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Weather postpones Averett baseball's opening weekend

02.03 | Baseball

A combination of last week's snowfall and the expected winter weather over the weekend has forced Averett to postpone its games schedule for Saturday and Sunday.

Averett voted seventh in USA South preseason baseball poll

01.20 | Baseball

Averett University was picked seventh by conference coaches in the USA South preseason baseball poll, which was announced on Wednesday. Shenandoah University, which won the 2009 South Regional and advanced to the Division III World Series, was selected as the favorite.

Averett baseball camp rescheduled for Dec. 5

09.11 | Baseball

Averett University head coach Ed Fulton and his staff will be holding their fifth annual fall baseball camp on Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 6. The camp will be held at Owen-Fulton Field located on Averett University's North Campus. This camp is for high school age players. Campers should be in the eighth grade to attend.

Baseball to play Cougars World Series during final week of fall season

10.19 | Baseball

The Averett baseball team will wrap up its fall season this week, but not before the team holds its first ever Cougars World Series. The best-of-three series between the Blue and Gold teams will begin on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Owen-Fulton Field.

7.2.09 | General

Averett seeking nominations for Cougar Club Hall of Fame

The Averett University Athletics Department is seeking nominations for the Cougar Club Sports Hall of Fame. The deadline to nominate a former student-athlete or coach is Aug. 10.

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6.15.09 | General

Averett Summer Sports Camps underway

Averett University's Summer Sports Camps began this week, kicking off a string of instructional youth clinics over the next two months.

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6.2.09 | Baseball

Former Cougar Anderson guides high school team to state title as coach

As his players doused him with the cooler of water, Chad Anderson didn't mind one bit. The former Averett University baseball player had just coached his Chatham High School baseball team to the Group A state championship with a 10-4 victory over Gate City. Anderson, his his fourth year of coaching, said a lot of the things he teaches his players came from what he learned when he played at Averett under coach Ed Fulton.

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6.1.09 | General

Averett has 75 student-athletes earn Academic All-Conference recognition

Averett University had 75 student-athletes earn Academic All-Conference honors from the USA South during the 2008-09 school year. A student-athlete must have earned a 3.0 GPA in each of the two semesters of a given year to be eligible. Any student-athlete participating in any varsity sport at any conference institution is eligible.

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4.22.09 | General

Former Purdue basketball coach Gene Keady one of many highlights from athletics banquet

Former Purdue basketball coach Gene Keady was the guest speaker as Averett University honored its student-athletes at year-end athletics banquet Tuesday night at the Grant Center.

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4.17.09 | Baseball

Captains end Cougars season

Third-seeded Christopher Newport University’s big second inning helped the Captains eliminate No. 7 seed Averett University 11-4 in the USA South Conference Tournament on Friday afternoon at Burlington Athletic Stadium.

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4.17.09 | Baseball

Ferrum rallies past Averett on second day of USA South tourney

No. 6 seed Ferrum College rallied with the help of three home runs to beat seventh-seeded Averett University 9-6 on the second day of the USA South Conference Tournament on Friday morning afternoon at Burlington Athletic Stadium.

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4.16.09 | Baseball

Cougars upset No. 2 seed Methodist on opening day of USA South Conference Tournament

Seventh-seeded Averett University held off No. 2 seed Methodist University in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 2-1 upset in the first round of the USA South Conference Tournament on Thursday afternoon at Burlington Athletic Stadium.

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4.15.09 | Baseball

Four Cougars earn all-conference baseball honors

Four Averett baseball players received recognition from the USA South Conference, which released its season awards on Wednesday.

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4.13.09 | Baseball

Cougars fall in regular-season finale

Averett couldn't hold onto an early lead as Bridgewater College downed the Cougars 9-8 on Monday afternoon.

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