COLLEGE BASEBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne’s new head coach — ‘We want to win now’ (with video)

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — Lenoir-Rhyne University’s new head baseball coach said he has a long range plan for the program but described himself as not being patient — he wants to win as soon as his first season with the Bears. Chris Ramirez was officially introduced on Thursday afternoon on campus. He is coming to LRU from the University of Illinois …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Catawba Valley pitcher Bender named first-team All-American

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) has an All-American in baseball for the eighth straight year. The Red Hawks’ athletic department announced on Tuesday the selection of sophomore pitcher Logan Bender as a first-team pick by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). “It’s a pretty cool award to receive,” Bender said in a CVCC press release. “For …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne hires head coach from Illinois Springfield

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — Lenoir-Rhyne University Director of Athletics Kim Pate has announced Chris Ramirez has accepted the position of head baseball coach of the Bears. Ramirez comes to Hickory from the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS), where he was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II National Coach of the Year in 2018. He will become the 20th …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Southeastern nips CVCC in extra innings in Region X tournament

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENVILLE, N.C. – A late rally fell short for Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) on Friday in the opening round of the Region X/Southeast District baseball tournament. Fifth-seeded Southeastern Community College nipped the fourth-seeded Red Hawks 6-4 in 11 innings at the Minges-Overton Complex. CVCC (32-20) must beat No. 8 Guilford Tech (17-6) in a 9 a.m. game on …