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Entries from April 2008

Seahawks Sweep - UNCW Baseball Team Takes Three Game Set From NY Tech

April 28th, 2008 · No Comments

WILMINGTON, N.C. - Senior Jes Snyder had four hits and Jeff Hatcher, left, held New York Tech to four hits over seven innings, as 27th-ranked UNC Wilmington completed a 3-game sweep of the Bears with an 8-2 win on Sunday at Brooks Field.
The Seahawks, winners of their last four-in-a-row, improved to 33-9-1 while the Bears, [...]

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UNCW Baseball Team Takes Game Two From NY Tech On Saturday

April 26th, 2008 · No Comments

WILMINGTON, N.C. - Junior Bradley Holt struck out nine batters and freshman Cody Stanley doubled twice and scored three runs as No. 27 UNC Wilmington stormed past New York Tech, 12-1, in college baseball action Saturday at Brooks Field.
UNCW, who claimed the series with the win, improved to 32-9-1, while the Bears slipped to 12-22-1 [...]

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Seahawks Sign Scalf To Extension - Mehrtens says “We’ve Hit A Homerun”

April 26th, 2008 · No Comments

 
WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNC Wilmington’s resounding success on the baseball diamond this spring will keep veteran coach Mark Scalf in the dugout for five more seasons after the 17th-year skipper received a five-year contract extension.
  A five-year boost in the length of Scalf’s contract was approved during Friday’s regularly-scheduled session of the UNCW Board of Trustees. He [...]

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UNCW Seahawk Softball Team Swept On Saturday

April 26th, 2008 · No Comments

 
WILMINGTON, N.C. – Senior Ashley Cowan and junior Madi Gore both hurled complete-game shutouts as Georgia State swept UNC Wilmington, 5-0 and 4-0, in a Colonial Athletic Association softball doubleheader Saturday at Boseman Field.
The Panthers improved to 33-16 on the season and 11-5 in CAA play while the Seahawks dropped to 12-29-1 overall and 3-14 [...]

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Benny Moss Given Extension At UNCW

April 26th, 2008 · No Comments

 
WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNC Wilmington men’s basketball coach Benny Moss, who orchestrated one of the nation’s best turnarounds in the NCAA Division I ranks this past season, has been rewarded with a two-year contract extension, Seahawk athletic director Kelly Mehrtens announced Friday.
The addendum to his contract was approved by the UNCW Board of Trustees during Friday’s [...]

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New Hanover Coach Wins Gainey Coach Award

April 26th, 2008 · No Comments

New Hanover girls’ basketball coach, and former UNCW player, Vertha Dixon-Wright will be presented the Pat Gainey Coach Award on May 1 at UNC Chapel Hill’s Smith Center.

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NC State Legend To Speak Saturday At Free Dinner

April 26th, 2008 · No Comments

 
Tommy Burleson will be talking about all his great basketball stories and experiences and will also share about his current passions and mission work in Africa.

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Diamond Hawks Pull Away From NY Tech

April 26th, 2008 · No Comments

UNCW’s rally caps helped them open up their lead Friday night.  Photo: Eric Bartsch
WILMINGTON, N.C. - UNC Wilmington plated seven runs in their final three at bats while senior Larry Salefsky allowed one run over the final five innings as the 27th-ranked Seahawks knocked off visiting New York Tech, 13-6, in college baseball action Friday [...]

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UNCW Men’s Basketball Team Earns Academic Honors

April 24th, 2008 · No Comments

WILMINGTON, N.C. – The UNC Wilmington men’s basketball program has received a Public Recognition Award from the NCAA’s Academic Performance Program for placing among the top 10 percent among institutions nationally for its academic work.
 UNCW’s program was one of just two in the 12-team Colonial Athletic Association and one of six in the state to earn [...]

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UNCW Women’s Basketball Team Giving Back To Community

April 24th, 2008 · No Comments

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Members of the UNC Wilmington women’s basketball team recently visited Williston Middle School to work with the school’s Adapted Physical Education program.

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