Greensboro College - Baseball Swept by Piedmont

Did You Know...

Pacifico was a Smash

Carrie Pacifico was named the USA South women's tennis player of the year in 2006, '07 and '08. She did not lose a conference match during those three years.

Nelsen Led Kiwis

Former Pride men's soccer student-athlete Ryan Nelsen served as captain for his native New Zealand in the 2010 World Cup. He and the "All Whites" went undefeated with a 0-0-3 record.

Pride Sweeps Scalf

GC is the only USA South institution to sweep the prestigious Don Scalf award. GC's Carrie Pacifico (women's tennis) and Daniel Poindexter (baseball) earned the conference's highest honor in 2007-08. Two years later, Andrew Clark (men's soccer) and Michelle Lemmons (women's tennis) did it again for The Pride.

2010 Women's Lacrosse

The 2010 Greensboro College women’s lacrosse team won 14 games, the most in program history.

Women's Hoops Set Record

The 2008-09 Pride women's basketball team had the best statistical mark of any GC hoops team. GC finished 27-3 and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Sutton Successful

Greensboro College's David Sutton posted a program-best 12-0 record at #1 tennis singles in 2007. The next year, he became GC's first ever alternate to the NCAA tournament.

Theriault the Runner

In his first year of intercollegiate cross country, Francois Theriault finished second at the 2006 USA South Cross Country championships, the highest placing in the history of the program. He later earned all-region honors, a first for a GC harrier.

Pride Women Excelled

In the first year of presenting separate All-Sports trophies, the Greensboro College women won the 2004-05 USA South President’s Cup.

Student-Athlete Academic Success

From 2003 to 2007, Greensboro College athletes led the USA South Conference with the most student-athletes achieving academic team honors.

Cooke Made NCAAs

Alex Cooke is the only Pride swimmer to reach the NCAA championships. She did not disappoint as she earned All America Honors in the 100 backstroke at the 2009 championships in Minneapolis, Minn.

National Title Games

Greensboro College men's soccer reached the NCAA Division III championship game in both 1989 and 1998.

GC Golf

The Pride men's golf team qualified for its 32nd NCAA Division III championship in 2010.

2010 Softball

The 2010 Greensboro College Pride softball team posted 28 wins, had a 17-game winning streak, won the USA South tournament and qualified for the program's first NCAA tournament.

Eccles Set USAS Record

Dione Eccles scored a USA South record (both for men and women) 54 points in Greensboro College women's basketball 's conference tournament semifinal win. The Pride defeated the Panthers, 117-113 in double overtime, on Feb., 29, 2008.

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Baseball Swept by Piedmont

Irwin: Went 4-8 in the DH

Pride Sports Info.

3/13/2010 5:13:43 AM

Greensboro, NC -- Greensboro College baseball lost a doubleheader to Piedmont on Saturday. The Lions won the first game, 10-4, and the nightcap, 8-7. The Pride's Matt Irwin (Asburn, VA/Stone Bridge) had another strong day at the plate as he had two hits in both games. Game one box ~ game two

GC is 4-12 and PC improved to 7-10.

In game one, Irwin went 2-4 with an RBI. #Trey Daniel3 gave up 10 runs, but just three were earned. Reliever Avery Lawrence (Stafford, VA/Stafford) threw a scoreless 7th inning. GC was felled by six errors in game in the game. PC outhit The Pride 7-6. Shelton Spencer got the win for Piedmont.

Trailing 7-6, Piedmont scored two runs in the eighth en route to the win. The Pride out-hit the Lions 11-8. In addition to Irin, Michael Parker (Snow Camp, NC/Southern Alamance) and Josh Montague (Greensboro, NC/Northwest Guilford) collected two hits for The Pride. Brandon Matthews (Chesapeake, VA/Norfolk Collegiate) suffered his first college defeat on the mound.

Zac Stein hit a grand slam home run for PC in the fourth inning. Ed Cook got the win in relief for the visitors.

The Lions and Pride play a single on Sunday at 1 p.m. at War Memorial Stadium.

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