It was the end of May 2007 when a dream came to a fruition. That was two years ago, when the first issue of the Cape Fear Sports Report began with a feature on the CAA Baseball Tournament and an interview with Ashley Baseball Coach Brian Stewart. Some 54 issues and over one [...]

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Wilmington local Stephen Batts and two UNCW Seahawks were selected in the MLB draft this week.
Batts, pictured left, was selected in the nineteenth round by the Philadelphia Phillies.  Batts is a Laney High grad and just completed his senior season at East Carolina last weekend as the Pirates were ousted in their super-regional against UNC.
It [...]

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Trying to keep up with the national sports and the local sports was pretty tough on Tuesday. With UNCW baseball now entering that do-or-die part of the season along with all of the high school playoff action, there is no shortage of big games going on either here, or nationally… not to mention the [...]

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WILMINGTON, N.C. – Mike Rooney tripled, homered and scored three runs as UNC Wilmington topped No.14 East Carolina, 8-3, to snap an eight-game losing streak and give Head Coach Mark Scalf his 574th career win, tying program founder Bill Brooks for most career wins at UNCW. The Seahawks improved to 18-11 with the key mid-week win while the [...]

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