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1 WESTERN CAROLINA WCU Athletics Media Relations /// ramsey center /// catamountsportscom G R E E N V I L L E, S C «M A Y - CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS CATAMOUNTS SEASON <<< Western Carolina Catamounts BASEball GAME NOTEs >>> F E B R U A R Y vs St John CSN Myrtle Beach, SC l at # Coastal CSN Conway, SC W vs North Carolina CSN Myrtle Beach, SC W at # Clemson CSN Clemson, SC l MARSHALL CSN CULLOWHEE W MARSHALL CULLOWHEE W MARSHALL CULLOWhee l UNC ASHEVILLE CULLOWHEE CANCELLED M A R C H at # East Carolina % Greenville, NC l vs Appalachian State % Greenville, NC l vs # St John s % Greenville, NC l at # NC State Raleigh, NC W at # Missouri CSN Columbia, Mo l () at Nebraska CSN Lincoln, Neb W at Nebraska CSN Lincoln, Neb W at Nebraska CSN Lincoln, Neb l KENNESAW STATE CULLOWhee l KENT STATE SDN CULLOWHEE W KENT STATE CULLOWhee l KENT STATE CULLOWhee l GARDNER-WEBB SDN CULLOWhee l at UNCG * ESPN/CSN Greensboro, NC l at UNCG * CSN Greensboro, NC W at UNCG * CSN Greensboro, NC l at UNC Asheville CSN Asheville, NC l THE CITADEL * SDN CULLOWHEE W A P R I L THE CITADEL * CULLOWHEE W THE CITADEL * SDN CULLOWHEE W () at Kennesaw State CSN Kennesaw, Ga CANCELLED at ETSU * CSN Johnson City, Tenn W () at ETSU * CSN Johnson City, Tenn W at ETSU * CSN Johnson City, Tenn W at Presbyterian Clinton, SC W FURMAN * SDN CULLOWHEE : PM FURMAN * SDN CULLOWHEE : PM FURMAN * CULLOWHEE : PM at Charlotte CSN Charlotte, NC : pm at Gardner-Webb CSN Boiling Springs, NC : pm VMI * SDN CULLOWHEE : PM VMI * CULLOWHEE : PM VMI * SDN CULLOWHEE : PM SAVANNAH STATE CULLOWHEE : PM SAVANNAH STATE CULLOWHEE : PM at Samford * CSN Birmingham, Ala : pm at Samford * CSN Birmingham, Ala : pm at Samford * CSN Birmingham, Ala : pm M A Y WOFFORD * CULLOWHEE : PM WOFFORD * CULLOWhee tba WOFFORD * CULLOWHEE : PM at Ball State CSN Muncie, Ind : pm at Ball State CSN Muncie, Ind : pm at Ball Sate CSN Muncie, Ind : pm PRESBYTERIAN CULLOWHEE : PM at Mercer * CSN Macon, Ga : pm at Mercer * CSN Macon, Ga : pm at Mercer * CSN Macon, Ga : pm - SoCon Championship CSN Greenville, SC tba All times are listed as EASTERN / * Southern Conference Game / ALL CAPS home games CSN Denotes Catamount Sports Network radio/online broadcast SDN Denotes SoCon Digital Network online video stream Caravelle Resort Baseball at the Beach (Coastal) Myrtle Beach/Conway, SC % Denotes the Keith LeClair Classic Greenville, NC GAMES #-: WESTERN CAROLINA (-, -) vs FURMAN (-, -) Thurs Sat, April - pm / pm / pm Childress Field / Hennon Stadium (,) Cullowhee, NC COVERAGE: BROADCASTS: ONLINE VIDEO STREAM: CSN AUDIO STREAM: ANNOUNCER: TWITTER: SERIES: In Cullowhee, NC: In Greenville, SC: Neutral: SOCON DIGITAL NETWORK SoConDNcom CatamountSportscom Daniel Hooker & Kyle WCU leads, - (W ) WCU leads, - (L ) WCU leads, - (W ) WCU leads, - (L ) LEADING OFF FOR THE CATAMOUNTS: >> Western Carolina enters the weekend riding a sevengame winning streak including back-to-back three-game SoCon series sweep of The Citadel and ETSU It s WCU s longest consecutive game win streak since when WCU had two, -game win streaks along with a -game streak which was halted by Furman in Cullowhee; >> Catamount baseball has been ROAD WARRIORS to start the season as of its first games were played away from Cullowhee WCU endured six-hour bus trips to both Myrtle Beach, SC, and Greenville, NC, for in-season tournament play before making the -hour bus ride to Columbia, Mo WCU traveled the five additional hours a total of hours from campus to Lincoln, Neb, to face the Cornhuskers Most recently, WCU took the -hour ride to Greensboro to open SoCon play before the hour-long trip to McCormick Field (UNCA) and the two-hour jaunt to ETSU in Johnson City, Tenn; >> WCU plays consecutive home weekends in league play, hosting Furman this weekend and VMI next Beginning on Thursday night, eight of WCU s next games are at home; >> WCU faced its SIXTH nationally-ranked team through its first games at SEC-foe, Missouri WCU also faced St John s twice prior to the Red Storm moving into the national rankings All told, WCU will face SIX preseason conference favorites on its schedule; >> Western Carolina won five of its six games to win the Southern Conference Baseball Championship in Greenville, SC the Catamounts had to win three-straight games over the top-two preseason squads No seed Samford and two against No seed, Mercer, on Sunday It was just the second time in program history that Western Carolina had won five games at the conference tournament, also doing so on the way to the title wcu projected WEEKend starting pitchers: # Player L/R CL ERA W-L IP BB k notes Bryan Sammons LHP Sr - starts, wins; PRE nd tm All-SoCon; career Ks Tristan Baker LHP So - - in SoCon starts; of first starts vs against Power Brendan Nail LHP Jr - career starts, wins; Ks twice this yr, career Ks wcu projected starting line-up: WESTERN CAROLINA (RPI ): Head Coach: Bobby Moranda Record at WCU: --, th Career Record: same FURMAN (RPI ): Head Coach: Record at FUR: Career Record: Brett Harker -, st same GAME No PITCHING MATCH-UP: FIRST PITCH: thursday, : pm FUR: Junior RHP Will Gaddis WCU: Senior LHP Bryan Sammons GAME No PITCHING MATCH-UP: FIRST PITCH: Friday, : pm FUR: R-Sophomore LHP Grant Schuermann WCU: Sophomore LHP Tristan Baker GAME No PITCHING MATCH-UP: FIRST PITCH: saturday, : pm FUR: Senior RHP Matthew Quarles WCU: Junior LHP Brendan Nail Pos # Player B / T Cl GP GS Avg HR RBi individual Quick Notes DH Andrew Bullock L/R So BAvg in SoCon play with of his hits in league C Spencer Holcomb R/R Jr Has -or-more hits in gms this yr; HRs st-t on TM B Caleb Robinson R/R Jr -gm hit strk (-of-, ); multi-hit gms this yr B Nobu Suzuki R/R Sr Tm-high sac hits in ; Leggett No Legacy SS Brett Pope L/R Jr -gm hit strk, all multi-hit gms (-of-, during strk) B Cameron Blaquiere R/R Jr -straight multi-hit gms (-for-, ); HRs in last gms LF Matt Smith L/L Sr nd tm PRE All-SoCon; SoCon Tourney MVP, All-Regional CF Matthew Koehler L/R R-So -straight multi-hit gms; Missed due to knee injury RF Bryson Bowman R/R R-Sr gm hit Strk; x PRE All-America; st tm PRE All-SoCon vs Furman PAGE Catamount BASEBALL

2 catamountsportscom /// WCu BASEBALL game notes /// ROSTER No Name pos B/T Ht Wt Cl Hometown / Previous School / High School Chad Mabini RHP/INF - SR R/R Alpharetta, Ga / Tallahassee CC / St Pius Catholic HS JD Long inf - R-SR R/R Waxhaw, NC / Cuthbertson HS Jacob Breakfield RHP - R-JR R/R Bessemer City, NC / Catawba Valley CC / Bessemer City HS Brett Pope ss - JR L/R statesville, NC / West Iredell HS Nobu Suzuki B - SR R/R Tokoyo, Japan / Skyline CC / Santa Monica (Calif) HS Spencer Holcomb C - JR R/R pfafftown, NC / Reagan HS Cameron Blaquiere INF/RHP - JR R/R Jacksonville, Fla / FSC Jacksonville / The Bolles School Matthew Koehler OF - R-SO L/R Raleigh, NC / Sanderson HS Pierce Suttles C - R-JR R/R Cornelius, NC / Hough HS Bryson Bowman OF - SR R/R Baton, NC / Catawba Valley CC / South Caldwell HS Chase Barbary C - SO R/R Greenville, SC / Spartanburg Methodist / Powdersville HS Caleb Robinson B - JR R/R McLeansville, NC / Eastern Guilford HS Dylan Biumi RHP - JR R/R Cumming, Ga / Lambert HS Matt Smith of - SR L/L Fredericktown, Ohio / Fredericktown HS BJ Nobles RHP - SR R/R Raleigh, NC / Millbrook HS Justin Sparks C - R-FR R/R hendersonville, NC / Hendersonville HS Jake Moebius RHP - SO R/R Greensboro, NC / Wesleyan Christian Academy Korey Anderson RHP - SR R/R Grayson, Ga / Grayson HS Jake Niezen RHP - JR R/R San Luis Obispo, Calif / Cuesta CC / San Luis Obispo HS Taylor Purus lhp - JR L/L Hudson, NC / Catawba Valley CC / South Caldwell HS Ryan Mitschele RHP - FR R/R statesville, NC / South Iredell HS Bo Fricks inf - FR S/R Macon, Ga / First Presbyterian Day Tristan Baker lhp - SO L/L Charlotte, NC / Hopewell HS Michael Davis RHP - SO R/R lenior, NC / Hibriten HS Bryan Sammons LHP - SR L/L Wilmington, NC / Hoggard HS Corey Sikes lhp - JR L/L Monroe, NC / Piedmont HS Andrew Robinson OF/RHP - FR L/R McLeansville, NC / Eastern Guilford HS Andrew Bullock B/DH - SO L/R Chesapeake, Va / Grassfield HS Luke Robinson C/B - FR L/R McLeansville, NC / Eastern Guilford Dillon Bray lhp - R-SR L/l hamptonville, NC / Starmount HS Brendan Nail lhp - JR L/L Greensboro, NC / Page HS Kegan Frederick RHP - R-JR R/R Soddy Daisy, Tenn / Cleveland State CC / Sequatchie County HS Kitt Capell C - FR R/R prosperity, SC / Ben Lippen HS WESTERN CAROLINA COACHING STAFF: Bobby Moranda Head Coach eastern Kentucky, th Season at WCU Nate Cocolin Assistant Coach / Pitching Coach embry-riddle, nd season at WCU Brock Doud Assistant Coach (B) hope College, nd season at WCU Kyle Dean Volunteer Assistant Coach (B) ohio, st season at WCU ALPHABETICAL CATAMOUNT ROSTER WCU BASEBALL ROSTER BY POSITION PITCHERS () Chad Mabini Senior RHP/INF Jacob Breakfield R-Junior RHP Dylan BiumiJunior RHP BJ Nobles Senior RHP Jake Moebius Sophomore RHP Korey Anderson Senior RHP Jake NiezenJunior RHP Taylor PurusJuniorLHP Ryan MitscheleFreshman RHP Tristan Baker SophomoreLHP Michael Davis Sophomore RHP Bryan Sammons SeniorLHP Corey SikesJuniorLHP Dillon BrayR-SeniorLHP Brendan NailJuniorLHP Kegan Frederick R-Junior RHP CATCHERS () Pierce Suttles R-JuniorC Chase Barbary SophomoreC Justin SparksR-FreshmanC Spencer HolcombJuniorC Kit CapellFreshmanC INFIELDERS () JD LongR-SeniorINF Brett PopeJuniorINF Nobu Suzuki SeniorINF Cameron BlaquiereJuniorINF Caleb RobinsonJuniorINF Bo FricksFreshmanINF Andrew Bullock SophomoreINF Luke RobinsonFreshmanINF/C OUTFIELDERS () Bryson BowmanR-SeniorOF Matthew KoehlerR-SophomoreOF Matt Smith SeniorOF Andrew RobinsonFreshman OF/RHP ANDERSON, Korey SeniorRHP BAKER, Tristan Sophomore LHP BARBARY, Chase Sophomore C BIUMI, DylanJuniorRHP BLAQUIERE, CameronJuniorINF/RHP BOWMAN, BrysonR-Senior OF BRAY, DillonR-Senior LHP BREAKFIELD, Jacob R-JuniorRHP BULLOCK, Andrew Sophomore INF CAPELL, KitFreshman C DAVIS, Michael SophomoreRHP FREDERICK, Kegan R-JuniorRHP FRICKS, BoFreshman INF HOLCOMB, SpencerJunior C KOEHLER, MatthewR-Sophomore OF LONG, JDR-Senior INF MABINI, Chad SeniorRHP MITSCHELE, RyanFreshmanRHP MOEBIUS, Jake Sophomore OF NAIL, BrendanJunior LHP NIEZEN, JakeJuniorRHP NOBLES, BJ SeniorRHP POPE, BrettJunior INF PURUS, TaylorJunior LHP ROBINSON, AndrewFreshmanOF/RHP ROBINSON, CalebJunior INF ROBINSON, LukeFreshmanC/B SAMMONS, Bryan Senior LHP SIKES, CoreyJunior LHP SMITH, Matt Senior OF/LHP SPARKS, Justin R-Freshman C SUTTLES, Pierce R-Junior C/RHP SUZUKI, Nobu Senior INF WCU BASEBALL PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Chad MABINI muh-bean-knee Nobu SUZUKI NO-boo suh-zoo-key Cameron BLAQUIERE BLACK-here Matthew KOEHLERCOE-lurr Chase BARBARYBAR-buh-ree Dylan BIUMI bee-you-mee Jake NIEZENKNEE-zen Taylor PURUS PURE-iss Ryan MITSCHELE MITCHELL-ee Jake MOEBIUS MOE bee-us Kitt CAPELL cuh-pell HC Bobby MORANDAmore-RAN-duh AC Nate COCOLIN CO-co-lynn vs Furman PAGE Catamount BASEBALL

3 catamountsportscom /// WCu baseball game notes Vs Furman QUICK FACTS Location: Cullowhee, NC Pronounced KULL - uh - whee Founded: Enrollment:, Nickname: Catamounts Colors: Purple & Gold Facility: Ronnie G Childress Field at Hennon Stadium Seating Capacity:, Field Dimensions: (LF) (LC) (CF) (RC) (RF) THE PURPLE MONSTER Sec I: tall & long Sec II: tall & long C E N T E R F I E L D B AT T E R S E Y E tall & long is in play Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference:Southern (SoCon) Chancellor:Dr David O Belcher (Furman, ) Athletics Director:Randy Eaton (UT-San Antonio, ) Ticket Office Phone:() -GOWCU Official Website: wwwcatamountsportscom BASEBALL HISTORY: SoCon Championships: ( regular season; tournament) NCAA Appearances: (- overall record),,,,,,,,,,, Last Appearance: (NCAA Clemson Regional) WCU COACHING STAFF: Head Coach: Bobby Moranda (Eastern Kentucky, ) Head Coaching Record at WCU: -- (th yr) Overall Career Record: Same SoCon Record at WCU: -- (th yr) A s s i s t a n t C o a c h e S Nate Cocolin (Pitching Coach)Embry-Riddle, Brock Doud (B Coach) Hope College, Kyle Dean (Volunteer, B Coach)Ohio, Athletic Trainer: Kristen Harkins (East Carolina, ) Athletic Performance:Garrett Mize (Kentucky Christian, ) Record: - (Home, -; Away, -; Neutral, -) MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION: Asst AD/Media Relations (BASE Contact):Daniel Hooker Alma Mater, Year:Western Carolina, Address:dhooker@ wcuedu Office Phone:() - Cell Phone:() - Director of Media Relations:Sean Forrester Address:stforrester@ wcuedu Director of Media Relations:Denise Gideon Address:dgideon@ wcuedu Director of Video Operations: Will Adams Address: rwadams@ wcuedu Athletics Fax: () - Online Streaming Audio: wwwcatamountsportscom Online Stream Video: wwwsocondigitalnetworkcom/wcu Athletics Mailing & Overnight Address:Western Carolina Univ Ramsey Center Athletics Cullowhee, NC Southern Conference Contact:Phil Perry Address:pperry@soconorg Web Address: wwwsoconsportscom WESTERN CAROLINA CAREER OFFENSIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS VS FURMAN: # NAME GP GS AVG AB R H B B HR RBI BB HBP K SB-ATT Caleb Robinson - Andrew Bullock - Brett Pope - - Nobu Suzuki - Matt Smith - Bryson Bowman - Spencer Holcomb - JD Long - Matthew Koehler - Pierce Suttles - WESTERN CAROLINA CAREER PITCHING STATISTICAL LEADERS VS FURMAN: # NAMe era W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB K B B HR BJ Nobles - Korey Anderson - Bryan Sammons - Brendan Nail - Dylan Biumi - Corey Sikes - Western Carolina vs Furman The Series: Western Carolina and Furman meet for the th time on Friday to open a three-game Southern Conference series in Cullowhee WCU leads the all-time series, -, including a - record in games played in Cullowhee Furman has won EIGHT of the last series meetings between the two long-time mono-chromatic rivals the Paladins have taken the past three conference series; Furman is THE ONLY SoCon school that WCU th-year head coach Bobby Moranda does not currently have a -or-better record against Moranda trails vs Furman, -, since (MORE ON PAGE ); A combined of the series games under Moranda have been decided by two-or-fewer runs including, onerun games WCU is - in one-run games since against the Paladins; All told, WCU has won home series vs Furman with nine sweeps since ; Since, WCU and Furman have played three extra inning games the two played a -inning affair in and an epic -inning game in just days before WCU battled Elon for a SoCon-long -inning affair in the tournament in Charleston, SC WCU won a -inning game at Furman in Western Carolina Baseball notes & trends: Western Carolina finished the month of March at - the Catamounts have opened April, -, completing The Citadel sweep and taking all three at ETSU before claiming a midweek win over Presbyterian earlier this week; Western Carolina s Tuesday night road win at Presbyterian snapped a four-game winless drought for WCU in nonconference midweek games, marking the first victory outside of a weekend game since the Monday win over then No NC State back on March ; NINE of WCU s home runs entering the Furman series have been solo shots including four lead-off homers Cameron Blaquiere hit WCU s first grand slam of the year at ETSU Blaquiere has three home runs in his past two games; In last weekend s three-game sweep of ETSU, WCU hit collectively as a team with extra base hits among the collected including seven doubles and five home runs the Catamount pitching staff limited ETSU to a batting average against with a ERA on the weekend, striking out a combined batters; WCU vs FURMAN MORANDA ERA AT wcu // Western Carolina - Greenville // Furman - Greenville // Furman - Greenville // Furman - Charleston (SoCon) // Furman - Cullowhee // Furman - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Furman - Charleston (SoCon) // Furman - Cullowhee // Furman - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Greenville // Western Carolina - Greenville // Furman - Greenville // Furman - Greenville (SoCon) // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Furman - Greenville // Furman - Greenville // Western Carolina - Greenville // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Furman - Greenville (SoCon) // Western Carolina - Greenville // Furman - Greenville // Western Carolina - Greenville // Furman - Cullowhee // Furman - Cullowhee // Furman - Cullowhee Western Carolina s bullpen has scored THREE of the last FOUR wins including -of- last weekend Senior BJ Nobles struck out five in a three-inning relief appearance after classmate Korey Anderson set it up with three solid innings in Friday s extra inning win at ETSU Reliever Dylan Biumi scored his first victory of the year out of the bullpen, tossing innings on Saturday before Anderson shut it down for his second save of the year Redshirt senior Dillon Bray tallied the victory out of the pen on Tuesday at Presbyterian, tossing a career-long seven innings; 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4 catamountsportscom /// WCu baseball game notes Vs Furman Catamount Offensive Leaders: Hits Brett Pope Runs Bryson Bowman RBI Bryson Bowman Singles Brett Pope Doubles Matt Smith Triples Seven tied Home Runs Bowman / Holcomb Two Out Hits Matt Smith Two Out RBI Matt Smith Pinch Hits Justin Sparks Hitting Streaks Bryson Bowman gms Nobu Suzuki gms C Robinson / Pope gms Reach Safely Strk Bryson Bowman gms Nobu Suzuki gms Matt Smith gms Caleb Robinson gms Catamount PITCHING Leaders: Innings Pitched Bryan Sammons Appearances Korey Anderson Wins Bryan Sammons Saves Anderson / Nobles Strikeouts Bryan Sammons Fly Ball Outs Tristan Baker Ground Ball Outs Bryan Sammons WCU s season high for base hits: (W, MARSHALL) WCU s season-low for base hits: (L, vs St John s) Redshirt senior OF Bryson Bowman carries a team-long, -game reached base safely streak into play this week Bowman had a -game reached safely streak a year ago Bowman has reached base in each game played by WCU this season including having drawn walks, tied for seventh in the SoCon, to bolster his team-best on-base percentage, which ranks THIRD in the SoCon; Amidst Bowman s -game reached safely streak is currently a team-long -game hitting streak for Bowman Suzuki has reached in -straight games including a - game hit streak (Suzuki had a -game streak a year ago) while Matt Smith has reached in -consecutive games; Junior infielder Brett Pope shook off a mini-slump in the final two games of The Citadel series and has been on a tear After opening the series -for- and collecting just two hits in a five-game set (-for-, ) Pope finished The Citadel series -for- () with a pair of multi-hit games Pope has recorded six-straight multi-hit games; Since moving to the bullpen in mid-march, WCU senior RHP BJ Nobles has not allowed a run in eight relief appearances and a combined innings of work Nobles is a combined - on the season with two saves; Western Carolina has only scored in the first inning in of its first games WCU is - in those games Last season, the Catamounts managed first-inning markers in of the games, posting a combined - record when scoring in the opening frame On the contrary, WCU has also surrendered first-inning markers in games this year, winning just three with a - record bryson bowman Named SoCon Player of the Week: Western Carolina redshirt senior OF Bryson Bowman was named the Southern Conference s Player of the Week for his performance in games held from March -April Bowman led the Catamounts to a - week with a team-best batting average offensively; The weekly honor is the second of Bowman s career in Cullowhee, also collecting honors in March last season; Posting three, multi-hit games last week, Bowman tallied seven hits in official trips He additionally drew vs Furman two walks and was hit by a pitch three times to bolster an on-base percentage of He drove in a team-high six runs on the week including the game-winning RBI in Friday s walk-off, series-opening victory over The Citadel Bowman helped clinch the series win with four RBI on Saturday including a three-run home run in WCU s - shutout victory over the Bulldogs CATAMOUNT CAREER RECORD BOOKS WATCH: Senior LHP Bryan Sammons holds sole possession of eighth-place in WCU program history for career wins with victories he is the winningest active pitcher currently in the SoCon Sammons has made career starts, moving him into sole possession of fourth in program history; Sammons moved into fifth-place in school history with career strikeouts, supplanting former hurler and current Chicago Cubs farm hand RHP Jeremy Null (, -) the Wilmington, NC, native is also SIXTH in career innings pitched with during his career; Senior RHP BJ Nobles, who has been used in a variety of roles during his Catamount career, currently has seven career saves to rank tied for th in the WCU record books Nobles () and junior Brendan Nail () are poised to enter WCU s all-time career top for strikeouts, chasing No Ken Hare (, ; -) Noting WCU Head Coach, Bobby Moranda: Western Carolina head coach Bobby Moranda is in his th season in Cullowhee he is currently the THIRD-longest tenured baseball coach in WCU history Moranda has led WCU to career victories at WCU to rank SECOND alltime in program history He is just SIX wins behind WCU s all-time leader, Jack Leggett (, -) With career Southern Conference wins, Moranda is WCU s winningest head coach in SoCon history; Moranda eclipsed the -win mark for his career, reaching the milestone in with a win over La Salle Moranda () is the fifth WCU head coach to win -or-more games in Cullowhee Jack Leggett (, -), Todd Raleigh (, -), Keith LeClair (, -), Bill Haywood (, -); Bobby Moranda has moved into TH in the Southern Conference s record books for wins at a SoCon school the th coach to win -or-more games at a league school: Fred Jordan, The Citadel -pres ( yrs) Chal Port, The Citadel - ( yrs) Rodney Hennon, WCU/GSU - ( yrs) Jim Morris, App State - ( yrs) Ron Smith, Furman - ( yrs) Mike Gaski, UNCG - ( yrs) Dick Cooke, Davidson - ( yrs) Malcolm Pitt, Richmond - ( yrs) Mike Kennedy, Elon - ( yrs) Jack Coombs, Duke - ( yrs) John Pawlowski, CofC - ( yrs) Tom Wall, Furman -, - ( yrs) Jack Leggett, WCU - ( yrs) H Burton Shipley, Maryland - ( yrs) Bobby Moranda, WCU - ( yrs) Steve Harrick, West Virginia - ( yrs) WCU Baseball vs Nationally Ranked opponents: Under head coach Bobby Moranda, Western Carolina has a - record against nationally-ranked opponents WCU is - vs ranked foes in after going - last year with wins at both Coastal Carolina and North Carolina State; WCU has scored FOUR wins over top opponents under Moranda Most recently, the Catamounts defeated No Coastal Carolina in Conway, SC WCU downed No Mississippi State to open the season WCU also picked up a win over No Georgia in and defeated No Georgia Tech in PAGE head coach bobby moranda Full Name: Robert Steven Moranda Birthdate: August, Education: Bachelor s degree in Broadcast Management with a minor in Marketing from Eastern Kentucky in ; Master s degree in Recreation Administration from Eastern Kentucky in Playing Experience: Harper Community College, in Palatine, Ill (-); Eastern Kentucky University, in Richmond, Ky (-) Coaching Experience: Assistant at Eastern Kentucky (-) Head Assistant/ Recruiting Coordinator at Virginia (-) Associate Head/ Recruiting Coordinator at Wake Forest (-) Associate Head at Georgia Tech (-) Head Coach at Western Carolina (-present) FAMILY: Wife, Pamela daughter, Taylor Jade son, Breyson Kade Moranda s WCU Head Coaching Record Year Overall SoCon Finish NCAA - - th-t - - th ^ th -- - th - - th % - - ST % - - ST - - th-t $ - - nd-t Regional - - TOTAL % - Won Southern Conference Regular Season Championship ^ Advanced to SoCon Tourney Championship; $ - Won SoCon Tourney Championship Moranda vs SoCon as WCU Head Coach TeAM overall Home Away Neutral The Citadel East Tennessee State Furman Mercer UNCG Samford VMI Wofford WCU s All-Time Head Coaches Head Coach Yrs Seasons Overall SoCon Jim Gudger -, - -- Charles Seeger Ron Blackburn Bill Haywood David Wright - - Jack Leggett Keith LeClair Rodney Hennon Todd Raleigh Bobby Moranda -pres Catamount BASEBALL

5 catamountsportscom /// WCu baseball game notes Vs Furman WCU S ALL-TIME MLB DRAFT PICKS Year NAME team Rd Pick Garrett Brown Pittsburgh Pirates Colton Davis Minnesota Twins Bryson Bowman New York Yankees Bradley Strong Chicago White Sox Adam Martin Seattle Mariners Jeremy Null Chicago Cubs Aaron Attaway Toronto Blue Jays Julian Ridings Tampa Bay Rays tyler White $ Houston Astros Ross Heffley Atlanta Braves Kyle Deese St Louis Cardinals Matt Benedict Pittsburgh Pirates Daniel Ottone San Diego Padres Nick Liles San Francisco Giants Chris Masters Atlanta Braves Brent Greer Arizona Diamondbacks Corey Martin Chicago Cubs Tyler Sexton Baltimore Orioles Blake Murphy St Louis Cardinals Jonathan Greene Texas Rangers Greg Holland $ Kansas City Royals kenny Smith Texas Rangers Steven Strausbaugh New York Yankees Blake Murphy Chicago Cubs Brian McCullen Pittsburgh Pirates Ryan Basner Atlanta Braves todd Buchanan Arizona Diamondbacks Alan Beck Baltimore Orioles Jared Burton $ Oakland A s Charles Thomas $ Atlanta Braves Eric Johnson Cleveland Indians david Pember $ Milwaukee Brewers Chris Moore Colorado Rockies Chris Davidson Baltimore Orioles Mark DiFelice $ Colorado Rockies donnie Suttles Cleveland Indians Jeff Sziksai New York Yankees Brian Hutchinson Toronto Blue Jays Alex Tolbert Pittsburgh Pirates Jason Beverlin $ Oakland Athletics stephen Pritchard Milwaukee Brewers Mike Tidick Chicago White Sox Brad Tweedlie Cincinnati Reds phillip Grundy Kansas City Royals Dan Kyslinger Milwaukee Brewers Matt Raleigh Montreal Expos Jack Kimel Texas Rangers Kevin Bellomo San Francisco Giants Paul Menhart $ Toronto Blue Jays Tom Malchesky St Louis Cardinals skip Nelloms New York Yankees dave Piela Atlanta Braves Freddie Hailey New York Yankees Ron Huntington Atlanta Braves Scott Gay New York Yankees Charlie Fonville Seattle Mariners John Pust Cleveland Indians Rick Adair Seattle Mariners Wayne Tolleson $ Texas Rangers Wayne Tolleson Pittsburgh Pirates Jerry Reed $ Philadelphia Phillies $ denotes played on a Major League club RECENT former CATAMOUNTS IN PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL PLAYER TEAM draft LEAGUE / STATUS CLASS / NOTE Greg Holland Colorado Rockies Free Agent Signed / On MLB Roster MLB Tyler White Fresno Grizzlies Pacific Coast League (On MLB -Man Roster) Triple A Jeremy Null Myrtle Beach Pelicans Carolina League Class A Advanced Bradley Strong Kannapolis Intimidators South Atlantic League Class A Colton Davis Cedar Rapids Kernels Midwest League Class A Garrett Brown Bristol Pirates Appalachian League Rookie bryan sammons Named NATIONAL PITCHEr of the Week: WCU senior LHP Bryan Sammons was named a National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball newspaper It is the first national honor for the southpaw hurler who has a couple of weekly awards from the SoCon this spring including Pitcher of the Week and Student-Athlete of the Week; Sammons struck out a career-high batters in last Friday s -, walk-off victory over The Citadel His K s surpassed his previous career high of established back in against Samford in the SoCon Tournament A product of Wilmington, NC, Sammons out dueled The Citadel starter, JP Sears, before the decision fell upon both bullpens as he scattered six hits and limited the Bulldogs to three, one-run innings while working around a pair of walks; Sammons is the ninth different Catamount since to earn a national weekly honor and just the second WCU pitcher, joining Jeremy Null who collected three national weekly awards during his career (MORE ON PAGE ) Bryan Sammons Named SoCon Pitcher of the Week: Western Carolina senior LHP Bryan Sammons was named the Southern Conference s Pitcher of the Week for his performance in games held from March - Sammons made two appearances on the week including picking up a save in WCU s - victory at then th-ranked North Carolina State and pitched seven innings in a - win at Nebraska; The honor is the second weekly honor for Sammons this season after being named SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week on March for his abilities both on the field and in the classroom Sammons award is the second SoCon Pitcher of the Week honor of his career after earning the distinction as a junior last season on April, NOBU SUZUKI NAMED LEGGETT NO LEGACY: Moranda and his coaching staff named the Leggett No Legacy recipient in senior Nobu Suzuki the secondyear middle infielder who was at the heart of last season s victory in the conference tournament title game will wear the No jersey which was made famous at WCU by former coaching great, Jack Leggett; Suzuki joins a select list of players to previously have the honor bestowed upon them He is the second-consecutive infielder to earn the honor: WCU s All-Time Leggett No Legacy Recipients: Stephen Notaro, C () Vance Chavis, LHP () Morgan McKinney, LHP () Luke Gragg, UT () Danny Bermudez, C () Reece Strong, INF () Nobu Suzuki, INF () Catamounts in preseason SoCon polls: Defending tournament champion and regular season runner-up from a season ago, Western Carolina was picked to finish third in by the conference s head coaches with one first-place nod the Catamounts were slotted in the runner-up spot in the media tabulation, collecting four of the first-place votes; In the two preseason polls, the middle of the pack was identical between the coaches and media prognostications while the top three and bottom two consisted of the same teams in differing order In both polls, Furman was picked fourth, followed by Samford, ETSU, and Wofford in fifth through seventh place; UNCG () earned five, first-place votes in the coaches poll to edge Mercer () which garnered three first-place nods Western Carolina () was a close third, just five voting points out of the top spot Closing out the coaches vote were VMI () and The Citadel (); In polling of the voting media members, last year s finalists, Mercer () and WCU (), were the top two picks with UNCG () slipping to third The Citadel () and VMI () flipped in the pecking order for eighth and ninth FOUR CATAMOUNTS NAMED ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE: Four Catamount baseball players garnered preseason All-Southern Conference accolades as the league unveiled its two official preseason all-league teams and preseason polls Senior outfielder Bryson Bowman collected WCU s lone first-team preseason honor, while senior LHP Bryan Sammons, senior OF Matt Smith, and sophomore DH Andrew Bullock each earned a second team nod WCU Baseball MISC NOTES AND STATS: For a second-straight season, Western Carolina ventured into the Midwest via bus to tangle with non-traditional opponents Last year, WCU bussed to Kansas State where it swept the Wildcats marking the first time since that K-State has been swept in a three-game nonconference series at home This year, WCU took -of - from Nebraska: WCU WINS AGAINST POWER FIVE UNDER MORANDA: : W at # NC State (ACC) - at Nebraska (Big Ten) : - at Indiana (BigTen); - at K-State (BigXII); W, vs Nebraska (BigTen) : - vs Purdue (BigTen); W, vs Penn State (BigTen) : - vs # Mississippi State (SEC); - at Washington State (Pac) : - vs Washington State (Pac); W at Georgia (SEC); W vs Wake Forest (ACC); : W at Georgia (SEC); W vs Duke (ACC); - vs Clemson (ACC) : W vs West Virginia (BigXII); W vs Illinois (BigTen) W at Tennessee (SEC); W at Clemson (ACC) : - at # Southern California (Pac); W vs # Georgia Tech (ACC) : W at Clemson (ACC); W at Tennessee (SEC) About Western Carolina entering the season: Western Carolina returns the bulk of its lineup from a season ago Among the position players entering, the Catamounts return nine letter winners from a season ago including six individuals that made -or-more starts Back are the squad s top hitters as it relates to both batting average with Matt Smith (, -for-) and for power in preseason All-America selection, Bryson Bowman ( slugging, home runs) That duo collected postseason All-SoCon plaudits a year ago, as well as All-Freshman team selection, Andrew Bullock (, HR, RBI); 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6 catamountsportscom /// WCu baseball game notes Vs Furman vs Furman Western Carolina s National Weekly Award Winners: Feb, : Ryan Schade National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Hitter of the Week: Hit (-for-) in a three-game series sweep of Wright State Finished with four doubles and six RBI; March, : Trey McDaniel Collegiate Baseball s Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week: Finished -for- in five games with three HRs, runs scored and RBI; March, : Blake Murphy Collegiate Baseball s Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week: Posted an -for- () performance with three home runs, three doubles and collected a staggering RBI; March, : Trey McDaniel Earned National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Hitter of the Week; May, : Jonathan Greene Collegiate Baseball s Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week: Hit five home runs and two doubles in four games, finishing -for- with nine RBI, seven runs scored March, : John Ingram College Baseball Foundation (CBF) National Honor Roll Players of the Week: Hit (-for-) in five games with five extra base hits including three HRs, RBI and runs scored March, : John Ingram College Baseball Foundation (CBF) National Honor Roll Players of the Week: Batted -for- () with a pair of home runs and two doubles April, : Barrett Shaft College Baseball Foundation (CBF) National Honor Roll Players of the Week: Finished the week -for- (), accounting for total runs, scoring five and driving in seven May, : Blake Murphy Collegiate Baseball s Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week: Belted six home runs over a five-game span, finishing -for- () with seven extra base hits during a - week for WCU Finished with RBI and scored runs February, : Jeremy Null Collegiate Baseball s Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week: Struck out a then career-high in seven innings of work in an - home win over Washington State April, : Jeremy Null Collegiate Baseball s Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week: Fanned a careerhigh batters in eight innings of work in Friday s series-opening victory over GSU WCU went on to sweep the Eagles for the first time since ; February, : Jeremy Null Collegiate Baseball s Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) National Pitcher of the Week: Struck out batters in eight innings of work against second-ranked Mississippi State, scattering three hits while keeping the Bulldogs scoreless April, : Kramer Ferrell -- Selected as a Collegiate Baseball Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week after batting with seven hits, five for extra bases for a slugging percentage Drove in runs while scoring six, boasting a on-base percentage April, : Bryan Sammons Selected as a Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week after striking out a career-high batters in a - win over The Citadel All told, the Catamounts return % of their base hits (-of-) from a season ago and -percent (-of- ) of their runs scored off a team that averaged runs off hits per game in the team returns a combined -percent of its extra base hits of from a year ago including of the home runs, or -percent; On the mound, a total of pitchers return from last year including eight which recorded at least one start and four that made seven-or-more starts Seven of the returners tossed -or-more innings a year ago including a teamhigh by senior LHP Bryan Sammons and from junior LHP Brendan Nail Combined, the Catamount pitching staff returns -percent of its strikeouts from last spring (-of-), and nine of the saves Recapping the season: WCU claimed the program s rd Southern Conference Championship all-time WCU has the most combined So- Con championships in league history regular season titles (including back-to-back crowns in and ) and tournament titles The Citadel is second with total championships ( regular season, eight tournament); Western Carolina posted its third, top-two finish over the past four seasons in the SoCon race by finishing tied for second-place with UNCG, garnering the No seed WCU returned to the NCAA post-season for the first time since when it garnered an at-large bid; Six Catamounts collected All-Southern Conference honors three return in MATT SMITH was the lone first team selection on both the coaches and media tabulations Catcher Danny Bermudez and OF BRYSON BOWMAN both appeared on the second team from the coaches and media RHP COLTON DAVIS and KRAMER FERRELL were named second team by the coaches with ANDREW BULL- OCK garnering All-Freshman team plaudits; Over the past four seasons, WCU has won of its regular season Southern Conference games (-, ) the Catamounts have claimed at least two wins in the three-game weekend SoCon series in of the last conference series dating back to WCU has not been swept by a SoCon foe since (L at Samford) During that same time, WCU has recorded series sweeps versus conference foes; MISC STATISTICAL NUMBERS: WCU was - when leading after six innings but the exact opposite, -, when trailing after six innings of play; WCU was - when homering two-or-more times on the season but just - when failing to hit a home run the Catamounts were - when scoring -or more runs Catamount baseball history & Tradition: Western Carolina claimed the SoCon regular season baseball championship, taking the seasonal crown for a second-consecutive season and a conference-leading th time in program history WCU matched The Citadel for the most seasonal titles in leagues history while moving ahead of the Bulldogs with combined baseball championships ( regular season, tournament); In &, WCU claimed back-to-back regular season championships for the first time since the late s a span of four-straight from - the Catamounts accomplished the back-to-back feat for the first time in the SoCon since Elon won back-to-back titles in ; PAGE CHILDRESS FIELD / HENNON STADIUM Ronnie G Childress Field at Hennon Stadium has been the home of Western Carolina Catamount baseball for the past years, moving to its present site prior to the season WCU has won -percent of its game at home; The facility was officially renamed Childress Field at Hennon Stadium in a dedication ceremony on April, ; Prior to first pitch in, the facility received one of its most dramatic face lifts Off-season improvements in included such as the addition of a new brick back stop, lower level field seating, brick facade down both foul lines including bullpen benches, center field batter s eye and the construction of a courtyard plaza; The Catamounts moved approximately yards to the east from Haywood Field early in the season Bill Haywood, head baseball coach from through, and Mr EJ Whitmire, longtime supporter and benefactor from Franklin, were the driving forces behind the building of the facility; WCU hosted the SoCon Baseball Tournament in Cullowhee at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium in and, winning the title in the latter Year Overall SoCon Totals -- - () () Catamount BASEBALL

7 catamountsportscom /// WCu baseball game notes Vs Furman Southern conference standings (as of /) Team socon Overall Mercer UNCG WESTERN CAROLINA Wofford VMI Samford The Citadel ETSU Furman SOUTHERN CONFERENCE BASEBALL WEEKEND SCHEDULE: Furman at Western Carolina Wofford at UNCG Mercer at VMI William & Mary at ETSU The Citadel at Samford vs Furman pm / pm / pm pm / pm / pm pm / pm / pm : pm / : pm / pm pm / pm / pm SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PlayerS of the Week: Feb Chris Cook, SS, ETSU Feb Charlie Madden, C, Mercer March Will Malbon, OF, VMI March Austin Embler, B, UNCG March JT Thomas, DH/C, Mercer March Charlie Madden, C, Mercer April BRYSON BOWMAN, OF, WCU April Taylor Garris, B, Samford April April May May May May SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PITCHERS of the Week: Feb Matt Frisbee, RHP, UNCG Feb JP Sears, LHP, The Citadel March Adam Scott, LHP, Wofford March BRYAN SAMMONS, LHP, WCU March Blake Smith, RHP, ETSU March JP Sears, LHP, The Citadel April Josh Winder, RHP, VMI April Ryan Askew, RHP, Mercer April April May May May May SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE MONTH: February Danny Edgeworth, B, Mercer March Caleb Webster, B, UNCG April May SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PITCHER OF THE MONTH: February Matt Frisbee, RHP, UNCG March JP Sears, LHP, The Citadel April May In-season tournament troubles Turn for WCU: Western Carolina had its best in-season tournament showing since with a - mark at the Baseball at the Beach tournament that luck was short-lived, though, as WCU went -for- at the Keith LeClair Classic All-told, WCU has posted just an - mark under current head coach Bobby Moranda in in-season tournament play: YEARTOURNAMENT (Host)RECORD Keith LeClair Classic (ECU)- Baseball at the Beach (CCU)- BW Battle at the Beach (UNCW)- Hughes Bros Challenge (UNCW) - Georgia Tournament (UGa)- Greenville Drive Tournament- Keith LeClair Classic (ECU)- Forest City Tournament (WCU)- (ppd) Keith LeClair Classic (ECU)- No In-season Tournament n/a Baseball at the Beach (CCU)- Rice Tournament (Rice)- TOTALS- Western Carolina IN SoCon OPENERS: WCU has only won TWO of its SoCon opening games under head coach Bobby Moranda the Catamounts have won FIVE of the SoCon-opening series under Moranda; Since the SoCon went to three-game league series in, WCU is - in the first conference game WCU has won of the SoCon-opening series with nine losses and one weather-shortened series tie: WCU s SoCon Openers Year-by-Year under Moranda Year Opponent Gm Gm Gm at UNCG (-) L, - W, - L, - ETSU (-) L, - W, - W, - at UNCG (-) L, - W, - L, - at Elon (-) L, - W, - W, - at Davidson (-) W, - L, - W, - at The Citadel (-) L, - W, - W, - at UNCG (-) L, - L, - L, - at The Citadel (-) L, - L, - L, - App State (-) W, - W, - W,- at Ga Southern (-) L, - L, - L, - Western Carolina has only missed one SoCon tournament since the event s inception in, missing the tournament under then first-year head coach Todd Raleigh Since Bobby Moranda came to Cullowhee, the Catamounts have had players drafted Since, different WCU players have been drafted by MLB clubs; The Catamounts finished the season with victories, recording the program s th -win season since (, -win seasons over the past years) Western Carolina is one of the most dominant baseball programs in the Southern Conference Between WCU and The Citadel, the two programs combine for SoCon regular season and tournament championships WCU with and The Citadel with The Citadel has regular season championships and eight tournament titles while WCU s titles includes winning the regular season times with tourney crowns About western Carolina s Baseball Schedule: Western Carolina s baseball schedule features a combined nonconference games and the -game SoCon regular season slate WCU will have a total of home dates with true road games and five contests held at neutral fields prior to postseason play Five of WCU s opponents were among the NCAA postseason field a year ago combining for a total of seven games on the sched- PAGE WCU INDIVIDUAL SINGLE SEASON RECORDS INDIVIDUAL GAME HITTING STREAKS (since ) PLAYER strk Year Matt Johns Rod Goldston Kenny Smith Barrett Shaft Steven Strausbaugh Brent Greer Kramer Ferrell Nick Liles Chris Davis Bryson Bowman Aaron Attaway Wayne Kilmer Matt Smith Jacob Hoyle Ross Heffley Ross Heffley Ryan Mathews Trey McDaniel Garrett Brown Bradley Strong Barrett Shaft Steven Strausbaugh WCU INDIVIDUAL SINGLE SEASON RECORDS individual reached base safely streaks (since ) PLAYER strk Year Ross Heffley Barrett Shaft Blake Murphy Steven Strausbaugh John Ingram Denver Edick Bryson Bowman Jared Greenwood Mitchell Hatley Tyler Kirkpatrick Nobu Suzuki Ollie Goulder Tim Hallam Jared Greenwood Wayne Kilmer Ross Heffley Barrett Shaft Todd Buchanan Blake Murphy Matt Nelson Cody Jones Tyler White Matt Johns Kenny Smith Jonathan Greene Rod Goldston Kramer Ferrell Danny Bermudez Nick Liles ule The longest scheduled home stand is five-straight on two different occasions with an eight-game road swing to open March the longest the Catamounts are away from Cullowhee; The Catamounts will square-off against teams from different conferences including six games against teams from the Power Five conferences WCU also has six games against both the Mid-American and Big South Conferences, and four games against Conference USA foes Catamount BASEBALL

8 catamountsportscom /// WCu BASEBALL game notes series notes BASEBALL AT THE BEACH CONWAY, SC FEB -: Western Carolina opened the season by taking -of- games at the Caravelle Resort s Baseball at the Beach tournament between Myrtle Beach and Conway, SC; WCU dropped its season-opener, -, to St John s as the Red Storm opened the year, - It was the secondstraight season WCU fell to St John s by a score of - at an early-season tournament the Catamounts bounce back to upset No Coastal Carolina, -, and stayed perfect in the series against North Carolina A&T with a - victory in the finale, improving to - all-time against the Aggies; Western Carolina recorded extra base hits including six doubles, three triples, and two home runs at the in-season tournament at # CLEMSON CLEMSON, SC FEB : Western Carolina carried a - lead into the bottom of the seventh inning against the nationally-ranked Tigers until back-to-back five-run innings lifted the home squad to the - win; Offensively, three Catamounts recorded multi-hit games in the loss with junior shortstop Brett Pope singling three times including one on a beautiful drag bunt to the right side Redshirt sophomore Matthew Koehler doubled twice in a -for- outing, while senior Nobu Suzuki finished -for- with a RBI, adding a sacrifice bunt to his tally; Junior LHP Brendan Nail suffered the loss out of the bullpen, the second of four WCU pitchers Nail struck out four in innings Clemson s late-inning comeback spoiled the return of WCU left-hander Tristan Baker, who was solid in his first game action since April of last season the Charlotte, NC, native scattered seven hits over five innings in the starting role, limiting the Tigers to one run with a pair of strikeouts against two walks, and factored in a no-decision, exiting the game with a - lead MARSHALL CULLOWHEE FEB -: Western Carolina took -of- from former SoCon-foe, Marshall, in Cullowhee the Catamounts extended their series win streak to five-straight by taking Friday s opener - and Saturday s game two, - the Thundering Herd snapped the slide, preventing the series sweep by winning Sunday s finale, -; The Catamounts batted during the three-game series against Marshall, collecting hits including for extra bases with doubles, a triple, and four home runs Catamount pitching held Marshall below the plateau while recording strikeouts in the series UNC ASHEVILLE CULLOWHEE FEB : Due to unfavorable weather forecasts that includes rain and thunderstorms across Western North Carolina through the afternoon, the nonconference baseball game between mountain rivals Western Carolina and UNC Asheville has been cancelled No make-up date has been announced KEITH LECLAIR CLASSIC GREENVILLE, NC MARCH -: Western Carolina went winless at the Keith LeClair Classic over the weekend marking the second time in four appearances the Catamounts failed to win a game at the event WCU fell to tourney-host, No East Carolina, - to App State, - and in the finale, -, to No St John s WCU is - at the tournament all-time; WCU hit just (-of-) at the Keith LeClair Classic with just two extra base hits a Matt Smith double and a Bryson Bowman three-run homer that gave the Catamounts an early, -, advantage over No ECU in the opener Smith hit (-for-) while Luke Robinson finished -for-, matching Bowman with three RBI; vs Furman All told, the Catamount offense sputtered with a combined strikeouts in the three games in Greenville an average of per game Entering the tournament, WCU had just struck out times through seven games on the season (average of six per game) at # NC STATE RALEIGH, NC MARCH : Western Carolina scored in bunches over the first four frames, and then held off the th-ranked Wolfpack as the Catamounts picked up the upset road win over North Carolina State, -, in a rare Monday afternoon nonconference meeting at Doak Field; Western Carolina claimed its second-consecutive, onerun victory over North Carolina State in the all-time series as the two rekindled the rivalry which has lain dormant since WCU also snapped a -game road losing skid in the all-time series over NC State, scoring its first win in Raleigh since ; WCU s Robinson brothers Caleb, Luke, and Andrew combined for half of WCU s hits with six and collected a combined five RBI in the winning effort at # MISSOURI COLUMBIA, MO MARCH : Western Carolina led - after the top of the fifth inning, but a late Trey Harris home run tied the game at six as Missouri scored solo runs in four-straight innings to ultimately force extra innings the Tigers capitalized on a lead-off double in the home half of the th as Robbie Glendinning punched a one-out, game-winning single through the right side as Mizzou won, -, in innings; Matt Smith (-for-) and Caleb Robinson (-for-) both posted two-hit games and Cameron Blaquiere bounced a three-run double down the third base line offensively; WCU received a strong starting effort from LHP Dillon Bray who struck out five through six innings, exiting the game with the lead Reliever Korey Anderson suffered the loss, striking out two against four walks one intentional at NEBRASKA LINCOLN, NEB MARCH -: Western Carolina took -of- from Nebraska, winning the opener - on Friday and took Saturday s game, -, before dropping the series finale, - Including the first meeting in, WCU claimed the first three all-time series meetings with Nebraska until the Cornhuskers won the finale behind the complete-game performance of Jake Meyers; Bryan Sammons and Tristan Baker both worked innings in their respective starts with Sammons striking out eight and Baker fanning six Bryson Bowman led the WCU offense with a -for- () average reaching base five times on walks for a on-base percentage in the series KENNESAW STATE CULLOWHEE MARCH : Kennesaw State rode a seven-run second inning to a sizeable lead it would never relinquish as the Owls halted a three-game road losing skid at Western Carolina, handing the Catamounts a - loss in nonconference action at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium; The game was originally scheduled for March but frigid forecasts prompted officials to move the game to Thursday afternoon; Three Catamounts posted two-hit games with both Robinson and Koehler tallying RBI doubles as a part of -for- showings at the plate Koehler added a stolen base late Redshirt senior JD Long singled twice in a -for- performance, posting his second two-hit game of the season Junior Spencer Holcomb reached on an infield pinch hit single, racing home on a RBI double by Brett Pope in the ninth inning PAGE WCU SERIES BY SERIES STATISTICS Hitting W-L Avg R H B B HR RBI BB K SB vs Beach - - at CLEM - - MARSHALL - - UNCA CANCELLED vs LeClair - - at NCSU - - at Mizzou - - at Neb - - KENNST - - KENT ST - - GAWB - - at UNCG * - - at UNCA - - CIT * - - at KennSt CANCELLED at ETSU * - - at Presby - - FUR * at UNCC at GAWB VMI * SAV ST at SAM * WOF * at BallSt PRESBY at MER * Pitching W-L ERA IP H R ER BB K OppAvg vs Beach - at CLEM - MARSHALL - UNCA CANCELLED vs LeClair - at NCSU - at Mizzou - at Neb - KENNST - KENT ST - GAWB - at UNCG * - at UNCA - CIT * - at KennSt CANCELLED at ETSU * - at Presby - FUR * at UNCC at GAWB VMI * SAV ST at SAM * WOF * at BallSt PRESBY at MER * Catamount BASEBALL

9 catamountsportscom /// WCu BASEBALL game notes series notes WESTERN CAROLINA IN MISC STATISTICS HITTING STREAK: Player CURRENT Long career Matt Smith Brett Pope Bryson Bowman Nobu Suzuki Matthew Koehler Caleb Robinson Spencer Holcomb JD Long Andrew Bullock Cameron Blaquiere Pierce Suttles Luke Robinson Justin Sparks Andrew Robinson REACHED BASE SAFELY STREAKS: Player CURRENT Long career Bryson Bowman Nobu Suzuki Matt Smith Caleb Robinson Brett Pope JD Long Matthew Koehler Luke Robinson Andrew Bullock Spencer Holcomb Cameron Blaquiere Pierce Suttles Justin Sparks Andrew Robinson MULTIPLE HIT GAMES ( / CAREER): PLAYER + TOTAL Matt Smith / / / - / Brett Pope / / / / / Bryson Bowman / / - - / Caleb Robinson / / / - / Nobu Suzuki / / - - / JD Long / / / - / Spencer Holcomb / / / - / Matthew Koehler / / - - / Cameron Blaquiere / / / - / Andrew Bullock / / - - / Pierce Suttles / / - - / Luke Robinson / / Justin Sparks / / Andrew Robinson / / - - / MULTIPLE RBI GAMES ( / CAREER): PLAYER + TOTAL Matt Smith / / - / / Bryson Bowman / / / / / Caleb Robinson / / / - / JD Long / / / / / Spencer Holcomb / / - - / Brett Pope / / - / / Nobu Suzuki / / / - / Luke Robinson / / - - / Pierce Suttles / / - / / Andrew Bullock / / - - / Cameron Blaquiere / / - - / Matthew Koehler / - / / / Justin Sparks / / Andrew Robinson vs Furman KENT STATE CULLOWHEE MARCH -: Western Carolina dropped -of- to Mid-American Conference (MAC) favorite, Kent State, in Cullowhee WCU won the three-game series opener, -, on Friday before falling - on Saturday and - in a pitcher s duel on Sunday afternoon; Collectively, WCU batted in its weekend series with Kent State of WCU s base hits went for extra bases and the Catamounts ended up outscoring the Golden Flashes by one, -, overall; Spencer Holcomb led WCU with a batting average, -of-, with two home runs and seven RBI against Kent State Bryan Sammons struck out eight in IP in scoring the victory on Friday In the series finale, Brendan Nail struck out six in matching Sammons with IP, falling in the - pitcher s duel GARDNER-WEBB CULLOWHEE MARCH : Western Carolina managed to erase all but two runs of a nine-run middle inning deficit, but were blanked over the final four frames by visiting Gardner-Webb, suffering a - loss at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium in the front end of a midweek nonconference home-and-home; Gardner-Webb scored early-and-often, plating runs in the top of each of the first five frames including a sevenrun top of the fourth to grab a nine-run, -, lead entering the bottom of the fifth inning WCU matched the seven-run frame, lighting the scoreboard for seven runs in the bottom of the frame to close to within two But it was as close as the Catamounts could get as neither squad scored over the final four innings; Matt Smith and Cameron Blaquiere paced a combined seven Catamount hitters with multi-hit games, both finishing -for- Smith finished a triple shy of the cycle, legging out a double and belting his first home run of the season -- a two-run shot in the third inning -- as a part of driving home five RBI Blaquiere doubled with a pair of singles for WCU, finishing with his WCU-best, three hits at UNCG GREENSBORO, NC MARCH -: Western Carolina dropped -of- in the SoCon-opening series at UNCG Friday night s late-inning rally fell just short in a - loss before the Catamounts bounced back to win Saturday s game two, -, thanks to a five-run fourth inning WCU took an early lead on Sunday, - in the top of the first, before UNCG took control in claiming the series with an - victory; Despite Bryson Bowman going -for- () with five RBI, the Catamounts were out-hit by UNCG, -to- Both squads managed seven extra base hits three doubles for both with the Catamounts adding a triple and three home runs while the Spartans had four triples UNCG batted while holding WCU to a team average; Brendan Nail struck out seven in his Sunday performance while Tristan Baker had five Ks on Saturday Baker scored the victory on Saturday, just his second in league play over the last two seasons after injury cut his short at UNC ASHEVILLE McCORMICK FIELD MARCH : Western Carolina suffered its fourth-straight loss to UNC Asheville as Joe Tietjen hit a grand slam home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Bulldogs to a - victory over the Catamounts at historic McCormick Field the four-straight wins by the Bulldogs represents UNCA s longest win streak in the series against WCU; Freshman Andrew Robinson collected a career-high three singles (-for-), but was thrown out at home plate twice in the loss Bryson Bowman reached twice, scoring two of WCU s three runs, while Caleb Robinson tallied two RBI with a single and a ground out PAGE THE CITADEL CULLOWHEE MARCH - APRIL : Western Carolina swept The Citadel in Cullowhee, claiming the series with a - walk-off victory on Friday, - on Saturday, and a seven-inning, run-rule shortened - victory on Sunday; WCU out-hit the Bulldogs, -to-, and in average as the Catamounts batted while The Citadel hit just over the three-game set WCU outscored the Bulldogs, -to- Nobu Suzuki tallied a team-best six hits with a batting average while Bryson Bowman homered as a part of five hits, hitting ; Western Carolina s pitching staff was dominate in the conference series victory, recording a combined strikeouts including a career-high by Bryan Sammons in Friday s start and a career-best tying by Brendan Nail on Sunday Tristan Baker struck out four in his start while BJ Nobles fanned four in two appearances at KENNESAW STATE KENNESAW, GA APRIL : Due to the impending threat of severe weather across the Southeast, Western Carolina s road game against Kennesaw State was cancelled No make-up date has been scheduled at this time at ETSU JOHNSON CITY, TENN APRIL -: Western Carolina picked up its second-straight, threegame SoCon series sweep of the season at ETSU WCU outlasted the Bucs, -, in innings in the opener before winning - and - to win the series; Western Carolina out-hit ETSU, -to- with momre base hits, - WCU had seven extra base hits with five home runs including a Cameron Blaquiere grand slam ETSU finished with nine extra base hits, matching with five homers; Blaquiere led WCU with a series batting average, tallying five hits in eight at bats with four extra base hits two doubles and two homers both coming in the series finale; WCU s bullpen scored two of the three wins last weekend as senior BJ Nobles struck out five in a three-inning relief appearance after classmate Korey Anderson set it up with three solid innings in Friday s extra inning win Reliever Dylan Biumi scored his first victory of the year out of the bullpen, tossing innings on Saturday before Anderson shut it down for his second save of the year at PRESBYTERIAN CLINTON, SC APRIL : Western Carolina overcame an early, -, deficit and broke a - tie with three unanswered runs over the final two frames to win on the road at Presbyterian, - Cameron Blaquiere hit his third homer in the past two games in the third inning, and Andrew Bullock pushed WCU ahead for good in the seventh with a bases loaded RBI single; Dillon Bray scored the win out of the bullpen, tossing a career-long seven innings Bray limited the Blue Hose to one unearned run on just two hits, working around three walks with a trio of strikeouts FURMAN CULLOWHEE APRIL -: Western Carolina hosts Furman in Southern Conference play with a speciah Thursday thru Saturday series the Catamounts lead the all-time series with Furman, -, including a -, mark in Cullowhee though Furman has won eight of the last series meetings over the past two seasons including four of the last six played at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium dating back to Catamount BASEBALL

10 catamountsportscom /// WCu game notes Preseason Info / WCU Records Southern Conference Baseball Preseason Polls COACHES poll MEDIA POLL School (First) Points school (First)Points UNCG () Mercer () Mercer () WESTERN CAROLINA () WESTERN CAROLINA () UNCG () Furman Furman () Samford Samford ETSU ETSU Wofford Wofford VMI The Citadel The Citadel VMI SoCon Baseball Preseason all-conference teams FIRST TEAM second TEAM sp Will Gaddis, Furman Matt Frisbee, UNCG SP Ryan Askew, Mercer BRYAN SAMMONS, WCU RP Andrew Wantz, UNCG Wyatt Burns, Samford C Hagen Owenby, ETSU Charlie Madden, Mercer B Austin Edens, Samford Collin Fleischer, VMI B Ben Spitznagel, UNCG Ryan Hagan, Mercer SS Matt Meeder, Mercer Chris Cook, ETSU B Danny Edgeworth, Mercer Jake Crawford, Furman Max McDougald, Wofford OF Trey Truitt, Mercer Andrew Moritz, UNCG OF Jabari Richards, Furman dillon Stewart, UNCG OF Bryson bowman, wcu MATT smith, wcu DH Cesar Trejo, UNCG ANDREW BULLOCK, WCU Southern Conference Preseason Player of the Year: Hagen Owenby, Jr C, ETSU Southern Conference Preseason Pitcher of the Year: Will Gaddis, Jr, RHP, Furman Collegiate BAseball Louisville SLugger Preseason All-America: C Hagen Owenby, Jr, ETSU (nd team) OF Bryson Bowman, R-Sr, WCU (rd team) NCBWA Preseason All-America: OF Bryson Bowman, R-Sr, WCU (nd team) DH Austin Edens, Jr, Samford (rd team) Stopper of the Year Award Watch List: Robert Broom, Mercer Andrew Wantz, UNCG Wyatt Burns, Samford Golden Spikes Watch List / perfect game preseason all-america: OF Trey Truitt, Mercer WESTERN CAROLINA MISC RECORDS, STATS Individual Game Records Category Record PlayeR opponent, Year Hits Mitchell HatleyEastern Kentucky, Tyler WhiteElon (SoCon), Danny Sells Guilford, Bob BallanceNorth Georgia, Doubles Aaron AttawayIona, Triples Achieved times MR: Bryson Bowman, at Indiana (//) Home Runs Skip Nelloms UNC Asheville, RBI Donovan MineroNC A&T, Total Bases Skip Nelloms UNC Asheville, Last Time Hit for the Cycle Aaron Attaway La Salle, Bradley Strong La Salle, Individual Game Records Pitching Category Record PlayeR opponent, Year Strikeouts Wayne McCauleyAllen, Innings Pitched Don BrightVMI, No Hitters Greg MooreAppalachian St, Jeff MashburnAppalachian St, Rick Adair The Citadel, Jerry ReedWest Virginia St, Last Complete Game Jordan Smithat Ga Sou (L, - - //) Team Game Records Category Record O opponent, Year Hits Eastern Kentucky, Furman, Hits in an Inning* VMI, Runs Hartford, Runs in an Inning Holy Cross, Rider, VMI, VMI, Home Runs * UNC Asheville, Stolen Bases Catawba, Strikeouts Pitching Elon (SoCon), Allen, Largest Win Margin Allen, Win Margin in a Shutout Allen, Consecutive Seasonal Wins During the season Double-digit Win Streaks MR: games in Consecutive Home Wins April, through March, vs Furman PAGE Catamount BASEBALL

11 catamountsportscom /// WCu BASEBALL game notes career record book watch Games Played in a Career name years No Matt Raleigh - Blake Murphy - skip Nelloms - Kevin Bellomo - Aaron Attaway - todd Buchanan - Rodney Tesh - MATT SMITH - JD LONG - Games Started in a Career (Stat not kept until ) name years No Barrett Shaft - Todd Buchanan - Blake Murphy - Eric Whitson - Mike Tidick - MATT SMITH - JD LONG - Most At Bats in a Career name years No Ross Heffley - Martin Barrow - Blake Murphy - Nick Liles - Mike Carson - MATT SMITH - Runs Scored in a Career name years No Matt Raleigh - Aaron Attaway - Alex Tolbert - Todd Buchanan - Keith LeClair - MATT SMITH - Hits in a Career name years No Ross Heffley - Charles Thomas - Keith LeClair - Blake Murphy - Alex Tolbert - kevin Bellomo - MATT SMITH - Doubles in a Career name years No Rod Goldston - Chris Davis - Kevin Bellomo - Martin Barrow - todd Raleigh - Rodney Tesh - Freddie Hailey - MATT SMITH - Most Triples in a Career name years No Bradley Strong - Aaron Attaway - todd Roper - Matt Stillwell - Mike Tidick - Matt Raleigh - kevin Bellomo - Jim Reinicker - Willie Carpenter - BRYSON BOWMAN - Most Home Runs in a Career name years No Matt Raleigh - Keith LeClair - Matt Johns - phillip Grundy - Charlie Fonville - BRYSON BOWMAN - MATT SMITH - Runs Batted In for a Career name years No Chris Moore - Matt Johns - keith LeClair - Jonathan Greene - Mark Poarch - MATT SMITH - Total Bases in a Career name years No Matt Raleigh - Aaron Attaway - Nick Liles - Jacob Hoyle - Freddie Hailey - MATT SMITH - Base on Balls in a Career name years No Matt Raleigh - Mike Carson - Skip Nelloms - John Pust - MATT SMITH - Wayne Tolleson - Brian Tebo - Hit by Pitches in a Career name years No Barrett Shaft - Adam Martin - Chris Davis - Kramer Ferrell - Steven Strausbaugh - MATT SMITH -PRES Alan Beck - scott Lyman - Strike Outs in a Career name years No Matt Raleigh - Jonathan Greene - Dykota Spiess - Tyler Kirkpatrick - Bradley Strong - Martin Barrow - Brent Greer - Grant Brittain - Chris Moore - MATT SMITH - Sacrifice Flies in a Career Sac Flies & Sac Hits were one stat until name years No Jacob Hoyle - Dykota Spiess - stephen Notaro - Barrett Shaft - todd Roper - Jonathan Greene - Jeff Sziksai - Marc Striker - JD LONG - danny Bermudez - trevor Collias - donovan Minero - Martin Barrow - Jody Henson - scott Lyman - Sacrifice hits in a Career Sac Flies & Sac Hits were one stat until name years No Todd Roper - Matt Johns - Clint Fairey - skip Nelloms - Robbie Gordon - Dylan de Graaf - Brent Greer - Rodney Tesh - Matt Thrasher - NOBU SUZUKI - BRETT POPE - JD LONG - Stolen Bases in a Career name years No Wayne Tolleson - Trevor Collias -pres Wayne Kilmer - eric Whitson - BRETT POPE - MATT SMITH - career Stolen Base Attempts name years No Wayne Tolleson - Blake Murphy - todd Roper - Billy Boyd - BRETT POPE - MATT SMITH - Most Wins in a Career name years No Mark DiFelice - Jack Kimel - Clark Maxwell - Jason Beverlin - Scott Gay - Jordan Smith - Phillip Grundy - BRYAN SAMMONS - Jerry Reed - Brad Josey - Aaron Kirby - Joe Jack Sellers - BRENDAN NAIL BJ NOBLES Appearances in a Career name years No Ryan Foster - Gary Shamp - Mark DiFelice - Jeff Stevens - BRYAN SAMMONS - BJ NOBLES - Games Started in a Career name years No Jordan Smith - Jack Kimel - Clark Maxwell - BRYAN SAMMONS - Seth Foster - Tyler Sexton - Ryan Basner - paul Menhart - BRENDAN NAIL - KOREY ANDERSON - Most Saves in a Career name years No Preston Hatcher - David Pember - dan Kyslinger Dale Pilgrim - doug Uzdilla - BJ NOBLES - Mike Thomas - Jackie Slaughter - doug Mitchell - Career Innings Pitched name years No Jordan Smith - Clark Maxwell - Jack Kimel - Mark DiFelice - Phillip Grundy - BRYAN SAMMONS - Stewart Keyes - Ryan Basner - Jason Beverlin - Seth Foster - Gary Shamp - Scott Gay - BRENDAN NAIL - Most Hits Allowed in a Career name years No Jack Kimel - Mark DiFelice - Jordan Smith - Seth Foster - Ryan Basner - Clark Maxwell - Stewart Keyes - Tyler Sexton - Gary Shamp - Ken Hare ; - Brad Josey - BRYAN SAMMONS - Runs Allowed in a Career name years No Jack Kimel - Clark Maxwell - Seth Foster - Stewart Keyes - Gary Shamp - Ken Hare ; - Mark DiFelice - BRYAN SAMMONS - Jordan Smith - Lin Stadler - Brian Bain - Mike Tavernier - Tyler Sexton - KOREY ANDERSON - career Earned Runs Allowed name years No Clark Maxwell - Jack Kimel - Stewart Keyes - Jordan Smith - seth Foster - BRYAN SAMMONS - Mark DiFelice - Corey Martin - Gary Shamp - ken Hare ; - Ryan Basner - Brian Bain - Tyler Sexton - Chris Davidson - Walks Allowed in a Career name years No Clark Maxwell - BRYAN SAMMONS -PRES Paul Menhart - Stewart Keyes - Scott Gay - Jordan Smith - Jason Beverlin - Brian Bain - Jerry Reed - Randy Sims - Doug Uzdilla - Phillip Grundy - BRENDAN NAIL - KOREY ANDERSON - Strikeouts in a Career name years No Clark Maxwell - Jason Beverlin - Mark DiFelice - Jordan Smith - BRYAN SAMMONS -PRES Jeremy Null - Phillip Grundy - Jack Kimel - Chris Masters - Joe Jack Sellers - Colton Davis - Matt Benedict - Stewart Keyes - Dale Pilgrim - Ken Hare ; - BRENDAN NAIL - BJ NOBLES - KOREY ANDERSON - vs Furman PAGE Catamount BASEBALL

12 catamountsportscom /// game notes BROADCAST NOTES / POSITION PLAYERS JD LONG INF r-sr - waxhaw, nc GP GS AVG R H B B HR RBI BB K Season Career HIGHS: Hits:, three times (MR: PURDUE, //) Runs:, APPALACHIAN STATE (//) RBI:, twice (MR: UNCG, //) Fifth-year senior who has seen time at three infield positions B, SS, & B during his career Very strong throwing arm; Drew a bases-loaded, game-winning walk in game one of SoCon Tournament championship run against Wofford in BRETT POPE INF Jr - STATESVILLE, nc GP GS AVG R H B B HR RBI BB K Season Career - HIGHS: Hits:, PURDUE (//) Runs:, PURDUE (//) RBI:, MARSHALL (//) Solid middle infielder Left-handed bat with good speed who has hit in the lead-off spot off-and-on during his WCU career; Named to the NCAA Clemson Regional All-tournament team, returning after Opened his WCU career with a career performance, going -for- with a double and four runs scored vs Purdue Started the first games of his career before injury NOBU SUZUKI INF Sr - TOKYO, JAPAN GP GS AVG R H B B HR RBI BB K Season Career HIGHS: Hits:, four times (MR: at ETSU, //) Runs:, three times (MR: THE CITADEL, //) RBI:, at Wofford (//) In his second season since transferring to WCU Set a WCU singleseason record with sacrifice bunts in, ranking second in the Southern Conference Drew the bases-loaded, game-winning HBP in the SoCon Championship game against Mercer in ; Was born in Stamford, Conn, but spent the first years of his life living in Tokyo before returning to the US for high school SPENCER HOLCOMB INF Sr - pfafftown, nc GP GS AVG R H B B HR RBI BB K Season Career HIGHS: Hits:, THE CITADEL (//) Runs:, MARSHALL (//) RBI:, three times (MR: KENT STATE, //) Was a reserve catcher the first two years of his collegiate career before moving into a starting role in Is very strong at the plate and as become an offensive weapon with career home runs five this season alone; Has eight, multi-hit games in including a career-best -for- in the series-opener against The Citadel, collecting his first career triple CAMERON BLAQUIERE INF jr - jacksonville, fl GP GS AVG R H B B HR RBI BB K Season Career HIGHS: Hits:, at ETSU (//) Runs:, MARSHALL (//) RBI:, at ETSU (//) Transferred to WCU from Florida State College in Jacksonville Played prep baseball at The Bolles School; Has seen most of his action at third base Has shown great range at the hot-corner Had a three-game hitting streak in Marshall series; Five, multi-hit games including a career-best hits and RBI in a road win at ETSU Entering Furman series, HRs in last gms Started games among his games played as a true freshman in centerfield in Missed the season due to a knee injury, taking a medical redshirt; Has eight, multi-hit games this season including a career-best three hits twice this season including hitting his first collegiate home run in tournament play in Myrtle Beach, SC, vs NC A&T MATTHEW KOEHLER OF R-SO - RALEIGH, NC GP GS AVG R H B B HR RBI BB K Season Career HIGHS: Hits:, twice (MR: at ETSU, //) Runs:, eight times (MR: THE CITADEL, //) RBI:, vs NC A&T (//) PIERCE SUTTLES C r-jr - CORNELIUS, nc GP GS AVG R H B B HR RBI BB K Season Career HIGHS: Hits:, twice (MR: VMI, //) Runs:, twice (MR: VMI, //) RBI:, VMI (//) Strong right-handed batter who has seen the bulk of his time as a designated hitter or pinch hitter offensively Had two home runs in the three-game series at ETSU in ; Returned from off-season surgery in Has been an integral part of the WCU bullpen as a catcher during his career Is a two-time SoCon Academic Honor Roll recipient BRYSON BOWMAN OF r-sr - BATON, nc GP GS AVG R H B B HR RBI BB K Season Career HIGHS: Hits:, nine times (MR: at Presbyterian, //) Runs:, nine times (MR: at UNCG, //) RBI:, GARDNER-WEBB (//) Three-time preseason All-America selection in NCBWA (nd tm), Collegiate Baseball (rd tm), and College Sports Madness (th tm) Was a first team preseason All-SoCon selection in ; Was a second team All-SoCon selection in, also collecting first team ABCA / Rawlings Atlantic All-Region team honors Was tabbed third-team NCBWA All-America in the outfield CALEB ROBINSON INF Jr - McLEANSVILLE, nc GP GS AVG R H B B HR RBI BB K Season Career - HIGHS: Hits:, twice (MR: vs NC A&T, //) Runs:, five times (MR: KENT STATE, //) RBI:, twice (MR: vs Samford SoCon, //) Has played both corner infield positions during his collegiate career Strong offensive hitter Has multi-hit games this season including matching a career-high with four hits against NC A&T Has twice put together a career-long, six-game hitting streak at WCU; Is joined on the squad this year by his two younger twin brothers, Andrew and Luke MATT SMITH OF sr - FREDERICKTOWN, OHIO GP GS AVG R H B B HR RBI BB K Season Career - HIGHS: Hits:, six times (MR: MARSHALL, //) Runs:, HOLY CROSS (//) RBI:, ETSU (//) preseason All-Southern Conference second team selection Had a -game hitting streak in and a -game streak this year; First team All-SoCon selection at first base in, also collecting second team ABCA / Rawlings Atlantic All-Region team honors SoCon All-Tournament team and Tournament Most Outstanding Performer Named to the NCAA Clemson Regional All-tournament team Redshirt freshman who earned the start at catcher in the season-opener against St John s His first career base hit was a double in the season-opener against St John s; Traditionally draws a No and a cross in the dirt when he approaches the plate in memory of slain Buncombe County police officer and family friend Jeff Hewitt the No represents Hewitt s unit number JUSTIN SPARKS C R-Fr - HENDERSONVILLE, nc GP GS AVG R H B B HR RBI BB K Season Career HIGHS: Hits:, twice (MR: KENT STATE, //) Runs:, three times (MR: THE CITADEL, //) RBI:, THE CITADEL (//) ANDREW ROBINSON OF Fr - McLEANSVILLE, nc GP GS AVG R H B B HR RBI BB K Season Career HIGHS: Hits:, at UNC Asheville (//) Runs:, three times (MR: KENT STATE, //) RBI:, twice (MR: at Nebraska, //) Very versatile player Has seen time both in the infield and the outfield, as well as a designated hitter during his freshman season Recorded a career-high three hits in the road game at UNC Asheville; Is joined on the squad this year by his older brother, Caleb, and his twin brother, Luke ANDREW BULLOCK INF SO - CHESAPEAKE, VA GP GS AVG R H B B HR RBI BB K Season Career HIGHS: Hits:, twice (MR: UNCG, //) Runs:, UNCG (//) RBI:, twice (MR: UNCG, //) Named preseason All-Southern Conference second team as the designated hitter after tallying SoCon All-Freshman team plaudits in the same position in, batting with six homers as a rookie; Slow start to with just one hit through first ABs in Slugger has raised his batting average over points since March LUKE ROBINSON C Fr - McLEANSVILLE, nc GP GS AVG R H B B HR RBI BB K Season Career HIGHS: Hits:, three times (MR: at Nebraska, //) Runs:, at Nebraska (//) RBI:, twice (MR: at NC State, //) Saw his first collegiate action in the season-opener as a reserve behind the plate His first career base hit was a double in the seasonopener against St John s; Is joined on the squad this year by his older brother, Caleb, and his twin brother, Andrew vs Furman PAGE Catamount BASEBALL

13 catamountsportscom /// broadcast info: wcu projected STARTING PITCHER INFORMATION # brya n s a m m o n s S e n i o r l h p W I L M I N G T O N, N C CAREER YEARLY GAME-BY-GAME: GS W-L IP H R ER BB K B B HR at COAST * - MARSHALL * - at ECU * - at NCState sv at Nebraska * - KENT STATE * - at UNCG * - CIT * - at ETSU * - TOTALS - GS W-L IP H R ER BB K B B HR vs Rich * - ULM * - at GaTech * - at Indiana * - at K-State * - ETSU * - CLEMSON * - at WOF * - at VMI * - SAM * - at CIT * - MERCER * - at Furman * - UNCG * - at KentSt * - vs WOF * - vs MER * - at CLEM * - TOTALS - ) GS W-L IP H R ER BB K B B HR PURDUE * - at UNCW * - VAlpo - HOLY * - vs PennSt * - at UNCG * - CLEMson - CITADEL * - WOFFORD * - at Mercer * - FURMAN * - at ETSU * - UNCA * - at Samford * - VMI * - vs SAM * - TOTALS - GS W-L IP H R ER BB K B B HR at MissSt sv - at MissSt - WINTRp - LA SAlle - LA SAlle - CLEMSON * - at GaTech * - RIDER * - at Elon * - UNCA * - at UNCG sv - PRESBY * - FURMAn - FURMAn - at Tenn * - CITAdel - at Samford * - vs Wake - APP ST * - at GaSou - DAVIDSON * - TOTALS - <<< Career Record - >>> <<< SoCon All-Freshman Team Selection >>> <<< Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America >>> <<< Preseason All-Southern Conference nd Tm >>> NOTING BRYAN SAMMONS: Earned a save in his first career appearance at No Mississippi State, tossing innings out of the bullpen in WCU s -, season-opening victory over the Bulldogs in as a freshman; First career start came against No Clemson in in Cullowhee, tossing five innings and limiting the Tigers to four runs three earned on six hits with five strikeouts against four walks; Has SIX career victories over Power Five Conference schools: (Clemson); (Purdue, Penn State); (at Indiana, at Kansas State); (Nebraska); Pitched in the prestigious Cape Cod League in the summer of with the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, helping Y-D to the championship Tossed six shutout innings of two-hit baseball while striking out six in the title game CAREER BIO INFORMATION: (JUNIOR): WCU s most experienced starting pitcher career appearances with career starts Tossed innings in his first start in tournament play against Richmond Tossed career-long eight-innings in a start at Indiana, holding the Hoosiers to one run on six hits, striking out a season-best nine just one shy of his careerhigh of Named SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week after holding Kansas State to two hits in seven innings Garnered SoCon Pitcher of the Week accolades on April after tossing the first complete-game shutout against The Citadel (April ) Also struck out a season-best nine at Wofford Tossed his first career complete game in a three-hit shutout win over The Citadel, striking out eight named SoCon Pitcher of the Week for his performance; (SOPHOMORE): Was tabbed preseason All-SoCon second team by College Sports Madness Claimed his eighth career victory with the season-opening victory over Purdue (FRESHMAN): Made appearances on the mound including starts Finished with a - record with all seven of his seasonal victories coming in games played at home Tossed innings, allowing runs, of which were earned for a ERA, adding two saves Earned his first career save in his first collegiate appear- # Bryan SammonS ance, tossing the final two thirds of an inning in WCU s season-opening upset win over No Mississippi State Scored his first career win, striking out three in innings out of the bullpen in WCU s home win over Winthrop; Scored his third victory of the season in his first career start in WCU s home win over then No Clemson in Cullowhee Pitched around four walks with a career-high five strikeouts, surrendering four runs only three of which were earned on six hits in a career-long five innings; PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Twice earned all-area honors with an honorable mention as a sophomore Posted a - record over his final two seasons as a prep including a - record with seven complete games as a senior Boasted a ERA, five shutout wins and strikeouts in innings in his final year as a prep, earning Wilmington StarNews All-Area Player of the Year accolades Was a North Carolina Gatorade State Player of the Year candidate Game Highs CAREER HIGHS Innings Pitched:, KENT STATE at The Citadel (//) Shortest Start:, twice (MARSHALL & at ECU), twice (MR: at Tennessee, //) Strikeouts:, MARSHALL, vs Samford (//) Walks:, at ECU, vs Samford (//) S A M M O N S C A R E E R P I T C H I N G S TAT I S T I C S Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO B B HR bavg wp HBP / / / / TOTALS / vs Furman PAGE Catamount BASEBALL

14 catamountsportscom /// broadcast info: wcu projected STARTING PITCHER INFORMATION # TRISTA N B A K E R S O P H O M O R E l h p C H A R LO T T E, N C CAREER YEARLY GAME-BY-GAME: GS W-L IP H R ER BB K B B HR at Clemson * - vs StJohns * - at Nebraska * - KENT STATE * - at UNCG * - CIT * - at ETSU * - TOTALS - GS W-L IP H R ER BB K B B HR ULM - NIAGARA * - at GaTech * - at Indiana * - GAWB sv - at K-State * - ETSU * - at WOF * - at VMI * - TOTALS - NOTING TRISTAN BAKER: Made his season debut at nationally-ranked Clemson, leaving the game with a - lead in a game WCU dropped, - it was his first pitchign performance since an elbow injury took him out of the lineup a season ago; Pitched in nine games before leaving game two of the April double-header against VMI due to injury Suffered a fracture in his left elbow or more specifically, an Olecranon Stress Fracture, which occurs due to the repetitive stresses on the Ulna the Olecranon is the back part of the Ulna, which is the bottom bone of the elbow and one of two in the forearm; Recorded at least one strikeout in every appearance during his freshman season Averaged strikeouts per outing; Lasted a long of innings in his last two starts a year ago, at Wofford and VMI both WCU victories Has not secured a victory in the starting role since the final game of the ETSU series (March, ) CAREER BIO INFORMATION: (FRESHMAN): Made his collegiate debut with an inning and two-thirds of work against UL-Monroe, scattering three hits of scoreless relief with two strikeouts Made his first collegiate start in a home win over Niagara, scoring his first career victory after IP in a predetermined start Took the road loss at # Georgia Tech, allowing four runs on seven hits in a career-long five innings Was lifted after four innings at Indiana, suffering his second loss Earned his first career save, matching a career-high by striking out two against a pair of walks in two-thirds of an inning in relief against Gardner-Webb in the - victory Earned SoCon Pitcher of the Week honors after striking out a career-best six in a career-long IP at Big XII foe, Kansas State Had his start at Wofford shortened after developing a blister on his pitching hand, exiting the game in the fourth inning # TRISTAN BAKER PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a three-time All- Mecka -A conference selection Was a second team All-Charlotte Observer selection as an outfielder Twice played in the Powerade State Games Compiled a - record as a prep with one save, finishing with a ERA over innings Struck out batters over his final two seasons while issuing just walks Was a career batter with nine doubles, a triple, and RBI Added stolen bases Played for coach Chet Greeson at Hopewell HS Game Highs CAREER HIGHS Innings Pitched:, at Nebraska twice (MR: at Nebraska, //) Shortest Start:, KENT STATE, KENT STATE (//) Strikeouts:, at Nebraska, twice (MR: at Nebraska, //) Walks:, at ETSU, at ETSU (//) B A K E R S C A R E E R P I T C H I N G S TAT I S T I C S Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO B B HR bavg wp HBP / / TOTALS / vs Furman PAGE Catamount BASEBALL

15 catamountsportscom /// broadcast info: wcu projected STARTING PITCHER INFORMATION # brendan Nail J U N I O R l h p G r e e n s b o r o, N C CAREER YEARLY GAME-BY-GAME: GS W-L IP H R ER BB K B B HR vs SJU * - at Clemson - MARSHALL * - at NCState * - at Nebraska * - KennesawSt - KENT STATE * - at UNCG * - CIT * - at ETSU * - TOTALS - GS W-L IP H R ER BB K B B HR at UNCW * - ULM * - at GaTech * - at Indiana * - at K-State * - ETSU * - at WOF * - at VMI * - at Clemson * - SAM * - at CIT * - MERCER * - MERCER * - at Furman * - UNCG * - at Kent St - vs SAM * - vs NEB - TOTALS - GS W-L IP H R ER BB K B B HR PURDUE * - vs MASON * - VAlpo - HLY CRSS * - at Liberty * - at UNCG * - CITAdel - CITAdel - WOFFORd - at Mercer - at Clemson * - FURMAn - APP st - at ETSU - at UNCA - at SAM - VMi - vs SAM - TOTALS - (JUNIOR): Turned in a career-long outing with innings pitched against Kent State in a - pitcher s duel loss in which he retired -consecutive batters through the middle innings Has posted a career-best strikeouts twice this season, doing so against Marshall and in a home win over The Citadel; (SOPHOMORE): Made appearances with starts and two relief appearances late in the season Tossed innings to rank ninth in the Southern Conference, posting a - record with a ERA Struck out batters, posting Ks in all but two of his outings on the year Had two-or-more strikeouts in those games pitched Limited foes to a batting average against, ninth in the SoCon Matched a career-long with seven innings pitched three times during the season, doing so in starting roles at Georgia Tech (March ), at Wofford (April ) and at Furman (May ) Struck out a career-high tying seven at Wofford (April ) Battled through five innings in the starting role against Samford (May ) in the Southern Conference Tournament Tossed three relief innings in WCU s NCAA Regional win over Nebraska (June ), limiting the Cornhuskers to just three hits in capturing his fifth victory of the year; Summer League: Returned to the San Luis Obispo (SLO) Blues of the California Collegiate League Five of his six appearances were starts, posting a - record with a ERA over innings pitched Tossed at least three innings in each appearance with a long of six innings on July in which he struck out a season-high nine Recorded strikeouts against walks (Freshman): Made appearances including out of the bullpen and six starts Last seven appearances on the year came in relief Finished with a - overall record with a ERA Tossed innings Struck out against walks Recorded a strikeout in all but two of his appearances -- and at least one K in each of his six starts Posted eight fielding assists coming off the mound Made his collegiate debut with a weekend start on opening-weekend against Purdue (Feb ), tossing three innings with two strikeouts and two walks Pitched a career-long innings in a start against Holy Cross (March ), securing his first collegiate victory Struck out a career-high seven in relief innings in the SoCon tournament against Samford Named to the - So- Con Academic Honor Roll; Summer League: Pitched for the SLO Blues of the California Collegiate League Named the team player of the game following a nine strikeout appearance Pitched in eight games with six starts, posting a - record Tossed innings with a ERA, allowing just eight earned runs Struck out batters against just walks; Summer League: Pitched for the # Brendan Nail SLO Blues in the California Collegiate League during the summer, tossing innings with a ERA Finished - overall, striking out against walks Summer Leagues: Has pitched for the SLO Blues of the California Collegiate League in back-to-back summers Named player of the game following a nine strikeout appearance Pitched in eight games with six starts, posting a - record Tossed innings with a ERA, allowing just eight earned runs Struck out batters against just walks PRIOR TO WESTERN CAROLINA: Was a two-time All-Metro -A Conference selection and twice dubbed team MVP in his final two years as a prep Earned all-tournament team honors as a sophomore Recorded a combined strikeouts on the mound over his last two seasons At the plate, batted -or-better each season including a career-best as a junior PERSONAL: Full name is Brendan Kennedy Nail Is the son of Keith and Lindsey Nail His father played collegiately at Appalachian State (-) Has an older sibling, Logan Game Highs CAREER HIGHS Innings Pitched:, KENT STATE, KENT STATE (//) Shortest Start:, vs St John s, at Clemson () Strikeouts:, twice: MR THE CITADEL, twice: MR THE CITADEL (//) Walks:, at Nebraska, at VMI (//) N A I L S C A R E E R P I T C H I N G S TAT I S T I C S Year ERA W L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO B B HR bavg wp HBP / / / TOTALS / vs Furman PAGE Catamount BASEBALL