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Spartanburg, S.C. – Cole Jones and Jackson Godfrey belted back-to-back second-inning home runs on consecutive pitches, handing Western Carolina baseball a lead it would never relinquish on Sunday afternoon. The Catamounts then used a decisive five-run fourth inning to build a six-run lead before fending off the Terriers for the 7-5 series-clinching victory over Wofford in Southern Conference play at Russell C. King Field.]]>Evan Myers - at Wofford - SundaySun, 3 May 2026 22:30:00 EST111999https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/2/softball-dirks-homers-in-regular-season-finale.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/2/softball-dirks-homers-in-regular-season-finale.aspxSoftball

Spartanburg, S.C. – Junior Sydney Dirks sent her 15th homer over the left-field fence, but Wofford used a three-run third inning to earn the 5-2 victory in Saturday's regular-season finale at Hope Field.]]>Sydney Dirks at Wofford Sat, 2 May 2026 21:00:00 EST811997https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/2/baseball-lydas-late-game-heroics-lifts-catamounts-over-terriers.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/2/baseball-lydas-late-game-heroics-lifts-catamounts-over-terriers.aspxBaseball

Spartanburg, S.C. – Jackson Lyda laced a one-out, run-scoring single past a drawn-in infield to score Trey Spees in the top of the ninth inning to push Western Carolina baseball in front by one in the top of the final frame. Reliever Mason Snyder then capped the series middle game with his third 1-2-3 inning as the Catamounts evened their best-of-three Southern Conference series on Saturday, upending Wofford 3-2 at Russell C. King Field.]]>Mason Snyder at Wofford Sat, 2 May 2026 22:00:00 EST111998https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/2/softball-drops-socon-doubleheader-at-wofford.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/2/softball-drops-socon-doubleheader-at-wofford.aspxSoftball

Spartanburg, S.C. – Western Carolina softball dropped both ends of Friday's final Southern Conference doubleheader of the season with Wofford at Hope Field. Wofford outlasted the Catamounts for a 5-4 win in a 12-inning series opener, before using a pair of three-run frames to take game two, 6-4.]]>Lily Bell at Wofford Sat, 2 May 2026 00:00:00 EST811996https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/1/baseball-offense-stymied-in-series-opening-setback-at-wofford.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/5/1/baseball-offense-stymied-in-series-opening-setback-at-wofford.aspxBaseball

Spartanburg, S.C. – Noah Quarless smacked his eighth home run of the season and legged out his team-best 15th double in Friday night's Southern Conference series opener at Wofford. However, he was the only Catamount to collect a hit as WCU managed just three total base runners against the Terriers, falling 6-1 at Russell C. King Field.]]>Noah Quarless - Gray Uni - FRONTFri, 1 May 2026 23:00:00 EST111995https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/29/mens-golf-butcher-jones-finish-tied-for-fifth-catamounts-come-home-sixth.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/29/mens-golf-butcher-jones-finish-tied-for-fifth-catamounts-come-home-sixth.aspxMen's Golf

West Columbia, S.C. – Junior Jace Butcher and redshirt sophomore Tyler Jones paced Western Carolina men's golf, both finishing in a four-way tie for fifth place in the final standings as the Catamounts slipped to sixth at the close of the 2026 Southern Conference Men's Golf Championship at the par-71, 6,766-yard Solina Golf Club.]]>Jace Butcher - 2026 SoCon Men's Golf Championship - Final Recap - FRONTWed, 29 Apr 2026 23:45:00 EST611992https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/29/general-athletics-hosts-2025-26-a-cat-emy-awards.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/29/general-athletics-hosts-2025-26-a-cat-emy-awards.aspxGeneral

Cullowhee, N.C. -- Western Carolina Athletics gathered Wednesday night to celebrate the incredible accomplishments of the Catamount student-athletes during the 2025-26 season-to-date with the department's annual A-CAT-EMY Awards ceremony, presented by Prospect Cullowhee and held at the Bardo Arts Center.]]>A-Cat-Emy Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:00:00 EST311991https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/30/softball-heads-to-wofford-for-final-three-game-set.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/30/softball-heads-to-wofford-for-final-three-game-set.aspxSoftball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Seeding for next week's 2026 Southern Conference Softball Championship will be decided this weekend as teams around the league play their final regular-season series. Western Carolina heads to Spartanburg, S.C., to face the Wofford Terriers in a three-game series from Hope Field.]]>SB Preview at Wofford - FRONT Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:30:00 EST811993https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/28/mens-golf-jones-vaults-into-top-10-catamounts-third-after-36-holes.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/28/mens-golf-jones-vaults-into-top-10-catamounts-third-after-36-holes.aspxMen's Golf

West Columbia, S.C. – Hampered by mid-morning rain showers, a 51-minute lightning delay that chased all the golfers back to the clubhouse, and much more difficult pin placements after 14 golfers broke par on Monday, Western Carolina men's golf slipped to third after Tuesday's second round at the 2026 Southern Conference Men's Golf Championship, hosted at the par-71, 6,766-yard Solina Golf Club.]]>Tyler Jones - Tuesday Round 2 - SoCon Men's Golf Championship - FRONTTue, 28 Apr 2026 23:00:00 EST611990https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/27/baseball-advances-in-power-rankings-socon-standings.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/27/baseball-advances-in-power-rankings-socon-standings.aspxBaseball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Coming off a 3-1 week that saw Western Carolina take 2-of-3 from East Tennessee State – winning the three-game series over the Buccaneers for the first time since 2017 and first at home since 2016 – the Catamounts continued to climb in the 11Point7 (@11Point7) Mid-Major Power Rankings this week. WCU tips the scale at No. 17 this week, up three spots this week.]]>BASE - Mid-Major Power Rankings - 4-27 - FRONTMon, 27 Apr 2026 23:15:00 EST111988