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SPARTANBURG, S.C. (May 29, 2018) -- For the third consecutive year and fourth time in program history, the ETSU men’s athletics program was awarded the Southern Conference Commissioner’s Cup, which is the all-sport trophy that is presented to the conference’s best all-around men’s program.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (May 27, 2018) -- The Southern Conference announce its all-tournament team for this season on Sunday afternoon, awarding ETSU’s Cade Gilbert (Ringgold, Ga.) a spot on the team.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (May 25, 2018) -- ETSU baseball saw its Southern Conference tournament run come to end on a rainy Friday afternoon, as Western Carolina held off a surging ETSU 11-8 to eliminate the Bucs.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (May 24, 2018) -- The Southern Conference announced a scheduling change for tomorrow’s elimination game between No. 6 ETSU and No. 9 Western Carolina in the 2018 SoCon Baseball Championship.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (May 24, 2018) -- ETSU baseball learned its opponent for tomorrow afternoon’s elimination game, as No. 9 Western Carolina (9-46) will take on the No. 6 Bucs at 11:00 a.m. Friday at Fluor Field.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (May 24, 2018) -- The ETSU baseball team advanced in the SoCon Tournament with a 5-2 win over Furman Thursday afternoon, eliminating the Paladins while staying alive in conference championship play.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (May 23, 2018) -- The ETSU baseball team opened the 2018 Southern Conference tournament in heartbreaking fashion, rallying from a five run deficit only to fall in an 8-7 extra innings defeat to Wofford late Wednesday night.
GREENVILLE, S.C. (May 22, 2018) -- It’s tournament time in the Southern Conference, as the ETSU baseball team treks to Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C. to kick off the 2018 SoCon Baseball Championship tomorrow.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (May 21, 2018) -- The ETSU baseball team had six players garner Southern Conference postseason honors, as the league office announced its all-conference coaches and media teams Monday.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (May 20, 2018) -- The Southern Conference offices announced Sunday afternoon that ETSU senior Ryan Simpler (Lewes, Del.) has earned SoCon Pitcher of the Week honors.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (May 19, 2018) -- ETSU nearly played spoiler on Wofford’s senior day Saturday afternoon, but a late comeback allowed the Terriers to take a 9-8 win in 11 innings.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (May 18, 2018) -- The ETSU baseball team put itself in a position to win its final series of the regular season, evening the three-game stand with a 4-2 over Wofford at Russell C. King Field Friday afternoon.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (May 17, 2018) -- The ETSU baseball team opened its final series of the regular season Thursday night, falling to Wofford 8-4 in the series opener at Russell C. King Field.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (May 15, 2018) -- Due to inclement weather, UNC Asheville’s Department of Athletics announced this morning that tonight’s contest between ETSU and AVL has been cancelled.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 10, 2018) -- With the 2018 Southern Conference Baseball Championship approaching May 22, the regular season draws to a close this week for ETSU baseball with four road contests.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 13, 2018) -- The home portion of the ETSU baseball regular season drew to a close Sunday afternoon at Thomas Stadium, as Furman defeated the Bucs 9-4.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 12, 2018) -- Trailing 6-2 down to its final three outs, the ETSU baseball team nearly shocked Furman with a late comeback, but the Paladins would hold on for a 6-5 win to even the series Saturday afternoon.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 11, 2018) -- A powerful night at the plate for the ETSU baseball team set the tone for the final home series of the season, as the Bucs blasted six homers en route to a 15-2 win over Furman Friday night.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 10, 2018) — The final three home games for ETSU baseball in the 2018 campaign take place this weekend, as Furman comes to Thomas Stadium May 11-13.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (May 8, 2018) -- The ETSU baseball team finished with 17 hits and limited the Marshall Thundering Herd to two runs, cruising to an 8-2 midweek victory at Appalachian Power Park Tuesday evening.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 7, 2018) -- With only two non-conference opponents remaining in the 2018 regular season, the ETSU baseball team heads to Charleston, W. Va. to take on Marshall tomorrow evening at 5 p.m.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 6, 2018) -- Forced to make adjustments to its lineup Sunday afternoon, the ETSU baseball team made the most of its opportunities en route to an 11-5 win over The Citadel in the series finale at Thomas Stadium.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 4, 2018) -- A bittersweet night for ETSU took place in Johnson City Friday evening, as a banged-up Bucs fell to The Citadel 13-6 at Thomas Stadium.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 3, 2018) -- For the first time since 2001, The Citadel knocked off ETSU in Johnson City as the Bulldogs edged the Bucs 6-5 in extra innings during Thursday night’s series opener.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 2, 2018) -- Coming off its first conference sweep of the season at Western Carolina last weekend, the ETSU baseball team hopes to duplicate those efforts against The Citadel, beginning Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. inside Thomas Stadium.
CULLOWHEE, N.C. (April 27, 2018) -- The ETSU offense continued its high production, batting its way to a three-game road sweep with an 11-8 win at Western Carolina in the finale Sunday afternoon.
CULLOWHEE, N.C. (April 27, 2018) -- ETSU baseball strung together 13 early runs in its hottest start of the season. It proved to be just enough, as the Bucs held on for a 14-12 victory over Western Carolina to clinch the series Saturday afternoon.
CULLOWHEE, N.C. (April 27, 2018) -- The ETSU offense hit its magic number for runs and then some en route to a 11-4 win over Western Carolina in Friday night’s series opener in Cullowhee.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 26, 2018) -- After a one-week hiatus from SoCon action, the ETSU baseball team recommences conference play this weekend in Cullowhee, N.C. against Western Carolina, beginning Friday, April 27 at 5 p.m.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 17, 2018) -- ETSU’s pitcher-by-committee approach paid dividends in Johnson City Wednesday night, as the Bucs shut out Radford with a 2-0 victory.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 7, 2018) -- ETSU head baseball coach Joe Pennucci announced Tuesday that tonight’s scheduled baseball game against Radford has been postponed until tomorrow night at 6 p.m.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 19, 2018) -- With 15 games remaining in the regular season, ETSU will play its final home midweek game Tuesday night as the Radford Highlanders come to town. Start time from Thomas Stadium is set for 6 p.m.
NEW ORLEANS, La. (April 21, 2018) -- The ETSU baseball team could not capitalize on a hot start to its road series in New Orleans, as non-conference foe Tulane took both games of a double header to win the series Saturday.
NEW ORLEANS, La. (April 20, 2018) -- ETSU baseball seemed to be clicking in every phase of the game Friday night in New Orleans, earning a 9-1 series-opening win over Tulane.
LUBBOCK, Texas. (April 20, 2018) -- ETSU baseball’s senior infielder Chris Cook (Kingsport, Tenn.) found himself among elite company this week as one of the nation’s top shortstops.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 19, 2018) -- For the first time in over 30 years, ETSU baseball will enter a three-game series at Tulane. First pitch in the series opener from New Orleans is set for 7:30 p.m.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 17, 2018) -- ETSU baseball fell just short of history Tuesday night in Johnson City, failing to cap a three-game sweep against Tennessee with a 6-2 loss.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 16, 2018) -- ETSU baseball will look to make history tomorrow night in Johnson City, as the Tennessee Volunteers come to Thomas Stadium to complete a three-game season series.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (April 13, 2018) -- The ETSU baseball team took one of three from then-conference leader UNCG this weekend, splitting Saturday’s double-header to close the series in Greensboro, N.C.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (April 13, 2018) -- Just when it seemed ETSU baseball had all the momentum, one swing of the bat changed the entire game in favor of the UNCG Spartans.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 12, 2018) -- Another key conference series awaits ETSU baseball this weekend as the Bucs travel to SoCon leader UNCG April 13-15.
RICHMOND, Ky. (April 9, 2018) -- An early 4-0 lead would not hold up for ETSU, as Eastern Kentucky cracked the code and handed the Bucs their first midweek loss with a 9-4 final in Richmond Tuesday evening.
For the second straight year, the ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will launch a special day of giving in support of Buccaneer student-athletes on Wednesday, April 11th.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 9, 2018) -- The ETSU baseball team looks for its fifth win in five tries tomorrow night as the Bucs travel to Richmond, Ky. to take on Eastern Kentucky. First pitch from Turkey Hughes Field at Earle Combs Stadium is set for 4 p.m.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 8, 2018) -- After having nearly 48 hours to mull over an 8-7 loss in the series opener, the ETSU baseball team came into Sunday’s double header with a vengeance, taking the series with 6-4 and 7-3 wins Sunday afternoon.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 7, 2018) -- Due to inclement weather expected to hit the Tri-Cities, ETSU baseball head coach Joe Pennucci announced Saturday morning today’s 2 p.m. game against VMI been cancelled and will be moved to tomorrow.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 6, 2018) -- Trailing 8-4 heading to the eighth inning, ETSU rallied with a three run inning but could not finish the comeback as VMI took the series opener Friday afternoon, 8-7.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 5, 2018) -- Inclement weather has forced at least one change to ETSU baseball’s weekend series against VMI. The series opener tomorrow will now start at noon inside Thomas Stadium.
RADFORD, Va. (April 4, 2018) -- With an early 7-0 lead through three innings, it appeared ETSU had full control in Radford Wednesday night. This would not be the case, as a wild finish brought ETSU a 9-8 win.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 3, 2018) -- Coming off a tough series against Mercer in Johnson City last weekend, the ETSU baseball team attempts to get back on track Wednesday night when it travels to Radford.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 31, 2018) -- ETSU baseball held the third ranked scoring offense in the nation to one run for most of the game, but a late rally allowed Mercer to defeat the Bucs 8-4 in the series finale Saturday afternoon.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 30, 2018) -- After concluding yesterday’s suspended game within 15 minutes, ETSU and Mercer proceeded to a close game two where the Bears edged ETSU 5-3 Friday evening at Thomas Stadium.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 29, 2018) -- Heavy rains and potential storms suspended play in ETSU baseball’s series opener against Mercer Thursday night in the ninth inning.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 27, 2018) — ETSU baseball will host its first conference series of the season this weekend, as SoCon preseason media favorite Mercer rolls into town March 29-31 for a highly anticipated matchup.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 27, 2018) – The ETSU baseball team had a homecoming hit parade in its first game back in Thomas Stadium in 17 days, exploding its way to a 12-4 victory over I-26 rival UNC Asheville Tuesday night.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 26, 2018) -- The ETSU baseball team comes home for the first time in 16 days, as I-26 rival UNC Asheville comes to town Tuesday night. First pitch from Thomas Stadium is set for 6:30 p.m.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 25, 2018) -- The rubber match of ETSU’s conference opening series with Samford was decided on the rubber, as a strong pitching effort provided the Bucs with a 2-1 win Sunday afternoon.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 24, 2018) -- After the ETSU baseball team earned a 7-4 win to open conference play last night, the Samford Bulldogs evened the series Saturday, defeating the Bucs 6-2.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 23, 2018) -- ETSU baseball opened Southern Conference play with a tight road battle, ultimately pulling ahead late to earn a 7-4 victory over Samford Friday night at Joe Lee Griffin Field.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 22, 2018) -- The Southern Conference portion of the schedule officially kicks off tomorrow for the ETSU baseball team, as the Bucs travel to Birmingham, Ala. to face Samford March 23-25.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (March 20, 2018) -- Eighteen days after winning a dramatic 10-9 contest over in-state rival Tennessee in Knoxville, the ETSU baseball team returned to Lindsey Nelson Stadium and did it again Tuesday night.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 20, 2018) -- The ETSU baseball team will play for the fourth time in five days tomorrow night as it hits the road to take on Tennessee at Lindsey Wilson Stadium. First pitch is now set for 5 p.m.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (March 18, 2018) -- A third straight low-scoring affair took place in Plumeri Park Sunday afternoon, as William and Mary took the rubber match on a 3-2 walk-off over the Bucs.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (March 17, 2018) -- After trailing 2-1 for nearly six innings, the ETSU baseball team played free baseball for the first time this season and came away with a 3-2 extra inning win over William & Mary Saturday evening.
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (March 16, 2018) -- A pitching duel opened a road weekend series at Plumeri Park in Williamsburg, Va. Friday night, as William & Mary edged ETSU, 1-0.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 15, 2018) -- The ETSU baseball team rides a five game win streak to Williamsburg, Va. this weekend as the Bucs take on the William & Mary Tribe March 16-18.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 10, 2018) -- After taking the first two games over Winthrop Friday, the Buccaneers scored eight unanswered runs to overcome a three-run deficit en route to a 10-5 win Saturday afternoon. With the victory, first year ETSU skipper Joe Pennucci earned his first career sweep as a head coach.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 9, 2018) -- The ETSU baseball team is riding a wave of momentum, as the Bucs sailed to two victories over Winthrop Friday in double-header action at Thomas Stadium.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 8, 2018) -- Coming off a season high 12 run performance in a win over Eastern Kentucky, the ETSU baseball team returns to action Friday afternoon for a weekend series against Winthrop.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 8, 2018) -- Due to inclement weather expected to hit the Tri-Cities this weekend, ETSU baseball’s three-series home series with Winthrop has been altered.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 7, 2018) -- The Buccaneer bats came alive in ETSU’s return to Thomas Stadium Wednesday night, as the first midweek game of the season goes down as a 12-7 win over Eastern Kentucky.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 6, 2018) -- A night of talking baseball and life took place in Johnson City Tuesday night, as MLB Hall of Famer and former Atlanta Braves ace John Smoltz was the spotlight of ETSU baseball’s “Talkin’ Hardball” event.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 6, 2018) -- After playing six games over two weeks on either road or neutral sites, the ETSU baseball team will return home for the first time since Feb. 18 for a four game home stand, beginning Wednesday, March 7 against Eastern Kentucky.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (March 4, 2018) -- A third straight game of seven runs or more coupled with a solid team effort on the mound led ETSU to an 8-2 win over Memphis Sunday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (March 3, 2018) -- Middle Tennessee State found its offensive rhythm Saturday evening, as ETSU fell to the Blue Raiders 16-8 in game two of the Tri-Star Classic at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (March 2, 2018) -- ETSU may have earned its signature win early this season, as a dramatic ninth inning spelled a 10-9 victory for the Bucs over in-state rival Tennessee at Lindsey Nelson Stadium Friday.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 15, 2018) -- The ETSU baseball team begins is only neutral site weekend of the season when it travels to Knoxville for the Tri-Star Classic tournament set for March 2-4 at Tennessee’s Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 27, 2018) -- While general admission tickets still remain for the inaugural "Talkin' Hardball" event with Hall of Famer John Smoltz set for March 6th at the Johnson City Country Club, the ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Tuesday that the special Extra Inning VIP post-event reception is now sold out.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 16, 2018) -- The Tri-Star Classic tournament scheduled for March 2-4 will have a new location, as the University of Tennessee announced Tuesday it would host the Tri-Star Classic at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2018) -- The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics on Monday released details regarding the Talkin' Hardball Youth Clinic sponsored by Ballad Health.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 25, 2018) -- Runs were at a premium for ETSU baseball in a series finale Sunday afternoon with Florida Gulf Coast, as the offensive oriented Eagles defeated the Bucs 11-2 to win the series 2-1 in Fort Myers, Fla.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 24, 2018) -- A pitcher’s duel took place one day after an offensive explosion, as Florida Gulf Coast score in the final two innings to defeat ETSU 6-1 in Fort Myers, Fla. Saturday afternoon.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2018) -- In a back-and-forth contest that came down to the wire, a dramatic ninth inning became the deciding factor as ETSU baseball earned a 10-8 victory over Florida Gulf Coast Friday night in Fort Myers, Fla.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2018) — Coming off a strong start to the season, the ETSU baseball team hits the road for the first time this season as it faces undefeated Florida Gulf Coast Feb. 23-25 in Fort Meyers, Fla.
TUSCON, Ariz. (Feb. 20, 2018) -- The national media took notice of ETSU pitcher Micah Kaczor (Tampa, Fla.) this weekend, as Kaczor was named one of Collegiate Baseballs National Players Of The Week earlier this week.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Feb. 19, 2018) -- After a quality outing on the mound to open 2018, ETSU junior transfer Micah Kaczor (Tampa, Fla.) earned conference pitcher of the week, the Southern Conference offices announced Monday afternoon.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 18, 2018) -- A home-opening series victory marked the beginning of what could be good things to come for the ETSU baseball team, as the Bucs took two of three from Northern Kentucky this weekend.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 17, 2017) -- Due to weather constraints, Saturday’s baseball double-header against NKU has been moved to Sunday, Feb. 18, ETSU baseball head coach Joe Pennucci announced Saturday morning.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 16, 2018) -- A new era in ETSU baseball began Friday evening, as the Bucs earned an opening day 6-2 victory over Northern Kentucky at Thomas Stadium.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 15, 2018) -- The 2018 baseball season is upon us, as a new look ETSU baseball squad prepares for its four game series with Northern Kentucky beginning Feb. 16 at 5 p.m.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 13, 2018) – The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Global Sport Leadership Doctoral program announced Tuesday that they will partner to host Talkin’ Hardball on March 6th at the Johnson City Country Club.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Feb. 8, 2018) -- The Southern Conference announced its baseball preseason polls and teams Thursday afternoon, as three Bucs earned preseason All-SoCon honors while the conference coaches placed ETSU in the top half of their preseason poll.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. (Jan. 17, 2018) -- The Tennessee Smokies announced this afternoon that tickets for the Tri-Star Classic tournament are now available to the public. ETSU baseball will compete at Smokies Stadium in three games March 2-4.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 11, 2017) -- First-year ETSU head baseball coach Joe Pennucci announced the 2018 baseball schedule for the upcoming season Monday afternoon.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (Nov. 13, 2017) – As part of its offseason training regime, the ETSU baseball team performed a workout at Bristol Motor Speedway last Friday afternoon.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 24, 2017) – ETSU baseball head coach Joe Pennucci announced Tuesday his team would participate in the ETSU Costume Baseball Game. The event is set for Saturday, Oct. 28 at 10:30 a.m. inside Thomas Stadium.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Sept. 5, 2017) – The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Tuesday a new service available through the Buccaneers’ athletic communications office, as the Buc Photo Store will provide fans with an opportunity to own their favorite ETSU athletic moments.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 22, 2017) – ETSU President Dr. Brian Noland announced Tuesday a transition plan for the leadership of the Buccaneers’ Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as former ETSU football standout and current Senior Associate Athletic Director/Chief Operating Officer Scott Carter will assume the role of director of intercollegiate athletics in September.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 15, 2017) – ETSU head baseball coach Joe Pennucci wasted no time putting together a coaching staff for his debut season at the helm, as he has added two full time assistant coaches and one volunteer assistant to his staff.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (July 10, 2017) – The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Monday that former Stony Brook associate head coach Joe Pennucci has been named the new head coach of the Buccaneers’ baseball program.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (July 6, 2017) – The Southern Conference released its 2016-17 academic honor roll on Thursday, and ETSU placed 193 student-athletes on the list. In total, a league-record 2,100 student-athletes from the 10 member institutions and 13 associate members earned the distinction.