North Greenville will make the short drive down US 25 to Furman Thursday night to open the 2022 football season. The Crusaders and Paladins will be meeting for the first time ever, and the D2 Crusaders are big underdogs. But coach Jeff Farrington, who spent 11 seasons at Furman, is excited for the opportunity. And …
North Greenville head baseball coach Landon Powell has enjoyed a lot of highs and lows throughout his baseball career. From finishing as a runner-up in the College World Series with the Gamecocks to catching Dallas Braden’s perfect game as a member of the Oakland A’s. However, what he accomplished this past season with the Crusaders …
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Story by Zachary Shore/North Greenville Athletics: Top-seeded and nationally top-ranked North Greenville claimed its first NCAA Division II Baseball National Championship with a 5-3 win over No. 2 seed Point Loma at the USA Baseball National Training Complex on Friday night. The Crusaders went 4-0 in Cary in their first-ever trip to the national championship …
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Story by Zachary Shore: Top seed North Greenville is going to play for its first NCAA Division II Baseball National Championship after an 8-5 win over No. 8 seed West Chester on Thursday night at the USA Baseball National Training Complex put the Crusaders in the championship final. North Greenville is just the second Conference …
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Story by Zachary Shore, North Greenville University: With the winner one win away from advancing to the National Championship Final, top-seeded North Greenville scored an NCAA Division II Baseball National Championship record 18 runs and outscored No. 5 Angelo State by a record 15 runs, 18-3, at the USA Baseball National Training Complex on Tuesday …
Story by Zachary Shore, North Greenville Athletics/CARY, N.C. – Top-seeded North Greenville got seven strong innings from Reece Fields and a memorable return from John Michael Faile to claim a 3-1 win over No. 8 West Chester at the NCAA Division II Baseball National Championship Finals at the USA Baseball National Training Complex on Sunday …
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The dust has settled on the NCAA baseball selections and now it’s time to play the games. On Monday, Coastal Carolina was the only school in South Carolina to receive a bid to this year’s tournament and for the Chanticleers, it is a return to past glory. Coastal is the #3-seed in this weekend’s Greenville, …
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Thank goodness for North Greenville. We’ll have at least one team from the state still playing baseball as the calendar turns to June. The Crusaders won their super regional battle with Columbus State Saturday and will open play in the D-2 Championship Tournament in Cary, NC against West Chester of Pennsylvania Sunday night at 6:00 …
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There’s a budding baseball dynasty in South Carolina and it’s not located in Clemson, Conway, or Columbia. If you want to find the current hot spot for baseball in the Palmetto State, travel up Highway 414 to Tigerville. That’s where Landon Powell has turned the Crusaders of North Greenville into a Division Two powerhouse. The …
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The “Palmetto Pigskin Tour” braved the elements on Tuesday to visit North Greenville University and check in on the Crusaders. North Greenville had its season canceled last year by Covid-19, so the Crusaders have not stepped on the football field in nearly two years. NGU competes in one of the toughest Division Two conferences in …
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2019 was a disappointing season for North Greenville, but coach Jeff Farrington is optimistic about a bounce-back in 2020. The Crusaders finished 3-7, but five of those losses were by five points or less. Lack of offense was a big issue as the Crusaders averaged just 17 points per game. The defense wasn’t bad giving …
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