Head Baseball Coach at Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, NC
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Welcome @ddwhite42 to the Catamount family! Looking forward to watching him lead our pitching staff! #gocats
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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Proud of our @CatamountBSB team for getting it done in the classroom this fall! 18 players with a 3.5 or better and 32 players with a 3.0 or better! #gocats
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Proud of our @CatamountBSB team for getting it done in the classroom this fall. 13 players with a 3.5 or better! 28 players with a 3.0 or better! #GoCats
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I couldn't be more excited to add @jkorte5 to the @CatamountBSB family! He will hit the ground running looking for future Catamounts! Welcome to #Catamountcountry!
.@CatamountBSB head coach Alan Beck has added Jeff Korte to his inaugural coaching staff. Korte was on staff with Beck on Georgia Southern's NCAA regional squad last season. Welcome to #CatamountCountry! catamountsports.com/news/202…
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Special day in Hennon stadium yesterday for the @CatamountBSB vs @AppBaseball fall game! Thank you to everyone who made it possible and helped us raise nearly 10K for North Asheville, Mountaineer and Avery County Little Leagues. gofundme.com/f/help-wnc-litt…
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Great opportunity to come check out the 2023 @CatamountBSB team! Free youth clinic that will include an autograph session. We hope to see as many future @Catamounts as possible. #GoCats
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Great day white water rafting with the @CatamountBSB team. Special thanks to my former teammate Jared Burton for sponsoring our trip! #GoCats
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No place like it @CatamountBSB
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Awesome day in Hennon stadium! Thanks to everyone that came out! We look forward to seeing you guys in the stands cheering on the CATS this spring!
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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Great weekend for @CatamountBSB ! Thanks to all of our Alums that came back home, we can’t wait to see you this spring in Hennon Stadium. #GoCats
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Very excited to add @DBeaz25 to the @CatamountBSB family! I look forward to working with him and watching him develop our pitching staff. Welcome to #CatamountCountry!
.@CatamountBSB head coach Alan Beck has added Derek Beasley to his coaching staff. Beasley will be the pitching coach, a position he held at USC Aiken and Lenoir-Rhyne. Welcome to #CatamountCountry! catamountsports.com/news/202…
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Great weekend in Cullowhee! Enjoyed having all of our @CatamountBSB alumni back home. #GoCats
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Excited for our @CatamountBSB players and can’t wait to watch them compete at the next level #gocats
What a day for Cullowhee and mountain baseball! FOUR @Catamounts were drafted (most since 2009) ahead of WNC native Cal Raleigh, winning the home run derby with Catamount player and coach alum - his father - Todd Raleigh pitching!
FULL RELEASE: tinyurl.com/WCUMLBDraft25
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Congrats @pas_ferreras ! One of the best to ever wear the purple and gold for @CatamountBSB Houston Astros got a great one! #CatamountCountry #MLBDraft
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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Congrats to Cullowhee's own Zebby Matthews for getting the opportunity to start his professional career! #CatamountCountry #GoCats
DRAFTED!!! @CatamountBSB RHP Zebby Matthews was drafted in the 8th round of the 2022 @MLBDraft with the 234th overall pick by the Minnesota @Twins! #CatamountCountry
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Great day white water rafting with the @CatamountBSB team. Special thanks to my former teammate Jared Burton for sponsoring our trip! #GoCats
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Great fall for @CatamountBSB! Team @jake_topple won the Omaha Challenge. Overall champion @kingsmith0705. Pitcher champion @Spenser_hamblen. Position player champion @JoshOssiander. Looking forward to watching this team compete this spring! #GoCats
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We are excited to have all former @CatamountBSB players back in Cullowhee for alumni weekend, September 30th-October 1st. #GoCats
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@CatamountBSB loved A Night in the Whee. Looking forward to a fun season @CoachJustinGray and @CoachKileyHill #backthecats
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Congrats to @CatamountsFB for their home opening win! Great atmosphere at EJ Whitmire! #BacktheCats
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Congrats to Zebby Matthews on becoming the 12th @CatamountBSB player to reach the big leagues!! #gocats
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Proud of our team in the classroom! #gocats
Western Carolina baseball collected its third-straight @ABCA1945 Team Academic Excellence Award this week after posting a team GPA of 3.245. WCU was among five @SoConSports teams recognized.
READ FULL RELEASE: tinyurl.com/2zd3b5tn
#CatamountCountry | #DiamondCats
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Huge thank you to all @CatamountBSB alumni who came back. It was great to reconnect and we can’t thank you enough for your support. Collectively, our alumni made gifts totaling $3,500!!! THANK YOU! If you would like to support Catamount Baseball click here givecampus.com/campaigns/209…
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Thankful for our community. Proud of our @CatamountBSB team! #gocats
Another catamount kids clinic in the books💜
A big thank you to everyone for showing out and bringing your game on! See you all again this season!
#wcubaseball #minicatswithminibats
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Awesome way to kickoff homecoming weekend. Thanks to all the @CatamountBSB alums who came back to golf and see us wrap up the fall World Series. Can’t wait to see @CatamountsFB get after it tomorrow! #GoCats.
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Just a few of the confirmed @CatamountBSB Alums for Alumni weekend! Excited to have everyone back home in #Catamountcountry! More attendees coming soon! #GoCats
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Calling all @CatamountBSB Alumni. WHEE want you back in #CatamountCountry Sept. 30-Oct. 1! I look forward to seeing a big crowd back in Cullowhee. Secure a place to stay ASAP if you plan on coming back! More details to follow. #GOCATS
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Calling all @CatamountBSB Alumni. WHEE want you back in #CatamountCountry Oct. 27-28! I look forward to seeing a big crowd back in Cullowhee. Secure a place to stay ASAP if you plan on coming back! More details to follow. #gocats
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Excited to welcome our newest @CatamountBSB commits to the family! Thanks to @jkorte5 and @DBeaz25 for getting after it! #GoCats
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Come out and see the 2024 @CatamountBSB team finish up fall practice with a 3 game World Series. First pitch is scheduled for 5 for each game! #GoCats
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Something about @pas_ferreras when the bases are loaded! #GoCats
A FIRST CAREER HOME RUN HE'LL NEVER FORGET!
PAS FERRERAS WITH A GO-AHEAD GRAND SLAM IN THE EIGHTH!!!
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Everyone deserves a teammate like Ryan McCurry! No one loved @CatamountBSB more! #8
With heavy hearts, WCU Athletics and Catamount baseball announce the passing of former student-athlete and assistant coach Ryan McCurry this week.
At the request of his family, in place of flowers, memorial donations can be made to WCU's 1002 Club.
🔗- tinyurl.com/McCurry1002Club
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Proud of our @CatamountBSB team on and off the field! #GoCats
For a second straight year, @Catamounts baseball earned the 2023-24 @ABCA1945 Team Academic Excellence Award, presented by Sports Attack. WCU boasted a team GPA of 3.226 last academic year.
🔗- tinyurl.com/56cuwys6
#CatamountCountry
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Gear up for @CatamountBSB season with our official WCU Athletics Nike team shop link bsnteamsports.com/shop/TWhsx… Shop closes January 28th. #gocats
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Calling all @CatamountBSB Alumni. WHEE want you back in #CatamountCountry Nov 1-2 for Alumni weekend. It’s homecoming weekend so secure a place to stay ASAP if you plan on coming back! More details to follow. #gocats
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Full extension Superman catch for the first out in game 1 too!
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Calling all @Catamounts! Today is Giving Tuesday and we would love to have your support! Click here to make a gift to the 1002 Club: givecampus.com/campaigns/209… ⚾️ THANK YOU Kim J for supporting @CatamountBSB 💜💛
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@CatamountBSB wishes @CatamountVB and @CoachKGlover luck in the opening round of the NIVC tournament. Appreciate you coaching our guys up this week #gocats
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Congratulations to Pascanel Ferreras for being named the Astros upper-level Minor League Player of the Month!
Ferreras batted .268 (19x71) with nine runs, five doubles, one triple, three home runs, 10 RBI, 10 walks, two stolen bases and an .866 OPS (.373 OBP/.493 SLG) in 22 games in July!
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We are excited to have welcome back all former @CatamountBSB players back in Cullowhee for alumni weekend, October 27-28th. If you plan on attending please RSVP. Details below #gocats
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Great opportunity to come check out the 2025 @CatamountBSB team! Free youth clinic that will include an autograph session following intrasquad. We hope to see as many future @Catamounts as possible. #GoCats
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Great tradition started by @Coach_Mo25 honoring @7jackleggett. @ZachKetterman03 will be great carrying on the Leggett Legacy in #CatamountCountry!
Zach Ketterman Named Leggett No. 7 Legacy catamountsports.com/news/202…
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So many Catamounts have already showed up and made their gift on #OneDayForWCU – but we still need help to raise critical funding for @CatamountBSB! Visit and share oneday.wcu.edu to help us meet our goal before midnight! #OneDayForWCU #gocats
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Thanks @GSEaglesVoice for all you do for Eagle Nation!
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Calling all @CatamountBSB Alumni. WHEE want you back in #CatamountCountry Nov 7-8 for Alumni weekend. It’s homecoming weekend so secure a place to stay ASAP! Weekend starts at Sequoyah National Golf Course with 10am shotgun start. More details to follow. #gocats
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@Catamounts as we approach another year, you can still make a difference in the lives of our @CatamountBSB student-athletes! Donate before the end of Dec. to receive tax exemptions for 2022! Below is a link to our current campaign. givecampus.com/schools/Weste…
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Ringold power company!
Outfielder @LoganBaldwin23 is the fourth Eagle to get the call, the @SFGiants select the junior in the 21st round
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Excited to have our community in Hennon Stadium next Saturday to support our surrounding little league programs. Go Cats!
We will have a donation table set up during our scrimmage against App State to support local Little League organizations. Donations will also be accepted via GoFundMe. gofund.me/3b180b0c
We appreciate any and all donations, and look forward to seeing you there!
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Congrats to @bryan_sammons32 for making his MLB debut last night and becoming the 11th @CatamountBSB player to reach the big leagues!
How about @Catamounts LHP Bryan Sammons and his MLB debut tonight for the @tigers. Just the second Catamount to wear the Tiger jersey all-time, joining Jason Beverlin (2002). #CatamountCountry
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Great opportunity to come check out the 2024 @CatamountBSB team! Free youth clinic that will include an autograph session following intrasquad. We hope to see as many future @Catamounts as possible. #GoCats
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Congrats to Skip Nelloms on being inducted to the WCU Athletics Hall of Fame! Great player that was a part of 4 consecutive Southern Conference championship squads (1985-1988). Even better person who bleeds purple! #Congrats #GoCats
What a pleasure it was yesterday having Skip Nelloms back at Western Carolina and being inducted in this years Athlete Hall of Fame. His legacy will forever and always be carried in this program! (1985-88)
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Calling all @Catamounts! Today is Giving Tuesday and we would love to have your support! Click here to make a gift to the 1002 Club: givecampus.com/campaigns/209… ⚾️ @CatamountBSB 💜💛
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Challenge accepted @rhennon10 and will pass along to @CodyWofford13, @CoachMoranda, @TKSandefur45 and @BenjaminPaulsen. Once you are nominated you have 24 hours to post a coaching photo, or donate $20 to a local charity. Then nominate 4 coaches.
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𝗙𝗨𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗖𝗘
There's just something special about playing at J.I. with Eagle Nation in the stands!
#HailSouthern
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Thank you to everyone that has contributed so far. If you haven’t - help us get over 💯@CatamountBSB !
Heading into Friday, @CatamountBSB has stretched its sport-specific giving lead - our Diamond Donors and the 1,002 Club nearing 100, All-In we're nearing 1K! Who will be our 1,000th donor for #GivingTuesday - you still have time to #BackTheCats!
🔗- tinyurl.com/BackTheCats24
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Thanks @rhennon10 -I am ALL IN! I will always oppose racism, social injustice, and hate! I am asking @TKSandefur45 @Jnad34 @CoachMoranda @BradleyLeCroy @GrantAchilles to join me and nominate 5 others. #Allin
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Last day to shop on our WCU @CatamountBSB Team Shop. bit.ly/3BB3SjL
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Left handed hitting middle infielder with pull side pop !
Word is @jturner_22 has the best swing coming out of the Parrish Building?? @GSAthletics @JaredBenko @chrisdavis_CD
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Good scouts at an early age! #feelforthegame
Big day for @CoachBeck24 who I traded nearly all my Ken Griffey Jr. cards to in 1993 for his Ryne Sandberg cards. At least both are in #HOF
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The Beck family is happy for you! Can't wait to meet the newest @LeftFldLunatic
Baseball Bob is now a dad! And wouldn't you know it, Cort's 1st hello to the world is a @WCU sign #alwaysrecruiting
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We don’t move @AlliDoisWren !
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Appreciate the support @LeftFldLunatic I will definitely be purchasing a couple of these!!
For the Western baseball fans
order your @LeftFldLunatic shirt to kickoff the 2024 season. comes in many colors.
all proceeds go to the 1002 Club
leftfieldlunatics.com to order
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Congratulations Eagles #GATA
Once an Eagle, Always an Eagle🦅
Congrats to the Class of 2020!! 🧑🎓 Eagle Nation is with you wherever you go!
#HailSouthern
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#NOSHOT @twhite409
sweet swing, bat flip, and hit so hard the kids can't find it, that's a @twhite409 hammer for you piped.video/bcHLnsJpMDc #joggingbases
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Easton liked the haircut but loved the BP. Thanks Split Finger Grooming Lounge of Knoxville, TN and @nheadley14
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100% of the current campaign directly supports @CatamountBSB. Our mission to foster a championship culture while preparing student-athletes for lifelong success begins with our most devoted fans who "Back the Cats." All donations make a lasting impact!
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Compete with 2K! Make them make a play. #applypressure #noeasyouts
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Congrats to @Bstrong_13 for his professional debut and being named to the Arizona league all-star team. m.milb.com/news/article/2015…
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Wish he was playing for us...bet you r glad he is not in box vs you! #stillraking @RobHuffstetler @twhite409
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Couldn't stop Bo @ZumiZumiZum thanks @Kia for taking me back .... Should have picked the Raiders! #unstoppable
Seeing the #BoJackson Tecmo Bowl commercial brings back memories of domination of @CoachBeck24 & his Houston Oilers!!!
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@LeftFldLunatic thanks for all the support over the years. #bestfansinbaseball
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Great article with @twhite409 as the headline. Awesome season finishing with 99 RBI's between double and triple A!
Fresno slugger Tyler White headlines our Offensive Players of the Postseason: atmilb.com/1LwCvaE #Astros
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@ZumiZumiZum i have have limited time as an advanced guy but my #eagleeye sees - quick twitch dude range in the 6 #equippedwithacannon
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