University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
Two Bulldogs Earn Big South Conference Weekly Honors
05.11.2026 | Baseball
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Two UNC Asheville Baseball players earned weekly awards from the Big South Conference today (Monday, May 11), as redshirt junior Branden Barna was named the Relief Pitcher of the Week and Ben Green was named the Freshman of the Week.
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Asheville went 2-2 last week on the road, dropping their midweek contest to Western Carolina on Tuesday (May 5) and the series opener at Radford on Friday (May 8) before picking up back-to-back wins in the Radford series on Saturday and Sunday (May 9-10) to clinch the conference series.
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Barna made three appearances out of the bullpen on the week, totaling 4.2 innings of relief allowing just one run on five hits with two strikeouts and one walk. He also picked up his first two career saves on back-to-back days in Asheville's series win over Radford.
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This is Barna's first career Big South Conference weekly honor. The Merrit Island, Fla. native is a health and wellness promotion major.
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Green hit .538 (7-13) driving in four runs and scoring twice, while he also hit two doubles and stole one base on the week. Â
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This is Green's first career Big South Conference weekly honor. The Matthews, N.C. native is a business major.
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The Bulldogs return to the diamond for their final regular season series against High Point, with the series starting on Thursday (May 14). First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. from Greenwood Field, with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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A reminder that admission to all UNC Asheville Baseball games at Greenwood Field is free courtesy of Ingles!
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Two UNC Asheville Baseball players earned weekly awards from the Big South Conference today (Monday, May 11), as redshirt junior Branden Barna was named the Relief Pitcher of the Week and Ben Green was named the Freshman of the Week.
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Asheville went 2-2 last week on the road, dropping their midweek contest to Western Carolina on Tuesday (May 5) and the series opener at Radford on Friday (May 8) before picking up back-to-back wins in the Radford series on Saturday and Sunday (May 9-10) to clinch the conference series.
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Barna made three appearances out of the bullpen on the week, totaling 4.2 innings of relief allowing just one run on five hits with two strikeouts and one walk. He also picked up his first two career saves on back-to-back days in Asheville's series win over Radford.
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This is Barna's first career Big South Conference weekly honor. The Merrit Island, Fla. native is a health and wellness promotion major.
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Green hit .538 (7-13) driving in four runs and scoring twice, while he also hit two doubles and stole one base on the week. Â
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This is Green's first career Big South Conference weekly honor. The Matthews, N.C. native is a business major.
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The Bulldogs return to the diamond for their final regular season series against High Point, with the series starting on Thursday (May 14). First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. from Greenwood Field, with video and live stats available at www.uncabulldogs.com.
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A reminder that admission to all UNC Asheville Baseball games at Greenwood Field is free courtesy of Ingles!
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