
April 19, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Too Much For Visiting Pfeiffer
Tyler Potter and Aaron Parnell both hit two-run home runs to fuel a 16-hit attack for UNCP and the 25th-ranked Braves scored early and often in flying past visiting Pfeiffer, 12-1, on Thursday evening...
April 18, 2012 | Baseball
UNCP/Pfeiffer Baseball Moved To Thursday
Wednesday’s regularly scheduled baseball contest between 25th-ranked UNCP and region rival Pfeiffer has been rescheduled for Thursday due to inclement weather that is expected to make its way...
April 15, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Salvage Series At No. 11 USC Aiken
Visiting and 24th-ranked UNCP pounded out 14 hits and scored eight times behind another quality start from senior Alex Pearce as the Braves salvaged their series at USC Aiken with an 8-2 win over the...
April 14, 2012 | Baseball
Pacers Rally For Four In Ninth To Shock UNCP In Series Opener
Eleventh-ranked USC Aiken used a costly fielding error and a three-run home run by Bill Gertenslager to plate four runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and shock No. 24 UNCP, 7-6, in the...
April 14, 2012 | Baseball
Big Innings Help USC Aiken Clinch Weekend Series With Braves
Eleventh-ranked USC Aiken sent its entire order to the plate and scored six or more runs in two different innings as the Pacers clinched their weekend series with No. 24 UNCP on a 16-11 victory over...
April 11, 2012 | Baseball
Baseball's Josh Haley Named UNCP Student-Athlete Of The Week
Having played a significant role in a 3-1 week for the Diamond Braves last week, including a weekend series victory over No. 11 Lander, senior Josh Haley has been named this week's UNCP Student-Athlet...
April 9, 2012 | Baseball
Haley Nabs PBC Player Of The Week Laurels
Having played a significant role in a 3-1 week for the UNCP baseball team last week, including a weekend series victory over No. 11 Lander, senior Josh Haley has been named this week’s Peach...
April 9, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Break Back Into Collegiate Baseball Poll
On the heels of a 3-1 week at home, including a series victory over then-No. 11 Lander over the weekend, UNCP checked back into the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper poll on Monday afternoon.
April 7, 2012 | Baseball
Big First Inning Help Braves Capture Series With No. 11 Lander
UNCP negated an early 2-0 deficit with four runs in the bottom of the first to help support senior Alex Pearce’s fourth quality start of the season as the Braves captured their weekend series...
April 7, 2012 | Baseball
No. 11 Bearcats Rally Late To Even Series With UNCP
UNCP reclaimed a one-run lead on Aaron Parnell’s RBI single in the bottom of the third, but 11th-ranked Lander scored the game’s final eight runs to even its weekend series with the Braves...
April 6, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Bounce No. 11 Lander In 12 Innings
Josh Haley legged out an infield single with two outs in the bottom of the 12th inning that allowed Drew Alford to cross the plate with the game-winning run as UNCP bumped 11th-ranked Lander, 6-5, in...
April 3, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Use Late Rally To Rout St. Augustine’s
UNCP sent a dozen batters to the plate in an eight-run eighth inning to break a close game wide open and the Braves captured their 11th win the last 14 outings with a 14-4 rout of visiting St....
April 2, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Salvage Series At No. 14 Francis Marion
Visiting UNCP rallied for a trio of runs in the top of the third inning and got a shut-down performance from its bullpen en route to salvaging its weekend series at No. 14 Francis Marion with a 5-2...
April 1, 2012 | Baseball
Francis Marion Edges Braves In Series Opener
A RBI single by Buddy Sosnoskie in the bottom of the sixth helped 23rd-ranked Francis Marion stake claim to a 5-1 lead, but the Patriots had to hold off a late rally by visiting and 30th-ranked UNCP...
April 1, 2012 | Baseball
Patriots Use First-Inning Scoring Melee To Clinch Series With UNCP
Francis Marion sent 14 batters to the plate in an 11-hit, 10-run first inning to provide more than enough run support for starter Matt Broderick as the 23rd-ranked Patriots clinched their weekend...
March 31, 2012 | Baseball
Baseball Series Shifted To Sunday, Monday
Due to inclement weather that is expected to continue to move through northeastern South Carolina on Saturday, this weekend’s regularly scheduled baseball series between No. 30 UNC Pembroke and...
March 28, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Use Late-Inning Eruption To Rattle St. Andrews
Visiting St. Andrews negated an early 3-0 deficit with four runs in the top of the seventh, but home-standing UNCP erupted for 14 runs on 13 hits over the next two frames to topple the Knights, 17-6,...
March 27, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Trudge Past Winston-Salem State
UNCP staked claim to a 7-1 lead heading to the third and offset a trio of costly errors with its 22nd double-digit hit attack of the season en route to an 11-6 victory over visiting Winston-Salem...
March 27, 2012 | Baseball
Baseball’s Josh Haley Named UNCP Student-Athlete Of The Week
After registering a monster series in leading UNCP to a series sweep of visiting Flagler on Sunday and Monday, senior outfielder Josh Haley has been named this week’s UNCP Student-Athlete of the...
March 26, 2012 | General News
Recap of Black & Gold Report on WFXB
For those of you that missed it, here you can find the latest episodes of The Black & Gold Report - a show all about UNC Pembroke athletics.
March 26, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Complete Sweep Of Flagler With Rout In Finale
UNCP scored four or more runs across three different innings to support starter Alex Pearce’s first career complete game and complete a weekend sweep of visiting Flagler with a 16-5 win over the...
March 25, 2012 | Baseball
Big First Inning Leads UNCP To Series-Clinching Victory Over Saints
Home-standing UNCP erupted for six runs in the bottom of the first inning behind freshman Jordan DeLoatch’s fourth quality start of the season to clinch its weekend series with visiting Flagler...
March 25, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Rally Past Flagler In Series Opener
Eitan Maoz’s two-run single with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning plated the eventual game-winning runs as home-standing UNCP rallied back from an early deficit to down red hot Flagler...
March 23, 2012 | Baseball
Impending Weekend Weather Affects Baseball, Softball Schedules
Impending inclement weather that is expected to make its way through southeastern North Carolina late Friday evening and into Saturday has affected the schedules for both the baseball and softball...
March 23, 2012 | Baseball
Coker Inks Pro Contract With Ottawa Fat Cats
Former all-American Jason Coker, a standout with the UNCP baseball team from 2008-11, has inked a professional contract with the Ottawa Fat Cats of the Intercounty Baseball League, the organization...
March 22, 2012 | Baseball
20 Questions With Baseball’s Braxton Lewis
UNCPBraves.com recently had the chance to sit down with senior All-American closing pitcher Braxton Lewis to learn of his opinion on a variety of topics ranging from the team he would add to the...
March 21, 2012 | Baseball
Coker Takes Season Series With UNCP
Visiting Coker used a home run and a costly error to plate a trio of runs in the first and then held UNCP at arm’s length the rest of the way out en route to capturing the season series with the...
March 19, 2012 | Baseball
Isom Earns PBC Pitcher Of The Week Laurels
After booking a career day and playing a key role in UNCP’s three-game sweep of visiting Augusta State over the weekend, senior Brad Isom has been named this week’s Peach Belt Conference...
March 17, 2012 | Baseball
UNCP Beats Lightning To Complete Sweep Of Jaguars
Home-standing UNCP negated an early 4-0 deficit with a six-run third inning and fought through a 2-1/2 hour lightning delay to complete a three-game series sweep of Augusta State with a 9-7 victory...
March 17, 2012 | Baseball
Isom, Braves Clinch Series With Augusta State
UNCP used a third-inning single from J.J. Williams to provide more than enough offense behind a seven-hit shutout from Brad Isom as the 29th-ranked Braves clinched their weekend series with Augusta...
March 16, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Outdo Augusta State In Series Opener
UNCP registered its most hits in nearly a month and strung together four multi-run innings to snap a five-game Peach Belt Conference losing streak with a 10-6 victory over visiting Augusta State in...
March 14, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Rally Late To Top Coker, Snap Skid
Home-standing UNCP twice rallied back from late-inning deficits before using a two-run single from J.J. Williams in the bottom of the eighth to top visiting Coker, 5-3, and snap a six-game losing...
March 11, 2012 | Baseball
Georgia College Completes Sweep Of No. 5 Braves
Georgia College broke open a scoreless game with single runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings, and then held off a late rally by UNCP to complete the sweep of the No. 5 Braves with a 3-2 win in...
March 10, 2012 | Baseball
Late 11-Run Rally Helps Bobcats Clinch Series With No. 5 UNCP
Visiting UNCP used a trio of multi-run innings to build an 8-1 lead after six innings of play, but Georgia College rallied for 11 runs in the seventh and eighth innings en route to a series-clinching...
March 10, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Fall In Series Opener At Georgia College
Visiting UNCP jumped on the scoreboard early with a trio of runs in the top of the first inning, but Georgia College scored eight runs on 13 hits and got plenty of help from its bullpen en route to an...
March 7, 2012 | Baseball
Wingate Upsets No. 5 Braves, Snaps Nine-Year Losing Streak
Wingate scored 11 runs on 17 hits behind a seven-armed pitching staff, and then held off a ninth-inning rally by fifth-ranked UNCP to snap a nine-year losing streak to the Braves with an 11-9 upset...
March 5, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Drop Rubber Game With Visiting Montevallo
Visiting Montevallo pounded out 11 hits and scored five runs behind a quality start from Kameron Heiser to help the Falcons register a series-clinching 5-2 win over fifth-ranked UNCP on Monday...
March 5, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Dip To 20th In Latest Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Poll
On the heels of dropping its second-straight Peach Belt Conference series of the season on Monday, the bad news continued for the UNCP baseball team as the Braves dropped five spots to No. 20 in the...
March 4, 2012 | Baseball
Falcons Walk Past UNCP To Even Series
Montevallo drew 18 walks and reached base four more times on hit by pitches to key three multi-run innings and help the Falcons even up their weekend series with No. 5 UNCP on a 14-5 win over the...
March 4, 2012 | Baseball
Five-Run Fifth Lifts Braves Past Montevallo In Series Opener
Visiting Montevallo plated a pair of unearned runs in the top of the second to forge an early lead, but fifth-ranked UNCP sent its entire order to the plate in a five-run fifth inning to turn back the...
March 1, 2012 | Baseball
Braves, Montevallo Shift Baseball Series To Sunday, Monday
In anticipation of inclement weather that is expected to move through southeastern North Carolina late Friday evening and into Saturday, the UNCP baseball team’s regularly scheduled weekend...
February 29, 2012 | Baseball
Errors, Alford Help Lead No. 5 UNCP Past St. Andrews
Drew Alford recorded his first career home run in a big fifth inning and fifth-ranked UNCP pounded out 12 hits in powering past error-prone St. Andrews, 5-3, on Wednesday afternoon at Clark Field.
February 28, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Drop To 14th In NCBWA National Poll, 3rd In Region Poll
A series loss at then-No. 26 North Georgia has wreaked some havoc on the UNCP baseball team’s national rankings as the Braves slipped 10 spots to No. 14 in the latest national top 25 by the...
February 27, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Tumble Six Spots In Collegiate Baseball News Ranking
Three losses in the last two weeks finally caught up to the UNCP baseball team on Monday afternoon as the Braves slipped six spots to No. 15 in the latest top-30 ranking by Collegiate Baseball...
February 27, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Dip Two Spots In College Baseball Lineup Ranking
After dropping just its third series in the last two seasons at North Georgia over the weekend, the UNCP baseball team fell two spots to No. 5 in the latest top-30 listing by CollegeBaseballLineup.com...
February 26, 2012 | Baseball
No. 26 Saints Rally Late To Take Series With No. 3 UNCP
North Georgia broke open a scoreless game with seven runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and rode a strong pitching performance from Taylor Keinat to an 8-1 series-clinching win over visiting and...
February 25, 2012 | Baseball
No. 26 Saints Rally To Beat No. 3 UNCP, Tie Series
Eitan Maoz’s RBI double in the top of the second gave visiting and third-ranked UNCP an early 2-0 lead, but 26th-ranked North Georgia rallied for six unanswered runs, including a four-run...
February 25, 2012 | Baseball
No. 3 Braves Top No. 26 North Georgia In Series Opener
Kyle Adair’s go-ahead pinch-hit RBI single with two outs in the top of the seventh inning proved to be the game-winning hit as third-ranked UNCP edged 26th-ranked North Georgia, 6-5, in the...
February 22, 2012 | Baseball
No. 3 UNCP Holds Off Lenoir-Rhyne
UNCP tallied its ninth double-digit hit outing of the season and looked to be in total control after a four-run first inning, but the third-ranked Braves needed some clutch pitching performances to...
February 21, 2012 | Baseball
20 Questions With Baseball's Josh Haley
UNCPBraves.com sat down with senior outfielder Josh Haley to learn of his opinion on a variety of topics ranging from the coolest place he has competed at to how he wants to be remembered when he...
February 21, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Stay Atop Region Rankings, Steady At 4th In NCBWA National Poll
Although losing a bit of ground on the rest of the competition, the UNCP baseball team maintained its perch in the top spot in the region listing, while also holding steady at No. 4 in the national...
February 20, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Jump To No. 3 In National Rankings
Despite a midweek loss to Coker on Wednesday, UNCP’s doubleheader and series sweep of Peach Belt Conference foe Georgia Southwestern was enough to help the Braves jump five spots to No. 3 in the...
February 20, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Climb Four Spots In Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Poll
The UNCP baseball team grabbed its third top-10 ranking of the season on Monday afternoon as the Braves checked in at No. 9 in the latest national ranking by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
February 19, 2012 | Baseball
Sunday’s Baseball Series Finale Rained Out
Due to constant rain that has moved through the Robeson County area since late Saturday evening, Sunday’s baseball series finale between UNCP and Georgia Southwestern has been rained out. The...
February 18, 2012 | Baseball
Isom, No. 8 Braves Too Much For Georgia Southwestern
Home-standing UNCP matched a season-high with 17 hits and scored nine runs behind senior Brad Isom’s first career complete game as the eighth-ranked Braves routed visiting Georgia Southwestern,...
February 18, 2012 | Baseball
No. 8 UNCP Shuts Out Hurricanes To Clinch Series
Brad Bridgeman homered twice and drove in five runs, while fellow senior Brantley Hattrich delivered a phenomenal relief outing, to help eighth-ranked UNCP deliver a series-clinching 8-0 victory over...
February 15, 2012 | Baseball
No. 8 Braves Upset By Coker
Sophomore right-hander Andrew Goot limited visiting and eighth-ranked UNCP to five hits and a lone ninth-inning run en route to leading Coker to a 6-1 upset of the Braves on Wednesday afternoon at Tom...
February 14, 2012 | Baseball
Baseball's Josh Haley Named UNCP Student-Athlete Of The Week
After accounting for nearly 25 percent of UNCP’s total runs scored amidst a 5-0 run for the Braves last week, senior Josh Haley has been named this week’s UNCP Student-Athlete of the Week,...
February 14, 2012 | Baseball
DeLoatch Named PBC Freshman Of The Week
After putting the finishing touches on a 2-0 start to his collegiate career on Saturday against Salem International, freshman southpaw Jordan DeLoatch has been named this week’s Peach Belt...
February 13, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Hop Three Spots In Collegiate Baseball Poll
The UNCP baseball team continued its ascension in the national rankings on Monday afternoon as the Braves used a perfect 5-0 week to creep up three spots to No. 13 in the latest top 30 poll by...
February 12, 2012 | Baseball
No. 8 Braves Complete Sweep Of Salem International
Eighth-ranked UNCP tacked up a double-digit hit total for the sixth-straight game and scored two or more runs in three different innings to complete a weekend sweep of visiting Salem International...
February 11, 2012 | Baseball
Isom Masterful As Braves Top Salem International In Opener
Senior Brad Isom matched a career-high with 10 strikeouts in seven strong innings from the hill and No. 8 UNCP pounded out 13 hits and scored eight times en route to an 8-0 win over visiting Salem...
February 11, 2012 | Baseball
Fireworks Continue As No. 8 UNCP Clinches Series With Tigers
Home-standing UNCP tacked up five multi-run innings behind a dominant performance from rookie southpaw Jordan DeLoatch to clinch its weekend series with Salem International with a 14-0 rout of the...
February 8, 2012 | Baseball
No. 8 Braves Complete Series Sweep Of Visiting Chowan
Home-standing UNCP put together its third-straight multi-hit game of the season and broke open an otherwise close game with five runs in the eighth inning to complete a two-game series sweep of Chowan...
February 7, 2012 | Baseball
Offensive Melee Helps No. 8 Braves Rout Chowan
Eighth-ranked UNCP pounded out a season-high 17 hits and scored three or more runs in three different innings behind senior Alex Pearce’s first career start en route to a 13-3 rout of visiting...
February 7, 2012 | Baseball
Hattrich Named PBC Pitcher Of The Week
Having played a key role in securing No. 8 UNCP’s three-game series sweep of Anderson over the weekend, senior reliever Brantley Hattrich has been named this week’s Peach Belt Conference...
February 6, 2012 | Baseball
Braves Jump Three Spots In Collegiate Baseball Top 30
Fresh off a season-opening three-game sweep of Anderson on Saturday and Sunday, the UNCP baseball team made a humble jump in the latest national rankings, climbing three spots to No. 16 in the...
February 6, 2012 | Baseball
Lewis, Haley Named To Tino Martinez Award Watch List
Following productive junior campaigns that saw both earn a slew of postseason accolades, seniors Josh Haley and Braxton Lewis are among more than 130 student-athletes that have been named to the...
February 5, 2012 | Baseball
No. 8 Braves Complete Weekend Sweep Of Anderson
Erick Sanderson’s grand slam in the bottom of the first inning gave Anderson the early edge, but No. 8 UNCP countered with 10 runs in the middle three innings to complete a weekend sweep of the...
February 4, 2012 | Baseball
DeLoatch, No. 8 UNCP Clinch Series With Trojans
Jordan DeLoatch struck out seven and allowed just three hits in his collegiate debut and eighth-ranked UNCP tacked up a pair of multi-run innings en route to a series-clinching 6-1 victory over...
February 4, 2012 | Baseball
No. 8 Braves Top Anderson In Season Opener
Eighth-ranked UNCP pounded out eight hits and scored four times behind a phenomenal outing from senior Brad Isom as the Braves won their sixth-straight season opener with a 4-1 win over Anderson in...
January 27, 2012 | Baseball
Diamond Braves Tabbed Fourth In PBC Preseason Coaches Poll
Despite returning 18 letterwinners from last season’s Peach Belt Conference championship club, the UNCP baseball team was slated to finish fourth in the always-tough league PBC in a preseason...
January 26, 2012 | Baseball
Lewis Named To Preseason All-Conference Squad
With the first pitch of the season still more than a week away, the preseason laurels continued to flow in for the UNCP baseball team on Thursday as relief pitcher Braxton Lewis earned a spot on the...
January 17, 2012 | Baseball
Haley, Lewis Named To ABCA/Rawlings Preseason All-American Squad
The preseason recognition continued to roll in for the UNCP baseball team on Tuesday morning as Josh Haley and Braxton Lewis each grabbed preseason all-American honors from the ABCA while two other...
December 23, 2011 | Baseball
Braves 19th In Collegiate Baseball Preseason Ranking
The UNCP baseball team added another preseason ranking to its repertoire on Thursday afternoon as the Braves checked in at No. 19 in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper NCAA Division II Preseason Top 40...
December 22, 2011 | Baseball
Braves To Begin 2012 Campaign Among Nation’s Top 10
UNCP will have some lofty preseason hype to live up to beginning in February as the Braves checked in at No. 8 in the College Baseball Lineup Preseason Top 30 Poll released via Twitter by the online...
November 4, 2011 | Baseball
Black Finishes Off Gold With Game Three Rout, Sweeps Series
Black rallied for a trio of runs in the opening frame behind a two-hit shutout from senior Alex Pearce to finish off a three-game Fall World Series sweep of Gold on Thursday afternoon at Sammy Cox...
November 3, 2011 | Baseball
Big Fourth Inning Pushes Black To 2-0 Series Lead
Gold set the tone early with a trio of runs in the opening frame, but Black blew a close game wide open with six runs in the fourth inning to stake claim to a 2-0 Fall World Series lead with a 7-4 win...
November 2, 2011 | Baseball
Black Edges Gold In Fall World Series Opener
Senior Brad Isom struck out two and did not allow an earned run in 6-2/3 innings of work, and the Black team got a go-ahead RBI single from newcomer Drew Cole in the top of the sixth inning to take a...
August 16, 2011 | Baseball
UNCP Baseball To Host Open Tryouts
The UNCP baseball team will hold open tryouts for the 2011-12 season on Wednesday, August 31, at 5 p.m., head coach Paul O’Neil announced Tuesday.
June 17, 2011 | Baseball
Brown Promoted, Will Begin Season In Burlington
After registering a head-turning summer as a member of the Arizona League (AZL) Royals last summer, former UNCP reliever Rudy Brown will make a move much closer to home this summer as a member of the...
June 10, 2011 | Baseball
Braves 12th In Final Baseball Coaches Poll
Having completed a season that saw it break the school record for wins, as well as log its first appearance in the NCAA postseason, the UNCP baseball season finished 12th in the final national...
June 9, 2011 | Baseball
Haley, Lewis Named To NCCSIA All-State Baseball Squad
Just less than three weeks removed from putting the caps on one of the best seasons in the history of the UNCP baseball program, juniors Josh Haley and Braxton Lewis were among 13 players named to the...
June 2, 2011 | Baseball
Lewis Named To NCBWA All-American Team
Junior right-hander Braxton Lewis put the caps on a slew of postseason awards on Thursday afternoon as the Seven Springs native was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers (NCWBA) Associatio...
June 2, 2011 | Baseball
Lewis Snags Another All-American Honor
The postseason honors for the UNCP baseball team multiplied once again on Thursday morning as junior right-hander Braxton Lewis grabbed his second all-American accolade of the week with the release of...
May 28, 2011 | Baseball
Two Braves Named To Daktronics All-American Teams
Having already put the caps on one of the most successful seasons in program history, the postseason honors continued to roll in for the UNCP baseball team on Saturday as Braxton Lewis and Jason Coker...
May 23, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Send Five To NCWBA All-Region Laurels
Days removed from its first-ever trip to the NCAA postseason, the postseason honors continued to swell for the UNCP baseball team on Monday afternoon as five Braves were decorated with all-region...
May 23, 2011 | Baseball
UNCP Trio Named To PBC Baseball All-Academic Team
Having already put their stamps on the athletic success of the UNCP baseball team this season, Bryan Collins, Josh Haley and Keith Whitman were among 20 student-athletes named to the Peach Belt...
May 23, 2011 | Baseball
Baseball’s Josh Bagley Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week
After kick-starting UNCP’s run to the semifinals of the NCAA Southeast Regional in Mount Olive last week with a career outing against Columbus State, senior right-handed pitcher Josh Bagley has...
May 22, 2011 | Baseball
Whitman Named To NCAA Southeast Regional All-Tournament Team
After registering a team-best batting clip in four starts in the midst of UNCP’s march to the semifinals of the NCAA Southeast Regional tournament on Saturday, senior outfielder Keith Whitman...
May 21, 2011 | Baseball
Ninth-Inning Rally Moves No. 9 Patriots Past No. 7 UNCP
J.J. Williams gave UNCP a one-run lead with a two-out RBI single in the seventh inning, but No. 9 Francis Marion rallied for a pair of runs in the ninth, including Brooks Arnette’s go-ahead...
May 21, 2011 | Baseball
No. 2 Mount Olive Too Much For No. 7 Braves
Second-ranked Mount Olive pounded out 10 hits and scored seven runs behind a solid start from right-hander Pete Levitt to help the host Trojans earn a berth into the championship game of the NCAA...
May 21, 2011 | Baseball
UNCP Trio Named To ABCA All-Southeast Region Squad
The postseason honors continued to roll in for the UNCP baseball team on Saturday as juniors Josh Haley and Braxton Lewis, as well as senior third baseman Jason Coker, each garnered a spot on the...
May 20, 2011 | Baseball
Lewis Earns Spot On College Baseball Lineup DII All Star Team
Right-hander Braxton Lewis continued to add to his list of accomplishments on Friday morning as the junior was one of 36 players nationwide to be named to the inaugural College Baseball Lineup DII All...
May 20, 2011 | Baseball
No. 7 Braves Use Late Score To Edge No. 19 Catawba
Chris Dula’s ill-timed error with two outs in the top of the eighth inning brought home Aaron Parnell with the eventual game-winning run as seventh-ranked UNCP edged No. 19 Catawba, 4-3, in the...
May 19, 2011 | Baseball
Four Braves Named To Daktronics All-Region Squads
Braxton Lewis and Jason Coker each garnered first team all-region status, while Keith Whitman and Brian Willis each earned a spot on the second team, with the release of the 2011 Daktronics All-Southe...
May 19, 2011 | Baseball
Bagley, No. 7 Braves Blank No. 14 Columbus State
Keith Whitman homered twice to provide more than enough run support for a two-hit shutout from fellow senior Josh Bagley as seventh-ranked UNCP shut down 14th-ranked Columbus State, 6-0, in the...
May 18, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Jump To Seventh In Latest Baseball Coaches Poll
Still riding an emotional high after winning its first Peach Belt Conference Tournament Championship, the UNCP baseball team jumped three spots to No. 7 in the latest national rankings by Collegiate...
May 16, 2011 | Baseball
Baseball’s Braxton Lewis Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week
After booking three phenomenal appearances in the Peach Belt Conference Tournament, including 4-1/3 innings of scoreless relief against Augusta State, en route to pacing UNCP to its first-ever league...
May 13, 2011 | Baseball
PBC Championship T-Shirts Now Available
Skor, in conjunction with the Peach Belt Conference, has produced a special t-shirt design commemorating UNCP’s 2-1 victory over Augusta State in Thursday’s PBC Baseball Tournament...
May 12, 2011 | Baseball
PBC CHAMPS! No. 10 Braves Topple Augusta State In Title Game
UNCP scored a pair of unearned runs in the bottom of the first inning to get a leg up on what proved to be a phenomenal pitcher’s duel as the 10th-ranked Braves captured their first-ever Peach...
May 11, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Inch Up To Third In NCAA Southeast Region Poll
In the midst of one of its most impressive late-season runs in program history, the UNCP baseball team continued to take significant steps toward the NCAA postseason on Wednesday, jumping one spot to...
May 10, 2011 | Baseball
No. 10 UNCP Powers Past No. 21 Pirates, Reaches PBC Title Game
UNCP scored four or more runs in four different innings, but needed all of them to hold off upset-minded Armstrong Atlantic, as the 10th-ranked Braves advanced to their first Peach Belt Tournament...
May 9, 2011 | Baseball
Lewis Named Semifinalist For Tino Martinez Award
Having already collected first team all-Peach Belt Conference laurels, as well as a pair of wins in the 2011 PBC Tournament, Braxton Lewis was named Monday as one of 47 semifinalists for the Tino...
May 9, 2011 | Baseball
Another Late Rally Moves No. 10 UNCP Past Augusta State
UNCP pounded out five hits and scored four runs in a decisive ninth inning to help the 10th-ranked Braves tack up their 40th win of the season with a 6-2 win over Augusta State in the second round of...
May 8, 2011 | Baseball
No. 10 Braves Use Late Rally To Upend No. 15 Georgia College
UNCP erased a two-run deficit with six runs in the eighth and ninth innings as the Braves rallied to upend 15th-ranked Georgia College, 8-4, in the opening game of the 2011 Peach Belt Conference...
May 7, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Send League-High Five Players To All-Conference Laurels
Jason Coker and Braxton Lewis each garnered spots on the first team, while Josh Haley, Keith Whitman and Brian Willis were each decorated with second team laurels, with the release of the 2011 Peach...
May 6, 2011 | Baseball
Whitman Named To CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
With a career that has already seen its fair share of athletic accomplishments, UNCP outfielder Keith Whitman added a new line to his resume on Friday afternoon as the senior was named an academic...
May 4, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Jump To Fourth In Latest NCAA Southeast Region Rankings
On the shoulders of a perfect week last week, including a 10-3 road rout of then-No. 11 Catawba on Thursday, the UNCP baseball team made a significant leap in the latest NCAA Southeast Region rankings...
May 3, 2011 | Baseball
Haley Snags PBC Player Of The Week Honors
After playing an integral role in the UNCP baseball team's perfect run through a littering of games last week, including a 10-3 rout of then-No. 11 Catawba on the road, junior outfielder Josh Haley...
May 3, 2011 | Baseball
Baseball’s Josh Haley Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week
After playing an integral role in the UNCP baseball team’s perfect run through a littering of games last week, including a 10-3 rout of then-No. 11 Catawba on the road, junior outfielder Josh...
May 2, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Jump Five Spots In Baseball Coaches Poll
On the heels of a perfect week that saw it register five wins, including a road victory over Catawba, the UNCP baseball team jumped back into the top 10 for the second time in three weeks, this time...
May 2, 2011 | Baseball
Braves To Battle No. 15 Georgia College In PBC Tourney Opener
The 10th-ranked UNCP baseball team will open up play at the 2011 Peach Belt Conference Tournament against No. 15 Georgia College inside historic Golden Park in Columbus, Ga., with a 9 a.m. first pitch...
May 1, 2011 | Baseball
No. 15 Braves Establish New Benchmark With Blanking Of Barton
UNCP blasted three home runs behind seven shutout innings from Brad Isom as the 15th-ranked Braves established a new program benchmark with their 38th victory of the season by blanking Barton on...
April 30, 2011 | Baseball
UNCP Athlete Featured On ESPN.com’s “Going Viral”
With a story that has very little chance of being mimicked, the video of UNCP senior outfielder Keith Whitman’s career record-breaking home run on Monday evening against St. Andrews has been...
April 28, 2011 | Baseball
No. 15 Braves Match School Record With Throttling Of No. 11 Catawba
UNCP registered four home runs for the second time in four days - including a pair of blasts by senior Joe Mangum - and matched a school record with its 37th win of the season as the 15th-ranked...
April 27, 2011 | Baseball
Four Braves Named To Tino Martinez Award Watch List
Four UNCP players , including a pair of recent additions, are among 146 players currently included on the Tino Martinez Award watch list which, annually, honors the nation’s best collegiate...
April 26, 2011 | Baseball
No. 15 Braves Slip By Chowan In Twinbill Opener
UNCP got consecutive one-out RBI singles in the third inning and used a solid start from right-hander Josh Bagley to slip by Chowan, 2-1, in the front half of a doubleheader on Tuesday afternoon at...
April 26, 2011 | Baseball
No. 15 UNCP Completes Doubleheader Sweep Of Chowan
Senior Keith Whitman homered in the final at-bat of his career at Sammy Cox Field to highlight a seven-run fifth inning as 15th-ranked UNCP completed a doubleheader sweep of visiting Chowan with an...
April 25, 2011 | Baseball
Long Balls Help No. 15 Braves Rout St. Andrews
Home-standing and 15th-ranked UNCP homered four times, including Keith Whitman's record-breaking long ball, in a six-run fourth inning to help the Braves complete a season sweep of region rival St....
April 20, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Sixth In Initial NCAA Southeast Region Poll
On the heels of three-straight losses to league-leading and fifth-ranked Francis Marion over the weekend, the UNCP baseball team checked in at No. 6 in the initial NCAA Division II Southeast Region...
April 18, 2011 | Baseball
Error-Filled Third Helps No. 5 Patriots Complete Sweep Of No. 7 UNCP
League-leading Francis Marion utilized three hits and a trio of ill-timed errors to plate five runs in the third inning as the fifth-ranked Patriots completed a weekend sweep of visiting UNCP with an...
April 17, 2011 | Baseball
No. 7 Braves Travel For Pivotal Series Against No. 12 Francis Marion
Toting its best 40-game record in school history, the seventh-ranked UNCP baseball team will make the short trek to Florence, S.C., on Sunday and Monday as the Braves tangle with No. 12 Francis Marion...
April 17, 2011 | Baseball
Sandifer, No. 5 Francis Marion Slip Past No. 7 Braves In Series Opener
Right-hander Josh Bagley struck out seven and surrendered just six hits over his second career complete game performance, but fifth-ranked Francis Marion utilized a pair of unearned runs in the first...
April 17, 2011 | Baseball
Nightmarish Start Helps No. 5 Patriots Clinch Series With No. 7 UNCP
Fifth-ranked Francis Marion sent its entire order to the plate en route to tacking up a five-run first inning, and then added two more scores in the second, to help the Patriots cruise to a series-cli...
April 13, 2011 | Baseball
No. 7 Braves Hold Off St. Augustine’s
Seventh-ranked UNCP registered its 21st double-digit hitting attack of the season and strung together four second-inning runs to key a 7-4 victory over visiting St. Augustine’s on Tuesday...
April 11, 2011 | Baseball
Coker Named PBC Player Of The Week
After playing an integral role in four wins for the UNCP baseball team last week, including a phenomenal hitting performance in a series sweep of No. 9 Georgia College, senior third baseman Jason...
April 11, 2011 | Baseball
Baseball’s Braxton Lewis Named UNCP Athlete Of The Week
Having played a crucial role in the UNCP baseball team’s perfect run through four games last week, including its first-ever series sweep of then-No. 9 Georgia College, junior right-hander...
April 11, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Slide Back Into Top 10 In Baseball Coaches Poll
Following a week that watched it record a perfect 4-0 record, including a weekend sweep of then-No. 9 Georgia College, the UNCP baseball team jumped five spots to No. 7 in the latest top 30 national...
April 10, 2011 | Baseball
No. 11 Braves Rattle No. 9 Georgia College, Sweep Series
UNCP pounded out 15 hits and scored 10 times behind another phenomenal outing from right-hander Brian Willis to finish off a series sweep of visiting and ninth-ranked Georgia College with a 10-0 rout...
April 9, 2011 | Baseball
No. 11 UNCP Clinches Series With No. 9 Bobcats
Seniors Keith Whitman and Jason Coker each belted home runs, while right hander Brad Isom booked his eighth quality start of the season, to propel 11th-ranked UNCP to a series-clinching 4-3 victory...
April 9, 2011 | Baseball
No. 11 Braves Upend No. 9 Georgia College In Series Opener
Senior Josh Bagley limited visiting and ninth-ranked Georgia College to just three hits across a season-long 7-2/3 innings of work to key 11th-ranked UNCP to a 4-2 victory over the Bobcats in the...
April 6, 2011 | Baseball
No. 11 Braves Complete Season Sweep Of Barton
Home-standing UNCP rallied for four runs in the first three frames and hit cruise control the rest of the way out as the 11th-ranked Braves completed a season sweep of visiting Barton with a 5-1...
April 5, 2011 | Baseball
20 Questions With Baseball's Brian Willis
UNCPBraves.com sat down with senior pitcher Brian Willis to learn of his opinion on a variety of topics ranging from what is on his bedroom walls to how he wants to be remembered when he leaves...
April 5, 2011 | Baseball
Baseball’s Brian Willis Named UNCP Student-Athlete Of The Week
After playing a key role in the UNCP baseball team’s series victory over then-No. 8 Armstrong Atlantic over the weekend, senior right-handed pitcher Brian Willis has been named this week’s...
April 4, 2011 | Baseball
Willis, No. 12 Braves Take Series From No. 11 Armstrong Atlantic
Brad Bridgeman’s RBI double in the second inning provided plenty of run support for seven innings of shutout ball by right hander Brian Willis as 12th-ranked UNCP captured its first league road...
April 3, 2011 | Baseball
Isom, No. 12 UNCP Rout No. 8 Pirates To Even Series
Visiting and 12th-ranked UNCP pounded out 12 hits and scored 10 runs behind Brad Isom’s seventh quality start of the season to even up its weekend series with No. 8 Armstrong Atlantic with a...
April 3, 2011 | Baseball
Base, No. 8 Armstrong Atlantic Prevail In Series Opener With No. 12 Braves
Chris Zittrouer’s two-run double with two outs in the bottom of the second inning provided more than enough run support for an eight-inning gem from right-hander Chris Base as eighth-ranked...
March 30, 2011 | Baseball
No. 12 Braves Rally To Down Pfeiffer In 11 Innings
A walk-off RBI double by Kenny Mickens with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning plated Alex Pearce with the game-winning run as 12th-ranked UNCP fought off a valiant upset effort by visiting...
March 29, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Fall To No. 24 In Baseball Writers Poll
On the heels of a 2-2 road trip, including a series loss at nationally ranked Columbus State over the weekend, the UNCP baseball team tumbled 14 spots to No. 24 in the latest top 25 poll by the...
March 28, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Dip Five Spots In Baseball Coaches Poll
Following a week that saw it register a road trouncing of Barton, but follow up with a series loss at then-No. 22 Columbus State, the UNCP baseball team dipped five spots to No. 12 in the latest top...
March 27, 2011 | Baseball
No. 22 Cougars Rally To Upend No. 7 UNCP, Take Series
Host and 22nd-ranked Columbus State offset an early 2-0 deficit with two runs in the fourth and single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to post a series-clinching 4-2 win over No. 7 UNCP in game...
March 27, 2011 | Baseball
No. 7 Braves Salvage Series At No. 22 Columbus State
Seventh-ranked UNCP pounded out 14 hits behind a phenomenal performance from right-handers Brian Willis and Braxton Lewis to salvage its series with No. 22 Columbus State with a 9-1 rout of the...
March 26, 2011 | Baseball
No. 22 Columbus State Blanks No. 7 Braves In Series Opener
Ryan Lewis and Logan Dollar each hit home runs to provide more than enough run support for a two-hit shutout by right-hander Thomas Campbell that gave No. 22 Columbus State a 4-0 win over visiting and...
March 22, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Vault Two Spots In Baseball Writers Poll
Coming off a successful week on the diamond, including its first series victory over conference rival USC Aiken since 2008, the UNCP baseball team continued its climb in the national polls, this time...
March 22, 2011 | Baseball
No. 7 Braves Erupt To Topple Upset-Minded Barton
Ryan Daughtry’s RBI single with one out in the second inning gave home-standing Barton a quick 2-0 lead, but seventh-ranked UNCP rallied to score 16-straight runs in the middle innings to key a...
March 21, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Hold Steady At No. 7 In Baseball Coaches Poll
After a 3-1 week that saw it register a midweek rout of region rival Mars Hill, as well as a series victory over Peach Belt Conference foe USC Aiken, the UNCP baseball team held steady at No. 7 in the...
March 20, 2011 | Baseball
No. 7 Braves Hold Off USC Aiken, Take Series
UNCP took its first lead of the game on a RBI single by Eitan Maoz in the bottom of the fifth inning and held off a late charge by visiting USC Aiken down the stretch as the seventh-ranked Braves...
March 19, 2011 | Baseball
No. 7 Braves Rally Past USC Aiken In Series Opener
Visiting USC Aiken negated an early 3-0 deficit with four runs in the fifth inning, but seventh-ranked UNCP rallied for three unanswered runs down the stretch to turn back the Pacers, 6-4, in the...
March 19, 2011 | Baseball
McLeod, Pacers Tie Up Series With No. 7 UNCP
Visiting USC Aiken exploded for 12 hits and five runs behind southpaw Thomas McLeod’s first career complete game performance as the Pacers tied up its series with No. 7 UNCP on a 5-1 win over...
March 16, 2011 | Baseball
No. 7 Braves Rattle Mars Hill With 14-Hit Attack
UNCP rallied for four quick first-inning runs behind senior Brian Willis’s first start in nearly two seasons as the seventh-ranked Braves registered their sixth consecutive victory with an 11-2...
March 15, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Leap 11 Spots In Baseball Writers Poll
On the shoulders of a perfect 5-0 week that included a Peach Belt Conference series sweep of visiting Flagler, the UNCP baseball team made a significant jump in the top 25 ranking by the National...
March 14, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Climb Two Spots In Baseball Coaches Poll
Following a week in which they pitched a perfect 5-0 record, the UNCP baseball team climbed two spots to No. 7 in the latest top-30 listing released on Monday afternoon by Collegiate Baseball...
March 13, 2011 | Baseball
No. 9 Braves Rally To Complete Sweep Of Flagler
Flagler scored four runs with the first four at-bats of the game, but home-standing and ninth-ranked UNCP answered with eight unanswered runs of its own to finish off a weekend sweep of the Saints...
March 12, 2011 | Baseball
Offensive Melee Helps No. 9 UNCP Clinch Series With Saints
Home-standing and ninth-ranked UNCP registered a season-best 21 hits and scored four runs in four different innings en route to a series-clinching 17-9 victory in the back half of a series-opening...
March 12, 2011 | Baseball
Mangum’s Walk Off Lifts No. 9 Braves Over Flagler In Series Opener
Joe Mangum’s walk-off double with two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning plated Keith Whitman with the game-winning run as No. 9 UNCP rallied back from a 3-0 deficit after...
March 10, 2011 | Baseball
No. 9 Braves Snap Skid With 11-0 Win Over Clarion In Series Opener
UNCP scored 11 runs on as many hits in the first three innings alone to provide more than enough run support for a combined shutout by right handers Thomas Allen and Billy Dudding as the ninth-ranked...
March 10, 2011 | Baseball
No. 9 UNCP Finishes Off Twinbill Sweep Of Golden Eagles
UNCP matched a season-high with 17 hits and scored three or more runs in four different innings as the ninth-ranked Braves completed a doubleheader sweep of visiting Clarion with an 18-2 victory over...
March 8, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Down 16 Spots In Baseball Writers Poll
With a nine-game home stand on the horizon, including two series against Peach Belt Conference rivals, the UNCP baseball team took another hit in the national rankings on Tuesday, falling 16 spots to...
March 7, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Slip Six Spots In Baseball Coaches Poll
After suffering through its first Peach Belt Conference series loss of the season at Lander over the weekend, the UNCP baseball team took its first hit in the national rankings on Monday as the Braves...
March 6, 2011 | Baseball
No. 3 UNCP/Lander Series Finale Washed Out
Due to damaging rains that swept through the Greenwood, S.C., area late Saturday and into the morning, Sunday’s regularly scheduled series finale between third-ranked UNCP and Lander has been...
March 5, 2011 | Baseball
No. 3 Braves Upset By Lander In Series Opener
Lander pounded out 10 hits and scored five runs behind a complete game gem from right-hander Cory Hopper and held off a middle-inning rally by third-ranked UNCP to post a 5-3 upset of the visiting...
March 5, 2011 | Baseball
Bearcats Finish Off Doubleheader Sweep Of No. 3 UNCP
Cody McElhaney’s leadoff home run in the bottom of the sixth inning gave Lander its first lead of the game and helped the host Bearcats finish off a series-opening doubleheader sweep of...
March 2, 2011 | Baseball
No. 3 Braves Finish Off Season Sweep Of Coker
UNCP surrendered a first-inning run in spotting visiting Coker an early 1-0 lead, but the third-ranked Braves yielded very little the rest of the way out in completing a short four-game home stand...
March 1, 2011 | Baseball
Diamond Braves Climb To No. 7 In Baseball Writers Poll
Just more than 24 hours removed from climbing into the top 5 of one national poll, the UNCP baseball team rose four spots to No. 7 in the latest national listing by the National Collegiate Baseball...
February 28, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Make Big Jump In Baseball Coaches Poll
On the heels of a big series victory over then-No. 7 North Georgia over the weekend, the UNCP baseball team made a gigantic leap in the national rankings on Monday, jumping 14 spots to a program-best...
February 27, 2011 | Baseball
Coker’s Blast Lifts No. 11 Braves Past No. 7 North Georgia In Series Finale
Visiting and seventh-ranked North Georgia negated an early 1-0 deficit with three runs in the fifth, but Jason Coker’s three-run blast with two outs in the bottom of the frame gave No. 11 UNCP a...
February 26, 2011 | Baseball
Isom, UNCP Even Up Series With Error-Prone Saints
Eleventh-ranked UNCP scored eight runs on 11 hits and five ill-timed miscues by seventh-ranked North Georgia to even up its weekend series with the visiting Saints with an 8-2 victory in the back half...
February 26, 2011 | Baseball
No. 7 North Georgia Captures Series Opener With No. 11 Braves
Slow-starting UNCP erased a 4-0 deficit in the sixth inning with three runs in the seventh and two more in the ninth, but visiting and seventh-ranked North Georgia scored the go-ahead run on a two-out...
February 23, 2011 | Baseball
No. 11 Braves Rally To Turn Back Upset-Minded St. Andrews
St. Andrews used a sacrifice fly from Adrian Rivera to take a 6-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning, but 11th-ranked UNCP scored three runs in each of the seventh and eighth innings, and then...
February 22, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Check In At No. 11 In Initial Baseball Writers’ Poll
Having already jumped 13 spots over the last two weeks in one national listing, the UNCP baseball team made its season debut in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 25 on Tuesday...
February 21, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Climb One Spot To No. 17 In Collegiate Baseball Poll
On the heels of pushing a season-opening and program-best win streak out to 11 games with a three-game sweep of visiting Bloomfield over the weekend, the UNCP baseball team moved up one spot to No. 17...
February 20, 2011 | Baseball
No. 18 UNCP Completes Sweep Of Deacons With Rout In Finale
Home-standing UNCP pounded out a series-best 14 hits and scored three or more runs in four different frames to complete a weekend sweep of visiting Bloomfield with a 17-5 rout of the Deacons in...
February 19, 2011 | Baseball
No. 18 Braves Top Bloomfield In Series Opener
UNCP booked its sixth double-digit hit total of the season behind eight shutout innings from starter Tyler Wood to take hold of its fastest start to a season in more than 19 years as the 18th-ranked...
February 19, 2011 | Baseball
No. 18 UNCP Clinches Series With 6-0 Shutout Of Deacons
UNCP used two hits and a costly Bloomfield error to plate a pair of runs in the third and give starter Brad Isom plenty of run support as the 18th-ranked Braves clinched their weekend series with the...
February 15, 2011 | Baseball
No. 18 Braves Nip Pfeiffer In Extra Innings
Brad Bridgeman’s sacrifice fly with one out in the top of the 11th inning plated J.J. Williams with the eventual game-winning run as the 18th-ranked Braves staved off upset-minded Pfeiffer with...
February 14, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Jump To 18th In Latest Collegiate Baseball Poll
Following a week that saw it outscore its opponents by a 45-8 count en route to a perfect 4-0 record, the UNCP baseball team made a giant leap in the national rankings, checking in at No. 18 in the...
February 13, 2011 | Baseball
No. 30 Braves Complete Sweep Of Salem International
UNCP booked a season-best 17 hits behind a two-hit shutout from its six-armed pitching staff en route to completing a weekend sweep of visiting Salem International with a 10-0 rout of the Tigers on...
February 12, 2011 | Baseball
Five-Run Innings Help UNCP Clinch Series With Fighting Tigers
UNCP offset a season-low five hits with five-run frames in the second and seventh innings to help the 30th-ranked Braves clinch its weekend set with Salem International on an 11-3 win over the...
February 12, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Cage Salem International In Weekend Opener
No. 30 UNCP pounded out a season-best 15 hits for the second-straight game and tacked up multi-run frames in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings en route to an 11-3 series-opening win over Salem...
February 10, 2011 | Baseball
Diamond Braves Slide Into National Rankings
On the heels of a perfect 4-0 start, including a weekend sweep of Anderson at Sammy Cox Field over the weekend, the UNCP baseball team checked into the national polls for the first time this season,...
February 9, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Throttle Coker In Road Opener
UNCP pounded out a season-high 15 hits and tacked up a quartet of multi-run innings behind eight shutout innings from its pitching staff en route to a 13-2 thrashing of Coker on Wednesday afternoon.
February 6, 2011 | Baseball
UNCP Completes Weekend Sweep Of Trojans
UNCP got 4-2/3 innings of perfection from starter Josh Bagley, but erupted for double-digit hits for the second time in the series en route to completing a series sweep of visiting Anderson with a 6-1...
February 6, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Overcome Errors To Clinch Weekend Series With Anderson
Home-standing UNCP offset five errors with a career day from righthander Brad Isom and the Braves utilized four runs in each of the first and fourth innings to clinch their weekend series with...
February 5, 2011 | Baseball
Braves Open Season With 9-3 Win Over Anderson
UNCP pounded out 12 hits, including four of the extra-base variety, to provide more than enough run support for its three-armed pitching staff as the Braves successfully kicked off their 2011 campaign...
February 4, 2011 | Baseball
Weekend Weather Alters Home Athletic Schedule
With heavy rain having already soaked a majority of Robeson County, and with even more in the forecast for Friday evening, this weekend’s athletic schedule on the UNCP campus has been altered.
February 1, 2011 | Baseball
UNCP Trio Named To PBC Baseball Preseason All-Conference Squad
Coming off a season that saw all three of them excel on the diamond, seniors Kenny Mickens, Keith Whitman and Brian Willis each earned a spot on the 2011 Preseason All-Peach Belt Conference baseball...
January 24, 2011 | Baseball
Diamond Braves Slated Seventh In PBC Coaches Poll
Despite returning six starters off a club that posted a 34-14 record and a Peach Belt Conference East Division Co-Championship, the UNCP baseball team was picked to finish seventh among the 12 PBC...
August 7, 2010 | Baseball
Brown Earns Royals Pitcher Of The Month Laurels
Following a month that saw him record a 1-1 record with a 2.08 earned run average, former UNCP lefthander Rudy Brown has earned recognition from the Kansas City Royals front office as the Salisbury...
June 17, 2010 | Baseball
Brown Inks Free Agent Contract With Royals
Former UNCP lefthander Rudy Brown a middle reliever who proved instrumental to the success of the Braves baseball program over the last two years has signed a free agent contract with...
June 11, 2010 | Baseball
Kivett, McGovern Named To NCCSIA All-State Team
The UNCP baseball team continued its postseason presence on Friday afternoon as senior first baseman Seth Kivett and senior right-handed pitcher Matt McGovern were among 12 student-athletes named to...
May 15, 2010 | Baseball
UNCP Trio Named To ABCA All-Region Team
First baseman Seth Kivett and all-American righthander Matt McGovern each picked up all-region accolades for the second-straight year, while closer Brian Willis collected the honor for the first time,...
May 8, 2010 | Baseball
No. 10 Cougars Oust UNCP From PBC Tourney
Tenth-ranked Columbus State broke open a close game with 11 runs in the final four innings behind a strong outing from right-hander Thomas Campbell to post a 13-7 win over No. 22 UNCP in the first...
May 6, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Send Four To All-PBC Honors
Matt McGovern and Seth Kivett each earned all-league honors for the second-straight year, while closer Brian Willis and outfielder Kenny Mickens each picked up the laurels for the first time in their...
April 29, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Rout St. Andrews In Regular Season Finale
UNCP pounded out a season-best 22 hits and scored five or more runs in three different innings en route to registering a 23-3 win and completing the season sweep of region rival St. Andrews in regular...
April 28, 2010 | Baseball
McGovern, Braves Cruise Past No. 21 Catawba
UNCP broke open a one-run game with a six-run seventh inning and used a masterful performance from all-American right-hander Matt McGovern to post a 7-0 rout of visiting and 21st-ranked Catawba...
April 25, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Throttle Chowan In Twinbill Opener
UNCP scored at least one run in each of the first five innings to stake claim to a 15-0 lead and hit cruise control the rest of the way out as the 18th-ranked Braves crushed Chowan, 15-3, in the front...
April 25, 2010 | Baseball
UNCP Routs Hawks To Complete Sunday Sweep
Nate Stantons two-run homer with two outs in the top of the first inning gave visiting Chowan the early lead, but No. 18 UNCP answered with 18 unanswered runs of its own to complete a doublehead...
April 22, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Rally To Nip Belmont Abbey
Seth Kivetts RBI single with two outs in the eighth inning completed an epic comeback effort for UNCP as the 18th-ranked Braves rallied back from an 8-4 deficit in the fifth inning to turn back...
April 18, 2010 | Baseball
Patriots Erupt In Sixth To Take Series
Visiting and eighth-ranked Francis Marion broke open a scoreless game with seven runs in the top of the sixth inning and rode a phenomenal outing from senior Barrett Kleinknecht to a series-clinching...
April 17, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Turn Back Francis Marion In Series Opener
Seth Kivett hit a game-tying grand slam in the bottom of the fifth inning and UNCP rallied back from its second deficit of the game by sending its entire order to the plate in the midst of a 4-run...
April 17, 2010 | Baseball
No. 8 Patriots Even Weekend Series With UNCP
Visiting and eighth-ranked Francis Marion used a pair of UNCP miscues to plate a trio of unearned runs in the top of the 14th inning, and then held off a last-gasp rally by the Braves in the bottom of...
April 14, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Finish Off Season Sweep Of Wingate
Freshman Andrew MacDonald struck out nine over his longest outing of the season and 21st-ranked UNCP rallied for a trio of runs in the middle innings to record its 14th-straight victory over region...
April 11, 2010 | Baseball
GCSU Downs Braves In 11th To Take Series
Shawn Wards RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning rallied 12th-ranked GCSU to a series-clinching 8-7 victory over No. 20 UNCP in the series rubber game between the two squads...
April 10, 2010 | Baseball
Bobcats Even Series With Visiting UNCP
Eric Pettepher booked a phenomenal performance from the mound and Georgia College used four home runs to give the right hander plenty of run support and help the 12th-ranked Bobcats even up their...
April 10, 2010 | Baseball
Kivett's Slam Powers Braves Past Georgia College
Seth Kivetts grand slam in the top of the seventh inning helped UNCP rally back from a 5-2 deficit and key the 20th-ranked Braves to an 8-6 victory over No. 12 Georgia College in the front half...
April 7, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Rally In 10th To Beat Lenoir-Rhyne
Alex Pearces bases-loaded single with two outs in the 10th inning sparked a 4-run rally for UNCP as the 20th-ranked Braves twice rallied back from deficits before disposing of Lenoir-Rhyne,...
April 5, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Topple Wingate For 13th-Straight Time
Visiting UNCP erased a one-run deficit with three runs in the top of the sixth inning and got a phenomenal performance from its bullpen as the 20th-ranked Braves recorded its 13th-straight victory in...
April 5, 2010 | Baseball
McGovern Named PBC Pitcher Of The Week
Having played a huge role in UNCPs three-game weekend sweep of Armstrong Atlantic on Friday and Saturday, all-American right hander Matt McGovern has been named this weeks Peach Belt...
April 3, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Complete Sweep Of Armstrong Atlantic
UNCP sent its entire order to the plate amidst a key 5-run third inning to give starter Tyler Wood more than enough run support as the 17th-ranked Braves completed a weekend sweep of visiting...
April 3, 2010 | Baseball
UNCP Makes Quick Work Of Pirates, Clinches Series
Kenny Mickens homered for the second-straight game and Justin Yow scattered six hits over seven strong innings from the mound to key 17th-ranked UNCP to a series-clinching 5-2 win over visiting...
April 2, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Throttle AASU In Series Opener
UNCP posted season highs in both the runs and hits column behind a superb outing from all-American right hander Matt McGovern en route to a 19-0 victory over visiting Armstrong Atlantic Friday evening...
April 1, 2010 | Baseball
Ninth-Inning Outburst Moves Coker Past Braves
UNCP rallied back from deficits twice in the first seven innings, but Coker broke a late tie with seven runs in the top of the ninth inning to help the Cobras upset 17th-ranked UNCP, 15-11, Thursday...
March 28, 2010 | Baseball
Cougars Ride Long Balls To Series Victory
UNCP crushed a trio of home runs, but visiting and ninth-ranked Columbus State tallied four of their own and plated three or more runs in four different innings to key a 14-8 win over the 17th-ranked...
March 27, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Top No. 9 Columbus State In Series Opener
UNCP found itself in an early 3-0 hole, but rallied for five unanswered runs behind all-American Matt McGoverns fifth quality start of the season to hand visiting and ninth-ranked Columbus State...
March 27, 2010 | Baseball
Cougars Even Weekend Series With UNCP
Visiting Columbus State plated three or more runs in three different innings and forced No. 17 UNCP to strand 14 runners on the base paths to help the ninth-ranked Cougars even up its weekend series...
March 25, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Wrap Up Season Sweep Of Barton
Home-standing UNCP broke open an otherwise close game with four runs in the fifth, and then added a trio of insurance runs in the sixth, to help the 17th-ranked Braves complete a season sweep of...
March 21, 2010 | Baseball
Pacers Ride Errors To Series Win Over UNCP
USC Aiken utilized a trio of costly errors to plate six unearned runs in the fourth and fifth innings as the 10th-ranked Pacers captured their weekend set with No. 18 UNCP on a 7-4 win over the Braves...
March 20, 2010 | Baseball
Yow, UNCP Even Series With No. 10 Pacers
Seth Kivett and Aaron Parnell each hit home runs to provide a bulk of the offense and southpaw Justin Yow struck out four over eight strong innings from the mound to help 18th-ranked UNCP knot up its...
March 20, 2010 | Baseball
USC Aiken Uses Walk-Off Homer To Take Opener
Visiting UNCP rallied for four runs in the top of the ninth to tie up a game it had trailed from the start, but No. 10 USC Aiken used a 3-run homer from Nick Aranas with one out in the bottom of the...
March 17, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Complete Season Sweep Of Pfeiffer
UNCP scored 11 runs on 12 hits to snap an offensive lull and rode an effective relief performance by Rudy Brown to an 11-7 victory over visiting Pfeiffer Wednesday evening at Sammy Cox Field.
March 16, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Use Late Innings To Top St. Andrews
UNCPs four-armed pitching staff held St. Andrews to just two hits over the final eight innings to propel the 18th-ranked Braves to a 6-3 defeat of their region rivals Tuesday afternoon at Clark...
March 14, 2010 | Baseball
Flagler Salvages Series With Braves
Cale Owen doubled to lead off the eighth and scored the winning run on a wild pitch moments later to help Flagler salvage its weekend series with 16th-ranked UNCP with a 4-3 win over the Braves in...
March 13, 2010 | Baseball
UNCP Completes Twinbill Sweep Of Saints
Freshman Max Gagnon belted a pair of home runs behind a lengthy outing from southpaw Justin Yow to lift 16th-ranked UNCP to a 12-4 series-clinching victory over Flagler in the back half of a weekend-o...
March 13, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Rally To Take Opener At Flagler
Visiting UNCP offset a 6-4 deficit with three runs in the seventh inning and got a masterful performance from its bullpen to propel the 16th-ranked Braves to a 7-5 win in the front half of a...
March 9, 2010 | Baseball
Coker Named PBC Player Of The Week
For his efforts in leading UNCP to a perfect week on the baseball diamond, UNCP junior infielder Jason Coker has been named this weeks Peach Belt Conference Baseball Player of the Week, the...
March 9, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Make Debut At No. 16 In NCBWA Poll
Less than 24 hours after jumping 12 spots in one national listing, the UNCP baseball team made its 2010 debut in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 25, checking in at No. 16 in...
March 8, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Make Big Jump In National Poll
On the shoulders of a successful week that saw it outscore competition by a 58-19 clip, the UNCP baseball team jumped 12 spots to No. 18 in the latest Collegiate Baseball Magazine NCAA Division II...
March 7, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Complete Sweep Of Visiting Lander
Lander used back-to-back solo homers in the top of the fifth to take its biggest lead of the weekend, but 30th-ranked UNCP rallied for five runs in the bottom of the frame and four more in the sixth...
March 6, 2010 | Baseball
UNCP Doubles Up Bearcats, Clinches Series
UNCP registered its fourth-straight double-digit hit total behind an effective start from southpaw Justin Yow to finish off a weekend-opening doubleheader sweep of visiting Lander with a series-clinch...
March 6, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Trounce Lander In Series Opener
UNCP sent 12 batters to the plate in the midst of a nine-run third inning to provide more than enough offense for all-American Matt McGovern and key the 30th-ranked Braves to a 17-4 win over visiting...
March 4, 2010 | Baseball
No. 30 UNCP Routs Belmont Abbey
Jason Coker and Tom Porricelli each tallied career days at the plate as 30th-ranked UNCP established season highs in both the hits and runs column in a 17-3 rout of Belmont Abbey Thursday afternoon at...
February 28, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Drop Series Rubber Game At North Georgia
UNCP pounded out 13 hits, including a trio of home runs, but could not hold off a late rally by North Georgia as the 21st-ranked Braves dropped a 12-10 slugfest in the weekend rubber game Sunday...
February 27, 2010 | Baseball
Yow, UNCP Even Series With Saints
Visiting UNCP sent 10 batters to the plate in posting a five-run third inning and give more than enough run support for southpaw Justin Yow as the 21st-ranked Braves evened up its weekend series at...
February 27, 2010 | Baseball
North Georgia Takes Series Opener With Braves
North Georgia erased an early 6-1 deficit with seven runs in the third and fourth innings, and then held off a furious ninth inning rally to snap UNCPs eight-game winning streak with a 10-8...
February 25, 2010 | Baseball
No. 21 Braves Slip Past Pfeiffer
Visiting UNCP pounded out 12 runs on 14 hits, but had to rally back from deficits three times and hold back a late rally by home-standing Pfeiffer to defeat the Falcons, 12-11, in non-conference...
February 23, 2010 | Baseball
Diamond Braves Crack Top 25
Coming off a perfect 5-0 week that saw it grab a road win at Barton, as well as a four-game weekend sweep of Bloomfield at Sammy Cox Field, the UNCP baseball team jumped six spots in the latest...
February 23, 2010 | Baseball
Yow Grabs PBC Pitcher Of The Week Laurels
Having played an integral part of a 5-0 week for UNCP, including a four-game weekend sweep of visiting Bloomfield at Sammy Cox Field, junior Justin Yow has captured this weeks Peach Belt...
February 21, 2010 | Baseball
UNCP Completes Sweep Of Deacons
UNCP scored six runs in the opening frame to provide more than enough run support for its pitching staff as the Braves completed a rare four-game weekend sweep with an 11-5 victory over Bloomfield in...
February 21, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Clinch Series With Bloomfield
UNCP pounded out 14 hits and scored at least one run in each of the first four innings en route to a series-clinching 12-1 win over visiting Bloomfield in the front half of a Sunday afternoon...
February 20, 2010 | Baseball
McGovern, Braves Cruise Past Bloomfield
All-American Matt McGovern struck out eight and surrendered just a pair of hits over seven innings from the hill to pick up his 25th collegiate victory and key UNCP to a series-opening 11-1 victory...
February 20, 2010 | Baseball
Yow Propels UNCP To Doubleheader Sweep
Southpaw Justin Yow struck out nine and allowed just two base runners in six strong innings from the mound and UNCPs offense tallied its sixth double-digit hitting performance of the season in...
February 17, 2010 | Baseball
Multi-Run Frames Move Braves Past Barton
Visiting UNCP registered its fourth double-digit hitting tally of the season and scored a pair of runs in three different frames to roll past Barton, 8-1, in a rare midweek contest Wednesday afternoon...
February 7, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Even Series With 11th Inning Rally
Anderson rallied for five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to tie a game it had trailed from the start, but UNCP used an RBI triple from newcomer Aaron Parnell in the top of the 11th inning to...
February 7, 2010 | Baseball
UNCP Takes Series With Trojans
Visiting UNCP was held to a season-low five hits, but used eight free passes and six Anderson errors to register a 10-3 decision over the Trojans in the series rubber game Sunday evening at Memorial...
February 6, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Rally Late, But Fall To Anderson In Ninth
UNCP erased a late 15-8 deficit with seven runs in the top of the ninth, but Anderson used a two-out RBI single from Ryan Kirkland in the bottom of the inning to turn back the Braves, 16-15, Saturday...
February 1, 2010 | Baseball
Braves Open Season With Rout
UNCP scored eight runs in the first two innings to provide more than enough run support for all-American righthander Matt McGovern as the Braves won their fourth-straight season opener with a 12-3...
January 22, 2010 | Baseball
McGovern, Kivett Named Preseason All-PBC
All-American righthander Matt McGovern and all-region first baseman Seth Kivett added to their already impressive athletic resumes on Friday as both were among 11 players named to the 2010 Peach Belt...
January 7, 2010 | Baseball
McGovern Named To All-Canadian Team
Fresh off a season that saw him garner all-conference, all-region and all-America accolades, righthander Matt McGovern added yet another award to his fruitful resume on Thursday afternoon, but this...
January 7, 2010 | Baseball
Braves 40th In Collegiate Baseball Preseason Poll
Less than eight months removed from turning in one of its best seasons in school history, the UNCP baseball team was among 41 teams included in the preseason poll by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper...
November 4, 2009 | Baseball
Gold Team Completes Improbable Comeback
Derek Funk tallied four hits on five trips to the plate to pace a 14-hit attack for the Gold team as it completed an improbable 3-game comeback in UNCPs annual Fall World Series with a dominant...
November 3, 2009 | Baseball
Gold Evens Series Behind Bagley's Gem
Gold rallied for single runs in four different innings behind an outstanding pitching performance from Josh Bagley to knot up UNCPs annual Fall World Series with a 4-1 victory over the Black...
November 2, 2009 | Baseball
Four-Run Second Gets Gold Back In Series
The Gold team utilized a pair of hits and two untimely miscues to plate four unearned runs in the fourth behind a solid effort from southpaw Justin Yow and rallied for a 6-2 victory over its black-jer...
November 1, 2009 | Baseball
Black Holds Off Gold, Takes 3-1 Lead In Series
Black rallied for a pair of runs in the top of the first inning behind an outstanding performance from righthander Brian Willis, but was forced to hold off a stingy Gold squad to post a 4-3 victory...
October 31, 2009 | Baseball
Funk's Grand Slam Trims Series Lead To 2-1
Kyle Adairs 3-run home run looked to be all Black needed for another convincing win, but Derek Funks two-out grand slam in the top of the sixth inning keyed a 7-5 win for the Gold team in...
October 29, 2009 | Baseball
McGovern Pitches Black To 2-0 Series Lead
The Black team rallied for a pair of runs in the opening frame and rode the right arm of all-American right-hander Matt McGovern for eight strong innings to take a commanding two-game lead in UNCP...
October 28, 2009 | Baseball
Black Uses 4-Run Fourth To Take Game 1
Newcomer Kenny Mickens blasted a towering home run to centerfield to highlight a 4-run fourth inning for the home team and fellow newcomer Brad Isom turned in a quality start to key the defense as the...
October 27, 2009 | Baseball
Braves Set For Game 1 Of Fall World Series
The UNCP baseball team will culminate a successful fall workout with the UNCP Fall World Series which is set to begin on Wednesday with an approximate 4:45 p.m. first pitch, barring inclement weather.














