For Taylor Purus, WCU senior and pitcher, dreams and aspirations of playing Major League Baseball has come with a price tag. From Tommy John surgery to waiting two years to get an offer to play at Western Carolina University, it has not been an easily-paved road for Purus. Originally from Long Island, New York, Purus […]
So close, yet so far away
April 12, 2018 by
The (3-28) Western Carolina Catamounts almost pulled off the upset against the eighth ranked team in the nation, the (23-10) Kentucky Wildcats, on Wednesday night’s game at Childress Field in Cullowhee. The Catamounts had a tough battle coming into Wednesday night’s game. The Wildcats jumped out to an early 4–run lead thanks to senior catcher/first baseman, Troy […]
Dancing icon, WillyB goes viral
March 27, 2018 by
It is the bottom of the eighth inning, everyone is tired and ready to finish out the game strong with not much energy left. That is…until you hear the song Sandstorm come over the sound system. “The Icon WillyB” has removed his shirt and is doing his famous dance to get the crowd pumped up to […]
Cats with bats hang on!
March 18, 2018 by
The Cats have finally locked down another win in Cullowhee, notching their second win of the season, and for what seemed to be a very dry spell of losses it’s a relief. The Cats with bats got swinging in the series finale Sunday, March 18 against the Kent State Golden Flashes with a victory of 9-2. After dropping the […]
Cats looking to rally mid-week
February 26, 2018 by
After 13-innings in the Saturday series finale against Canisus, the WCU baseball team fell 12-11 in a big heartbreaker. The Cats were swept in their second series and first home series of the season. Canisus got on the board early in the doubleheader, Friday and kept their lead defeating WCU 15-4 and then again 9-0 in […]
WCU Baseball: Home-Opener, opening win
February 21, 2018 by
The Cats with Bats have swung into motion picking up a 6-2 win from the Opening Day game against Morehead State University. Coming off of a loss the previous weekend against ECU, the WCU baseball team was ready for action on a packed Tuesday afternoon in Cullowhee. Western had a couple of runs early but […]
