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1 WESTERN CAROLINA CATAMOUNT BASEBALL GAME NOTES SoCon Regular Season Championships -Time SoCon Tournament NCAA Regional Appearances BASEBALL CONTACT: Daniel Hooker /// OFFICE: /// CELL: /// F E B R U A R Y at East Carolina Greenville, NC L at East Carolina Greenville, NC L at East Carolina Greenville, NC L MOREHEAD STATE CULLOWHEE W CANISIUS (GM) CULLOWHEE L CANISIUS (GM) CULLOWHEE L CANISIUS CULLOWHEE () L APPALACHIAN STATE CULLOWHEE L UNC ASHEVILLE CULLOWHEE PPD M A R C H at # Louisville Louisville, Ky L at # Louisville Louisville, Ky L at # Louisville Louisville, Ky L MARSHALL CULLOWHEE L BALL STATE CULLOWHEE L BALL STATE CULLOWHEE L BALL STATE CULLOWHEE L at Tennessee CSN Knoxville, Tenn L KENT STATE SDN CULLOWHEE L KENT STATE SDN CULLOWHEE () L KENT STATE SDN CULLOWHEE W vs Tennessee Tech CSN Kodak, Tenn CANCELLED at The Citadel * CSN Charleston, SC : pm at The Citadel * CSN Charleston, SC : pm at The Citadel * CSN Charleston, SC : pm TENNESSEE E CULLOWHEE : PM at Wofford * CSN Spartanburg, SC : pm at Wofford * CSN Spartanburg, SC : pm at Wofford * CSN Spartanburg, SC : pm A P R I L at UNC Asheville CSN Asheville, NC : pm UNCG * E CULLOWHEE : PM UNCG * CULLOWHEE TBA UNCG * E CULLOWHEE : PM KENTUCKY E CULLOWHEE : PM at VMI * CSN Lexington, Va : pm at VMI * CSN Lexington, Va : pm at VMI * CSN Lexington, Va : pm at Appalachian State CSN Boone, NC : pm MERCER * E CULLOWHEE : PM MERCER * E CULLOWHEE : PM MERCER * E CULLOWHEE : PM at North Carolina CSN Chapel Hill, NC : pm ETSU * E CULLOWHEE : PM ETSU * CULLOWHEE : PM ETSU * E CULLOWHEE : PM M A Y at Furman * CSN Greenville, SC : pm at Furman * CSN Greenville, SC Noon at Furman * CSN Greenville, SC : pm at Clemson CSN Clemson, SC : pm SAMFORD * CULLOWHEE : PM SAMFORD * CULLOWHEE : PM SAMFORD * CULLOWHEE : PM at Eastern Kentucky CSN Richmond, Ky : pm at Morehead State CSN Morehead, Ky : pm vs VCU CSN Forest City, NC : pm vs VCU CSN Forest City, NC : pm - SoCon Championship CSN Greenville, SC TBA All times are listed as EASTERN / * SoCon Game / ALL CAPS home games CSN Denotes Catamount Sports Network radio/online broadcast SDN Denotes SoCon Digital Network online video stream broadcast E Denotes ESPN online video stream broadcast GAMES #-: WESTERN CAROLINA (-, -) at THE CITADEL BULLDOGS (-, -) Fri-Sun, March -, pm / pm / pm Joseph P Riley, Jr Park (,) Charleston, SC GAME COVERAGE BROADCASTS: ONLINE VIDEO STREAM: CSN AUDIO STREAM: CSN ANNOUNCER: TWITTER: SERIES: In Cullowhee, NC: In Charleston, SC: Neutral: SOCON DIGITAL NETWORK SoConDNcom/wcu CatamountSportscom Daniel WCU leads, - (W ) WCU leads, - (W ) WCU trails, - (L ) Series tied, - (L ) WESTERN CAROLINA (RPI ): Head Coach: Bobby Moranda Record at WCU: --, th Career Record: same THE CITADEL (RPI ): Head Coach: Tony Skole Record at CIT: -, st Career Record: --, nd GAME No PITCHING MATCH-UP: FIRST PITCH: Friday, : pm WCU: R-Fr RHP Chase Walter (-, ) CIT: Jr RHP Dylan Spence (-, ) GAME No PITCHING MATCH-UP: FIRST PITCH: Saturday, : pm WCU: Jr LHP Tristan Baker (-, ) CIT: Jr RHP Alex Bialakis (-, ) GAME No PITCHING MATCH-UP: FIRST PITCH: Sunday, : pm WCU: R-Jr LHP Taylor Purus (-, ) CIT: Jr RHP Jordan Merritt (-, ) LEADING OFF FOR THE CATAMOUNTS: >> Western Carolina hits the road to open Southern Conference play as the two most decorated programs in SoCon baseball history WCU and The Citadel square-off in Charleston; >> Western Carolina s - start to the season is the slowest in program history with records back to the Catamounts opened the year - overall under former head coach Jack Leggett that team finished the year -, but won both the Southern Conference regular season (- league mark) and tournament titles; >> WCU is coming off a Sunday afternoon win over MAC preseason favorite, Kent State, that snapped a -game losing skid, the longest winless drought in program history and the longest under -year head coach BOBBY MORANDA This spring s winless drought usurps the previous program long of eightstraight defeats that spanned Feb - March of the season, the first under former head coach TODD RALEIGH; >> Following a regular season runner-up finish in the program s FOURTH, top-two finish over the past FIVE years the Catamount baseball team was predicted to finish in a tie for fourth-place by the league s nine head coaches and was tabbed fifth in the preseason media voting; >> For WCU, the fourth-place pick in the coaches poll is the lowest since also being tabbed fourth prior to However, the fifth-place prediction by the voting media was the lowest for a Catamount baseball team since when WCU was tagged sixth despite a predicted runner-up finish from the coaches WCU went on to post a -win season in, winning the regular season and making a push for an at-large bid into the NCAA postseason >> WCU was the only team not represented on the preseason All-SoCon team Four of WCU s five postseason honorees from a season ago are no longer on the team with the exception of reigning SoCon Player of the Year, current volunteer assistant BRYSON BOWMAN, and SoCon All-Freshman team honoree, OF ANDREW ROBINSON Still, the void of a Catamount on the preseason all-conference squad is extremely rare over the past years, WCU has managed at least one selection a season, twice landing just one player on the honorary squad in (Ross Heffley, nd team) and (Steven Strausbaugh, st team), and putting a league-high six on the list in WCU PROJECTED WEEKEND STARTING PITCHERS: # PLAYER L/R CL ERA W-L IP BB K NOTES Chase Walter RHP R-Fr - Transfer; app, st start at No Louisville; Ks vs Kent Tristan Baker LHP Jr - app, starts; IP at No Louisville; -, K career Taylor Purus LHP R-Jr - app, starts; career-long IP, Ks Sunday win vs Kent WESTERN CAROLINA PROJECTED STARTING LINE-UP: POS # PLAYER B / T CL GP GS AVG HR RBI INDIVIDUAL QUICK NOTES DH Justin Sparks R/R R-So -for-, last gms; Hits in -of-, multi-hit; career RBI C Spencer Holcomb R/R Sr career HR, as a JR; Johnny Bench Award nom B Luke Robinson L/R So -gm hit strk, multi-hit gms; -for- () in strk with RBI B Justice Bigbie R/R Fr On a modest -gm hit strk; -for- (), RBI last gms SS Will Prater L/R Fr Just -for- () last gms; solid defense with move to SS B Cameron Blaquiere R/R Sr Amidst -gm hit strk; Has five, -hit gms this yr; Leggett No LF Matthew Koehler L/R R-Jr -for- last gms (); career HRs, career-best this yr CF Bryson Parks Fr Collegiate debut, st start in lead-off role vskentst; B, RBI RF Caleb Robinson R/R Sr Hits in six of last eight gms; OF from INF this yr; career HRs at The Citadel PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBALL

2 CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM /// WCU BASEBALL GAME NOTES /// ROSTER NO NAME POS B/T HT WT CL HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL / HIGH SCHOOL Bo Fricks INF S/R - R-FR Macon, Ga / First Presbyterian Day Kevin Craft RHP R/R - JR LaGrange, Ga / Chipola CC / Callaway HS Tristan Baker LHP L/L - JR Charlotte, NC / Hopewell HS Jake Moebius RHP R/R - JR Jamestown, NC / Wesleyan Christian Academy Will Prater INF L/R - FR Dallas, Ga / East Paulding HS Bryson Parks OF R/R - FR Marietta, Ga / Hilgrove HS Cameron Blaquiere INF R/R - SR Jacksonville, Fla / FSC Jacksonville / The Bolles School Spencer Holcomb C R/R - SR Pfafftown, NC / Reagan HS Clay Hodges OF L/L - SR Denver, NC / Catawba Valley CC / East Lincoln HS Matthew Koehler OF L/R - R-JR Raleigh, NC / Sanderson HS Kitt Capell C R/R - R-FR Prosperity, SC / Ben Lippen HS Caleb Robinson INF / OF R/R - SR McLeansville, NC / Eastern Guilford HS Dylan Biumi RHP R/R - SR Cumming, Ga / Lambert HS Andrew Robinson OF / RHP L/R - SO McLeansville, NC / Eastern Guilford HS Justice Bigbie INF R/R - FR Chesapeake, Va / Grassfield HS Justin Sparks C R/R - R-SO Hendersonville, NC / Hendersonville HS Ryan Mitschele RHP R/R - R-FR Statesville, NC / South Iredell HS Zach Franklin RHP R/R - FR Marion, NC / McDowell HS Colton Henthorne INF / OF R/R - R-SO Lenoir, NC / Coker College / Hibriten HS Jake Niezen RHP R/R - SR San Luis Obispo, Calif / Cuesta CC / San Luis Obispo HS Taylor Purus LHP L/L - R-JR Hudson, NC / Catawba Valley CC / South Caldwell HS Caleb Bishop LHP L/L - FR Wilmington, NC / New Hanover HS Blake Therrian RHP R/R - R-SO Portage, Mich / Florence Darlington Tech / Portage Northern HS Brett Lemmons INF S/R - FR Valparaiso, Ind / Morgan Township HS Michael Davis RHP R/R - JR Lenoir, NC / Hibriten HS Chase Walter RHP R/R - R-FR Peachtree City, Ga / Spartanburg Methodist / McIntosh HS Corey Sikes LHP L/L - SR Monroe, NC / Piedmont HS Immanuel Wilder OF R/R - FR Madison, Ala / James Clemens HS Andrew Bullock INF L/R - JR Chesapeake, Va / Grassfield HS Luke Robinson C L/R - SO McLeansville, NC / Eastern Guilford HS Trent Youstin RHP R/R - FR Deerfield Beach, Fla / Deerfield Beach HS Mitch Rogers RHP R/R - FR Clarksville, Tenn / Northeast HS Matt Perego RHP R/R - FR Ballwin, Mo / Parkway West HS WESTERN CAROLINA COACHING STAFF: Bobby Moranda Head Coach Eastern Kentucky, th Season at WCU Nate Cocolin Assistant Coach / Pitching Coach Embry-Riddle, rd season at WCU Brock Doud Assistant Coach (B) Hope College, rd season at WCU Bryson Bowman Volunteer Assistant Coach (B) Western Carolina, st season at WCU ALPHABETICAL CATAMOUNT ROSTER BAKER, TristanJuniorLHP MOEBIUS, JakeJuniorOF BIGBIE, JusticeFreshmanINF NIEZEN, Jake Senior RHP BISHOP, CalebFreshmanLHP PARKS, BrysonFreshmanOF BIUMI, Dylan Senior RHP PEREGO, MattFreshman RHP BLAQUIERE, Cameron SeniorINF PRATER, WillFreshmanINF BULLOCK, AndrewJuniorINF PURUS, Taylor R-JuniorLHP CAPELL, Kitt R-FreshmanC ROBINSON, AndrewSophomoreOF CRAFT, KevinJunior RHP ROBINSON, Caleb SeniorINF DAVIS, MichaelJunior RHP ROBINSON, LukeSophomoreC FRANKLIN, ZachFreshman RHP ROGERS, MitchFreshman RHP FRICKS, Bo R-FreshmanINF SIKES, Corey SeniorLHP HENTHORNE, Colton R-Sophomore INF / OF SPARKS, Justin R-SophomoreINF / C HODGES, Clay SeniorOF THERRIAN, Blake R-Freshman RHP HOLCOMB, Spencer SeniorC WALTER, Chase R-Freshman RHP KOEHLER, Matthew R-JuniorOF WILDER, ImmanuelFreshmanOF LEMMONS, BrettFreshmanINF YOUSTIN, TrentFreshman RHP MITSCHELE, Ryan R-Freshman RHP WCU BASEBALL ROSTER BY POSITION PITCHERS () Kevin Craft JuniorRHP Tristan Baker Junior LHP Jake Moebius JuniorRHP Dylan Biumi SeniorRHP Ryan MitscheleR-FreshmanRHP Zach Franklin FreshmanRHP Jake Niezen SeniorRHP Taylor PurusR-Junior LHP Caleb Bishop Freshman LHP Blake Therrian R-SophomoreRHP Michael Davis JuniorRHP Chase WalterR-FreshmanRHP Corey Sikes Senior LHP Trent Youstin FreshmanRHP Mitch Rogers FreshmanRHP Matt Perego FreshmanRHP CATCHERS () Spencer Holcomb Senior C Kitt CapellR-Freshman C Luke RobinsonSophomore C INFIELDERS () Bo FricksR-Freshman INF Will Prater Freshman INF Cameron Blaquiere Senior INF Justice Bigbie Freshman INF Brett Lemmons Freshman INF Andrew Bullock Junior INF OUTFIELDERS () Bryson Parks Freshman OF Clay Hodges Senior OF Matthew KoehlerR-Junior OF Immanuel Wilder Freshman OF MULTIPLE () Caleb Robinson SeniorINF / OF Andrew RobinsonSophomore OF / RHP Justin Sparks R-SophomoreINF / C Colton Henthrone R-SophomoreINF / OF WCU BASEBALL PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Jake MOEBIUS MOE bee us Cameron BLAQUIEREBLACK here Matthew KOEHLER COE lurr Kitt CAPELLcuh PELL Dylan BIUMI BEE you mee Ryan MITSCHELE MITCHELL ee Jake NIEZEN KNEE zen Taylor PURUS PURE iss Blake THERRIANTEAR ree en Trent YOUSTINYOU sten Matt PEREGOper REE go HC Bobby MORANDA more RAN duh AC Nate COCOLIN co COAL lynn at The Citadel PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBALL

3 CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM /// WCU BASEBALL GAME NOTES AT THE CITADEL WCU 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 CENTERFIELD BATTER S EYE tall & long is in play Affiliation:NCAA Division I Conference: Southern (SoCon) Chancellor:Alison Morrison-Shetlar (acting) 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) ASSISTANT COACHES Nate Cocolin (Pitching Coach) Embry-Riddle, Brock Doud (B Coach)Hope College, Bryson Bowman (Volunteer, B Coach)W Carolina, Athletic Trainer:Nicole Bohannan (Campbellsville, ) Athletic Performance:Tevon Allen (Indianapolis, ) 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: TBA Address: 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: SoConDigitalNetworkcom/WCU WatchESPNcom or WatchESPN app Mailing & Overnight Address: Western Carolina Univ Ramsey Center Athletics Cullowhee, NC Southern Conference Contact: Philip Marcello Address: pperry@soconorg Web Address:wwwSoConSportscom WESTERN CAROLINA CAREER OFFENSIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS VS THE CITADEL: # NAME GP GS AVG AB R H B B HR RBI BB HBP K SB-ATT Luke Robinson - - Caleb Robinson - Justin Sparks - Andrew Robinson - Spencer Holcomb - Andrew Bullock - Matthew Koehler - Cameron Blaquiere - WESTERN CAROLINA CAREER PITCHING STATISTICAL LEADERS VS THE CITADEL: # NAME ERA W-L APP GS CG SV IP H R ER BB K B B HR Corey Sikes - Tristan Baker - WESTERN CAROLINA VS THE CITADEL THE SERIES: Western Carolina and The Citadel have met times previously on the baseball diamond in an all-time series that dates back to the Catamounts hold an - advantage in the series including a - mark in games played in Cullowhee and trail in Charleston, -; Western Carolina has scored shutout wins in each of the past two series meetings a - victory in Cullowhee in and an - win at Riley Park in, WCU s only win in dropping the series, -to-; Since, Western Carolina has won the three-game SoCon series over The Citadel of the times including eight under head coach Bobby Moranda after the threegame sweep in Cullowhee last spring; Eight of the series meetings since have been decided by one-run margins including five WCU wins (-) NINE of the series meetings under head coach Bobby Moranda dating back to have been one-run games 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; WCU has twice faced The Citadel in the SoCon-opening series under Moranda, both coming on the road and the Catamounts split the two WCU was swept back in in Charleston before taking -of- most recently in ; 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, - BLAQUIERE NAMED LEGGETT NO LEGACY: Moranda and his coaching staff named the Leggett No Legacy recipient in senior Cameron Blaquiere the second-year infielder will wear the No jersey which was made famous at WCU by former coaching great and WCU Hall of Famer Jack Leggett; A WCU Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, Leggett also helped shape the future of WCU baseball by recruiting and coaching his three successors in Keith LeClair (-), WESTERN CAROLINA vs THE CITADEL SERIES Under Bobby Moranda WCU leads, - // Western Carolina - () Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // The Citadel - Charleston, SC // Western Carolina - Charleston, SC // The Citadel - Charleston, SC // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // The Citadel - Greenville, SC // The Citadel - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Charleston, SC // Western Carolina - Charleston, SC // The Citadel - Charleston, SC // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // The Citadel - Charleston, SC // The Citadel - Charleston, SC // The Citadel - Charleston, SC // The Citadel - Charleston, SC // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Cullowhee // The Citadel - Cullowhee // Western Carolina - Charleston, SC // Western Carolina - Charleston, SC // Western Carolina - Charleston, SC Rodney Hennon (-) and Todd Raleigh (-) Leggett s three protégés combined to win games and a combined eight SoCon titles in seasons, while also capturing five SoCon Coach of the Year honors; A transfer from FSC Jacksonville in, Blaquiere played in games with a combined starts, seeing all of his action at third base He hit, recording hits with for extra bases including seven home runs, four doubles, and a triple His seasonal RBI a year ago rank second among this year s returners the Jacksonville, Fla, product was a part of turning double plays at third base last season; Blaquiere joins a select list of players to previously have the honor bestowed upon them He is the third-consecutive infielder to earn the honor: WCU S ALL-TIME LEGGETT NO LEGACY RECIPIENTS: Stephen Notaro, C () Danny Bermudez, C () Vance Chavis, LHP () Reece Strong, INF () Morgan McKinney, LHP () Nobu Suzuki, INF () Luke Gragg, UT () Cameron Blaquiere () at The Citadel PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBALL

4 CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM /// WCU BASEBALL GAME NOTES AT THE CITADEL SOCON BASEBALL STANDARD BEARERS: Western Carolina and The Citadel are the standard bearers in Southern Conference baseball, combining to have won conference championships including regular season titles and a combined tournament crowns; WCU has total SoCon championships including regular seasons and the tournament times, while The Citadel also has regular season titles and eight tournament championships; The two programs have both advanced to the SoCon Championship game a combined times by WCU and for The Citadel CATAMOUNT BASEBALL DIAMOND NOTES: Junior slugger Andrew Bullock has been out of the lineup nursing a hand / wrist injury Bullock has played in games with starts as the DH and three at first base; Western Carolina s pitching staff set the tone for the weekend series against Kent State with quality starts from each of the three starting pitchers Redshirt freshman CHASE WALTER scattered nine hits while limiting Kent State to just three runs in seven innings with six strikeouts in Friday s opener Junior TRISTAN BAKER and redshirt sophomore BLAKE THERRIAN both tossed five innings in the -inning affair on Saturday with Baker fanning five and Therrian striking out four in the extra inning defeat Therrian also tossed four innings at Tennessee mid-week In Sunday s win, redshirt junior LHP TAYLOR PURUS went innings on the mound, striking out seven against seven walks while also limiting Kent State to two hits and a pair of runs in the winning effort; Five Catamounts batted -or-above on the week, led by the -for-, performance at the plate by sophomore LUKE ROBINSON Robinson had four, two-hit games with one extra-base hit and a RBI, also reaching three times on freebies with two walks and a HBP Even with a hitless performance Saturday against Kent State, senior SPENCER HOLCOMB batted (-for-) with a pair of RBI while redshirt freshman KITT CAPELL finished -for- () Rounding out WCU s + hitters were freshman JUSTICE BIGBIE, who batted (-for-) with two doubles and a team-best five RBI, while senior CAMERON BLAQUIERE batted (-for-) with a double and two RBI; Entering the week, Bigbie leads the team with a batting average which ranks him among the SoCon leaders, while his RBI pace the Catamounts Senior MATTHEW KOEHLER continues to rank tied for fourth in the SoCon with five home runs two off the league-leading pace; True freshman OF BRYSON PARKS made quite the splash in his collegiate debut, not only earning his first career start in Sunday s win over Kent State but also securing the leadoff spot in the team s lineup Parks drew a walk in his first trip to the plate before ripping a triple to right center field for his first official collegiate at-bat, plating a run in the runscoring, three-bagger; Senior pitcher JAKE NIEZEN has a team-best appearances on the year, tied for the second-most in the SoCon, while his seven games finished are also tied for second; INSIDE THE NUMBERS OF WCU S SLOW START TO : Of the nine opponents in which WCU has faced to start the season, only ONE has a sub- record (App State, -); Combined through the weekend s games, WCU s seasonal opponents boast a combined overall record of - (); WCU has played four, one-run games including two against nationally-ranked Louisville, and has seen two games go to extra innings both losses; The Catamounts are winless (-) when scoring five-orfewer runs and are winless (-) when allowing an opponent to score a run in the first inning at The Citadel ON DECK FOR WESTERN CAROLINA: WCU makes a brief stop at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium to face SEC-foe, Tennessee, on Tuesday, March in the backend of a midweek, nonconference home-and-home the Vols took game one in Knoxville, -, back on March WCU then travels to Wofford for a three-game SoCon series in Spartanburg WCU has won of the last series meetings with the Terriers dating back to WESTERN CAROLINA ENTERING THE SEASON: Coming off a - season that included a runner-up regular season finish and a - SoCon record, WCU returns nearly -percent of its offense from a squad that ranked fourth in the league in many categories including batting average (), hits (), and on-base percentage () The Catamounts return five of the eight position starters including senior infielders CALEB ROBINSON and CAMER- ON BLAQUIERE, with senior catcher SPENCER HOLCOMB to be joined in the outfield by redshirt junior MATTHEW KOEHLER and sophomore ANDREW ROBINSON; WCU returns a combined of its total hits from a season ago (%), including -of- home runs (%) and -of- doubles (%) with of the RBI (%) from last season; On the mound, WCU will have a new look entering with just six returning hurlers from a season ago Two starters southpaws Bryan Sammons (-,, K) and Brendan Nail (-,, K) are both playing professional baseball as Sammons was drafted in the eighth round by the Minnesota Twins while Nail was signed as an undrafted free agent by Boston while pitching in the prestigious Cape Cod League during the summer; The Catamounts will have to replace nearly -percent of the innings pitched in, while also needing to replace starts and strikeouts Junior LHP TRISTAN BAKER boasts the most starts among the returning pitchers with a dozen last spring, while upper classmen RHP MI- CHAEL DAVIS () and LHP COREY SIKES () the only other arms to have started for the Purple & Gold 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 with a pair of one-run losses at No Louisville earlier this season WCU also played at East Carolina before the Pirates entered the rankings; WCU has scored FOUR wins over top opponents under Moranda Most recently, the Catamounts defeated No Coastal Carolina in Conway, SC, in 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 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) 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 - - nd - - 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 AT THE CITADEL WCU BASEBALL IN MISC STATISTICS HITTING STREAK: PLAYER CURRENT LONG CAREER Matthew Koehler Caleb Robinson Justice Bigbie Cameron Blaquiere Luke Robinson Spencer Holcomb Justin Sparks Andrew Robinson Andrew Bullock Kitt Capell Bo Fricks Will Prater Clay Hodges Bryson Parks Colton Henthorne REACHED BASE SAFELY STREAKS: PLAYER CURRENT LONG CAREER Caleb Robinson Matthew Koehler Justice Bigbie Luke Robinson Andrew Bullock Spencer Holcomb Cameron Blaquiere Bo Fricks Will Prater Justin Sparks Andrew Robinson Immanuel Wilder Kitt Capell Colton Henthorne Clay Hodges Bryson Parks MULTIPLE HIT GAMES ( / CAREER): PLAYER + TOTAL Caleb Robinson / / / - / Matthew Koehler / / - - / Spencer Holcomb / / / - / Cameron Blaquiere / / / - / Andrew Robinson / / - - / Luke Robinson / / - - / Andrew Bullock / / / - / Justice Bigbie / / - - / Justin Sparks / / - - / Will Prater / / MULTIPLE RBI GAMES ( / CAREER): PLAYER + TOTAL Caleb Robinson / / / / / Spencer Holcomb / / / - / Cameron Blaquiere / / - / / Luke Robinson / / - - / Matthew Koehler / - / / / Justice Bigbie / / - - / Andrew Bullock / / - - / Justin Sparks / / - - / Andrew Robinson / / - - / Kitt Capell / / Bo Fricks / / at The Citadel 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 became WCU s all-time winningest head coach, scoring his rd career victory in game three against VMI in Moranda by-passed WCU s all-time leader, Jack Leggett (, -) With career SoCon 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 SoCon s record books for wins at a SoCon school He is the th coach to win -or-more games at a league school: Fred Jordan, The Citadel - ( 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) BOBBY MORANDA, WCU -PRES ( YRS) Jack Leggett, WCU - ( yrs) H Burton Shipley, Maryland - ( yrs) Steve Harrick, West Virginia - ( yrs) RECAPPING THE SEASON: Western Carolina finished the regular season as the runner-up in the Southern Conference baseball race It was WCU s fourth, top-two finish in the league over the past five seasons regular season champion in both and, runner-up in and ; Including the Southern Conference Player of the Year BRYSON BOWMAN, WCU had five players earn All- Southern Conference plaudits including Bowman and second baseman NOBU SUZUKI on the first team; shortstop BRETT POPE and starting pitcher BRYAN SAMMONS on the second team; and freshman outfielder ANDREW ROB- INSON on the All-Freshman team; Five of Western Carolina s opponents advanced to the NCAA post-season including: SoCon representative, UNCG; regional host, Clemson; Big Ten champions, Nebraska; St John s; and North Carolina State WCU was a combined - against those five squads with all meetings coming away from home eight in true road games, two in neutral field meetings; All told, the Catamounts faced six nationally-ranked teams including No Coastal Carolina, No East Carolina, No Clemson, No St John s, No North Carolina State, and No Missouri Clemson, St John s, and Nebraska each finished the season among those nationally ranked in the various polls; WCU had six different players post double-digit reached base safely streaks during the season including Bryson Bowman with a -game streak Bowman also finished the year with a second, double-digit game hitting streak at -straight Matt Smith reached in a career-long -consecutive games, seeing the streak halted in the conference tournament WCU s other double-digit reached base safely streaks included Brett Pope (), Nobu Suzuki (), Matthew Koehler (), and Caleb Robinson (); PAGE MISC STATISTICAL NUMBERS: WCU finished - when leading after eight innings with the lone loss coming in the SoCon Tournament but were - when trailing after eight innings and - when trailing after seven innings; WCU finished - when scoring exactly nine runs on the year and - when posting double-digit runs; WCU s longest winning streak was seven while the team did not lose more than four-consecutive all year CATAMOUNT BASEBALL HISTORY & TRADITION: 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 a league-best 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; 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 ; 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) CATAMOUNT BASEBALL

6 CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM /// CATAMOUNTS IN THE MLB DRAFT YEAR PLAYER SIGNED BY RND OVERALL PICK Bryan Sammons Minnesota Twins Brett Pope Pittsburgh Pirates Brendan Nail Boston Red Sox Free Agent Korey Anderson San Diego Padres Free Agent 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 Jordan Smith Detroit Tigers Free Agent Julian Ridings Tampa Bay Rays Tyler White Houstion 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 Jared Greenwood New York Yankees Free Agent Ryan Basner Atlanta Braves Todd Buchanan Arizona Diamondbacks Alan Beck Baltimore Orioles Ryan Schade Florida Marlins Free Agent Jared Burton $ Oakland A s Matt Price Milwaukee Brewers Free Agent 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 Chuck Koone Baltimore Orioles NA Martin Barrow Frontier League Free Agent Alex Tolbert Pittsburgh Pirates Eric Whitson Tampa Bay Devil Rays N/A Jason Beverlin $ Oakland Athletics Stephen Pritchard Milwaukee Brewers Mike Tidick Chicago White Sox Roy Hurst Chicago Cubs N/A Mike Manning Texas Rangers N/A Brad Tweedlie Cincinnati Reds Phillip Grundy Kansas City Royals Dan Kyslinger Milwaukee Brewers Matt Raleigh Montreal Expos Jack Kimel Texas Rangers Patrick Kendrick Chicago Cubs N/A Kevin Bellomo San Francisco Giants Todd Raleigh Boston Red Sox Free Agent Paul Menhart $ Toronto Blue Jays Grant Brittain Atlanta Braves Free Agent Jeff Stevens Cleveland Indians Tom Malchesky St Louis Cardinals Skip Nelloms New York Yankees Dave Piela Atlanta Braves Keith LeClair Atlanta Braves Free Agent Freddie Hailey New York Yankees Andy Rickman Cincinnati Reds N/A YEAR PLAYER SIGNED BY RND OVERALL PICK Ron Huntington Atlanta Braves Keith Smith Atlanta Braves N/A Scott Gay New York Yankees John Pust New York Mets Free Agent Charlie Fonville Seattle Mariners John Pust Cleveland Indians David Hill Seattle Mariners N/A Kyle Carson Seattle Mariners N/A Willie Carpenter Texas Rangers N/A Rick Adair # Seattle Mariners Wayne Tolleson $ Texas Rangers Keith Ebersole Chicago Cubs N/A Wayne Tolleson Pittsburgh Pirates Jerry Reed $ Philadelphia Phillies Mike Hicks Texas Rangers N/A Flip Watson Texas Rangers N/A Jerry Gaines Texas Rangers N/A Don Bright Texas Rangers N/A Jim Grove Texas Rangers N/A Tommy Hayes Chicago White Sox N/A Wayne McCauley Washington Senators N/A Jim Thompson St Louis Cardinals N/A Roddy Edwards Washington Senators N/A ITALIC = active in professional baseball $ Denotes player played on a major league club # Pitching coach with the Cleveland Indians from -, Detroit Tigers from -, Atlanta Braves from -; minor league pitching coordinator with Texas Rangers, and currently Seattle Mariners Pitching Coach WESTERN CAROLINA S ALL-TIME DRAFT PICKS BY MLB TEAM: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (): Brent Greer Todd Buchanan ATLANTA BRAVES (): Ross Heffley Chris Masters Ryan Basner Charles Thomas Dave Piela Ron Huntington BALTIMORE ORIOLES (): Tyler Sexton Alan Beck Chris Davidson CHICAGO CUBS (): Jeremy Null Corey Martin Blake Murphy * CHICAGO WHITE SOX (): Bradley Strong Mike Tidick CINCINNATI REDS (): Brad Tweedie CLEVELAND INDIANS (): Eric Johnson Donnie Suttles John Pust COLORADO ROCKIES (): Chris Moore Mark DiFelice HOUSTON ASTROS (): Tyler White KANSAS CITY ROYALS (): Greg Holland Phillip Grundy MILWAUKEE BREWERS () David Pember Stephen Pritchard Dan Kyslinger MINNESOTA TWINS (): Bryan Sammons Colton Davis MONTREAL EXPOS (): Matt Raleigh NEW YORK YANKEES (): Bryson Bowman Steven Strausbaugh Jeff Sziksai Skip Nelloms Freddie Hailey Scott Gay OAKLAND ATHLETICS (): Jared Burton Jason Beverlin PITTSBURGH PIRATES: () Brett Pope Garrett Brown Matt Benedict Brian McCullen Alex Tolbert Wayne Tolleson * PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (): Jerry Reed SAN DIEGO PADRES (): Daniel Ottone SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (): Nick Liles Kevin Bellomo SEATTLE MARINERS (): Adam Martin Charlie Fonville Rick Adair ST LOUIS CARDINALS () Kyle Deese Blake Murphy Tom Malchesky TAMPA BAY RAYS (): Julian Ridings TEXAS RANGERS (): Jonathan Greene Kenny Smith Jack Kimel Wayne Tolleson * TORONTO BLUE JAYS (): Aaron Attaway Brian Hutchinson Paul Menhart at The Citadel PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBALL

7 CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM /// WCU BASEBALL GAME NOTES SOUTHERN CONFERENCE BASEBALL PRESEASON POLLS COACHES POLL MEDIA POLL School (First)Points School (First)Points T UNCG () Mercer () T Mercer () UNCG () Samford () Samford T ETSU Furman T Western Carolina Western Carolina Furman Wofford T Wofford ETSU T VMI VMI The Citadel The Citadel SOCON BASEBALL PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM SP Cody Shelton, Samford SP Ryan Simpler, ETSU SP Josh Winder, VMI SP Matt Frisbee, UNCG RP Robert Broom, Mercer RP Wyatt Burns, Samford C JT Thomas, Mercer C Peyton Maddox, VMI B Brandon Elmy, Furman B Collin Fleischer, VMI B Austin Embler, UNCG B Reed Massey, Wofford SS Chsir Cook, ETSU SS Tripp Shelton, UNCG B Caleb Webster, UNCG B Jonathan Sabo, The Citadel OF Andrew Moritz, UNCG OF Aaron Maher, ETSU OF Matt Pita, VMI OF Landon Kay, Furman OF McClain Bradley, Wofford OF Troy Dixon, Samford DH Devin Ruiz, UNCG DH Ayrton Schafer, Samford SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR: JT Thomas, Sr, C, Mercer SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PRESEASON PITCHER OF THE YEAR: Josh Winder, Jr, RHP, VMI COLLEGIATE BASEBALL LOUISVILLE SLUGGER PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA: JT Thomas, Sr, C, Mercer NCBWA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA: JT Thomas, Sr, C, Mercer NCBWA PRESEASON STOPPER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST: Robert Broom, Jr, RHP, Mercer Nick Spear, Jr, RHP, Mercer Wyatt Burns, Sr, RHP, Samford JOHNNY BENCH AWARD WATCH LIST: Ryan Clinch, UNCG; JT Thomas, Mercer Anthony Mulrine, Samford; Spencer Holcomb, WCU Peyton Maddox, VMI WESTERN CAROLINA MISC RECORDS, STATS INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS CATEGORY RECORD PLAYER OPPONENT, YEAR Hits Mitchell Hatley Eastern Kentucky, Tyler WhiteElon (SoCon), Danny SellsGuilford, Bob BallanceNorth Georgia, Doubles Aaron AttawayIona, Triples Achieved times MR: Bryson Bowman, at Indiana (//) Home Runs Skip Nelloms UNC Asheville, RBI Donovan Minero NC A&T, Total Bases Skip Nelloms UNC Asheville, Last Time Hit for the Cycle Bryson BowmanSavannah State, 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 AdairThe Citadel, Jerry ReedWest Virginia St, Last Complete Game Jordan Smith at Ga Sou (L, - - //) TEAM GAME RECORDS CATEGORY RECORD 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, at The Citadel PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBALL

8 CATAMOUNTSPORTSCOM /// WCU BASEBALL GAME NOTES LAST YEAR VS THE CITADEL Western Carolina Catamount Baseball The Citadel at Western Carolina Mar, at Cullowhee, NC (Hennon Stadium) Western Carolina Catamount Baseball The Citadel at Western Carolina Apr, at Cullowhee, NC (Hennon Stadium) The Citadel (-,- SoCon) Western Carolina (-,- SoCon) The Citadel (-,- SoCon) Western Carolina (-,- SoCon) Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Clay Martin cf William Kinney ss Jonathan Sabo b Ben Peden b Joe Sabatini lf Taylor Cothran rf Barrett Charpia dh Cole Buffington c JD Davis b JP Sears p Jordan Buster p Marlin Morris p Aaron Lesiak p Thomas Byelick p Totals Score by Innings R H E The Citadel Western Carolina Note: out, runners LOB when the game ended E - Sabo(); Cothran() LOB - Bulldogs ; Catamounts B - Peden() B - Holcomb() HR - Buffington() HBP - Martin; Suttles SH - Davis(); Pope() SF - Bowman() The Citadel ip h r er bb so ab bf np JP Sears Jordan Buster Marlin Morris Aaron Lesiak Thomas Byelick Win - Nobles (-) Loss - Lesiak (-) Save - None Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Brett Pope ss Caleb Robinson b Bryson Bowman rf Matt Smith cf Nobu Suzuki b Spencer Holcomb c Pierce Suttles dh Andrew Bullock ph Matthew Koehler lf Andrew Robinson ph/lf Cameron Blaquiere b Justin Sparks ph JD Long b Bryan Sammons p BJ Nobles p Totals Western Carolina ip h r er bb so ab bf np Bryan Sammons BJ Nobles WP - Sears() HBP - by Sears (Suttles); by Sammons (Martin) Pitches/strikes: Sears /; Buster /; Morris /; Lesiak /; Byelick /; Sammons /; Nobles / SAMMONS STRIKES OUT IN - SERIES-OPENING, WALK-OFF VICTORY: CULLOWHEE, NC Redshirt senior Bryson Bowman delivered a bases loaded sacrifice fly to left center field in the bottom of the ninth inning to plate classmate JD Long as Western Carolina scored a - walk-off victory over The Citadel in the series opener Even with the heroics in the final frame, the story of the night was the duel between the two pitching staffs WCU senior southpaw Bryan Sammons outdueled The Citadel starter JP Sears before the decision fell upon the bullpens Sammons, struck out a career-high over innings, scattering six hits and limiting the Bulldogs to three, one-run innings while working around a pair of walks Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Shy Phillips dh William Kinney ss Jonathan Sabo b Ben Peden b Joe Sabatini lf Taylor Cothran rf Bryce Leasure c JD Davis b Clay Martin cf Will Abbott p Marlin Morris p Ryan Stamler p Dylan Spence p Totals Score by Innings R H E The Citadel Western Carolina X Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Brett Pope ss Nobu Suzuki b Bryson Bowman rf Matt Smith cf Spencer Holcomb c Andrew Bullock dh Caleb Robinson b Andrew Robinson lf Justin Sparks ph Matthew Koehler pr/lf JD Long b Luke Robinson ph Pierce Suttles ph Cameron Blaquiere b Tristan Baker p Korey Anderson p Totals E - Holcomb() DP - Bulldogs ; Catamounts LOB - Bulldogs ; Catamounts B - Kinney(); Sparks() HR - Bowman() HBP - Suzuki; Bowman ; Mt Smith; Bullock SH - Long() SB - Davis(); Bowman() The Citadel ip h r er bb so ab bf np Will Abbott Marlin Morris Ryan Stamler Dylan Spence Win - Baker (-) Loss - Abbott (-) Save - None Western Carolina ip h r er bb so ab bf np Tristan Baker Korey Anderson WP - Stamler(); Anderson() HBP - by Abbott (Bowman); by Abbott (Bowman); by Morris (Mt Smith); by Stamler (Bullock); by Spence (Suzuki) Pitches/strikes: Abbott /; Morris /; Stamler /; Spence /; Baker /; Anderson / WESTERN CAROLINA BLANKS THE BULLDOGS IN SATURDAY S SERIES WIN, - CULLOWHEE, NC Catamount pitchers Tristan Baker and Korey Anderson combined on a four-hit shutout victory on Saturday afternoon as Western Carolina blanked The Citadel, -, to take game two of the three-game Southern Conference series at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium The pair of WCU hurlers combined to work around seven walks with six total strikeouts on the day, stranding nine Bulldog base runners It was WCU s second shutout victory over The Citadel the past two seasons winning the Saturday meeting in, -, in Charleston The Citadel (-,- SoCon) Western Carolina Catamount Baseball The Citadel at Western Carolina Apr, at Cullowhee, NC (Hennon Stadium) Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Shy Phillips dh William Kinney ss Jonathan Sabo b Ben Peden b Taylor Cothran rf/cf Joe Sabatini lf Clay Martin cf Barrett Charpia ph/rf Cole Buffington c Bryce Leasure ph/c JD Davis b Will Pillsbury p Jordan Buster p Thomas Byelick p Jack Henry Beasley p Morgan Foulks p Totals Score by Innings R H E The Citadel Western Carolina X Western Carolina (-,- SoCon) E - Kinney(); Buffington() LOB - Bulldogs ; Catamounts B - Suzuki() B - Phillips(); Koehler() HR - Cothran() SF - Pope(); Holcomb() SB - Mt Smith() CS - Phillips() The Citadel ip h r er bb so ab bf np Will Pillsbury Jordan Buster Thomas Byelick Jack Henry Beasley Morgan Foulks Win - Nail (-) Loss - Pillsbury (-) Save - None WP - Buster() Pitches/strikes: Pillsbury /; Buster /; Byelick /; Beasley /; Foulks /; Nail /; Nobles / Player ab r h rbi bb so po a lob Brett Pope ss Caleb Robinson b Bryson Bowman rf Matt Smith cf Spencer Holcomb c Nobu Suzuki b Justin Sparks dh Luke Robinson ph/dh Matthew Koehler lf JD Long b Brendan Nail p BJ Nobles p Totals Western Carolina ip h r er bb so ab bf np Brendan Nail BJ Nobles NAIL K S A DOZEN AS CATAMOUNTS COMPLETE THE SWEEP IN SEVEN, -: CULLOWHEE, NC Western Carolina starter Brendan Nail matched a career-high with strikeouts on Sunday afternoon as the Catamounts completed the Southern Conference series sweep of longtime league rival, The Citadel, with a - victory in the run-rule shortened finale Nail worked around five walks while limiting the Bulldog offense to just three base hits over six solid innings of work After surrendering a solo home run in the top of the fourth, the junior southpaw recorded the next seven outs via the strikeout as a part of his K performance WESTERN CAROLINA VS THE CITADEL ADDITIONAL SERIES NOTES: Western Carolina swept The Citadel in Cullowhee, claiming the series with a - walk-off victory on Friday, a - shutut win on Saturday, and a seven-inning, run-rule shortened - victory on Sunday the Catamounts secured consecutive, three-game series sweeps in Cullowhee over the Bulldogs and it was WCU s third sweep of the Cadets at home since the season; 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 BOW- MAN 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; The week following the three-game sweep of The Citadel, BRYSON BOWMAN was named SoCon Player of the Week Against the Bulldogs, he batted (-for-) with six RBI including the game-winner on the sacrifice fly in the series opener and a three-run homer in the series finale; Senior LHP BRYAN SAMMONS was named a National Pitcher of the Week by Collegiate Baseball after striking out a career-high batters in the -, walk-off victory over The Citadel Sammons factored in the no-decision after out-deuling Bulldogs starter, JP Sears Five of his first six outs of the game came on strikeouts including all three in the first inning, looking at The Citadel PAGE CATAMOUNT BASEBALL

9 Western Carolina Catamount Baseball Overall Statistics for Western Carolina (as of Mar, ) ( - The Citadel Series ONLY Sorted by Batting avg) Record: - Home: - Away: - SoCon: - Player avg gp-gs ab r h b b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% Nobu Suzuki - - Bryson Bowman - - Spencer Holcomb - - Brett Pope - - Caleb Robinson - - Matt Smith Luke Robinson - - Pierce Suttles - - Justin Sparks - - Andrew Robinson - - Andrew Bullock - - JD Long - - Matthew Koehler - - Cameron Blaquiere - - Totals - Opponents - LOB - Team (), Opp () DPs turned - Team (), Opp () Picked off - Suzuki, Holcomb ( - The Citadel Series ONLY Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so b b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Tristan Baker - / Brendan Nail - / Bryan Sammons - / BJ Nobles - / Korey Anderson - / Totals - / Opponents - / Pickoffs - Team (), Baker, Opp () SBA/ATT - Holcomb (-), Baker (-), Nail (-)

10 Western Carolina Catamount Baseball Overall Statistics for The Citadel (as of Mar, ) ( - Western Carolina Series ONLY Sorted by Batting avg) Record: - Home: - Away: - SoCon: - Player avg gp-gs ab r h b b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld% William Kinney - - Taylor Cothran - - Joe Sabatini - - Ben Peden - - JD Davis - - Clay Martin Bryce Leasure - - Cole Buffington - - Shy Phillips - - Jonathan Sabo - - Barrett Charpia - - Totals - Opponents - LOB - Team (), Opp () DPs turned - Team (), Opp () Picked off - Kinney ( - Western Carolina Series ONLY Sorted by Earned run avg) Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so b b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha Will Abbott - / JP Sears - / Aaron Lesiak - / Ryan Stamler - / Dylan Spence - / Jordan Buster - / Will Pillsbury - / Thomas Byelick - / Morgan Foulks - / Marlin Morris - / Jack Henry Beasley - / Totals - / Opponents - / Pickoffs - Team (), Sears, Buster, Opp () SBA/ATT - Buffington (-), Leasure (-), Pillsbury (-), Abbott (-)

11 WCU Stats - Pitcher's Game-by-Game Individual Game-by-Game for Western Carolina (as of Mar, ) # Tristan Baker - games (All games) Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI B B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb at ECU *p Feb CANISIUS- *p Mar at Louisville *p Mar BALL STATE- *p Mar KENT STATE *p Totals gs On base pct Slugging pct # Tristan Baker - appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO B B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb at ECU * - - Feb CANISIUS- * - - Feb APPALACHIAN STATE - - Mar at Louisville * - - Mar BALL STATE- * - - Mar KENT STATE * - - Totals # Caleb Bishop - appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO B B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb CANISIUS- - - Feb APPALACHIAN STATE - - Mar MARSHALL - - Mar at Tennessee * - - Totals # Michael Davis - appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO B B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb CANISIUS- - - Feb APPALACHIAN STATE - - Mar BALL STATE- - - Totals # Zach Franklin - games (All games) Date Opponent Pos AB R H RBI B B HR BB SB CS HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E Avg Feb CANISIUS *p Mar at Louisville p Totals gs On base pct Slugging pct # Zach Franklin - appearances (All games) Date Opponent GS IP H R ER BB SO B B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W-L Sv ERA NP Feb at ECU * - - Feb CANISIUS * - - Mar at Louisville - - Mar MARSHALL - - Mar BALL STATE - - Totals - - -