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Post by The Cats on Apr 3, 2022 18:42:50 GMT -5
After a seven-game road swing, the Catamounts return to Cullowhee for a midweek game against Big South foe Gardner-Webb in the final warm-up for the Cats before conference play tips off this weekend. Who: Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs When: Wednesday (April 6) Time: 4:00 pm Where: Hennon Stadium, Cullowhee, NC Radio: none TV/Video: none Live Stats: WCU live stats Nickname: Runnin' Bulldogs Colors: Scarlet and black Conference: Big South Conference The Series: The Cats own a 16-9-1 record against the Runnin' Bulldogs and are 7-5-1 in games played in Cullowhee. The Cats have won the last two games in the series, breaking a 4 game skid against the Bulldogs. Head Coach: Jim Chester is in his third year as the head coach of the Gardner-Webb baseball team after taking over the program in June 2019. Chester led Gardner-Webb to 29 wins in 2021, his first full season at the helm. That included a 27-13 mark and a tie for second place in the Big South Conference standings, Gardner-Webb's highest finish ever since joining the league prior to the 2009 season. Chester's record vs. WCU: 0-1 Moranda's record vs. GWU: 9-5-1 GWU's 2022 record: 10-18 overall, 9-11 home, 1-7 away, 0-0 neutral, 1-5 Big South GWU's 2021 record: 29-23 overall, 16-9 home, 12-12 away, 1-2 neutral, 27-13 Big South The Runnin' Bulldogs were picked 5th in the 11 team Big South preseason poll. GWU is coming off a three-game sweep in Boiling Springs by Campbell and the Dogs have lost 8 of their last 9 games. The team is hitting an average of .236 over 29 games
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Post by The Cats on Apr 6, 2022 17:48:40 GMT -5
Bottom 6 SCORE! Daniel Walsh hits a laser over the left-field fence for a three-run HR. We're out in front 14-1 14-1 Catamounts
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Post by The Cats on Apr 6, 2022 18:43:53 GMT -5
Cats win, 14-2
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Post by The Cats on Apr 6, 2022 19:15:04 GMT -5
FINAL | Western Carolina 14, Gardner-Webb 2 Catamounts use three multi-run innings with seven extra-base hits among the 12 collected to power past the Runnin' Bulldogs in the midweek.
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