Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Prior to the 1995 MLB season, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed 27 year old Japanese pitching superstar Hideo Nomo. Though Nomo was not the first Japanese player to play in the pros, (he was second, Masanori Murakami played for the San Francisco Giants from 1964-65) he quickly became the best that had played in the U.S. to that point. His instant … Continue reading The Negro League After Jackie Robinson
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer Baseball season is right around the corner, folks. After a very successful season last year, the baseball team is looking to improve and perform even better this year. With a lot of new freshman, solid returning players and stable coaching, it should be a good team to watch and follow. UNCG is looking so good in fact that they have been … Continue reading Baseball Season Preview
Brayden Stamps Staff Writer In this past week, the Cleveland Indians officially announced that the iconic and controversial “Chief Wahoo” logo will be phased out of the teams visual identity entirely by the year 2019. This decision, that is being enforced by the current commissioner of the MLB, Rob Manfred, is the final blow in a long battle that was put into motion in 2014 … Continue reading The “Chief” Concern in Cleveland
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Chadwick Boseman’s portrayal of Jackie Robinson in the 2013 biopic, “42,” illustrated the realities of being an African American ballplayer when the color barrier was first broken. Pitchers threw at Robinson in an attempt to seriously injure him at the plate. He was spiked and kicked at by players when sliding into base. And, as shown in an uncomfortably, well acted … Continue reading Minor League Racism: Racial Abuse at Teens trying to make the Majors
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has arguably been the best wideout in the NFL since entering the league in 2004. Fitzgerald may have had a leg up on his competition while in high school however. Born and raised in Minnesota, Fitzgerald was a ball boy for the Minnesota Vikings in the late 1990s, where he developed a friendship with Hall … Continue reading Did You Know?
Chelsea McBay Staff Writer Last season for the Spartan baseball team was a dream come true for the team. During the season, they went 36-24 overall and 14-10 in SoCon matchups. Then they concluded their season by beating Furman in 3 games in the conference championship to win the SoCon title. The team ventured into the nationwide NCAA tournament feeling confident. They traveled to Clemson … Continue reading UNCG Senior Baseball Players Departing
Daniel Johnson Sports Editor After a five hour rain delay and a comeback victory for the top seeded Clemson Tigers, the successful and championship 2017 season for the UNCG Spartans finally ended with a final record tally of 36-24. For the third time in the team’s history, the Spartans found themselves in the NCAA Regionals for the College World Series. To get to that point, … Continue reading Closing the Books on a Championship Baseball Season
Michael Fields Staff Writer The men’s baseball team had a big home series against conference foe East Tennessee State University. UNCG was trying to stay atop of the SoCon standings and continue to excel in conference play. With a weekend home series against conference rivals East Tennessee State University, the blue and gold swept their visitors to stay firmly on top of the … Continue reading Successful sweep for UNCG Baseball
Andrew James Staff Writer It’s finally April—that time of the year again. The sunlit grass in the outfield is ready to burn under spiked cleats; the sound of a baseball crashing into the padded leather catcher’s mitt is becoming music again. After slogging through another Spring Training, we finally have made it to the games that count—we finally get to tune into our … Continue reading MLB Preview
Will McGarty Staff Writer This past weekend, the Spartans hosted the Keydets for a three game series that lasted from Friday through Sunday. This was the team’s first meeting of the year and also the first time Virginia Military Institute has traveled to face UNCG in Greensboro since the 2001 season. What initially was built up to be a well-balanced series turned ugly for … Continue reading Spartans Sweep VMI at Home
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