Tom Fleenor had been on leave for undisclosed reasons since mid-April; Frank is interim head coach HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Eight days after placing him on paid administrative leave without comment, Lenoir-Rhyne University on Wednesday terminated head baseball coach Tom Fleenor. In an e-mail from the athletic department, the Bears said Fleenor’s six-year run as their head coach is over and …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears’ shot at making conference tourney comes down to Monday doubleheader at Tusculum
HobbsDailyReport.com GREENVILLE, Tenn. – Lenoir-Rhyne University remains alive in the race for a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) baseball tournament bid. The Bears (22-25, 7-15), after a 4-3 loss in 12 innings at Tusculum on Saturday, battle the Pioneers on Monday at 3 p.m. in the first game of a doubleheader to close the regular season. LRU is tied for seventh …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Wingate snaps LRU’s win streak at 5 by sweeping 3-game series
Bears still in chase to finish in top 8 of SAC, make conference tournament HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Wingate University swept a three-game baseball series over Lenoir-Rhyne University, beating the Bears 11-4 on Monday night in the series finale. LRU (21-24, 7-14 South Atlantic Conference) played its third straight game without head coach Tom Fleenor, who has been placed on …
MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: LRU has won 4 straight as Saturday regular-season finale approaches
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University will close its regular season in men’s lacrosse on Saturday, facing Coker on the road. The Bears (6-7, 3-2 South Atlantic Conference) have won four straight matches after downing visiting Mars Hill 19-1 on Saturday at LRU. LRU has scored at least 17 goals in each match of its current win streak. The Bears scored …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne head coach placed on leave; assistant Frank now guiding Bears
Team is tied for seventh place in SAC, trying to earn bid into league tourney HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University has placed head baseball coach Tom Fleenor on paid administrative lead. Chaz Frank is serving as interim head coach, an e-mail response on Tuesday from Jeremy Zalacca, assistant athletic director for athletic communications at LRU, said in confirming both …