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
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
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
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!
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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#CatamountCountry
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
BOOOOOM💥
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!
#wcubaseball
#catamounts
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
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.
#CatamountCountry
#MLBDraft
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.
#Catamounts
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!
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
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
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
!
#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
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!
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!
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.
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!
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.
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. 🎉
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
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
! ⚾️
2️⃣5️⃣ days! Our skipper,
#25
@CoachMoranda
is entering his 14th season as the head coach of the
#Catamounts
. The 2013
@SoConSports
Coach of the Year has 2 regular season conference titles (2013, 2014) & a SoCon Tournament title (2016). He’s the winningest coach in program history.
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!
Quick postgame thoughts of
@Catamounts
head coach
@CoachBeck24
following Sunday’s finale as the Catamounts earned the three-game sweep of a solid EKU squad. P-5 action this week against North Carolina, Michigan State, and Kansas!
#CatamountCountry
Early morning headshot photo shoot for the Catamounts - (mostly) smiling in the purple pinstripes! Fall action heats up in Cullowhee on Friday (6pm) vs. Ontario Nationals (BlueJays); Catamounts at Georgia on Oct. 10!
#CatamountCountry
THE CATS ARE BACK! The Prince,
@ZebbyMatthews
, coming off a career high 12 K in his last outing, will take the ball in Game 1 against
#Citadel
. First pitch set for 2:00!
FINAL |
@Catamounts
9, Radford 0
Dylan Wheeler strikes out four over six inning start, Brandon Butterworth with three RBI including his first collegiate home run as WCU completes its second-straight nonconference home series sweep in
#CatamountCountry
!
#WHEEWIN
#WheeSweep