Baseball

2013-14 Baseball News

  • USA South Releases Academic All-Conference Team
    June 09, 2014
    The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2013-2014 Academic All-Conference Team, and North Carolina Wesleyan College is pleased to announce that 84 Battling Bishops have garnered recognition, marking the highest total in school history!
  • USA South Releases Postseason Baseball Awards
    April 30, 2014
    The USA South Athletic Conference has released its postseason awards for baseball with a total of 47 athletes earning recognition. North Carolina Wesleyan had a trio of Bishops garner accolades, led by sophomore Ciro Norzagaray and freshman Luis Palencia as Second Team selections. Sophomore Andrew Franklin rounded out Wesleyan's honorees as a member of the league's All-Sportsmanship team.
  • Athletics Hosts 49th Annual Awards Ceremony
    April 24, 2014
    The North Carolina Wesleyan Department of Athletics hosted its 49th Annual Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 23rd, in Minges Auditorium of the Dunn Center. Coaches, staff and student-athletes came together to celebrate the accomplishments of both individuals and teams from the 2013-2014 season.
  • Wesleyan Baseball Wraps Up Season Versus Knights
    April 21, 2014
    North Carolina Wesleyan's baseball team wrapped up its 2014 season on Monday afternoon at Bauer Field, dropping an 11-3 decision to the Knights of St. Andrews University. The game marked the end of the careers of seniors James Johnson, Alexis Rodriguez, Hayden Williams, Mike DeVinney, Matthew Rhyne, Tyler Clark, Daniel Carroll, Will Beasley and Jackson Pleasant.
  • Bishops Take Two from Scots at Spring Sports Festival
    April 12, 2014
    North Carolina Wesleyan's baseball team edged Maryville College by a 2-1 score on Saturday afternoon at Five County Stadium in the rubber match of their USA South Spring Sports Festival series. The two squads had previously split a pair of games on Thursday and Friday at Wilson's historic Fleming Stadium.
  • Baseball Honors Seniors, Wins Series with Monarchs
    April 06, 2014
    North Carolina Wesleyan's baseball team honored its 2014 senior class on Sunday afternoon, then proceeded to take the rubber game of its three-game series with USA South rival Methodist University by a 5-4 score. The Bishops had previously split Saturday's twinbill with the Monarchs, taking game one by a 5-1 tally before dropping game two 6-4. The series marked the final home games at Bauer Field for seniors James Johnson, Alexis Rodriguez, Hayden Williams, Mike DeVinney, Matthew Rhyne, Tyler Clark, Daniel Carroll, Will Beasley and Jackson Pleasant.
  • Bishops Sweep Lions for Second Straight Series Win
    March 31, 2014
    Senior Will Beasley and freshman Spencer Ramsey each picked up wins on the mound on Monday, helping their Battling Bishop baseball team secure a doubleheader sweep of Piedmont College at Bauer Field. Wesleyan took game one by an 8-5 score thanks to a pair of RBIs each by sophomores Ciro Norzagaray and Jason Riley, while game two saw Beasley go the distance for a 3-2 victory.
  • Wesleyan Baseball Wins Two to Take Averett Series
    March 22, 2014
    North Carolina Wesleyan's baseball team won its three-game set versus USA South foe Averett University over the weekend, taking the first two games of the series by 4-3 and 8-4 scores before falling in the finale 6-0. Sophomore Ciro Norzagaray delivered the game-winning RBI in the ninth inning of the opener, while freshman Spencer Ramsey moved to 4-0 on the mound after picking up the game two win.
  • Ciuffetelli's Walk-Off Highlights Series with Panthers
    March 16, 2014
    In USA South baseball action, junior Ricardo Ciuffetelli blasted a solo homerun in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift his Battling Bishops to a 13-12 win over Ferrum College at Bauer Field on Saturday. Wesleyan had previously dropped the opener by a 4-2 score, setting up Sunday's rubber game that was won by the Panthers 9-2.
  • Diamond Bishops Split with Pride, Fall at Lynchburg
    March 11, 2014
    North Carolina Wesleyan's baseball team turned in a two-game split with USA South foe Greensboro College on Monday afternoon at Bauer Field, taking the opener by a 10-1 score before falling 8-0 in the nightcap. The Bishops then traveled to Lynchburg College on Tuesday and forged a late 10-6 lead, only to see the Hornets put up eight runs in their final at-bat to steal the come-from-behind win.
  • Trio of Bishops Earn USA South Weekly Accolades
    March 10, 2014
    The USA South Athletic Conference has released its weekly awards for March 10th, with a trio of Battling Bishops earning accolades. Senior Maria Seay of softball and sophomore Mikhail Konnov of men's tennis were tabbed Players of the Week, while freshman Spencer Ramsey of baseball was named Rookie Pitcher of the Week.
  • Ramsey Tosses One-Hit Shutout in 5-0 Bishop Win
    March 06, 2014
    Freshman hurler Spencer Ramsey tossed a one-hit shutout versus Mitchell College on Thursday afternoon at Bauer Field, going the distance in a 5-0 Bishop win. Wesleyan went on to fight to a 1-1 tie with the Mariners in game two, which was called in the eighth inning due to rain.
  • USA South Releases 50th Anniversary Baseball Team
    March 05, 2014
    The 2013-14 season serves as the 50th for the USA South Athletic Conference. In an effort to relive 50 Years of great student-athlete performances, each current league institution was given the opportunity to submit names of student-athletes who competed within the Conference and excelled not only on their campuses, but in the Conference as a whole. The league has continued its recognition of these teams with the sport of baseball, and N.C. Wesleyan is proud to have placed 22 Bishop players on the squad.
  • Battling Bishops Wrap Up Weekend Athletics Action
    March 02, 2014
    Four Battling Bishop squads combined for ten different athletic events this weekend, seven of which involved USA South Conference competition.
  • Pair of Bishops Earn USA South Weekly Honors
    February 25, 2014
    The USA South Athletic Conference has released its weekly awards for February 24th, with a pair of Battling Bishops earning accolades. Freshmen Luis Palencia of baseball and Elias Kerem of men's tennis were each tabbed their sport's Rookie of the Week for the first time in their careers.
  • NCWC Baseball Suffers Series Sweep versus Hawks
    February 24, 2014
    The Battling Bishop baseball team opened up USA South play at Bauer Field over the weekend with a three-game series versus Huntingdon College. The Hawks took all three games in the set, turning in 8-4, 4-3 and 9-4 wins on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, respectively.
  • Generals Pick Up 5-2 Win over Bishops at Bauer Field
    February 18, 2014
    In Tuesday afternoon baseball action, Washington & Lee University picked up a 5-2 win over N.C. Wesleyan at Bauer Field. Senior Hayden Williams went 3-for-3 at the plate with a run scored to pace the Bishops on offense, but it would not be enough as the Generals got all the run support they would need with a three-spot in their first at-bat.
  • Diamond Bishops Cruise to 9-1 Victory over UMPI
    February 17, 2014
    North Carolina Wesleyan's baseball team cruised to a 9-1 victory over the University of Maine-Presque Isle on Monday afternoon at Bauer Field. Sophomores Chris Rogerson and Ciro Norzagaray each drove in three runs to help the Bishops secure their second win of the season.
  • Walk-Off Triple Secures Doubleheader Split with EMU
    February 07, 2014
    Sophomore Ciro Norzagaray delivered a game-winning walk-off triple in the bottom of the ninth to give his Battling Bishop baseball team a 4-3 win over Eastern Mennonite University in game two of Friday's season-opening doubleheader at Bauer Field. The Royals had taken the first game by a 2-1 score before Norzagaray's heroics helped secure the split.
  • Bishop Baseball Picked Second in Preseason Poll
    January 24, 2014
    The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2014 preseason coaches' poll for baseball, with North Carolina Wesleyan earning a second-place billing. The Battling Bishops, under the direction of veteran head coach Charlie Long, received two first-place votes and finished just four points behind preseason favorite Covenant College. The Scots received three first-place votes and 67 points overall.
  • NCWC Baseball Embraces Fall Community Outreach
    December 11, 2013
    The Battling Bishop Baseball team just completed a very busy fall working hard to make the 2014 spring campaign a success. As great as their work was in the classroom and on the field, their most important contribution to Bishop Baseball came in another form that left a lasting impression on all who saw them perform. That contribution was their commitment to others through the Bishops’ Community Outreach Program.
  • Bishops Honor Local Heroes With 9/11 Passes
    September 16, 2013
    September 11th is a time for remembering our fallen heroes from New York to Pennsylvania to Washington, D.C. It is also a time to recognize those local heroes that risk their lives daily to insure the safety of our Rocky Mount community. For this reason, the student-athletes of North Carolina Wesleyan annually honor our local policemen and firefighters by distributing season passes for all Battling Bishop sporting events.
  • Sat, 05/20 | Baseball vs. Lebanon Valley L, 15-12 (Final) BX | V
  • Sat, 05/20 | Baseball vs. Lynchburg L, 16-9 (Final) BX | PH | V | LI
  • Fri, 05/19 | Baseball vs. Elizabethtown W, 11-3 (Final) RC | BX | V
  • Sat, 05/13 | Baseball vs. William Peace W, 8-4 (Final) RC | BX | V
  • Fri, 05/12 | Baseball vs. William Peace W, 9-2 (Final) RC | BX | V
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