Post by The Cats on Mar 25, 2024 16:22:31 GMT -5
Who: Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
When: Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Time: 5:00 pm
Where: Childress Field, Cullowhee, NC
TV/video: ESPN+
Live Stats: WCU Live Stats
-announcer: Daniel Hooker (PxP)
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Scarlet and black
Students: 3,124 (Fall 2023
Conference: Big South
Mascot: Mac and Lulu
Location: Boiling Springs
Head Coach: Jim Chester is entering his fifth year as the head coach of the Gardner-Webb baseball team after taking over the program in June 2019. In his time at GWU, Chester has amassed a 92-92 record, 16 All-Conference award winners, one Big South Pitcher of the Year, and one All-American selection
The Series: The Cats own an 18-12 overall record vs. the Runnin' Bulldogs, in a series that started in 1970. The Cats are 9-6-1 in games played in Cullowhee, but only 4-6 in the last ten games played. The Cats have lost their last 3 games played to the Dogs. The Dogs come into the game dropping 2 of 3 to Winthrop in Boiling Springs, NC.
Current record: 8-15, 7-8 home, 1-7 away, 0-0 neutral, 1-5 Big South
Gardner-Webb was voted second in the Big South's baseball preseason poll, additionally, Alec Burns was named to the first Big South preseason all-conference baseball team. The Runnin' Bulldogs are currently 8th in the Big South (BS) in hitting with a team average of .252; and 7th in team pitching with an 7. 25 ERA.
