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Boiling Springs, N.C. – Western Carolina broke open a one-run game with a three-run fifth inning that ignited a 10-run outburst over the middle frames as the Catamounts completed the two-game, midweek nonconference series sweep of regional rival Gardner-Webb, downing the Runnin' Bulldogs 11-1 in eight innings on Tuesday night at John Henry Moss Stadium.]]>Owen Austin tossed three innings in the starting role on Tuesday, earning the victory over Appalachian State.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:30:00 EST111972https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/21/softball-sets-more-records-in-sweep-at-n-c-central.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/21/softball-sets-more-records-in-sweep-at-n-c-central.aspxSoftball

Cary, N.C. – For the second time in as many weeks, Western Carolina softball put together a big offensive inning as the Catamounts scored 16 runs in the fifth inning, earning a 20-1 run-rule victory in game one of a midweek doubleheader over host N.C. Central from Thomas Brooks Park.  The Catamounts closed the day with an 8-0 shutout to stretch their seasonal win streak to five in a row with the sweep in Tuesday's final nonconference doubleheader.]]>Tate Stewman Post HR vs Upstate Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:00:00 EST811971https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/21/womens-golf-niebauer-steinarsd-ttir-lead-catamounts-at-socon-championship.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/21/womens-golf-niebauer-steinarsd-ttir-lead-catamounts-at-socon-championship.aspxWomen's Golf

Blythewood, S.C. – Western Carolina fought through a tough second round at the 2026 Southern Conference Women's Golf Championship on Tuesday, seeing a key part of its scoring five withdraw due to injury as the Catamounts slipped to eighth after 36 holes.]]>EC NIebauer - Sand - 2026 SoCon Championship - Day 2Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:00:00 EST1111973https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/20/baseball-catamounts-climb-mid-major-ranks-visit-gardner-webb-tuesday.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/20/baseball-catamounts-climb-mid-major-ranks-visit-gardner-webb-tuesday.aspxBaseball

Cullowhee, N.C. - Winners of six of their last seven, Western Carolina baseball remained 20th in the 11Point7 Mid-Major Power Rankings for Week 10 and made its debut in the Diamond Sports Rankings (DSR) Mid-Major Top 25 at No. 18 this week. The Catamounts carry those rankings to Boiling Springs on Tuesday night, playing the back end of the nonconference home-and-home against Gardner-Webb with first pitch at 6 p.m.]]>Noah Quarless behind the plate against Gardner-Webb on Wednesday in nonconference action.Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:30:00 EST111970https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/20/womens-golf-womens-golf-sixth-after-18-holes-at-2026-socon-championship.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/20/womens-golf-womens-golf-sixth-after-18-holes-at-2026-socon-championship.aspxWomen's Golf

Blythewood, S.C. – Western Carolina women's golf closed its opening 18 holes at the 2026 Southern Conference Championship in sixth place, just four strokes outside of the team top four after carding an opening round of 21-over par, 309, at the par-72, 6,150-yard Columbia Country Club. Sophomore Elsa Maren Steinarsdôttir leads the Catamounts in a 12th-place tie after shooting 3-over par 75, and is joined in the individual Top 20 by fifth-year senior EC Niebauer in a tie for 19th overall at 5-over par 77.]]>Elsa Maren Steinarsdôttir - SoCon Round 1Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:30:00 EST1111969https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/19/baseball-cole-jones-delivers-4-hits-walk-off-rbi-in-10-inning-win-at-vmi.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/19/baseball-cole-jones-delivers-4-hits-walk-off-rbi-in-10-inning-win-at-vmi.aspxBaseball

Lexington, Va. – Cole Jones delivered a two-out RBI single to score Noah Quarless in the top of the 10th inning before Kaden Fuller sealed the victory with a strikeout to strand a pair of Keydet base runners in the home half of the extra frame as Western Carolina claimed Sunday's rubber match in its Southern Conference series at VMI with a 4-3 win in 10 innings at Gray-Minor Stadium.]]>Cole Jones had a career day, finishing 4-for-5 with a trio of singles and a home run, driving home a career-high six runs in Saturday's home win over Mercer.Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:00:00 EST111965https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/19/offense-propels-softball-to-series-sweep-of-chattanooga.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/19/offense-propels-softball-to-series-sweep-of-chattanooga.aspxSoftball

Cullowhee, N.C. –  Juniors Sydney Dirks and Becka Wonsick each connected on two-run homers to open the scoring and cap the scoring as Western Carolina softball earned the 10-1 run-rule victory over Chattanooga to complete the three-game Southern Conference sweep of the visiting Mocs on Betty Peele Field at the Catamount Softball Complex. The series finale victory gives the Catamounts 30 wins in a season for the first time since the 2016 season.]]>Sydney Dirks vs UTC Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:45:00 EST811966https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/20/softball-heads-to-durham-for-final-regular-season-nonconference-dh.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/20/softball-heads-to-durham-for-final-regular-season-nonconference-dh.aspxSoftball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina softball closes the nonconference road portion of its schedule on Tuesday, visiting the N.C. Central Eagles for an afternoon doubleheader. Action between the Eagles and the Catamounts gets underway at 2 p.m. from Thomas Brooks Park in Cary. Live stats coverage of both games is available online at CatamountSports.com.]]>SB Preview at NCCU - FRONT Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:30:00 EST811968https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/18/wonsick-homers-twice-softball-sweeps-two-from-chattanooga.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/18/wonsick-homers-twice-softball-sweeps-two-from-chattanooga.aspxSoftball

Cullowhee, N.C. – Becka Wonsick blasted a pair of three-run home runs and Kayden Lyda homered to cap a pair of walk-off Western Carolina victories as the Catamounts swept both ends of Saturday's Southern Conference twin bill over Chattanooga. Sydney Dirks drew a game-winning, walk-off walk in a 3-2 win in game one before the Catamounts walked-off an 11-3, run-ruled victory in the back end of the doubleheader on Betty Peele Field at the Catamount Softball Complex.]]>Becka Wonsick vs UTC Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 EST811964https://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/19/womens-golf-catamounts-back-in-the-midlands-for-2026-socon-championship.aspxhttps://catamountsports.com/news/2026/4/19/womens-golf-catamounts-back-in-the-midlands-for-2026-socon-championship.aspxWomen's Golf

Blythewood, S.C. – Western Carolina women's golf opens its quest for a Southern Conference championship on Monday in the Midlands of South Carolina at the 2026 Southern Conference Women's Golf, contested at the par-72, 6,219-yard Columbia Country Club.]]>WCU WGOLF - 2026 SoCon Championship Preview - FRONTSun, 19 Apr 2026 22:00:00 EST1111967