Baseball

2011-12 Baseball News

  • USA South Releases Academic All-Conference Team
    June 01, 2012
    The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2011-2012 Academic All-Conference Team, and North Carolina Wesleyan is pleased to announce that 58 Battling Bishops have garnered recognition.
  • Moe Bauer Inducted into USA South Hall of Fame
    May 07, 2012
    The USA South Athletic Conference inducted its 2012 Hall of Fame Class on Sunday, May 6th, in a ceremony held on the campus of Ferrum College. The legendary Dr. Raymond “Moe” Bauer represented North Carolina Wesleyan in the 2012 Hall of Fame Class.
  • Athletics Hosts 47th Annual Awards Ceremony
    April 17, 2012
    The North Carolina Wesleyan Department of Athletics hosted its 47th Annual Awards Ceremony on Monday, April 16th, in the Garner Lobby of the Dunn Center. Coaches, staff and student-athletes came together to celebrate the accomplishments of both individuals and teams from the 2011-2012 season. Among those athletes and teams, NCWC boasted 50 USA South All-Conference selections, three USA South Championships, two Players of the Year, one Coach of the Year and one NCAA tournament berth. Highlighting the night’s winners were the honors given for the Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year, along with the Male and Female Athlete of the Year.
  • Bishop Baseball Ends Season at USAS Tourney
    April 13, 2012
    North Carolina Wesleyan saw its 2012 baseball season come to an end at this weekend's USA South Conference Tournament. The Bishops dropped their opening round game to Shenandoah on Thursday, 5-3, but rebounded for a solid 3-0 shutout of Greensboro on Friday morning. Unfortunately, Friday evening saw Wesleyan eliminated from the tourney via a heartbreaking 9-8 decision to Averett in extra innings.
  • Laffin Heads Up Baseball All-Conference Honorees
    April 10, 2012
    The USA South Athletic Conference has announced its 2012 All-Conference awards for baseball with a total of 45 student-athletes being named to the All-Conference teams. Senior Pat Laffin led North Carolina Wesleyan as a First Team pick, while five other Bishops garnered accolades.
  • Baseball Honors Seniors to Cap Final Homestand
    April 07, 2012
    The North Carolina Wesleyan baseball team honored its 2012 senior class on Saturday afternoon prior to the Bishops' regular season finale with Methodist, capping a three-game homestand that had begun on Thursday. Head Coach Charlie Long recognized Kaleb Wessell, Shane Flynn, Zach Moore, Pat Laffin, Andre' Nichols, Robby Costa and Justin Shearin prior to the contest, which saw the Bishops drop a second-straight one-run decision to the Monarchs, 6-5.
  • Two Bishops Garner Rookie of the Week Honors
    April 02, 2012
    The USA South Athletic Conference has released its weekly awards for April 2nd, and North Carolina Wesleyan had two freshmen recognized. Hatteras Brooks of baseball was tabbed the league's Rookie Pitcher of the Week, while Michelle Hart was named Rookie of the Week in women's tennis.
  • Greensboro Baseball Wins in 12th, Sweeps NCWC
    April 01, 2012
    Greensboro College scored two runs in the bottom of the 12th inning to earn a 5-4 victory over North Carolina Wesleyan on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Brandon Roberts received a no-decision after allowing three runs on seven hits and striking out five over seven complete.
  • Diamond Bishops Drop Two in Non-Conference Action
    March 30, 2012
    North Carolina Wesleyan's baseball team dropped a pair of non-conference games over the past two days, falling to Randolph-Macon at home by an 8-3 score on Thursday before suffering an 11-1 defeat at Lynchburg on Friday.
  • Bishops Christen Guzzo Gateway with 8-0 Victory
    March 28, 2012
    North Carolina Wesleyan's baseball team turned in a 8-0 shutout of Hampden-Sydney College on Wednesday afternoon, making the official opening of Guzzo Gateway at Bauer Field a memorable one.
  • Big Innings Send CNU to Twinbill Sweep of NCWC
    March 25, 2012
    The Captains of Christopher Newport earned a twinbill sweep of North Carolina Wesleyan in Sunday's USA South baseball action, downing the Bishops by 11-4 and 10-2 scores, respectively.
  • Pleasant Tosses Gem, Williams Delivers in 1-0 Win
    March 22, 2012
    Jackson Pleasant tossed eight scoreless innings, and Hayden Williams delivered the game-winning RBI in the eighth to lift their Battling Bishop baseball team to a 1-0 win over the Jumbos of Tufts University on Thursday afternoon at Bauer Field.
  • Wesleyan Hosts Three-Game Set with North Central
    March 18, 2012
    The Battling Bishop baseball team hosted a three-game set versus North Central College over the weekend. The Cardinals took Friday's opener and Sunday's finale by 4-3 and 4-1 scores, respectively, while NCWC was a 6-4 winner on Saturday. Brandon Roberts earned Wesleyan's lone victory on the mound, with Jake Swartout earning his second save of the season.
  • Bishops Rally in Ninth for Second Straight Victory
    March 15, 2012
    The Battling Bishop baseball team recorded its second straight win on Thursday, plating a pair of runs in the ninth inning en route to a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over Albertus Magnus at Bauer Field.
  • Clark Delivers as Wesleyan Upsets #23 Shenandoah
    March 11, 2012
    Junior Tyler Clark drove in the game-tying run in the 9th and game-winning run in the 11th to lift his North Carolina Wesleyan baseball team to a 2-1 upset of #23 Shenandoah on Sunday afternoon at Bauer Field.
  • Diamond Bishops Drop Non-Conference Pair
    March 09, 2012
    The Battling Bishop baseball team dropped a pair of close non-conference games on Thursday and Friday, falling to Lynchburg and Keystone by 5-3 and 3-2 scores, respectively, at Bauer Field. Friday's 3-2 loss to the Giants saw the two squads battle for 13 innings.
  • Bishops Kick Off Homestand with 6-4 Win over Lions
    March 07, 2012
    North Carolina Wesleyan’s baseball team kicked off its 10-game homestand on Wednesday afternoon with a 6-4 win over the Nittany Lions of Penn State-Abington at Bauer Field. Senior Andre’ Nichols paced the offense by going 3-for-4 with an RBI and run scored.
  • Wesleyan, Averett Split USA South Series
    March 04, 2012
    In this weekend's USA South baseball action, North Carolina Wesleyan and host Averett University split their two-game series in Danville. The Bishops earned a 20-13 victory in a high-scoring affair on Saturday, while the Cougars were 6-5 winners in a much closer contest on Sunday.
  • Wesleyan Wins Trio of Games at Cal Ripken Tourney
    March 02, 2012
    North Carolina Wesleyan's baseball team traveled to Myrtle Beach, S.C. over Spring Break to compete in the 2012 Cal Ripken Experience Tournament. The Battling Bishops came away with three wins in six outings, led by senior Andre' Nichols who batted .375 and turned in a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage over the six-game span.
  • Panthers Sweep Bishops to Open USA South Play
    February 25, 2012
    The Battling Bishop baseball team opened up conference play with a two-game home series against Ferrum this weekend, falling by 5-1 and 6-5 scores on Friday and Saturday, respectively.
  • Baseball Wins Big, Brooks Grabs Weekly Honor
    February 20, 2012
    The Battling Bishop baseball team picked up an 11-1 victory over visiting Maine-Presque Isle on Monday afternoon. Senior hurler Shane Flynn earned his first win of the season, tossing five scoreless innings and allowing just one hit while striking out six.
  • NCWC Baseball Takes Three from Polytech
    February 18, 2012
    The Battling Bishop baseball team picked up three wins over the weekend, hosting a four-game set with Polytechnic Institute of New York in Rocky Mount. Wesleyan got stellar pitching performances from Kaleb Wessell and Hatteras Brooks on Friday night en route to 15-0 and 7-2 wins.
  • Diamond Bishops Open 2012 Season at Bauer Field
    February 12, 2012
    North Carolina Wesleyan opened its 2012 baseball season at Bauer Field over the weekend by hosting a pair of non-conference twinbills with Eastern Mennonite University and Bridgewater College.
  • Moe Bauer Garners USA South Hall of Fame Nod
    February 02, 2012
    The North Carolina Wesleyan Department of Athletics, in conjunction with the USA South Athletic Conference, is pleased to announce that the legendary Dr. Raymond “Moe” Bauer has been named to the league’s 2012 Hall of Fame Class.
  • USA South Releases Spring Preseason Polls
    January 25, 2012
    The USA South Athletic Conference has released its spring sport preseason coaches polls with North Carolina Wesleyan men's tennis leading the way.
  • Bishop Athletes Support Worthy Initiatives This Fall
    December 01, 2011
    The North Carolina Wesleyan Department of Athletics has highlighted a variety of community service projects that our Battling Bishops undertook this fall. In addition to the department's yearly 9/11 initiative, Cans Across the Conference and elementary reading programs, several teams participated in unique projects that surely benefited our student-athletes.
  • NCWC Inducts 2011 Athletics Hall of Fame Class
    October 29, 2011
    On Saturday night, October 29th, the North Carolina Wesleyan Department of Athletics officially inducted former head coach Tony Guzzo and men's basketball All-Americans Jamar Jones and Chris Moody into its Athletics Hall of Fame.
  • 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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