Baseball Faces Tough Road Tests at Western Carolina on Tuesday, at Radford This Weekend

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - UNC Asheville Baseball faces road tests this week at Western Carolina on Tuesday (May 5) and at Radford this weekend (May 8-10).

UNC Asheville (18-30, 6-12 Big South) at Western Carolina (31-17, 12-6 SoCon)

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 | 5 PM | Cullowhee, NC

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About the Bulldogs - The Bulldogs come into the week at 18-30 and 6-12 in the Big South Conference after dropping two of three to Winthrop over the weekend (May 1-3). The Bulldogs are third in the Big South and 34^th in Division I in double plays turned (39), while Cooper Smith is third in the nation with three complete games. Owen Michelson leads the conference and is 18^th in the nation with a .513 on-base percentage, while Logan Lowe is third in the conference and 37^th in the nation with eight sacrifice bunts. Patrick Gillen is also the 16^th-toughest hitter in all of Division I to strike out.

About the Catamounts - Western Carolina comes into the game at 31-17 overall and 12-6 in the Southern Conference after winning two out of three at Wofford over the weekend. The Catamounts lead the SoCon and rank 41^st in the nation in double plays turned (38) and also rank second in the league and 31^st in the nation with 73 home runs hit. Western Carolina is also third in the SoCon and 48^th in the nation with 366 runs scored, and second in the league and 38^th in the nation with .492 team slugging percentage. They are also second in the SoCon and 23^rd in the nation at 3.5 walks allowed per nine innings. Mason Snyder leads the SoCon and is second in the nation with a 1.42 earned run average, while also ranking eighth in the nation allowing just 5.7 hits per game. His 0.97 walks and hits per nine innings (WHIP) also leads the conference and is 15^th in the nation.

Series History - This will be the 86^th all-time meeting between Asheville and Western Carolina, with Western Carolina leading the all-time series 59-26. Asheville won the earlier meeting this season with an 8-4 victory at Greenwood Field back on Mar. 24, 2026.

UNC Asheville at Radford (21-21, 9-9 Big South)

Game One | Friday, May 8, 2026 | 6 PM | Radford, VA

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Game Two | Saturday, May 9, 2026 | 4 PM | Radford, VA

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Game Three | Sunday, May 10, 2026 | 1 PM | Radford, VA

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About the Highlanders - Radford comes into the week at 21-21 overall and 9-9 in Big South Conference after dropping a doubleheader at No. 23 Virginia by scores of 11-1 (seven innings) and 14-5. Radford travels to ETSU on Tuesday (May 5) before hosting the Bulldogs this weekend. As a team, Radford leads the Big South Conference and ranks 37^th in the nation with 30 sacrifice bunts. Son Junho is the 32^nd-toughest batter to strike out in all of Division I, while Noah Toole leads the conference and 27^th in the nation in triples with four.

Series History - This series will be meetings No. 119, 120 and 121 all-time between Asheville and Radford. Radford won two out of three in last year's series in Asheville.

Baseball Faces Tough Road Tests at Western Carolina on Tuesday, at Radford This Weekend

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Players Mentioned

Patrick Gillen

Logan Lowe

Owen Michelson

Cooper Smith

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