In a game full of solid defense and fine pitching from both squads, the UNC Wilmington baseball team dropped its weekend series finale to Hofstra University on Sunday, 4-2. Following the Seahawks 2-1 win over the Pride on Saturday, Sunday’s game again featured the two CAA teams struggling to find their footing at the plate and failing to put runs on the board.
There was no shortage of luck for the UNC Wilmington baseball team on Friday the 13th, as the Seahawks easily handled Hofstra University, 10-3. It was a matchup of the two best teams in the CAA, and UNCW came ready to play.
The UNC Wilmington baseball team is one of the school’s most successful sports programs. The squad can be counted on to compete with the best of the CAA every year and has annually finished as one of the top teams in the conference. Expectations for this year are no different, as the Seahawks are currently first in the conference standings a little past the midway point of the season.
The UNC Wilmington baseball team pulled off a thrilling, extra-inning victory over Coastal Carolina, Tuesday night by the score of 5-4. Down by two runs in the eighth inning, the Seahawks got an RBI single from first baseman Hunter Ridge (2-4, RBI), and then leftfielder Thomas Pope (2-4, 2 RBI) drove in the tying run on a sacrifice fly.
Coming off a sweep of CAA foe Old Dominion University, the UNC Wilmington baseball team was back in action Tuesday afternoon, looking to build on their recent success against East Carolina University. Then, they ran into ECU freshman pitcher Jeff Hoffman.
The UNC Wilmington baseball team pulled out a nail-biting 4-3 win Sunday afternoon in the bottom of the 10th inning to complete a series sweep of Old Dominion University. The Seahawks fought hard offensively and defensively the entire game to push their record to 15-12 overall, including a league leading 10-2 mark in CAA play.
After a 45-minute rain delay, the skies cleared and UNC Wilmington baseball was back in action as the Seahawks looked to take a series win from Old Dominion University. As the weather improved, so did the Seahawks (14-12, 9-2 CAA), riding a stellar seven-inning performance from pitcher Mat Batts to a 7-3 win.
Every team has its runs during the season, and the UNC Wilmington baseball team sure is making the most of its recent winning ways. After starting the season at a dismal 3-9 record, the Seahawks prevailed over Old Dominion Friday night at Brooks Field, 10-4, to push themselves above .500.
As redshirt junior Jack Lane winds up on the pitcher’s mound, opposing batters are shaking in their cleats. Standing at 6-foot-10-inches tall, he stares down—almost directly down—at his opponents and fires an 86 mph fastball at a three-fourth arm angle causing the ball to sink and slide, giving his opposition fits.
The UNC Wilmington softball team triumphed over George Mason Sunday afternoon by a final score of 5-4 in 11 innings. The win ends the series on a high note after two losses on Saturday.
The UNC Wilmington baseball team continued its streak of big bats Tuesday night against the College of Charleston for the second time this season. The Seahawks were able to slug their way to an early lead and never looked back, claiming a victory of 7-3.
The UNC Wilmington baseball team broke out of its team-wide slump today as the Seahawks banged out 14 hits to beat James Madison, 10-7, at Brooks Field. Senior Andrew Cain and junior Thomas Pope led the offensive outburst with four and three hits, respectively.
The Hughes Bros. Challenge at Brooks Field concluded Sunday night when NC State University beat UNC Wilmington by the score of 8-3. The Seahawks dropped to 3-8 on the year as they lost two out of three games in the rain-shortened tournament.
Justin Livengood had given up on the game of baseball. A promising high school player out of the small town of Walburg, N.C., Livengood was what they call "burned out." He had had enough of baseball, and was ready to move on with his life.
The UNC Wilmington baseball team won its first series of the year, as the Seahawks beat Ohio University, 5-2, in the second game of a Saturday doubleheader. UNCW surrendered its 2-0 lead in the top half of the seventh inning, but then exploded in the home half, hammering three extra-base hits to score three runs.
It took three hours, 22 minutes, 10 innings and four pitching changes, but the UNC Wilmington baseball team clinched its season opener against Ohio, 6-5, Friday night. The Seahawks led for the majority of the game by a one-run margin before the Bobcats surged in the top of the ninth inning, matching UNCW with two runs each.
Confidence and unity: two words that sum up the feelings of the UNC Wilmington baseball team this season. From the coaching staff to returning players, this season has the highest hope than teams in recent years.
Coach Kelly Van Houten spoke with excitement in her voice and a smile on her face when describing her UNC Wilmington softball roster this season. With an undefeated preseason and rising expectations, Van Houten had reason to be optimistic.
In 2011, Blaze Tart was looking like the ace that the UNC Wilmington baseball team was looking for. At the time, the sophomore pitcher was heading into his third start of the season with a 2-0 record. During the fifth inning in the second game of the doubleheader against Hofstra, tragedy struck Tart with an elbow injury April 22.
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