The Catamounts open the fall schedule hosting Georgia Highlands in a doubleheader set to begin at noon Sept. 14. The following week, Sept. 24, WCU welcomes Mars Hill for a doubleheader slated to begin at noon.
Western Carolina closes out the fall portion of its schedule hosting the 2016 Fall Friendly, Oct. 14-15, welcoming Anderson, LMU, Walters State and SEC member Mississippi State. The tournament begins at 2 p.m. on Oct. 14 with Mississippi State taking on Anderson. The Bulldogs will tangle with the Catamounts at 4:30 p.m. and WCU taking on Anderson at 7 p.m. The tournament wraps up on Oct. 15 with four games beginning at 10 a.m.
"Go Cats" - in honor of Catamount man / Pickens
“If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done.” —Thomas Jefferson