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Post by SCCat66 on Jul 24, 2023 10:10:51 GMT -5
NC State #pack9 has landed a commitment from former Western Carolina infielder Brandon Butterworth Slashed .301/.479/.380 for the Catamounts last year and led the Southern Conference with seven triples. Why would he leave. He was a starter and got plenty of playing time. Total re-build of middle infield necessary for next year.
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Post by TheRobinsonsDad on Apr 20, 2024 20:27:16 GMT -5
The baseball facility is very much lacking. It was lacking when my boys played there and have gotten very little upgrade. I’ve seen high school facilities that were much better than WCU’s baseball facility. Until they drop some major money there then they will never be able to compete with others in recruiting.
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Post by FLCATAMOUNT on Apr 21, 2024 7:34:41 GMT -5
The baseball facility is very much lacking. It was lacking when my boys played there and have gotten very little upgrade. I’ve seen high school facilities that were much better than WCU’s baseball facility. Until they drop some major money there then they will never be able to compete with others in recruiting. Athletic facilities and Athletics is not a priority. The school administration and BOT obviously have other areas that are higher priority than athletics. It has been this way at Western for decades. There are academic facilities and academic programs at Western that obviously have greater needs than our dilapidated and outdated athletic facilities. On one level, I understand this but I don’t like the fact that the folks in charge don’t say it out loud and continue to pay lip service to Athletics and Athletic facilities. In recent years this administration has stated that we will upgrade the stadium and finally spend some money, but I have not seen any evidence that work is starting anytime soon. I hope to see something done for athletics before I die or before I am too old to enjoy it but I am doubtful to be honest. Western will always have the mindset that we can be anything more than a regional university that provides access to students in the mountains to higher education. I have watched Elon, Gardner Webb, UNCG, App State, Coastal Carolina, Kennesaw State, West Georgia, Georgia State, etc. for years either move from D2 or parity with us to greater heights in the athletic and academic worlds while we languish in the past. We used to mop the floor with most of these schools and some were D2 or did not even have a football program and now they are consistently better than us. That is because, Athletics is not a priority. Someday D2 Valdosta State will move up as well as other schools and pass us. It is embarrassing that other schools fan base call us the Can’tamounts. That tells you all you need to know.
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Post by bobfolsom on Apr 21, 2024 12:34:01 GMT -5
My older grandson tried to walk on at WCU in 2012 in football, and I am giving him a picture that I purchased showing sites on campus featuring Bob Waters, and my grandson commented on the facilities in the picture that showed the press box etc. and he said we still have the old press box and little change to the facilities football, baseball, track etc. The picture was painted in 1993.
I started thinking, for years I have heard that we will have an indoor practice facility for our sports, a new press box, changes to the outdated baseball facility, and NO changes, so as Mr. Robinson's comments rang a bell with me.
The improvements that I have seen that have occurred are: New turf for the football field, and locker rooms for men's and women's basketball, and that is about it.
Dr. Brown, I think is one of the best leaders that I have seen at WCU since I transferred to Western Carolina in 1963. Dr. Brown promised facility enhancements for the football stadium, soccer, track etc. and please include baseball, although I have been told, no plans to improve the baseball facility in this present sport facility fund raiser.
Old timers want to see these enhancements improved soon, as I will be 80 soon, and there are many of us that want to see action on these projects instead of only words. GO CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by wcatradio75 on Apr 21, 2024 16:39:41 GMT -5
Yes - the waiting for upgrades is so frustrating that it feels like it may never happen. Hopefully - we are close - but as Bob says above, we desperately need baseball facility upgrades. I thought they were part of the $70M that has been proposed. To the point of FLCATAMOUNT, other schools call us the "Can'tamounts," but should Crappalachian folks be embarrassed because we call them that? I'm not embarrassed by that moniker, but I am frustrated that we are still waiting to upgrade facilities that have not seen major overhauls in OVER 50 years.
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Post by wcu32 on Apr 23, 2024 2:01:54 GMT -5
My older grandson tried to walk on at WCU in 2012 in football, and I am giving him a picture that I purchased showing sites on campus featuring Bob Waters, and my grandson commented on the facilities in the picture that showed the press box etc. and he said we still have the old press box and little change to the facilities football, baseball, track etc. The picture was painted in 1993. I started thinking, for years I have heard that we will have an indoor practice facility for our sports, a new press box, changes to the outdated baseball facility, and NO changes, so as Mr. Robinson's comments rang a bell with me. The improvements that I have seen that have occurred are: New turf for the football field, and locker rooms for men's and women's basketball, and that is about it. Dr. Brown, I think is one of the best leaders that I have seen at WCU since I transferred to Western Carolina in 1963. Dr. Brown promised facility enhancements for the football stadium, soccer, track etc. and please include baseball, although I have been told, no plans to improve the baseball facility in this present sport facility fund raiser. Old timers want to see these enhancements improved soon, as I will be 80 soon, and there are many of us that want to see action on these projects instead of only words. GO CATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey Bob hope you guys good. Went that last week and field looks great. Beck has huge barriers to cross but he will get done. Smaller schools like us are basically JuCo now. Leading to more divisions Yes we used dominate but ALOT differ now
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Post by catman72 on Apr 23, 2024 8:11:52 GMT -5
It is my understanding that they all ready have millions ready to go and why want they go ahead and start on the football upgrades before the fall season begins so it want cause problems during football season. Work on it this summer .....NOW!!!!!!!!!
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