Western Carolina Baseball Archive
2008 Schedule/Results
June 18, 2008 - Drafted Catamounts Receive Assignments: Sexton to Bluefield, Murphy to Batavia
June 16, 2008 - Dylan de Graaf Joins Thomasville Hi-Toms Roster; Brings Catamount Baseball Summer League Count to 10
June 10, 2008 - Former Catamount Jonathan Greene Named to Midwest League All-Star Game; Murphy and Sexton Report to Florida
June 06, 2008 - Western Carolina's Tyler Sexton, Blake Murphy Selected on Day Two of Major League Baseball Draft
June 04, 2008 - Ten Catamount Baseball Players Participating in Summer Wooden Bat Leagues
May 22, 2008 - Catamount Baseball Eliminated from Southern Conference Tournament with 10-5 Loss to Sixth-Seeded Appalachian State Thursday
May 21, 2008 - Lyons Belts Three-Run Home Run; Catamounts Fall to College of Charleston, 5-4, in First Round of Southern Conference Tournament
May 20, 2008 - No. 7 Catamounts Advance in Southern Conference Tournament; Outlast Davidson, 11-10, in 12 Innings in Opening Round Match-up
May 20, 2008 - Western Carolina Places Three on SCSMA All-Southern Conference Team
May 19, 2008 - Senior Blake Murphy and Sophomore Nick Liles Named All-Southern Conference by League Head Coaches
May 18, 2008 - Western Carolina Seeded Seventh in Southern Conference Tournament; Face Davidson on Tuesday at Noon in Charleston
May 17, 2008 - Sophomore Reid Rollison's Walk-Off Double Caps Wild Regular Season Finale; WCU Wins, 13-12
May 16, 2008 - Western Carolina Baseball Drops Friday Double-header, SoCon Series to College of Charleston, 10-4 and 20-9
May 15, 2008 - Western Carolina Postpones Thursday Night's Baseball Game; Will Play Double-Header Starting at 2 pm on Friday Afternoon
May 15, 2008 - Catamount Baseball Rounds Third, Headed for Home: Final Regular Season Games Slated This Week
May 12, 2008 - Western Carolina Baseball Game at East Tennessee State Cancelled Due to Scheduling Conflict
May 10, 2008 - Mike Tavernier Tosses Six-Hit Complete Game as Western Carolina Takes Series Opener over The Citadel, 11-3, Friday Night
May 10, 2008 - Western Carolina Takes Saturday Double-Header; Sweeps The Citadel for Second-Consecutive Season, 5-2 and 11-2
May 08, 2008 - Western Carolina's Tyler Sexton Named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III
May 05, 2008 - Western Carolina's Chris Masters Named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week
May 04, 2008 - Catamounts Blast Three Home Runs, Complete Seasonal Sweep of Wofford with 9-4 Win on Sunday Afternoon
May 03, 2008 - Catamounts Take SoCon Series from Wofford with 16-8 Win Saturday; Game Three Set for Sunday at 2:00 pm
May 03, 2008 - Slow-Moving Storm Front Prompts Weather-Related Change to Catamount Baseball
May 02, 2008 - Barrett Shaft Sets School Record for Hits; Ryan Mathews' First Career Triple Propels Catamounts over Wofford, 5-3
May 02, 2008 - Western Carolina Opens Three-Game Southern Conference Set with Wofford on Friday Night at 7:00 pm in Cullowhee
May 01, 2008 - 2008 Western Carolina Catamount Baseball Media Guide
April 30, 2008 - Barrett Shaft Ties School Record for Career Hits; Catamounts Muzzle Gardner-Webb Bulldogs, 8-0
April 30, 2008 - Western Carolina Hosts Gardner-Webb Wednesday Night at 7:00 pm
April 29, 2008 - Murphy's Three-Run Homer, Strong Pitching Leads the Catamounts over Tennessee, 5-2
April 27, 2008 - Catamount Baseball Drops Series Finale to Furman, 6-5, Sunday Afternoon
April 26, 2008 - Two, Six-Run Innings Lead Furman to 13-4 Win over Western Carolina Saturday Night
April 25, 2008 - Pitchers Shine Under the Friday Night Lights; Furman Downs Western Carolina, 4-2
April 25, 2008 - Baseball and Softball Host Furman This Weekend; Ross Blogs at Double-A Zone
April 24, 2008 - Western Carolina Edges Mercer, 8-7, in Ten Innings; Shaft Moves into Second on All-Time Career Hits Chart
April 22, 2008 - Western Carolina Baseball Blanked by Clemson, 6-0, on Tuesday Night
April 22, 2008 - Western Carolina Baseball Hosts Clemson Tonight at Childress Field/Hennon Stadium
April 21, 2008 - Sophomore Chris Masters Tabbed Southern Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week
April 20, 2008 - Extra-Inning Thriller Gives Western Carolina Doubleheader Split, 12-8 and 5-4
April 19, 2008 - Western Carolina's Saturday Baseball Game Postponed; Will Play Double-Header Sunday Starting at 1:00 p.m.
April 18, 2008 - Western Carolina Drops Series Opener to Appalachian State, 6-2
April 15, 2008 - Barrett Shaft Drives in Four as the Catamounts Upend the Clemson Tigers, 6-2
April 13, 2008 - Wild Pitch in 11th Inning Lifts Elon over Western Carolina, 3-2
April 13, 2008 - Catamounts Hit Three Home Runs Including Grand Slam in 6-3 Win over Elon
April 12, 2008 - Hensley, Phoenix Down Catamount Baseball, 16-1, Friday Night
April 09, 2008 - Western Carolina's Tyler Sexton Named Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week
April 08, 2008 - No. 14 Gamecocks Escape Catamounts with 9-6 Victory Tuesday Night
April 06, 2008 - Catamounts Sweep Davidson with 8-4 Victory in Sunday's Series Finale
April 05, 2008 - Western Carolina Takes Saturday Double-Header from Davidson, 22-7 and 10-8
April 04, 2008 - Western Carolina Friday Night Baseball Game Postponed; Will Play Double-header Starting Saturday at 2:00 pm
April 02, 2008 - Western Carolina Completes Seasonal Sweep of Mountain-Rival UNC Asheville with 10-7 Win on Wednesday
April 02, 2008 - Diamond Notes: Western Carolina Hosts UNC Asheville Wednesday Night at Childress Field / Hennon Stadium
April 01, 2008 - Ten Run First Inning Leads Western Carolina over Gardner-Webb, 13-6
March 31, 2008 - Western Carolina's Chris Masters Named Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week
March 30, 2008 - Catamounts Rally to Win Sunday Rubber Match over UNC Greensboro, 9-5
March 29, 2008 - Catamount Baseball Falls to UNC Greensboro, 7-3; Wraps-Up Three-Game Set on Sunday
March 28, 2008 - Saberhagen Silences Spartans, Lyons Drives in Eight as Western Carolina Pummels UNC Greensboro, 17-2, in Series Opener
March 28, 2008 - Western Carolina to Host UNC Greensboro in a Three-Game Southern Conference Baseball Series
March 27, 2008 - Ninth Inning Rally Pushes Catamounts Past Bulldogs, 12-10, at McCormick Field
March 26, 2008 - Jason Haynes' Two-Run, Walk-Off Bomb Sinks ETSU Buccaneers, 12-11
March 23, 2008 - Western Carolina Baseball Drops Series Finale at Georgia Southern, 15-12
March 22, 2008 - Catamount Baseball Drops Southern Conference Opener, 19-10, at Georgia Southern
March 22, 2008 - Eagles Ride Eight-Run Fourth Inning, Fend Off the Catamounts, 13-12, Saturday Afternoon
March 20, 2008 - Senior Left-Hander Tyler Sexton Named a Candidate for the Lowe's Senior Class Award
March 18, 2008 - Seven-Run Fourth Inning Leads Georgia Bulldogs over Western Carolina, 8-3
March 17, 2008 - Catamount Ninth Inning Rally Falls Short; Hartford Uses a Six-Run Seventh to Win, 8-7
March 16, 2008 - Western Carolina Takes Two from Hartford Sunday Afternoon, 32-3 and 5-3
March 15, 2008 - Baseball Postpones Saturday Game against Hartford for Monday at 5 pm; Scheduled to Play Two on Sunday Afternoon
March 14, 2008 - Baseball, Softball and Women's Soccer Highlight Weekend of Activity in Cullowhee
March 12, 2008 - Five, One-Run Innings Lead No. 4 Vanderbilt over Western Carolina, 5-3
March 12, 2008 - Western Carolina Falls at No. 4 Vanderbilt, 11-4
March 11, 2008 - Western Carolina Takes on Vanderbilt in Midweek Two-Game Series
March 08, 2008 - Western Carolina Drops Last-Inning Heartbreaker to Nationally-Ranked Rice, 12-11
March 07, 2008 - Western Connects on a Season-High 17 Hits In Route to 11-8 Win over Creighton
March 06, 2008 - Western Carolina Drops Tournament Opener to Michigan State, 5-3
March 04, 2008 - WCU Falls to Georgia Tech, 4-1
March 03, 2008 - WCU's Blake Murphy Named to Coleman Company - Johnny Bench Award Watch List
March 02, 2008 - Western Carolina Splits Sunday Doubleheader
March 01, 2008 - WCU Baseball Falls to George Mason, 16-12
February 29, 2008 - Western Falls to West Virginia in Tournament Opener, 8-7
February 28, 2008 - WCU Baseball Travels to Baseball at the Beach Tournament This Weekend
February 24, 2008 - Catamounts Rally to Win Rubber Match over Marshall, 12-8, Sunday Afternoon
February 23, 2008 - Four Homeruns Power Catamounts Past Thundering Herd, 11-5; Moranda Earns First Career Victory
February 22, 2008 - Catamount Baseball Drops Season-Opener, 14-9, to Thundering Herd
February 21, 2008 - Western Carolina Opens the 2008 Baseball Season with a Three-Game Home Stand Against Marshall Beginning Friday
February 20, 2008 - 'In the Litterbox' Returns Wednesday Night on WWCU-FM, Power 90dot5
February 15, 2008 - Catamount Baseball Picked Second by SoCon Sports Media Association; Land Five on Preseason All-Conference Squad
February 12, 2008 - College Baseball Insider Previews the Southern Conference
February 12, 2008 - Western Carolina Tabbed Second in SoCon Coaches' Baseball Poll; Six Catamounts Named Preseason All-Conference
February 10, 2008 - Southeastern 80: Western Carolina Baseball Preview
February 06, 2008 - Countdown to Western Carolina's `Celebration of Catamount Baseball'
February 04, 2008 - 2008 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament Dates Set in Charleston, S.C.
February 01, 2008 - Catamount Baseball Opens Team Practice on Friday; 'Celebration of Catamount' Baseball Sold Out
January 23, 2008 - Bobby Moranda, Catamount Baseball Sign Three for This Season, Five for Next
January 22, 2008 - Former Catamount Baseball Great, Matt Raleigh, Named Manager for the Carolina Mudcats
January 17, 2008 - Catamount Baseball Ranked 60th in Pre-season by PGCrosschecker
January 16, 2008 - 'In the Litterbox' Returns Wednesday Night on WWCU-FM, Power 90dot5
January 03, 2008 - WCU Hall of Famers Wayne Tolleson and Phillip Grundy to Introduce Their Former Coaches at the `Celebration of Catamount Baseball'
December 26, 2007 - Western Carolina Among Others Receiving Votes in Collegiate Baseball Preseason Poll
December 25, 2007 - Western Carolina's Blake Murphy Tabbed Pre-Season Louisville Slugger All-American by Collegiate Baseball
December 20, 2007 - Celebration of Catamount Baseball Scheduled for February 9 in Asheville
December 07, 2007 - Blake Murphy and Barrett Shaft Named to Pre-Season Brooks Wallace Award Watch List
November 21, 2007 - Head Coach Bobby Moranda, Catamount Baseball Release 2008 Schedule
November 07, 2007 - Gold Squad Staves Off Elimination with a 6-4 Victory in the Catamount Baseball Fall World Series Tuesday Afternoon
November 07, 2007 - Black Squad Takes Home 2007 Catamount Baseball Fall World Series Title With A 5-4 Game Three Victory
November 05, 2007 - Black Squad Takes 1-0 Lead in Catamount Baseball Fall World Series with 9-2 Win over Gold on Monday
November 05, 2007 - Tyler Sexton Blog (November 5, 2007)
November 05, 2007 - Catamount Baseball Completes Fall World Series Draft Saturday; Series Begins Monday in Cullowhee
November 01, 2007 - Catamount Baseball Prepares for a `Fall Classic' of Its Own; WCU World Series Set for Nov. 5-7
October 23, 2007 - From the Asheville Citizen-Times: New WCU baseball coach has new approach, same goals
October 20, 2007 - Catamount Pitching Shines, Tyler Kirkpatrick Homers as the Gold Squad Wins Baseball Scrimmage, 5-2
October 19, 2007 - Catamount Lefties Face Off in WCU Baseball Fall Scrimmage Friday Night in Cullowhee
October 11, 2007 - Catamount Baseball Continue through 'Fall Ball' Practices
October 11, 2007 - Senior Tyler Sexton Writes about Fall Practice
September 07, 2007 - Western Carolina Baseball to Hold Open Walk-on Tryouts on Tuesday, Sept. 11
September 07, 2007 - Western Carolina Baseball to Host Fall Exposure Camp on Nov. 4th
August 29, 2007 - Western Carolina Student-Athletes Blog Feature
August 28, 2007 - Grant Achilles, Bruce Johnson Join Bobby Moranda's Catamount Baseball Staff
August 10, 2007 - Nick Mingione and David Haverstick Added to Catamount Baseball Coaching Staff
