Milligan College, Tenn. (Jan. 6, 2010) --- The Milligan College Baseball announced three additional signings for the 2010-2011 signing class. Head Coach Nathan Meade made the announcement.
Nate Wright, an infielder, is a transfer student from Wilkes Community College in Lincolnton, N.C. N. Wright played in 47 games at Wilkes Community College last season and sported a .340 batting average bringing in 41 RBIs and six homeruns.
“We’re excited about the athleticism Nate brings to our infield,” Meade said. “That along with the fact that he comes from a quality program that knows how to win is exactly what we were looking for. He is a quality addition to both our program and our school.”
Nate is the son of Tommy and Tammy Wright, and plans on majoring in Bible at Milligan.
The next Buffs’ signee is Happy Valley product, Dustin Clawson. Clawson, a catcher is hitting near the .300 mark, including 25 RBIs, three homeruns and was walked 22 times.
Milligan College, Tenn. (Jan. 19, 2010) --- Milligan College Baseball recently unveiled their 2010 schedule, which include 10 games against pre-season top 25 teams. Head Coach Nathan Meade made the announcement.
“We’re excited about our schedule for the upcoming season,” Meade said. “I feel like we have a lot of quality competition during our mid-week that should help prepare us for our weekend conference series.”
The Buffs open the season when they travel to Salem, Va., to take on the Roanoke College Maroons, an NCAA D-III school, on Feb. 6. From there, Milligan will travel to Lee University (Feb. 10) in Cleveland, Tenn., and Toccoa Falls, Ga., where they will face Toccoa Falls College (Feb. 12-13).
Milligan opens their home slate at Anglin Field on Feb. 15, when they host the Owls of University of Maine-Presque Isle, who were featured last March in the New York Times story for playing all of their games on the road due to the weather conditions in Maine. The February date with Milligan opens the slate of 34 games on the road for the Owls until their lone home stand on the schedule in the last week of April.
