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29 days until Opening Day in the Whee! Thanks to our guys at @adidasBaseball & @EastonBaseball for keeping the Cats looking 🔥🔥🔥 in ‘21!
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Head coach @CoachBeck24 has added pitching coach Dusty White to his staff, announced today. White helped orchestrate Wingate's 2021 NCAA Div. II National Championship pitching staff and coached at Campbell last year.
#WelcomeToCatamountCountry
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Western Carolina senior outfielder Seth Graves has been selected as the 2022 Leggett No. 7 Legacy recipient as chosen by Catamount Head Coach @CoachMoranda and his coaching staff. #CatamountCountry
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DRAFTED! With the final pick of the 2023 @MLBDraft, the Houston @astros select the slick-fielding, hard-hitting shortstop out of the 'Whee, PASCANEL FERRERAS! He joins Tyler White (33rd round, 2013) as just the second Catamount drafted by Houston.
#CatamountCountry #MLBDraft
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and that one's OUTTA HERE👋
Cats walk-off against the Terps in extras!
#WHEEWIN #CatamountCountry #DiamondCats
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Western Carolina and head baseball coach @CoachBeck24 have agreed to a two-year contract extension, Director of Athletics @AlexGaryAD announced today. The new arrangement locks Beck in at his alma mater through 2028-29.
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The best place and even better views.
Just 19 days until the Cats are back in action‼️
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Huge thanks to @wilsonballglove for our early Christmas presents 🎄🎁 Couldn’t have turned out any better!
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CATS WIN!!
Mason Holton with a WALK-OFF home run
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The first #HeatSheet of the 2021 season. These guys brought the 🔥🔥🔥 on a chilly weekend in the Whee!
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*** JACK SPYKE APPRECIATION POST ***
Senior HIT FOR THE CYCLE in his final regular-season game - 4-for-6 (.667) with 4 RBI in Saturday's win at UNCG. He singled (1st), homered (2nd), doubled (3rd), and then tripled in the 9th inning!
First WCU cycle since Bryson Bowman in 2017!
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DRAFTED! Friese Up! A-Town Down...! @Catamounts outfielder/first baseman Hayden Friese was drafted by the @Braves in the 20th round of the #MLBDraft25. He's a fourth Catamount drafted, the program-high seventh by the Braves franchise all time!
#CatamountCountry | #DiamondCats
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DRAFTED! @Catamounts RHP Dusty Revis was selected by the Seattle @Mariners in the 11th round of the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft. Revis struck out 121 over two seasons in #CatamountCountry!
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DRAFTED! The Emerald City is enamored with Western North Carolina -- from Cullowhee native Cal Raleigh to RHP Dusty Revis (11th round), to Hendersonville, NC native and now @Catamounts outfielder Brayden Corn, @Mariners 15th round draft pick!
#CatamountCountry | #DiamondCats
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FINAL | @Catamounts 15, Mercer 14
Western Carolina homers three times including a grand slam in an 8-run ninth to rally past Mercer, claiming Sunday's rubber match and the @SoConSports series. WCU opens a four-game home stand Tuesday vs. USC Upstate in #CatamountCountry. #WHEEWIN
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Two deserving LEADERS for our Catamount baseball program -- Jacob Corn and Zebby Matthews have been elected CAPTAINS for our 2022 squad!
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Countdown to 2022 is on! We resumed individual workouts this week as class is back in session for the spring!
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Junior outfielder Cole Jones was today named the Leggett No. 7 Legacy recipient by @Catamounts head coach Alan Beck in honor of former Western Carolina and Hall of Fame baseball coach @7jackleggett.
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FINAL from PRASCO (Sunday): @Catamounts 7, Ohio State 5 in @PrascoPark Fall Classic (9 inn., +3 inn., scrimmage; #WheeWin Graves with solo HR; D. Nanny with 2-run HR, L. Robinson with 3-run HR - pitchers recorded 20 Ks, only 3 walks issued! #CatamountCountry
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Game recognize game. We are honored for D1 Baseball to have projected our very own Pascanel Ferreras to be the SOCON player of the year for the upcoming season!
Let’s get it rolling!
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CONGRATULATIONS to Catamount student-athlete alum, right-hander Zach Franklin who finished his career as a grad transfer at @MizzouBaseball in 2023; DRAFTED today by the @whitesox in the 10th round with pick No. 299.
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THE heat sheet for fall 2021.🔥
And we’re just getting things started.
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What a successful afternoon! Thank you to all of the parents and kids that came out to our camp. All of our players had a great time teaching these little cats and can’t wait to see these familiar faces this season!!
#wcubaseball #minicatswithminibats
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The moment we’ve ALL been waiting for…
THE 2022 Western Carolina baseball schedule‼️‼️⚾️
Tickets are in the bio!!
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Eyes on the prize. ⚾️
THE CATS ARE BACK and we are swinging into fall the only way we know how. #gocatamounts #wcubaseball 💜⚾️
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Beautiful weather with an afternoon and evening full of highlights. Great way to open up the season! 🎥⚾️
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The countdown continues... mark your calendar!🗓️
⚾️ Opening Day 2022 is just 30 days away in #CatamountCountry!
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Former @Catamounts RHP Zebby Matthews is the second WCU pitcher to be promoted to the Majors in the last two weeks; Matthews joined the Minnesota @Twins this week and is expected to start Tuesday (8/13, 7:40 pm).
#CaptainCullowhee #CatamountCountry
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.@Catamounts Daylan Nanny with the first base hit in college baseball's return to American soil since the COVID-19 pandemic, in Bryan, Texas at the @CSBI2020! Live NOW on ESPN2! Get him that baseball! ⚾ @NCAACWS @SoConSports @CoachMoranda
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FINAL | Cats: 9 App: 7 #wcubaseball #wheewin
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Congrats to our Captain, @L_Rob38, on being named to the first official watch list for the 2021 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year award! Luke was 1 of 69 catchers that was selected. This list will be narrowed down to semifinalists on May 20, 2021.
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As we reach the midpoint of final exam week, we would like to recognize our seniors that were denied a formal, on-field Senior Day with an online Twitter tribute - we start with the fifth-year senior slugger, Andrew Bullock! Thank you for your contributions to Catamount Baseball!
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The legacy continues.
HUGE congratulations to Zach Ketterman for being selecting and earning this years Leggett No. 7 Legacy!!
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We do like drama...The Catamounts put up 6 runs on no hits in the ninth to take a 10-7 lead before The Moose sits the Spartans down in the ninth for the win!
We take on Georgia State next in a three-game road series this weekend
#CatamountCountry | #DiamondCats
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SOMEBODY GET ESPN ON THE PHONE☎️ INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN BY @MasonHolton @SportsCenter ⚡️⚡️⚡️
#sctop10 #diamondcats #catamountcountry
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FINAL | @Catamounts 10, UNCG 4
Using a dominant relief effort by Nick Torres (no runs, 2 hits, 7Ks), the Catamounts got offensive to open @SoConSports play with a 10-4 win over UNCG in Greensboro. The series continues on Saturday afternoon at 2 pm. #CatamountCountry #WHEEWIN
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We all had to overcome a lot. There were times when things didn’t look great. All of the change, the uncertainty, and the adversity has gotten us to this point. We’ve waited way too long to say this...
We’re playing baseball in the Whee today!
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#WHEEWIN over Iona. We open the 2024 season with an 8-5 victory over the Gaels. Cole Jones posted a team-high three hits with three RBIs in the win. #CatamountCountry
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KETTY CALLED GAME! Run-scoring single by Zach Ketterman in the 11th as the Catamounts rally from a 9-4 deficit to score the 10-9 win and complete the three-game @SoConSports sweep of Mercer in #CatamountCountry
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FINAL | Western Carolina 6, Kansas 3 | Catamounts score six unanswered runs to rally from a 3-run deficit, pitchers Zebby Matthews and Zach Franklin combine to strike out 11 in tournament-opening win. Back in action Saturday against Michigan State at Fluor Field. #WHEEWIN!
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The legacy continues.
Congratulations Cole Jones for earning this year’s Leggett No. 7 Legacy! @7jackleggett
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From our family to yours, we wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving!
The impossible: talking about baseball at the table⚾️👊🏼
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FINAL | Western Carolina 6, Houston 3 | Catamounts even the best-of-three series with the Cougars with the win Saturday. Jacob Corn with the win, Zach Franklin struck out 6 in the 4-inning save; Zach Ketterman drove in two with a solo homer. Rubber match is Saturday at 2 p.m. ET!
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Baseball is Back! Hear from @CoachBeck24 after getting his first head coaching wins on opening weekend back home in Cullowhee!
Western Carolina Athletics
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A BOMB by @1real_pas to start off the 2022 season! We are tied 2-2 after one. #CatamountCountry
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The moment we’ve all been waiting for.
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See ya!⚾️💨
Cody Rech rocks one over the left field wall as the Cats stretch their lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the 4th
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Purple wraps up the series‼️⚾️
BIG thank you to everyone that came out and supported the Cats!
Until next time😼⏳
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Yesterday's double-header performers are shortstop Pascanel Ferreras and outfielder Bryson Parks! Ferreras in game one nailed a home run, scored four runs, and collected three RBI. Parks too hit a home run, his coming in the second game, along with four runs and two RBI.
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Catamount Nation... ICYMI -- catcher Cam Murray was dubbed the Leggett No. 7 Legacy recipient for the 2025 season, the 15th Catamount and the fourth catcher to wear the honorary number since 2011. #DiamondCats #Number7 #CatamountCountry
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It’s official. ✍🏼 @astros
Our guy is making dreams into reality and we couldn’t be more proud!!! @pas_ferreras #wcubaseball
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Just a friendly mid-afternoon reminder... we PLAY BALL this month! ⚾️#HappyFebruary, Catamount Nation! We're counting down to our 2022 season-opening doubleheader against Niagara on Friday, Feb. 18! Season and single-game tickets are on sale now!
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A big thank you to everyone that came out opening weekend!
See you guys next friday with another series against Xavier at Hennon Stadium!
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Congratulations to our graduates! You all have had a major impact on this program and we're proud to have you be a part of the Catamount family! ⚾️💜
Here's to your next adventure. Make it be as awesome as you. 🎉
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In honor of today's MLB #OpeningDayAtHome, we salute these former @Catamounts baseball players who are still active within the various MLB farm systems: Greg Holland, Matthew Koehler, Brendan Nail, Brett Pope, Bryan Sammons, and Tyler White! #MLBOpeningDay #CatamountCountry
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FINAL | Western Carolina 8, Cincinnati 6 | Catamounts escape the ninth, hold on for a two-run victory in the finale of the First Pitch Invitational. Tristen Campbell with his third win in relief, Nick Hyde with the save! WCU heads to Wake Forest on Tuesday at 5 p.m.
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A behind-the-scenes look from our media day 📽️. Catch us back in action on Ronnie G. Childress Field at Hennon Stadium this week for our first game of the season against @NiagaraBASE!
We take the field Friday at 1:00 p.m. Can't wait to play in front #CatamountCountry! ⚾️
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🗣️Postgame comments from Head Coach @CoachBeck24 and @kingsmith0705 following today’s 11-9 walk-off victory over The University of Maryland Terps!
#WHEEWIN #DiamondCats
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7️⃣ days! Every year, we honor former #Catamount @7jackleggett by presenting the Leggett Legacy #7 jersey to an individual who embodies the characteristics of a champion. This year’s recipient is junior OF @3Iman42! Big thanks to Coach Leggett for joining us on the big screen!
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