Western Carolina

22-17 (10-9 Southern Conference)

Date Loc Opponent Results Notes
Fri, Feb 19 vs Towson 23 - 1
Sat, Feb 20 vs Towson 15 - 5
Sat, Feb 20 vs Towson 4 - 3
Sun, Feb 21 vs Towson 5 - 1
Tue, Feb 23 vs UNC Asheville 10 - 4
Fri, Feb 26 at UNC Wilmington 8 - 2
Sat, Feb 27 at UNC Wilmington 8 - 6
Sun, Feb 28 at UNC Wilmington 10 - 6
Wed, Mar 3 at Wake Forest   CCD, COVID
Fri, Mar 5 at Charlotte 7 - 4
Sat, Mar 6 at Charlotte 5 - 2
Sun, Mar 7 at Charlotte 10 - 5
Wed, Mar 10 vs Kennesaw State 12 - 11
Fri, Mar 12 vs St. John's 11 - 1
Sat, Mar 13 vs St. John's 21 - 3
Sun, Mar 14 vs St. John's 8 - 3
Wed, Mar 17 at Kennesaw State   PPD, Covid
Fri, Mar 19 at Mercer   PPD, Covid
Sat, Mar 20 at Mercer   PPD, Covid
Sat, Mar 20 at Mercer   PPD, Covid
Fri, Mar 26 vs The Citadel 12 - 8
Fri, Mar 26 vs The Citadel 11 - 6
Sat, Mar 27 vs The Citadel   CCD, inclement weather
Tue, Mar 30 at Tennessee 9 - 2
Fri, Apr 2 at Wofford 6 - 5
Sat, Apr 3 at Wofford 12 - 9
Sat, Apr 3 at Wofford 11 - 6
Wed, Apr 7 at Gardner-Webb 12 - 2
Sat, Apr 10 vs VMI 3 - 0 5 innings, fog
Sun, Apr 11 vs VMI 9 - 8 moved from 4/9
Sun, Apr 11 vs VMI 16 - 12 moved from 4/9
Tue, Apr 13 vs Tennessee 14 - 12
Fri, Apr 16 vs Samford 8 - 5
Fri, Apr 16 vs Samford 7 - 2
Sat, Apr 17 vs Samford 12 - 11
Tue, Apr 20 vs Wake Forest 14 - 8
Fri, Apr 23 at East Tennessee State 3 - 0
Fri, Apr 23 at East Tennessee State 7 - 1 moved from 4/24, impending weather
Sat, Apr 24 at East Tennessee State   CCD, inclement weather
Wed, Apr 28 at Elon 4 - 3
Fri, Apr 30 at UNC Greensboro 17 - 8
Sat, May 1 at UNC Greensboro 6 - 4
Sat, May 1 at UNC Greensboro 7 - 1
Fri, May 7 vs Mercer 11 - 9
Fri, May 7 vs Mercer 8 - 7
Sat, May 8 vs Mercer 14 - 1
Fri, May 14 vs Wofford  
Sat, May 15 vs Wofford  
Sat, May 15 vs Wofford  
Fri, May 21 at The Citadel  
Sat, May 22 at The Citadel  
Sat, May 22 at The Citadel  

By The Numbers

Record
Overall 22-17
Home 15-7
Away 7-10
Neutral 0-0
Conference 10-9
Non-Conf 12-8
Postseason -
Rankings Rank Value
RPI 78 0.5307
Non-Conf RPI 50
SOS 75
Non-Conf SOS 61
vs. RPI Teams RPI
1-25 2-3
26-50 0-0
51-100 4-7
101-200 4-6
201+ 12-1

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