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Johnson City, Tenn. – Late offense production in game one carried over into game two as Western Carolina softball claimed both ends of Saturday's Southern Conference doubleheader over East Tennessee State on Friday at Betty Basler Field.]]>Amanda Fulton vs Furman Fri, 3 Apr 2026 23:00:00 EST811921https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/3/baseball-late-rally-falls-short-three-in-the-eighth-lead-eagles-past-wcu.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/3/baseball-late-rally-falls-short-three-in-the-eighth-lead-eagles-past-wcu.aspxBaseball

Rock Hill, S.C. – Western Carolina's offense came alive over the final third of Friday night's game two at Winthrop, rallying from an early three-run deficit to tie the game at three in the top of the eighth inning. However, a two-run home run as part of a three-run home half by the Eagles provided enough cushion as Winthrop evened the best-of-three series with a 6-4 win over the Catamounts at Founders Field.]]>Carter Burnette struck out three against three walks in 4.1 innings in the starting role, allowing five runs on just two hits with a pair of hit batters.Fri, 3 Apr 2026 23:00:00 EST111920https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/3/track-field-t-f-posts-11-top-five-finishes-to-close-vertklasse-meeting.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/3/track-field-t-f-posts-11-top-five-finishes-to-close-vertklasse-meeting.aspxTrack & Field

High Point, N.C. – Western Carolina track and field secured 11 more Top Five finishes, including an event win by Cymoria Thomas in the women's 200m, as competition concluded Friday at the VertKlasse Meeting, hosted by High Point at Vert Stadium.]]>Cymoria Thomas at SoCon Outdoors 2025Fri, 3 Apr 2026 22:53:00 EST711919https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/3/womens-tennis-tennis-falls-in-home-finale-to-wofford.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/3/womens-tennis-tennis-falls-in-home-finale-to-wofford.aspxWomen's Tennis

Cullowhee, N.C. – Mariya Dobreva posted an undefeated performance on the singles and doubles courts on Friday. Still, Western Carolina dropped its regular-season home finale to the Wofford Terriers at the Catamount Athletics Complex.]]>Mariya Dobreva vs Wofford Fri, 3 Apr 2026 21:14:00 EST1311918https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/1/mens-golf-catamount-mens-golf-comes-home-16th-at-cowboy-classic.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/1/mens-golf-catamount-mens-golf-comes-home-16th-at-cowboy-classic.aspxMen's Golf

Maricopa, Ariz. – Three Catamounts finished in a tie for 64th overall as the second full day of play concluded at Wyoming's Cowboy Classic, contested at the par-72, 7,338-yard AK-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Course. Senior Ivan Ninkovic, junior Jace Butcher, and redshirt sophomore Tyler Jones each finished with matching scores of 4-over par 220 on Wednesday, guiding the Catamounts to a 16th-place finish among the stacked 25-team field.]]>Senior Ivan Ninkovic during Tuesday's final round of the 2025 JT Poston Invitational at the Waynesville Inn & Golf Club.Wed, 1 Apr 2026 23:30:00 EST611914https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/1/spring-football-update-wednesday-april-1.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/1/spring-football-update-wednesday-april-1.aspxFootball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Amid a busy spring season that has seen every Western Carolina sports team in some semblance of action, Catamount football has continued its off-season work on the turf at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field. With the sounds of steel construction from the fall fading as work on the new Western Skybox moves mostly indoors, the Catamounts have held 11 spring practice sessions in the shadows of the new facility that remains a centerpiece of the off-season improvements.]]>Kerwin Bell - Preseason Practice No. 3 - FRONTWed, 1 Apr 2026 22:00:00 EST211912https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/2/softball-opens-holiday-weekend-in-mountain-rivalry.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/2/softball-opens-holiday-weekend-in-mountain-rivalry.aspxSoftball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina softball looks to start April on a high note, beginning with a three-game holiday weekend set against mountain rival East Tennessee State. The series opens on Friday, April 3, at Betty Basler Field in Johnson City, Tenn., with a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m., and concludes on Saturday at 1 p.m.]]>SB Preview at ETSU - FRONT Thu, 2 Apr 2026 14:00:00 EST811909https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/2/baseball-five-homers-power-catamounts-past-winthrop-15-7.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/2/baseball-five-homers-power-catamounts-past-winthrop-15-7.aspxBaseball

Rock Hill, S.C. – Trey Spees ignited a six-run top of the third inning with the first of five Western Carolina home runs as the Catamounts powered their way past Big South foe Winthrop 15-7 on Thursday night in the nonconference series-opener at Founders Field.]]>Catamount true freshman infielder Trey Spees at the plate.Thu, 2 Apr 2026 23:30:00 EST111917https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/2/track-field-t-f-claims-four-top-five-finishes-to-open-vertklasse-meeting.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/2/track-field-t-f-claims-four-top-five-finishes-to-open-vertklasse-meeting.aspxTrack & Field

High Point, N.C. – Led by a podium finish by Austin Cline, the Western Carolina track and field teams wrapped up day one of competition at the crowded VertKlasse Meeting, hosted by High Point at Vert Stadium in the Piedmont Triad.]]>Austin Cline at SoCon Outdoors 2025Thu, 2 Apr 2026 22:49:00 EST711916https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/2/womens-tennis-tennis-drops-home-match-vs-mercer.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/2/womens-tennis-tennis-drops-home-match-vs-mercer.aspxWomen's Tennis

Cullowhee, N.C. – Despite three singles matches requiring either a third set or tiebreaker points, Western Carolina women's tennis dropped Thursday's hard-fought Southern Conference match to the Mercer Bears, 7-0, on the courts at the Catamount Athletic Complex.]]>Jenelle Roberts vs Mercer 2026Thu, 2 Apr 2026 22:39:00 EST1311915