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Finished the story.
UNCW wins its 7th CAA title and is headed back to the Big Dance!
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It’s official!
Devontae Cacok gets the start tonight for the Lakers, becoming the first @uncwmenshoops alum to start an NBA game since 1996.
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OH MY GOD
@UNCWBaseball advances to the CAA championship.
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If anyone in the #CAAHoops world plays 2K, I’ve created every team + arena in Eras.
Barely started on rosters, but you can download the teams or scenario via my tag: Seahawks134376
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27 wins, a CBI championship and CAA regular-season crown.
Too many comebacks and memories to count. @uncwmenshoops is back, and the best is yet to come!
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On the second pitch he saw in the big leagues, @BrooksBaldwin4 gets a Brooks Baldwin hit.
“Honestly, I’m just kind of an old-school baseball player.”
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HISTORY IN WILMINGTON.
@uncwmenshoops rallies from an 18-point deficit for a school-record 12th straight victory.
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It's set.
Charleston (16-1, 4-0) will put its 15-game winning streak on the line at Trask Coliseum on Wednesday night vs. UNCW (14-3, 4-0) who holds a 13-game streak.
One of the most anticipated #caahoops matchups of all-time.
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YOUR UNCW SEAHAWKS GO INTO RUPP ARENA AND LEAD FOR 34 MINUTES ON THEIR WAY TO THE FIRST-EVER WIN OVER A RANKED OPPONENT ON THE ROAD.
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Here's the moment @uncwmenshoops was announced!
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Very cool moment: @BrooksBaldwin4 hits his first Major League HR with fellow Seahawk @Ryan_Jeffers8 behind the plate for the Twins.
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Former @UNCWBaseball pitcher Austin Warren is headed to Los Angeles, where he’ll become the 12th Seahawk to reach the Majors!
He excelled recently in an extended role, allowing just two hits + two runs over nine innings while striking out 13.
#ProHawks
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CARDIAC HAWKS!
@BrooksBaldwin4 walks it off with a 2-run bomb as @UNCWBaseball rallies to top Middle Tennessee 6-4 in the opener!
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Awesome moment for the Jones family
There he is!
@_gregjones2 made his MLB as a defensive replacement in RF in the bottom of the 9th as the Rockies closed out a win tonight.
That makes him the 14th @UNCWBaseball alum to play in the Majors.
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Eric Van Der Heijden just announced his commitment to UNCW.
Former Ole Miss wing was a big-time recruit out of Millbrook and once committed to Louisville.
Huge get for @uncwmenshoops and @CoachSiddleUNCW!
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Brooks Baldwin is on an absolute tear over the past three games, going 6-16 with 5 HR and 9 RBI to add to an already-great season.
#BaldwinCAAPOY
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Kevin Keatts saved UNCW from a decade of failure, and now he's done something most people believed impossible at State.
Winning three conference championships in 10 seasons as a head coach is pretty, pretty good when you've taken over two rebuilding jobs.
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Here’s the story on the Southern Miss throwback Camp Shelby uniforms.
Very cool way to honor WWII veterans.
southernmiss.com/news/2024/4…
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Another one!
@UNCWBaseball finishes 20-8 in CAA play for another regular-season title and 31-21 overall.
The Hawks are the top-seeded team in next week's CAA Championship.
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Always grateful for the journey these guys allow us to be a part of.
Wasn’t our weekend, but it was a hell of a four months for @UNCWBaseball.
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SEAHAWKS WIN!
@UNCWBaseball gets timely hits and moves runners all night to knock off No. 10 East Carolina 8-5.
Huge effort out of the bullpen by @LukeCraig20.
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If your wife says she’s taking you to the hospital because the only word you can say is “pocket”, she’s probably right.
I’m gonna be fine, thankfully ❤️
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We’ll be phiten another trophy in the case!
@UNCWBaseball goes back-to-back with its 8th CAA championship.
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Excited to be part of the @UnderArmour family as of today!
The possibilities are endless with UNCW's unique color palette.
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.@CoachSiddleUNCW finishes the last answer of his postgame press conference with: "UNCW Basketball is back."
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.@jaylen_sims made it official tonight via his Instagram account, announcing he’ll forego the extra year to declare for the NBA Draft and pursue a pro career.
Wherever he lands, Jaylen is sure to be successful in basketball and well beyond it.
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Knew UConn was pretty good, but coming out of this even more impressed. Huskies are going to be playing in late March.
Sanogo and Hawkins are elite. Newton does a little bit of everything well and Karaban understands his role and executes. Goodness.
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Former Seahawk Greg Jones has been called up by the Colorado Rockies and will be with them for tonight's game vs. the Cardinals (7:45 pm).
When he makes his MLB debut, he'll be @UNCWBaseball's 14th alum to reach the big leagues.
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A totally surreal scene: Siddle talking about a poor defensive effort as a proposal seemingly happens in the background.
She’ll never forget the moment he declared his forever love to the soundtrack of a coach breaking down how the zone slowed down the post offense.
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Per his IG account, @matthewsuggs30 arrived at the Nationals complex in Palm Beach to sign a contract and get started.
Excited to see what he can do in pro ball!
@UNCWBaseball @federalbaseball
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The UNCW Seahawks have beat the CAA's FLAGSHIP PROGRAM 4 times in the past 5 tries on its home floor.
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This one came out of nowhere!
@NickFarrar15 considered UNCW last year before choosing Charleston. Had a couple big games for the Cougars, too.
Another #HoopState Hawk!
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Very cool moment shared by @ilmbryan.
Great stuff, @ThorntonBromley! The first of many.
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Congrats to all seven @UNCWBaseball guys who made All-CAA teams!
We happen to think a couple more guys could have been honored, too.
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First assumption with a star mid-major player is they’ll leave for a boatload of NIL cash.
Coach Hood had a long answer explaining why @TannerThach didn’t + his character.
“We’re very fortunate that Tanner doesn’t value that as much as where he’s at, who he’s with…”
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Nobody loved UNCW more than Ian Shriner.
If you were a regular at Brooks in the early 2000s, chances are, you saw him — or more likely, heard him — cheering on his Hawks.
Whether you met him at a baseball game or over the grill at Parchie's, you could count on a friendly greeting, and if you weren't careful, a full breakdown of another disappointing Cowboys season or an intricate, 37-point plan for fixing the government.
Underneath the 'Superfan,' Ian was the first person to reach out to friends who needed a little support, and most importantly to him, a dedicated father to his son, Jackson.
We'll miss watching Ian get the crowd going at Brooks and meeting up with him every year in DC for the tournament.
Even more than that, we'll miss the postgames, hearing the pride he had in being a father and the next crazy plan he had for getting to see a Seahawks game.
Ian Shriner didn't fit into any box; he was a true 1 of 1 human who wasn't afraid to wear his heart on his sleeve, or on a warm day at Brooks, shed those sleeves altogether to celebrate a big win.
We'll miss you, buddy. @superfan_inc forever.
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Playing in his first home game, Brooks Baldwin picks up his first MLB extra-base hit with a double to LF.
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🧹🧹🧹
@UNCWBaseball sweeps the season series with ECU thanks to a 9-3 win in Greenville.
Incredible outing from @LukeCraig20 and hits up and down the lineup!
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FINAL: @UNCWBaseball 4, No. 25 Northeastern 2.
Hawks take the series and the CAA still runs through Wilmington.
Incredible effort from @BrettBanks8 to get a five-out save.
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There he is!
@_gregjones2 made his MLB as a defensive replacement in RF in the bottom of the 9th as the Rockies closed out a win tonight.
That makes him the 14th @UNCWBaseball alum to play in the Majors.
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Show a little love for the @UNCWBaseball gloves that came up huge last night vs. ECU.
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Thank you for an incredible ride this season, @UNCWBaseball.
You gave us something to believe in and get excited for during a time we needed a little hope. Thankfully, we all got to be together to pack Brooks in the end.
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Absolutely loved watching this team come together this season. Some people gave up on them in November, but they kept working to figure it out.
We've had more talent, but never had a team that was more together. Every time they hit adversity, they responded, and that eventually made them champions.
Proud to be a Seahawk, and glad we'll always have a reminder of what they accomplished with the 2025 banners in Trask.
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Taber Mongero is getting it done over this 8-3 stretch.
Timely hits, sacrifice bunts, solid base-running and steady defense — all of and any of the little things @UNCWBaseball needs.
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One of these former Birmingham Barons leads a first-place @UNCWBaseball team that just swept Delaware.
The other is out of baseball.
Makes you think.
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Looks like @UNCWBaseball victory to us!
@CroomJac's 9th inning homer is the difference as the Seahawks rally for a 5-4 victory over Northeastern.
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WHAT A GAME! @UNCWBaseball rallies to top NC State 13-11.
That was a team win, all the way around. Everyone contributed and the Seahawks made plays when they needed them.
That's the kind of win UNCW desperately needed to get this thing going down the stretch.
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The Colonial Athletic Association has a deal with FloSports.
The Coastal Athletic Association? No deal with FloSports.
Makes you think.
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Former Towson guard @cmay___ just announced his commitment to UNCW over on Instagram.
Big guard that can shoot it.
Should be a fun matchup with the Tigers this season!
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A dominant win for your *first place* Seahawks, who have won 13 of 16.
11 different players registered a hit for @UNCWBaseball, scoring in every inning.
Thach: 3-5, HR, 4 RBI
Marsh: 3-4, HR, 2 RBI
@TaberMongero2: 3-5, 2B, RBI
@Kpitarra14: 3-5, 2 RBI
@jshafer_5: 7 IP, 2 R, 6 H
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A special performance, as @UNCW_danceteam requested an appearance from @BSzeusBS in their halftime show:
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.@UNCWBaseball earns its first ever road series victory vs. a Top 25 team!
Huge effort out of the pen today from @Connor_Kane18 after a solid start from @Ryancalvert35.
@AlecDemartino: 3-run HR
@bryan_arendt6: 3-5, 2 RBI
@brock_wills: Triple, 2 RBI
@TaberMongero2: 2 RBI
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Wasn’t our weekend, but so many were this season.
Thank you, @UNCWBaseball for giving us so many awesome memories and another championship.
We’ll be back next June.
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History!
Tanner Thach sets a new @UNCWBaseball single-season HR record with his 22nd of the season.
With 37 career homers, the has a chance to set the program record (currently 40) this season as well.
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After 12 years at UNCW and 43 years in college athletics, today marks the end of the journey for @SeahawkAD.
Thanks for everything you've done for UNCW and enjoy a well-deserved retirement!
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.@UNCWBaseball is the only program to qualify for every @CAASports tournament.
The Hawks have 22 straight winning seasons.
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For years, @BrooksBaldwin4 has been whatever baseball needed him to be. Now, the UNCW junior is exactly what @UNCWBaseball needs.
@ByAlexRiley on Baldwin's journey from a lanky @WHSDiamondBB to one of the top hitters in college baseball: seahawkperch.substack.com/p/…
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That’s another #ProHawk!
@BrooksBaldwin4 took care of business on his first defensive chance. Might get his first AB here in the 2nd inning.
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CBSSN crew asked McCasland for his thoughts on UNCW and he pointed to the physicality and defense in that Baha Mar championship game.
"Coach Siddle is amazing, man ... love watching his teams play."
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Timely hits and a great night from the bullpen give @UNCWBaseball a huge win over No. 12 Wake Forest!
After struggling in the midweek early, the Hawks have won three straight over Coastal, NC State and the Deacs.
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Watching the UNCW Seahawks play basketball on national television on March 22.
Get used to it, haters.
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As emotional as we’ve ever seen Siddle. Obvious how much this team bonded through what they endured through the second half off the CAA schedule.
“I’m more hurt for them; you guys have no idea what we’ve been through.”
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Long answer from Siddle on his extension with shoutouts to Wainwright, Brownell, Keatts.
Acknowledges there was lots of outside talk of where he might be, but “it was a no-brainer for me … I never thought for one second about leaving here.”
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Jaylen Sims is the @CBITourney Most Outstanding Player.
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Sources in Daytona indicate @BSzeusBS has possession of the hardware.
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What a ride, from the early growing pains to bringing home a CAA regular-season title and CBI championship banner.
It was an absolute joy to watch this team.
Thank you for changing the culture, rebuilding the foundation and putting @uncwmenshoops back where it belongs.
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Per sources, UNCW is working on another extension + raise for @CoachSiddleUNCW with the hope of getting it done soon.
Considerations also include getting assistants taken care of.
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.@UNCWBaseball is on to the championship!
@coleweiss8 delivers ANOTHER CAA Tournament win with a five-RBI performance.
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