The Bulldogs set several season-best marks including eclipsing the century mark for the first time with 109 points, shooting a sizzling 55.7% from the field and winning by a 35-point margin. Barton – tying its most made 3-pointers in a game with nine swished treys – snapped a season-worst two game skid and will return to Wilson with records of 12-5 overall and 4-3 in the league.

Manley scored his game-high 19 points on a remarkable 9-of-10 precision. Manley also tied his season-best rebounding performance by ripping down a game-high eight boards. Brown netted his 14 points on 6-of-8 accuracy and dished out a season-most five assists.

Thirteen Bulldogs scored and all five Barton starters totaled in double figures. Senior Jaren Haley and junior Joseph Velez each poured in 12 points and junior Gerald Boston canned 11.

Senior Jon Benitez scored nine points in his season debut after recovering from injury to lead Barton’s bench that outscored SAU’s reserves 41-27. Classmate Aaron Suggs and sophomore Zach Faircloth added eight points each.

Barton dominated all facets of play with a 26-11 advantage on points off turnovers and 26-6 dominance on second chance points with 17 offensive rebounds. The Bulldogs are ranked No. 2 nationally in turnover margin at +6.6 and finished with a +11 edge Wednesday forcing SAU into 18 turnovers while only coughing it up seven times.

St. Andrews started hot scoring the game’s first five points and leading for the first five minutes until a Haley three-pointer evened the scoreboard for the only time at 13-13 with 15 minutes left. Barton pulled ahead for good with a 16-1 run that held the Knights without a field goal for over five minutes and featured seven consecutive points by Manley.

The Bulldogs largest lead came at the end of the half on the strength of three made free throws in the final minute as Barton led 50-31 at the intermission. Manley led all players into the locker room with 13 points. Both squads shot 48-percent in the first 20 minutes but Barton attempted 14 more shots as the Bulldogs forced St. Andrews into 11 turnovers while protecting the ball well on the offensive end with only three miscues at the midway break.

Barton shot a sparking 62.5% in the second half to continue to build on its lead all the way to the final buzzer.

The Knights were led by senior Antonio Moffitt’s 18 points.

Barton will play its first home game in two week when the Bulldogs next host league foe Lees-McRae College on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

PICTURED: Junior Aaron Brown, who had season-best outputs of 14 points and five assists at St. Andrews.

Box Score

The Lady Bulldogs conclude a three-game road swing with a winning record and will next host conference foe Lees-McRae College with 11-6 overall and 6-2 league ledgers.

The junior trio of Jolanda Mitchell (15 points), Faith Hunter (14) and Shante Neal led the 14 Barton scorers. Freshman Jadda Jefferies added seven points while four Lady Bulldogs tallied six points including senior Jannetta Robinson, junior Janae Jackson, junior Ashley Crumel and freshman Kaila Lea.

Barton shot 42.7-percent and held SAU to just 22.6%.

Barton crashed the glass for a staggering 61-37 rebounding surplus with Neal and Jackson pacing the Bulldogs with eight boards apiece.

Junior guard Elaine Morgan was the only active Bulldog to not score but she impacted play in other ways with team-best totals of five steals and four assists.

Robinson set the tone for Barton with a pair of made shots in the first 90 seconds of play and the Lady Bulldogs sprinted out to a double digit lead by scoring the game’s first 17 points over the opening five minutes.

Barton held a dominating 51-14 lead at halftime by holding the Knights to just three made field goals in the first 20 minutes. The Bulldogs were 18-of-40 (45%) compared to just 3-of-27 (11.1%) by St. Andrews.

Crumel and Lea both scored all six of their points in the second half to help Barton outscore SAU by 11 in the final frame. The Bulldogs led by as many as 50 twice before coasting to the 48-point win.

Morgan’s five thefts helped Barton to a season-high 21 steals.

Senior Brittany Roberts and junior Benee Norton paced the hosts with 10 points apiece. Roberts flirted with a double-double with eight rebounds.

PICTURED: Freshman Jadda Jefferies. Jefferies scored seven points as Barton's reserves outscored SAU's bench, 47-6.

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The two-time defending league champion Trojans improved to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in the conference on the strength of 14 kills and an impressive six service aces by senior John Nunns.

The Bulldogs (0-4, 0-1) will be seeking a first win in program history when Barton hosts league foe Pfeiffer University in the first men’s volleyball match in Wilson Gymnasium on Wednesday, February 1 at 7 p.m.

Barton was held to a negative hitting percentage for the second straight match at -.096. Mount Olive picked up its second three-set win against the Bulldogs this season by attacking at a staggering .459 assault.

The Bulldogs had the score deadlocked three times early in the first set including at 4-4 on a McCalla spike but Mount Olive won six of the next seven points to double up Barton at 10-5. A freshman Jordan Robinson ace kept the Bulldogs within striking distance at 13-10 but the hosts took the next three points and held on for the seven-point win.

A sophomore Alx Draughan ace to start middle tilt gave Barton its only set lead of the match at 1-0. The Trojans rattled off nine of the next 10 serves to take control at 10-2. Mount Olive carried the momentum into the third set by closing out the second with five straight points.

Mount Olive won the first two points of the final frame and never wavered leading 12-2 and 19-4 before closing out the match with the 15-point win. The Trojans hit .600 in the third.

Robison registered 13 assists and four digs. Draughan and freshman T.J. Daley chipped in three kills apiece for the Royal Blue and White. Draughan served up a team-best three aces and Robison added two aces. Freshman Tanner Medina tied Daley with two block assists.

Mount Olive senior Jackson Metichechhia set up the hosts offense with 31 assists. A trio of Trojans totaled five kills including Renzo Rossato, Adam Miracle and Jack Tutty.

PICTURED: #15 T.J. Daley and #17 Tanner Medina going up for a block in Barton's first match against Mount Olive earlier this season.

Box Score

The Lady Bulldogs will be guided by fourth year head coach Tom Schrecengost. Barton concluded last season with an 8-11 overall record. Barton was picked eighth in the 2011 preseason poll but earned the sixth seed in the Conference Carolinas Tournament with a 4-5 league record.

Barton’s young roster of eight players features seven underclassmen and just one senior in Lindsay Toth. Sophomore Mika Deane is expected to once again anchor the Lady Bulldogs top position after earning First Team All-Conference attention last season. Deane also earned a pair of league Player of the Week honors in 2011. BC returned six of its seven players that competed in singles action for the Lady Bulldogs last season including Deane, Toth, Lindsey Frederick, Francesca Del Pozo, Caroline Fischer and Kristy Lievense while adding two new players.

Barton enters the New Year with a 0-1 record from the fall and will begin play in the spring with three consecutive home games including its 2012 opener against Chowan University on Saturday, February 4.

Erskine College has maintained the top spot in the women’s tennis preseason poll as voted on by league head coaches for the seventh consecutive season. Erskine returns six players from last year’s championship squad, and is ranked No. 9 in the Southeast region according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Preseason Poll.

Last year the Flying Fleet went 18-5 and was undefeated in conference play at 9-0 in winning their seventh regular season conference championship in eight years.   Erskine defeated Queens in the conference tournament championship match to claim their eighth consecutive conference tournament title and a berth to the NCAA DII SE Regional Tournament.

Erskine returns a number of top players from last year’s squad. The Fleet will be led by senior Tessa Rheault, a three-time 1st Team All-Conference honoree who is currently ranked 19th in singles in the Southeast region by the ITA. Sophomore Corin Hallman is back after an impressive year winning the top-tiered “A” flight in the Conference Fall Tournament for the second consecutive time.  She also ran the table in conference play last spring going a perfect 9-0 at the No. 2 singles spot with a 15-4 overall record that earned her Conference Freshman of the Year and 1^st Team All-Conference honors.  The third returning all-conference player is junior Abby O’Reilly.  The former Conference Freshman of the Year had a terrific season playing at No. 4 singles recording a 13-6 overall record while going 8-1 in conference play. Junior Victoria Stephens, last season’s conference tournament MVP, also returns along with senior Nikki Miller, sophomore April Horne, and newcomer Mika Goyette. 

Queens University of Charlotte has been picked to finish second overall in the annual Conference Carolinas preseason coaches’ poll. The Royals women’s tennis team is looking to continue with their successes from last season were they finished 8-1 in the league and 15-4 overall, finishing second in the regular season standings and runner-up at the conference championships.

The Royals had a positive showing in the fall with all but two players returning. 2011 All-Conference second team members Elena Mileva and Christina Rustcheff are key players for the squad, and the two of them paired with the remainder of the strong returning class have trained hard during the off season. The focus for Queens is on the ultimate goal of winning a conference title and returning to the NCAA Championships.

Mount Olive College returns four starters – including its No. 1 and No. 2 singles players – from last year’s squad, which posted an overall record of 14-7 to set a school record for highest winning percentage. The Trojans finished third in the regular season conference standings with a 7-2 record to advance to the semifinals of the conference tournament.

Marine Becker earned All-Conference Carolinas second team honors playing No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles. Becker’s doubles partner Patricia Guerdes also returns, along with last year’s No. 2 singles Pietra Viana and No. 5 singles Noelia Mora. Viana advanced to the doubles semifinals in two tournaments this past fall, each with a different partner: the Conference Fall Tournament with junior transfer Molly Lentini and the Fall ITA Southeast Regional with freshman Francesca Ceppi.

Rounding out the Coaches Preseason Poll 4-12 are: Pfeiffer, Coker, North Greenville, Barton, Limestone, Lees-McRae, King, Belmont Abbey and Converse, respectively.

The Bulldogs concluded last season with a .500 overall record at 10-10 and finished Conference Carolinas play in a three-way tie for fifth place with at 3-5 league ledger. Barton earned a bid to the 2011 Conference Carolinas Tournament as the sixth seed.

Barton will be under the direction of fourth year head coach Tom Schrecengost. The Bulldogs have a very young squad this season with five freshman and two seniors. Coach Schrecengost will be looking for the Barton rookies to develop and eventually fill the void left by three seniors last year including 2010 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year Cesar Grobel.

Pier-Alexandre Desilets will anchor the 2012 Bulldogs. Desilets had a team-best 12 singles wins last season en route to his second All-Conference selection of his collegiate playing career. Renato Mendes in the only other Barton player with any collegiate experience playing in the No. 4 singles position for BC last year while finishing 2011 with a winning doubles record.

Barton enters 2012 with an 0-1 record from the fall and will begin play in the spring at Division I East Carolina University on Feb. 1. The Bulldogs home opener is against Chowan University on Saturday, Feb. 4.

The men’s tennis team at Queens University of Charlotte comes into the 2012 season with the bullseye on their backs being voted the leagues preseason favorite. The Royals return to the court this spring more fit and more focused than ever. Christian Lee-Daigle, reigning Conference Player of the Year, is riding high after winning the Conference Carolinas individual title for the third time in a row and barreling his way through his opponents at the ITA Regionals this fall to take first place.  In addition to Daigle returning, Joshua Bloch and Raahil Dhruva are two strong players that will also be back to help Queens.

The Royals are coming off of an undefeated 2011 conference season at 8-0 and 15-3 overall mark.  Queens took both the regular season and conference championship trophies and hope that with additions to this year’s squad it will make for improved play of the middle and bottom half of their lineup.

“We are pleased with the selection, but know that it will be a tight race this year in a far improved conference,” commented reigning Head Coach of the Year Brett Karpman.

Following one of their best seasons in a number of years, Limestone College men’s tennis has been picked to finish second overall in Conference Carolinas. The Saints are coming off a 17-6 season a year ago that included runner-up finishes in the regular season and the conference tournament as well as 13 straight wins from February 25 through April 7. Of their six losses, two came to eventual champion Queens late in the season and the other four were against stiff competition early on against, Peach Belt opponents No. 16 Lander, USC-Aiken and Augusta State and South Atlantic member Wingate.

After nearly winning the regular season and advancing to the Conference Carolinas Tournament finals, Limestone returns two of their top three players and six overall heading into 2012. Senior Mike Stephenson anchored the No. 2 singles position last year with a 15-3 record in that spot and 17-3 mark overall and is expected to be among the Saints top players once again.

Junior Rafael Ferla played at No. 3 singles most of last year, posting a record of 15-3 at that position and 17-4 overall. Stephenson and Ferla paired together in doubles for the better part of 2011 and produced a stellar 16-2 record, all at the No. 2 spot. Overall, Ferla was 17-5 in doubles action while Stephenson was 16-6.

Mount Olive College brings back four starters from last year’s squad, which was ranked No. 44 in last year’s ITA Year-End National Top 50 Poll. The Trojans posted an overall record of 12-8 and finished fourth in the conference standings with a 5-3 mark.

Diogo Sender was named to the 2011 All-Conference Carolinas second team and is one of three returning players who earned Player of the Week honors last year. Akio Mariano and Gabriel Santana were also Conference Carolinas Player of the Week winners in 2011. Murilo Pelegrino was a full-time doubles starter and part-time singles starter last year.

The Trojans are coming off a strong fall, which saw returner Brahm Moolman combine with Henrik Falkenberg for a doubles title and Santana win a consolation singles title at the Conference Carolinas Fall Tournament. Mount Olive also captured first and second place in doubles at the Methodist University Tournament as Mariano teamed up with newcomer Edgar Bub for the title, while Santana and newcomer Rik Wolthuis were runners-up.

Rounding out the men's tennis preseason poll 4-11 is: Lees-McRae, North Greenville, Barton & King (tied), Pfeiffer, Coker, Erskine, and Belmont Abbey respectively.

The Barton College Athletic Hall of Fame was established in 1983 and currently has 116 inductees.  The 2012 Bulldog Club and Athletic Hall Fame Banquet will be held on Friday, October 26.

The Tornado – ranked first nationally 11.4 made three-pointers per game – drilled 14 treys at a 51.9% clip and then hit 12-of-13 free throws in the final 90 seconds to win the track meet. King improved to 15-3 overall and 7-0 in the league with its seventh straight loss.

Barton (11-5, 3-3) lost back-to-back games for the first time this season and will try and end its three-game road swing with a victory at St. Andrews University on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.

Junior guard Gerald Boston continued his high-scoring production for Barton. Boston was 8-of-16 from the field including 2-of-2 from behind the arc and a perfect 8-of-8 from the charity stripe en route to a team-high 26 points. Boston has scored 22 or more points in each of the Bulldogs last five games.

Senior sharpshooter Jaren Haley added 17 points for Barton including a 4-of-6 performance from long range. The junior frontcourt duo of Jon Hart and Joseph Velez were both one point off their season-best scoring output with 16 and 15 points, respectively.

Velez seized seven rebounds and Hart hauled in five as BC claimed the battle of the backboards, 35-31.

King junior Eddie Piccinini scored a season-high 30 points. Three-time and reigning Conference Carolinas Player of the Week Brian Hewitt heaved 21 points for the hosts while Michael Fortune sank 19 and Logan Lyle launched up 14.

Piccinini and Fortune swished four 3-pointers apiece and Hewitt and Lyle each made a trio of trifectas to account for the Tornado’s 14 bombs.

Boston deadlocked the score for the sixth and final time at 78-78 with a three-pointer but Fortune put King ahead for good with his own three-ball on the ensuing Tornado possession at the 5:00 mark. Barton pulled to within one but a Piccinini 3-pointer gave the hosts a two possession advantage heading into the final two minutes. A pair of Barton turnovers and a couple missed shots ended the Bulldogs comeback attempts as King sealed the victory from the free throw line.

The Tornado made 32-of-37 (86.5%) freebees, 14-of-27 (51.9%) three-pointers, and 26-of-54 (48.1%) field goals. Barton held its own converting 28-of-35 (80%) free throws, 8-of-16 (50%) treys, and 28-of-59 (47.5%) shots.

King built a lead as large as 13 points during the first ten minutes of the opening half. Through the first ten minutes, both teams combined for 53 points with the Tornado holding a 32-21 advantage. Holding on to a lead of 10 points, King’s shooting edge began to slip as they missed their next four shots and turned the ball over twice. Barton made up ground, scoring on five of its next six possessions including two and-ones. Barton began a 19-3 run with under eight minutes remaining in the opening session, taking a 46-42 lead with under five minutes at the end of the run.

Barton fed into their lead, building it to as many as seven points Haley hit a three-point shot to take a 51-44 lead over the Tornado. King chipped back into the Barton lead with two jumpers to pull within one point, 51-50. One last bucket and a made free throw by senior Aaron Suggs gave Barton a four-point lead, 54-50, at halftime.

A back-and-forth battled enraged with King slowly making up ground led by Piccinini’s 16 second-half points.

PICTURED: Barton junior Gerald Boston scored over 20 points for the fifth straight game at King on Saturday

Box Score

The Lady Tornado (3-13 Overall, 3-5 Conf.) won its second straight league tilt by holding the Lady Bulldogs (10-6, 5-2) without a field goal for the final 5:18 of play. King finished the game on a 9-1 run over that span.

Freshman Alley Sprouse completed a three-point play with 49.9 seconds left to tie the score for the sixth and final time at 52-52. Sophomore Nyeshea Willie missed a 12-foot attempt on Barton’s next possession and the Tornado gained possession. Junior Brooke Johnson drove the lane in the final seconds and was able to draw a fifth foul call on Barton junior Janae Jackson. Johnson missed the first free throw but then converted on backend with 5.0 seconds left. Senior Jannetta Robinson quickly got the ball down court for the Bulldogs and dished it off to Hunter, who was able to get off a highly contested shot that rattled errant as time expired.

Willie and Sprouse led their respective squads with 13 points apiece.

King shot 43.8% and dominated the glass by 10 at 41-31. BC was held to just 31.6% from the floor.

Johnson and junior Mikka Oliver each had 12 points for the Tornado. Sophomore Kelly Jackson yanked down a game-high nine rebounds for King and Johnson just missed a double-double with eight boards.

Junior Shante Neal netted 11 points for the Lady Bulldogs and swiped a game-high four steals. Hunter chipped in seven points and six rebounds. Jackson totaled six points and a team-high seven boards.

Barton – held to its second fewest points all season – is just 2-6 in games it has shot under 40%.

King jumped out to an early 9-2 lead in the opening five minutes but the defending Conference Carolinas Tournament champions resiliently battled back quickly and retook the lead within two minutes of that point. The two teams jostled for the lead near halftime. Leading 25-24, King allowed seven of the final 11 points of the half to give Barton a 31-29 lead at the half.

The Tornado held 41-39 lead midway through the second half before Bulldogs raced ahead, 51-44, with a 12-3 rally. Neal nailed three shots for six points in the run including Barton’s final hoop with 5:18 on the clock.

BC missed its final 10 shots over the last five minutes.

The Lady Bulldogs will try and bounce back as Barton concludes a three-game road swing at St. Andrews University on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

PICTURED: Barton sophomore Nyeshea Willie scored a game-high 13 points against King on Saturday.

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The Lady Bulldogs fastpitch softball program will be under the direction of 16th year head coach Sheryl Neff and assistant coach Kim Jones. Barton finished with records of 19-27 overall and 5-13 in the league last year. The Bulldogs placed ninth in the conference in 2011 but will have to compete against the eight league teams that finish ahead of them last year along with conference newcomers North Greenville University and King College.

Barton will look for several players to step up this season to replace 2011 All-American Jessica McFadden. The Lady Bulldogs bring back 10 letter winners and Coach Neff added five freshman and one junior college transfer to this year’s squad. Barton returns its four top pitchers from last year including 10-win lefty Emily Jordan. BC also has back its next top seven hitters by average after McFadden including .300 hitters Elizabeth Webb and Rebecka Morgan.

The Lady Bulldogs begin play with five games at the Shaw University Round Robin on the weekend of February 4-5. Barton’s home opener will be against Virginia State University on Saturday, Feb. 18. Six of the Lady Bulldogs 11 home doubleheaders will be at Gillette Park and the other five twin bills will be at Jeffries Field.

Erskine College takes this year’s top position on the softball preseason poll as voted on by league head coaches.  Erskine was 24-17-1 and 13-5 in conference play last season and returns their nucleus that includes the Conference Pitcher of the Year and four other all-conference players that won the school’s first ever softball conference championship last season and advanced to their first NCAA Regional Tournament.

Led by last year’s Conference Pitcher of the Year, Kelsey Spurrier, the Erskine pitching staff will be counted on to power the Fleet to a repeat finish as Conference Champions.  Last season Erskine finished second in the conference with a 2.03 ERA, just .02 behind conference leader Coker College.  Spurrier, also the Conference Tournament MVP, finished third in the league with a 1.89 ERA while striking out 136 batters in 154 innings pitched.  In addition to Spurrier, fellow junior Heather Richey returns.  A two-time all-conference honoree, Richey surrendered just one home run in 124 innings pitched while winning 11 games last season.

Offensively, the Fleet struggled to score runs at times last season.  Junior catcher/designated player Larissa Shannon will again shoulder the burden of putting runs on the board for the Fleet.  The two-time all-conference honoree hit .344 with 10 home runs and 30 runs batted in to lead the Fleet.  All-Conference centerfielder Morgan Purcell will again be asked to protect Shannon in the lineup.  Last year the Duncan, South Carolina native hit .292 with 5 home runs while driving in 23 runs.  Bailey Thornton, a versatile defender who has played the outfield and third base, has displayed power potential her first two years by hitting three home runs each season and could make a profound impact offensively for the Fleet.  Erskine needs sophomores Whitney Brown and Ashlyn Hicks to improve offensively on their strong freshmen campaigns while continuing to provide excellent defense at key up-the-middle positions of shortstop and catcher respectively.

The biggest concern though for Coach Hawkins is her depth.  With only 13 players on this year’s squad, Coach Hawkins will need her key players to remain injury free in order for the Fleet to have a shot at repeating as conference champs.

Limestone College enters the 2012 season after posting their third consecutive Conference Carolinas Regular Season Championship in 2011. The Saints did not drop a doubleheader in conference play as they finished with a 14-4 record against Conference Carolinas competition and held a 24-30-1 overall mark.

The Blue and Gold return four of their top five hitters from a season ago which includes All-Conference selections senior Jenna Guse and sophomore Taylor Wigmore. Both outfielders hit exactly .321 a season ago and Guse is the team’s leading returner in stolen bases (16-for-21) and fielding percentage (.989). Senior third baseman Jordan Smith and her clutch bat also return. Smith hit a smidge under .300 for the season (.296), but when runners were in scoring position she answered the call with a sparkling .390 (23-for-59) average.

While the Saints lost First-Team All-Conference pitcher Emily Wallace to graduation, they return junior standouts Leah Quant and Shelby Webb. Quant was the conference Co-Pitcher of the Year in 2010 and Webb will once again reprise her role as spot starter and closer. Limestone will also count on freshman Dallas Heaton to be a key contributor to the pitching staff.

Lees-McRae College is third in this year’s preseason poll after advancing to the championship game of the 2011 Conference Carolinas Tournament last season.  Last year’s Lees-McRae went on to post the program’s highest win total in league play since 2002. The Bobcats, under the leadership of reigning Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year Merritt Yackey, return all-conference first-teamers Lindsey Huntsinger, who is a senior third baseman from Asheville, N.C. and second baseman Karli Robb hailing from Hayes, VA.

Rounding out the softball preseason poll 4-11 was: Queens, Coker, Mount Olive, North Greenville & Pfeiffer (tied), Belmont Abbey, King, and Barton respectively.

Hot Stove Banquet

Josh Simmons will be one of four individual guest speakers at the 2012 edition of the Wilson Hot Stove Banquet on Jan. 23 that celebrates both national and local community baseball while raising money for the North Carolina Baseball Museum.

Other guest speakers include UNC head coach Mike Fox, ECU head coach Billy Godwin and Mount Olive head coach Carl Lancaster. Members of the Wilson County XTreme softball team, that won the 2011 Babe Ruth Softball 16U World Series, will also serve as special guests. The festive night will once again feature former Major Leaguers, former Negro Leaguers and guest from the Wilson Tobs, Carolina Mudcats, College and High School Coaches and Players, and former Minor Leaguers. The event is capped by its annual awards presentation.

“It’s an honor to have been asked to speak at such a huge event alongside such great coaches, who have accomplished so much in the game of baseball,” said Simmons. “It will be a privilege to speak about the exciting time surrounding Barton Baseball. It should be a great evening.”

Coach Simmons will be discussing the transition he has made from being a longtime assistant to becoming Barton baseball’s “manager”.

Tickets are on sale at the Wilson Tobs/NC Baseball Museum, Earl Boykin Sports, Dick’s Hot Dog Stand or can be purchased at the door.

Todd Wilkinson Day/Barton Season Opener

Before the Bulldogs throws out the first pitch of the 2012 collegiate baseball season, the Barton College baseball team and coaching staff will be honoring the 19-year coaching career of recently retired Todd Wilkinson on Feb. 4 with an on-field presentation just before game time.

“Coach Wilkinson is someone so important to Barton College baseball and to myself, so it only seems right to honor a man who has done so much for so many years,” expressed Simmons. “This program is Todd Wilkinson. I am fortunate enough to have him as someone to talk too, ask advice, and as an overall mentor. This will be a special day for him and me as well.”

Baseball fans and the Barton College community are encouraged to come out to Nixon Field for to help celebrate Wilkinson’s coaching career and to see some opening day baseball. The ceremony will take place approximately 10 minutes before Barton begins its four-game weekend series against Kutztown University at Noon Saturday.

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