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  • Former Eagle Koeneman signs with Arizona Diamondbacks
    June 09, 2012
    PHOENIX, Az. – Former Carson-Newman All-American first baseman Kyle Koeneman (Seymour, Tenn.) has signed a free agent contract to play for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Koeneman will travel to Arizona this weekend to participate in the Diamondbacks’ Rookie Mini-Camp before being assigned to a minor league affiliate.
  • Eagles' Koeneman Named First Team ABCA All-American
    May 30, 2012
    MT. PLEASANT, Mich. – Carson-Newman first baseman Kyle Koeneman (Seymour, Tenn.) has been named to the American Baseball Coaches' Association Division II All-America First Team, officials announced Wednesday. Koeneman was selected by the coaches in the infielder/utility position after starting 48 games for the Eagles at first base and pitcher. He also made one start at catcher, a 6-1 win at West Georgia in April.
  • Eagles’ Koeneman Named ABCA First Team All-Region
    May 24, 2012
    SAVANNAH, Ga. - Carson-Newman senior first baseman Kyle Koeneman (Seymour, Tenn.) has been named to the 2012 American Baseball Coaches’ Association All-Southeast Region First Team. Koeneman helped the Eagles to a 28-26 record this season, playing three different positions and finishing the year among the nation's leaders in a number of categories.
  • Koeneman Earns Two All-Region Honors
    May 20, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman senior first baseman Kyle Koeneman has been named to the 2012 Daktronics All-Southeast Region Second Team and the 2012 NCBWA All-Southeast Region Second Team. Koeneman helped the Eagles to a 28-26 record this season, playing three different positions and finishing the year among the nation's leaders in a number of categories.
  • Koeneman Named Semifinalist for 2012 Tino Martinez Award
    May 14, 2012
    TAMPA – Carson-Newman senior Kyle Koeneman (Seymour, Tenn.) has been named a semifinalist for the 2012 Tino Martinez Award, which is given to the top player in Division II baseball each season. Koeneman helped the Eagles to a 28-26 record this season, playing three different positions and finishing the year among the nation’s leaders in a number of categories.
  • Carson-Newman Holds Year-End Awards Banquet
    May 01, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s Kyle Koeneman, Zoriah Williams, Nikki James, and Tiffany Delias were the 2011-2012 Eagle Club Award winners honored on Tuesday night as C-N recognized its student-athletes for their accomplishments during the past athletic year at its year-end awards banquet.
  • Short-handed Eagles end season with 6-2 win at Georgia Southwestern
    April 29, 2012
    AMERICUS, Ga. – Playing without four starters, the Carson-Newman Eagles used a makeshift lineup to beat Georgia Southwestern, 6-2, in their season finale on Sunday afternoon at Hurricane Stadium.
  • Eagles’ Long, Faithful named to SAC All-Tournament Team
    April 25, 2012
    FOREST CITY, N.C. – Carson-Newman leftfielder Zach Long and pitcher Evan Faithful have been named to the 2012 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Baseball All-Tournament Team. The pair led the Eagles to a 2-2 record and a third-place finish, which included a pair of wins over nationally-ranked Catawba.
  • Eagles ride Koeneman’s 20th home run to 6-1 win at West Georgia
    April 24, 2012
    CARROLLTON, Ga. – Carson-Newman’s Kyle Koeneman hit a three-run home run in the top of the first and pitcher Evan Faithful held the Wolves to a lone run over eight innings as the Eagles beat West Georgia, 6-1, on Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles move to 27-25 with the win and wrap up their season this weekend with a three-game series against Georgia Southwestern in Americus, Ga.
  • Wingate breaks away late to eliminate Eagles in SAC Tourney
    April 21, 2012
    FOREST CITY, N.C.—A grand slam by Jacob Karr broke open a tight game and the Bulldogs poured it on in the late innings to earn a 17-2 victory over Carson-Newman and advance to the championship round of the 2012 Food Lion SAC Baseball Championship. Karr’s grand slam in the top of the eighth turned a two-run Wingate lead into an 8-2 cushion. Karr’s grand slam was one of his two hits on the night. Thomas Spitz slammed two homers and drove in five runs for the Bulldogs. Wingate hit five home runs on the night. The Bulldogs advance to the championship round to face Tusculum at 1 p.m. tomorrow. Carson-Newman is eliminated from the tournament.
  • Koeneman, Eagles advance with win over Catawba, 7-5
    April 21, 2012
    FOREST CITY, N.C.— Carson-Newman led by as many as six runs, but had to stave off a late rally by Catawba to earn a 7-5 victory in the third round of the 2012 Food Lion SAC Baseball Championship. Carson-Newman led 7-1 through six innings, but Catawba rallied for four runs to keep the outcome in doubt until the end. Carson-Newman was led by SAC Player of the Year Kyle Koeneman with two hits, including a three-run homer. Chris Dula had two hits and two RBI for Catawba. Carson-Newman faces Wingate tonight, with the winner advancing to tomorrow’s championship round. Catawba is eliminated from the tournament.
  • Wingate hands Eagles first loss in SAC Tournament, 6-3
    April 20, 2012
    Forest City, N.C.----The fourth-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs got a solid start from sophomore right-hander Olen Little (Charlotte, N.C.), while redshirt junior first baseman Brian Yeung (Raleigh, N.C.) blasted a three-run homer as Wingate prevailed 6-3 over Carson-Newman on day two of the 2012 Food Lion SAC Tournament. The Bulldogs improve to 30-21 overall, and will take on top-seeded Tusculum College Saturday at 12 p.m. The Eagles fall to 25-24, and will take on Catawba Saturday at 3:45 p.m.
  • Eagles upset Catawba in SAC Tournament opener, 6-5
    April 19, 2012
    FOREST CITY, N.C.-- Carson-Newman broke a late five-all tie when Troy Zawadski scored on an interference call in the top of the eighth to spark the Eagles to a 6-5 victory over Catawba in the first round of the 2012 Food Lion SAC Baseball Tournament.
  • Eagles' Koeneman named SAC Player of the Year; Thigpen named All-SAC
    April 18, 2012
    ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman first baseman Kyle Koeneman hit five game-winning home runs during his senior season and has been named the 2012 South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year on Wednesday, headlining the league’s award winners. oining Koeneman on the All-SAC teams is pitcher Robby Thigpen, who earned a second team starting pitcher spot.
  • Rorex's walk-off caps sweep of Newberry in home finale
    April 14, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s third baseman Lance Rorex hit his first two career home runs as an Eagle, including a walk-off on the first pitch of the seventh inning in Game 2, to lead the Eagles to a South Atlantic Conference sweep of visiting Newberry on Saturday at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex. The Eagles controlled Game 1,winning 12-4. Rorex’s blast led to a 7-6 final in Game 2.
  • Eagles can't solve Newberry pitching on Senior Day, 5-1
    April 13, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Three Newberry pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts and Kevin Rufus hit a leadoff home run as Newberry beat Carson-Newman on Senior Day, 5-1, at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex. Newberry improves to 19-25 and 12-13 in SAC play, while the Eagles fall to 22-23 overall and 11-14 in SAC play.
  • Faithful, Eagles shut down King, 5-1
    April 10, 2012
    BRISTOL, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s Evan Faithful struck out eight for his first career complete game as the Eagles beat King, 5-1, on Wednesday afternoon at the KC Baseball Complex. With the win, the Eagles bounce back to .500 at 22-22 overall.
  • Eagles drop doubleheader to LMU, 6-1 and 5-4
    April 07, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — The Carson-Newman College baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader Saturday to visiting South Atlantic Conference rival Lincoln Memorial. In the opening game LMU starter Brad Pressley threw a complete game in a 6-1 Railsplitter win. In the second a last-inning Eagles rally fell just short, with the Eagles losing 5-4 at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex.
  • Rorex’s career night lifts Eagles past LMU at Smokies Park, 9-8
    April 06, 2012
    KODAK, Tenn. – Carson-Newman senior Lance Rorex had a career high five hits and scored the game-winning run on Phillip Duncan’s walk-off walk in the ninth as the Eagles held off a number of Lincoln Memorial rallies to win a South Atlantic Conference thriller, 9-8, at Smokies Park on Friday night., The Eagles move to 21-20 overall and 11-11 in SAC play with the win, while LMU falls to 17-25 and 8-14.
  • Koeneman, Eagles rally for 8-6 win at Belmont Abbey
    April 03, 2012
    BELMONT, N.C. – Carson-Newman’s Kyle Koeneman hit two late-inning home runs and came on in the ninth to pick up his third save as the Eagles beat Belmont Abbey, 8-6, on Tuesday afternoon at Abbey Yard. The win evens the Carson-Newman record to 20-20, while the Abbey drops to 25-15.
  • Eagles to face LMU at Smokies Park on April 6
    March 29, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman Eagles will play a South Atlantic Conference game in Smokies Park, the Double-A home of the Chicago Cubs, four the fourth-straight season when they host Lincoln Memorial University next Friday evening (April 6). First pitch in is at 6:15 p.m. in Sevierville, Tenn.
  • Eagles pound out season highs against Pfeiffer, 21-8
    March 28, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Three Carson-Newman freshmen hit their first career home runs and Kyle Koeneman hit his 13th of the season as the Eagles pounded on visiting Pfeiffer, 21-8, on Wednesday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex. C-N’s 21 runs scored is the most in two seasons since a 21-8 win over Lenoir-Rhyne in March of 2010. The Eagles move back to .500 with the win, while Pfeiffer falls to 17-15.
  • Pfeiffer/C-N first pitch moved to 2 p.m.
    March 28, 2012
    Jefferson City, Tenn. - Carson-Newman's baseball game with Pfeiffer scheduled for Tuesday has been moved up one hour. First pitch is now at 2 p.m. due to showers forecast for late in the afternoon.
  • Late runs lift Wingate past Carson-Newman, 10-5
    March 25, 2012
    Jefferson City, Tenn.----The Wingate University Bulldogs used a five-run seventh inning to finish off the weekend sweep at Carson-Newman College, winning 10-5 in South Atlantic Conference baseball action Sunday afternoon. The Bulldogs win their eighth straight overall, while notching their second straight weekend sweep. Wingate has now won 10 of its last 12 league games, improving to 22-14 overall and 10-8 in the SAC, sitting alone in third place in the league standings. Carson-Newman falls to 17-18 overall and 9-9 in the conference.
  • C-N/Wingate series moved to Saturday-Sunday
    March 22, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman's weekend baseball series with Wingate has been moved to Saturday-Sunday due to heavy rains in the forecast for Friday. Saturday's doubleheader is still scheduled for a noon first pitch. Sunday's single game will start at 1 p.m. at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex.
  • Missed opportunities cost Eagles in 11-5 loss to No. 2 Lander
    March 21, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman Eagles failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities in the early innings and the Eagle bullpen struggled in an 11-5 loss to No. 2 Lander University on Wednesday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex. The Eagles fall to 17-15 with the loss, while Lander improves to 22-6.
  • Eagles sweep two from mistake-prone Belmont Abbey
    March 20, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman Eagles took advantage of six Belmont Abbey errors to score five unearned runs and sweep a doubleheader from the Crusaders on Tuesday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex. C-N won the opener, 4-2, and picked up a 2-1 win with a run in the bottom of the seventh to take Game 2.
  • Eagles' Koeneman named SAC Player of the Week
    March 19, 2012
    ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman first baseman Kyle Koeneman has been named South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week, the conference announced on Monday. Koeneman hit .438 as the Eagles went 4-1 last week. The senior hit three home runs – including a game-winning two-run shot against North Georgia in the ninth inning and a game-tying blast in the ninth inning of a game versus Mars Hill that C-N went on to win in 11 innings.
  • Eagles grab 11-inning win over Mars Hill in Saturday split
    March 17, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s Kyle Koeneman hit a solo home run in the ninth inning to force extra innings and the Eagles rallied for three runs in the 11th inning to beat visiting Mars Hill, 10-9, in Game 1 of a South Atlantic Conference doubleheader on Saturday at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex. Mars Hill controlled Game 2 for a 9-1 win.
  • Reed's six RBIs carries Eagles past Mars Hill, 13-3
    March 16, 2012
    JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s Lance Reed had a three-run double and six RBIs to lead the Eagles to a 13-3 win over Mars Hill on Friday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex. With the win, the Eagles move above .500 at 14-13 and are now 8-5 in South Atlantic Conference play. Mars Hill falls to 9-18 and 4-9 in the SAC.
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