Tennessee Wesleyan College - News news from the TWC website http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ 2012-05-18T10:09:01-06:00 text/html 2012-05-18T08:41:43-06:00 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ Jennifer Harrison [Men's Track] Matt Harris signs to run with the Bulldogs http://www.twcbulldogs.com/article/1295.php Scott Power -Sports Writer- Daily Post Athenian <P>McMinn Central track athlete Matt Harris expected to graduate this month from Central and then attend Tennessee Technology Center to learn a trade, but those plans have been altered. Harris will now attend Tennessee Wesleyan College after the school initiated a track program. Sports is often derided for allowing athletes to take shortcuts, but in this case, sports is giving Harris the chance to go to college.&nbsp; Harris said he would have gone to trade school and learned welding if TWC hadn't offered him the chance to compete in track. </P> text/html 2012-05-16T14:41:07-06:00 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ Jennifer Harrison [Men's Soccer] Cooke chooses Tennessee Wesleyan http://www.twcbulldogs.com/article/1294.php <div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <div>Cleveland's Rob Cooke has signed to play with the Bulldogs at Tennessee Wesleyan College next&nbsp;year. <span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ">&nbsp;&nbsp;"Wesleyan has a great program. I know a couple players have gone there from Cleveland. I met the coaches and they are great guys, and it's close to home so I can come back and see my parents," Cooke explained.</span> </div> <P class=MsoPlainText><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ">&nbsp;&nbsp;"I can't wait to start building relationships at college, and I'm really thankful for the opportunity to play soccer at the next level. Not everyone gets a chance to keep playing at the college level."</span></P> text/html 2012-05-15T13:05:41-06:00 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ Jennifer Harrison [Men's Basketball] Burse signs to play with the Bulldogs http://www.twcbulldogs.com/article/1293.php Tyler Burse, a 6'7 forward from LaFayette, GA, has signed to play with the Bulldogs next year.&nbsp; Burse is transferring from Shorter University.&nbsp;&nbsp; Present at the signing was his uncle Jeff Suttle, aunt Ann Harris, parents Ken and Karen Burse, aunt Karla Suttle, grandmother Martha Harris, and TWC Assistant Coach Ray Stone.&nbsp; text/html 2012-05-15T08:56:26-06:00 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ Jennifer Harrison [Cheerleading] Three to Cheer at TWC http://www.twcbulldogs.com/article/1292.php Scott Power- Sports Writer <div>Daily Post Athenian</div>&nbsp; <div>In many cases, high school teammates signing with the same school is just a coincidence, but that isn't the case with McMinn County High School cheerleaders Sami Breedlove, Brianna Carroll and Brittany Krouse.</div> <P>All three have decided to continue cheering at Tennessee Wesleyan College.</P> <P>"We are best friends," Krouse said. "It was something we planned - we didn't want to go off separate ways."</P>&nbsp; text/html 2012-05-15T06:31:27-06:00 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ Jennifer Harrison [Men's Soccer] TWC Men's Soccer to host Summer Soccer ID Camp http://www.twcbulldogs.com/article/1251.php <div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333">Tennessee Wesleyan Men's Soccer will host a Summer Soccer ID Camp on Thursday, May 31<SUP>st</SUP> beginning at 10:00 am.&nbsp;The Soccer ID camp will expose prospective athletes to top-quality collegiate coaching and allow them to experience the TWC campus, including a guided tour.&nbsp;The athletes will be given a chance to showcase their soccer skills in a college environment.&nbsp;</span></div> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333">The cost of the combine is $25.&nbsp;</span></P> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333">Click the links below for more information and the form to register. </span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><A href="/d/College_Prep_Combine_letter_2012.pdf">College Prep Combine Letter</A></o:p></span></div> <div style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #333333"><o:p><A href="/d/SoccerCamp_Form_2012.pdf">Soccer Camp Registration Form</A></o:p></span></div> text/html 2012-05-12T20:55:02-06:00 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ Jennifer Harrison [Baseball] TWC Advances to NAIA World Series with 14-4 Victory http://www.twcbulldogs.com/article/1291.php KINGSPORT, Tenn. - Top-seeded Tennessee Wesleyan took care of business and defeated No. 5 seed St. Francis&nbsp;14-4 on Saturday to win the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round - Kingsport Bracket to advance to the AVISTA-NAIA World Series.<br /><br />The Bulldogs (48-11 overall) went a perfect 3-0 in the tournament and will be making their third consecutive trip to the AVISTA-NAIA World Series, which begins play on May 25 in Lewiston, Idaho. text/html 2012-05-11T20:48:48-06:00 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ Jennifer Harrison [Baseball] TWC Powers Way to Championship Game http://www.twcbulldogs.com/article/1290.php <div>KINGSPORT, Tenn. - Top-seeded Tennessee Wesleyan steadily built a comfortable lead and coasted to an 11-5 victory over No. 3 seed Indiana Tech Friday to advance to the championship game of the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round - Kingsport Bracket.<br /><br />Tennessee Wesleyan (47-11 overall) is the lone undefeated team remaining and awaits to see who it will face to play for the right to advance to the 2012 AVISTA-NAIA World Series. The championship game is set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday.<br /></div>&nbsp; text/html 2012-05-10T21:49:47-06:00 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ Jennifer Harrison [Baseball] Bulldogs Shut Out Saints, 3-0 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/article/1289.php <span style="">KINGSPORT, Tenn. - Solid pitching and timely hitting proved to be the keys to success for No. 1 seed Tennessee Wesleyan as it defeated No. 5 seed St. Francis 3-0 Thursday in the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round - Kingsport Bracket.<br /><br />Starter Corey Rhoney went seven innings and allowed no runs on four hits and one walk with eight strikeouts, improving his record to 9-0 on the season. Meanwhile, Corey Collins tossed two shutout frames with two strikeouts to collect his fourth save of the year for the Bulldogs (46-11 overall).<br /></span><span style="COLOR: #000000"> <H5><br /></H5></span> text/html 2012-05-10T14:40:09-06:00 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ Jennifer Harrison [Men's Golf] Bulldogs move up http://www.twcbulldogs.com/article/1288.php <P>The Bulldogs moved up 3 spots in the Final NAIA Men's Golf Coaches Top 25 poll to be ranked 22nd.&nbsp; Tennessee Wesleyan won the AAC Tournament to advance to the NAIA National Tournament in Salem, Oregon.&nbsp; The NAIA will announce all the qualifiers by 5:00 pm today and then the first and second round pairings will be released tomorrow by 4:00 pm.&nbsp; </P> text/html 2012-05-10T09:19:15-06:00 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ Toby Brooks [Volleyball] Carly Lenhardt continues her education and volleyball career at TWC http://www.twcbulldogs.com/article/1287.php <P style="" ><span style="; ">Carly Lenhardt signs with Tennessee Wesleyan College to play volleyball.&nbsp;Lenhardt is from Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Arizona.&nbsp;Her primary position is libero.&nbsp;Lenhardt recorded 97 digs, 252 reception attempts and was awarded the gold champion award.&nbsp;She plans on majoring in Secondary Education with the desire to be a high school english teacher.&nbsp;Carly is the proud daughter of Becky and John Lenhardt.&nbsp;</span><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /></P> text/html 2012-05-09T10:12:16-06:00 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ Toby Brooks [Softball] Kelsie Hester signs with TWC to play softball http://www.twcbulldogs.com/article/1286.php <P style="" ><span style="; ">Kelsie Hester continues her education and softball career at Tennessee Wesleyan College.&nbsp;Hester is from Riceville, TN and attends McMinn County High School.&nbsp;She plays both left field and 2<SUP>nd</SUP> base.&nbsp;Hester has not only dedicated herself to the ball field.&nbsp;She has worked with both McMinn Tomorrow and J-Teens to help better the community.&nbsp;She plans on majoring in Human Services.&nbsp;Kelsie is the proud daughter of Dana Wiggins and Doug Hester. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /></span></P> text/html 2012-05-09T08:05:06-06:00 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ Jennifer Harrison [Men's Soccer] TWC Men's Soccer Represented in NPSL Game of the week http://www.twcbulldogs.com/article/1285.php <div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: ">. <P>Saturday evening was the opening day of the NPSL season and it pitted local rivals Chattanooga FC and Knoxville Force. The game was in Chattanooga at their fortress Finley Stadium in front of almost 5,000 fans. </P> <P>Tennessee Wesleyan College men's soccer team had players on both teams with Luke Winter and John Carrier playing for Chattanooga and Billy Sparks and Martyn Freestone playing for Knoxville. TWC also had representation in the coaching staffs of each team with current TWC head coach Stephen Lyons coaching Knoxville and previous TWC head coach and current University of West Florida coach Bill Elliot coaching Chattanooga.</P></span></div> text/html 2012-05-08T14:19:36-06:00 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ Jennifer Harrison [Baseball] NAIA Opening Round Kingsport Bracket Preview http://www.twcbulldogs.com/article/1284.php <P><STRONG><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222">KINGSPORT, Tenn. -</span></STRONG><span class=apple-converted-space><B></B></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222">Play is set to begin in the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round - Kingsport Bracket on Thursday at Hunter Wright Stadium, and each of the five teams bring something different to the table.</span></P> <P style="WIDOWS: 2; ORPHANS: 2; WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222">One team brings offensive firepower, while a couple others rely on their pitching staffs. Still, another team owns one of the NAIA's top defenses, and yet another is solid in all three areas of the game.&nbsp;</span></P> <P style="WIDOWS: 2; ORPHANS: 2; WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222">All this means is it should prove to be one fun tournament to watch. Here is some insight on the five teams vying for a ticket to the 2012 AVISTA-NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho.</span></P> <P style="WIDOWS: 2; ORPHANS: 2; WORD-SPACING: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #222222">Top-seeded Tennessee Wesleyan (45-11 overall) enters the field with one of the more potent offenses in the NAIA. The Bulldogs rank the top 10 in several offensive categories including home runs per game (second/1.339), total runs batted in (second/446), total runs scored (third/477), slugging percent (fourth/0.535), total hits (ninth/598) and batting average (10th/0.336). Individually, Taylor Oldham leads the NAIA in total RBIs and RBIs per game at 78 and 1.5, respectively, and is third nationally in total home runs with 19 four-baggers. Stephen Branca is tops in the NAIA in total runs scored with 75. In all, Oldham, Branca and Jake Stone all rank in the top 12 in total RBIs.</span></P> text/html 2012-05-07T08:23:44-06:00 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ Jennifer Harrison [Baseball] 2012 Opening Round of NAIA National Tournament http://www.twcbulldogs.com/article/1283.php <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">With the Bulldogs win in the AAC Tournament, they move on to the Opening Round of the NAIA National Tournament.&nbsp;Tennessee Wesleyan received the number one seed in the Kingsport Bracket followed by number 2 Georgetown, number 3 Indiana Tech, number 4 Campbellsville, and number 5 St. Francis.&nbsp;The Opening Round will begin on Thursday May 10<SUP>th</SUP> with Campbellsville and St. Francis playing in the first game, followed by Georgetown and Indiana Tech.&nbsp;The Bulldogs will play against the winner of Campbellsville/St. Francis in the final game of the day at 6:00 pm. </span></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Live stats will be provided for the tournament on <A href="http://www.dakstats.com/WebSync/Pages/Tournament/TournamentPage.aspx?association=10&amp;sg=MBA&amp;tour=834">Dakstats</A> as well as twitter updates from @aacsports.&nbsp;</span></P> text/html 2012-05-05T08:24:11-06:00 http://www.twcbulldogs.com/ Jennifer Harrison [Baseball] Bulldogs win AAC Tournament to advance to NAIA Opening Round http://www.twcbulldogs.com/article/1278.php <P><STRONG>KINGSPORT, Tenn. - </STRONG>Top-seeded Tennessee Wesleyan went the distance and then some to capture the 2012 Appalachian Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament championship, defeating No. 3 seed Union 5-3 in 10 innings Friday.</P> <P>Anthony Boix delivered a two-out, two-run single in the top of the 10th to break a 3-3 tie. Union got the game-tying run to the plate in the bottom of the inning, but Zach Fleshman got the final batter to fly out to left-center field to seal the 5-3 victory for Tennessee Wesleyan.</P>