2013 Carson-Newman Baseball News
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Former Carson-Newman starting pitcher and second team All-SAC selection Chris Armstrong has signed a contract with the Frontier League’s Schaumburg Boomers.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Former Carson-Newman catcher Kevin Franchetti has signed a professional baseball contract with the Normal Cornbelters of the Frontier League. Franchetti signed his contract last Friday and faced off against the Gateway Grizzlies in his opening appearance for the Cornbelters.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head baseball coach Tom Griffin has set the dates for his annual elite catching camp for June 23-25.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head baseball coach Tom Griffin has set the Eagles’ all-phases, hitting and pitching camps for the middle of June.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Due to a Saturday forecast of heavy rains, Carson-Newman’s Saturday baseball game with Limestone has been cancelled. The game will not be rescheduled.
GREENWOOD, S.C. – Carson-Newman (22-27) had a 3-1 lead over no. 10 Lander (32-13) through five and a half innings, but the Bearcats scored five unanswered to snatch a 6-3 win over the Eagles at Dolny Stadium Tuesday evening.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – After finishing as runners up in the 2013 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Baseball Championship, Carson-Newman had four players selected to the league’s all-tournament team.
FORREST CITY, N.C. – After beating LMU (26-24) 8-3 in a morning affair to earn a spot in the SAC championship game, Carson-Newman (22-26) faltered in the second meeting between the two teams 9-4 as LMU picked up its first ever SAC baseball tournament championship.
FORREST CITY, N.C. – Dustin Dunagan (Winder, Ga.) pitched a career high 8.1 innings and struck out a career best eight batters to help send Carson-Newman (22-25) into the 2013 Food Lion SAC Championship game with an 8-3 win over Lincoln Memorial (24-24).
FORREST CITY, Tenn. – Sixth-seeded Carson-Newman (20-25) faltered in a 7-3 decision to fourth-seeded Newberry Saturday afternoon at McNair Field in the 2013 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Baseball Championship.
FORREST CITY, N.C. – Cody Fox (Seymour, Tenn.) laced a double off the wall in center to score Joe Tipton (Dandridge, Tenn.) and send Carson-Newman (21-25) on to Sunday play in the 2013 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament with a 9-8 triumph over Tusculum (29-18).
FORREST CITY, N.C. – Due to consistent rainfall in Forrest City, N.C., Carson-Newman’s second round winner’s bracket game with Newberry has been moved to 9 a.m., Saturday.
FOREST CITY, N.C. – Second team All-South Atlantic Conference starting pitcher Chris Armstrong (Blaine, Tenn.) pitched his second complete game of the season to propel Carson-Newman (20-24) to an opening round 5-1 win over no. 23 and top-seeded Catawba (34-15) in the 2013 Food Lion SAC Baseball Tournament.
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ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman starting pitcher Chris Armstrong has garnered first team All-South Atlantic Conference honors in his senior season.
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (19-24) got its bats cooking in its final game before the Food Lions South Atlantic Conference Tournament with a 13-8 slugfest win over King (27-17).
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman (18-24, 13-14 SAC) secured a spot in next week's South Atlantic Conference baseball tournament with a 6-2 win over Anderson (17-32, 9-18 SAC) Friday afternoon. They entered Saturday's doubleheader in fourth place hoping to improve their seed in the post-season.
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