Will Gardner

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• June 06, 2018

PITTSBURGH – Carson-Newman pitcher Will Gardner was selected in the 21st round, 624th overall Wednesday afternoon by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2018 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

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• April 29, 2018

KODAK, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s 2018 campaign came to a close as top-seeded Catawba beat the No. 3 seed by a final margin of 7-0 behind a strong start from Riley Myers in an elimination game of the South Atlantic Conference Baseball Championships Sunday evening at Smokies Stadium.

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• April 24, 2018

ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Atlantic Conference announced its postseason laurels Tuesday afternoon as Carson-Newman placed four athletes on all-conference clubs with a duo being awarded Gold Gloves for their work defensively.

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• April 21, 2018

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – On the final day of the South Atlantic Conference regular season, Carson-Newman excelled in all three phases against Tusculum to finalize the series sweep with 6-4 and 7-4 victories Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Park to seize the No. 3 seed in next week’s conference tournament.

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• April 13, 2018

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman snapped a five-game South Atlantic Conference losing streak by using a five-run fifth inning and holding off a ninth-inning surge from Lenoir-Rhyne to win the series opener 7-5 on Friday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex.

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• April 12, 2018

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – In a critical weekend series that features two clubs jostling for position in the South Atlantic Conference standings, Carson-Newman plays host to Lenoir-Rhyne for a 2 p.m. first pitch on Friday and a doubleheader on Saturday starting at noon.

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• March 31, 2018

WINGATE, N.C. – Over a pair of games, No. 24 Wingate scored 14 runs with two outs to cap a fourth-straight series victory over Carson-Newman in South Atlantic Conference play Saturday afternoon at Ron Christopher Stadium. The Bulldogs sealed the first game 11-4 before surging to start the second in a 5-2 victory.

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• March 30, 2018

WINGATE, N.C. – Carson-Newman scored in six of the nine innings as No. 24 Wingate committed six errors to beat the Bulldogs 7-4 in South Atlantic Conference action Friday night at Ron Christopher Stadium. Dillon Cate and Will Gardner combined to strike out 14 batters in the game.

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• March 23, 2018

HARROGATE, Tenn. – After the game was scoreless through seven innings, Carson-Newman took a lead in the eighth before Lincoln Memorial tied the tally in the eighth and won a walk-off single into center field by Dalton Dedas 2-1 at Lamar Hennon Field on Friday evening.

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• March 10, 2018

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman managed five base runners and a total of three hits as Catawba overcame a 2-0 deficit with patience at the plate to beat the Eagles 5-2 in the South Atlantic Conference series finale Saturday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex.

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• March 09, 2018

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – John Sharpe hit a two-out game-winning home run in game one to lead Carson-Newman to a 6-5 win over Catawba before falling 9-3 in the second game Friday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex.

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• March 06, 2018

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s relievers allowed two base runners in four innings as the Eagles scored one in the seventh and three in the eighth to take down Covenant 8-5 at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex Tuesday afternoon.

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• March 04, 2018

HARTSVILLE, S.C.  – Carson-Newman jumped at the chance for a series sweep of the Coker Cobras on Sunday thanks to a four-run first inning that helped propel the Eagles to a 7-1 victory at Tom J. New Field.

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• March 01, 2018

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For a second straight week, Carson-Newman hops on a bus for South Atlantic Conference play making the trip to Coker for a 2 p.m. first pitch on Friday and a doubleheader on Saturday starting at noon.

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• February 24, 2018

NEWBERRY, S.C. – Carson-Newman scored a comeback 8-7 win the game one before suffering a 5-1 defeat in the series finale with Newberry Saturday afternoon at the Smith Road Complex to take two out of three games over the South Atlantic Conference’s opening weekend.

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• February 20, 2018

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Dillon Cate was announced as the South Atlantic Conference’s Pitcher of the Week Tuesday afternoon after a dazzling performance against 14th-ranked Northwood on Sunday.

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• February 19, 2018

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Charlie Brown gunned down the game’s tying run at the plate for the final out of the contest as Carson-Newman held off 14th-ranked Northwood’s ninth-inning rally to pick up a series finale 7-6 victory Monday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex.

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• February 18, 2018

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Dillon Cate did not allow a hit over 7 1/3 innings as Carson-Newman allowed one hit in the ninth inning to Northwood in the final game of the doubleheader to earn a 5-0 win over the Timberwolves Sunday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex.

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• February 13, 2018

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Brett Langhorne drove in three runs and scored the game-winning run and nine pitchers paced Carson-Newman to a 6-5 victory over Shorter Tuesday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex for its fifth straight win.

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• February 09, 2018

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman pitching struck out 30 batters over two games beating Virginia-Wise 11-3 in the first outing and 5-3 in the night cap Friday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex to push the winning streak to four games.

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• February 03, 2018

GAFFNEY, S.C. – Brett Langhorne hit a pair of home runs including the go-ahead blast in the seventh as Carson-Newman cranked out 13 hits to win a slugfest over Pfeiffer 13-10 Saturday evening at Founders FCU Stadium.

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• February 02, 2018

GAFFNEY, S.C. – In a pair of tight affairs, Limestone proved clutch with a pair of walk-victories over Carson-Newman Friday evening at Founders FCU Stadium on the first day of the 2018 season.

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• January 23, 2018

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With first pitch for the 2018 baseball season eight days away the first part of three installments focusing on position previews for Carson-Newman looks at the pitchers and catchers with preseason second-team All-South Atlantic Conference pick Will Gardner.

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• January 19, 2018

ROCK HILL, S.C. – In the 2018 edition of the South Atlantic Conference preseason coaches’ poll, Carson-Newman was slotted for a tie for fifth with Mars Hill after finishing the regular season seventh a season ago.

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• January 19, 2018

ROCK HILL, S.C. – A pair of seniors were listed on the South Atlantic Conference’s preseason all-conference units announced Friday afternoon as third baseman Brett Langhorne was on the top unit and right-hander pitcher Will Gardner picked up a nod on the second squad.

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• October 14, 2017

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Coach Mark Allen Bounds’s Orange team picked up a 4-0 win in game two of the series and a 9-3 victory in game three Saturday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex in Carson-Newman baseball’s Fall World Series to seal the best-of-five tussle.

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• October 12, 2017

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Putting a bow on its fall work, the Carson-Newman baseball team will host its annual Orange versus Blue World Series over the weekend in a best of five intrasquad series with teams led by pitching coach Mark Allen Bounds and assistant Brandon Roberts, one of the two MVPs in 2016.