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Talkin' Hardball featuring John Smoltz set for March 6th The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the Global Sport Leadership Doctoral program announced Tuesday that they will partner to host Talkin’ Hardball on March 6th at the Johnson City Country Club.
2015 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and Atlanta Braves pitching great John Smoltz will be the featured speaker at the event, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. for a social hour/dinner, followed by the program beginning at 7:30. Smoltz will also host a free youth baseball clinic sponsored by Ballad Health at Thomas Stadium from 5 to 6 p.m. that same day.
Tickets for the event may be purchased by visiting the ticket link at ETSUBucs.com or by calling 423-439-3878. Three levels of tickets will be available, with general admission seats for $50 each, admission and “Extra Innings” post-event gathering access for $125, and sponsored tables for eight, including a pre-event reception for $2,000. The dinner will feature ballpark fare and unlimited beer. ETSU head coach Joe Pennucci said it will be exciting for the entire community to hear from a baseball legend like Smoltz.
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ETSU Baseball Schedule
Tri-Star Classic Sat., Feb. 17 Noon Fri., Feb. 23 6:30 p.m. Fri., March 2 6 p.m. Northern Kentucky at Florida Gulf Coast vs. Tennessee Johnson City, Tenn. Fort Myers, FL Smokies Park (Kodak, TN)
Sat., Feb. 17 2:30 p.m. Sat., Feb. 24 2 p.m. Sat., March 3 1 p.m. Northern Kentucky at Florida Gulf Coast vs. MTSU Johnson City, Tenn. Fort Myers, FL Smokies Park (Kodak, TN)
Sun., Feb. 18 1 p.m. Sun., Feb. 25 1 p.m. Sun., March 4 Noon Northern Kentucky at Florida Gulf Coast vs. Memphis Johnson City, Tenn. Fort Myers, FL Smokies Park (Kodak, TN) Click here to visit the ETSU Baseball website for more information. Seven athletes who recently trained at the Olympic Training Site at East Tennessee State University are competing in the Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.
Chris Mazdzer from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is the veteran of the team, having competed both at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in 2010 and again in Sochi in 2014, finishing 13th both times. The seven-time national champion, who also has 10 career individual world cup medals, is ranked No. 22 in the world cup standings.
He won a silver medal, the first-ever medal for the USA in Men’s Singles Luge. He also competed in the luge team relay event, the team finished fourth.
Chris Kinney, a graduate student at ETSU, will make his Olympic debut in the Men’s 4-man Bobsled pushing for USA 2.
Hakeem Abdul-Saboor will also make his Olympic debut, pushing in 4-man for USA 2 and 2-man Bobsled events.
Steve Langton has the most global medals on the U.S. bobsled team, having won bronze in both two- and four-man in Sochi, as well as four world championship medals – including two golds. His first season with the U.S. Bobsled team was 2015-16. He will be pushing in the 4-man Bobsled for USA 1.
John Daly finished 16th in the men’s skeleton. He returned to the Olympics after a heartbreaking performance in Sochi, when his sled popped out of the groove at the start of the fourth and final race. Sitting in fourth place entering that run and jockeying for a medal, Daly finished 15th. Lachlan Reidy is an Australian rugby player turned bobsledder. He will make his Olympic debut as brakeman in the men’s 4-man Bobsled for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games.
Seun Adigun is a Nigerian-American track and field athlete who specialized in the 100 meter hurdles. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics, but did not qualify. In 2016, she founded the Nigeria Bobsled team and will drive in the Women’s 2-woman Bobsled.
Bobsled Schedule
Men’s 2-man Bobsled Sunday, Feb 18 6:05 a.m. & 7:40 a.m. Monday, Feb 19 6:15 a.m. & 8:00 a.m. medal heat
Women’s 2-woman Bobsled Tuesday, Feb. 20 6:50 a.m & 8:01 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21 6:40 a.m & 8:00 a.m. medal heat
Men’s 4-man Bobsled Saturday, Feb. 24. 9:30 a.m. & 11:07 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. medal heat
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Click here for more about the U.S. Olympic Training Site at ETSU. Football releases spring practice schedule
The Bucs open spring practice on Tuesday, March 13, while having it culminate with the Ballad Health Spring Game on Thursday, April 5 at William B. Greene, Jr. Stadium. Along with the Ballad Health Spring Game, the Blue and Gold will also hold scrimmages on March 24 and 31.
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Click here to visit the ETSU Football website. Tarter named College Sports Madness SoCon Player of the Week Senior Tianna Tarter (Johnson City, Tenn.) was named the College Sports Madness Player of the Week for the SoCon, for her outstanding performance against UTC.
This is Tarter’s second College Sports Madness recognition, with the last being on Nov. 20.
The Bucs only had one game this past week against conference rival UTC. ETSU picked up its first regular season sweep since 1997-98 with a 61-55 win. The Johnson City native recorded her fourth double-double of the season after finishing with 27 points and 10 rebounds. She also had five assists and three steals
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Women's Remaining Schedule
Sat., Feb. 17 Thurs., Feb. 22 2 p.m. 7 p.m. Furman (Senior Day) at Samford Johnson City Birmingham, Ala. Live Stats Audio Live Stats Sat., Feb. 24 2 p.m. Thurs. March 1 - Sun. March 4 At Mercer SoCon Tournament Macon, Ga. Asheville, NC Audio Click here to visit the women's basketball website. ETSU men's hoops to host Star Wars night Feb. 23
ETSU basketball fans can prepare to visit “A Galaxy Far, Far Away …” on Friday night, Feb. 23rd, as the Buccaneers will host a special “Star Wars Night” inside Freedom Hall.
On the same night the men’s basketball team takes on Wofford in Southern Conference play, members of the Star Wars fan clubs, the 501st Legion and the Rebel Legion, will be on hand in their movie replica costumes – including a fully-functional R2-D2 – to interact and take pictures with ETSU fans along the concourse inside Freedom Hall. In addition, Star Wars movie clips, music and other special surprises will take place throughout the evening.
ETSU fans are also encouraged to wear their favorite Star Wars costumes and participate in a special costume contest at halftime of the game. In addition, commemorative ETSU and Star Wars-themed merchandise will be part of a pregame silent auction to benefit the Niswonger Children’s Hospital.
Star Wars night is just one part of a special Fan Appreciation Day scheduled for Feb. 23, as the first 1,000 fans will also receive a Steve Forbes collectible Bobblehead sponsored by Johnson City Honda. In addition, the first 225 students in attendance will receive a long sleeve, dry fit T-shirt, and a special post-game autograph session will include both members of the men’s basketball team and Star Wars characters. Posters for the autograph session are sponsored by Food City.
Men's Remaining Schedule
Sat., Feb. 17 2 p.m. Fri., Feb. 23 7 p.m. Tue., Feb. 20 7 p.m. at Western Carolina Wofford The Citadel Freedom Hall Cullowhee, NC Freedom Hall Fan Appreciation Night Audio Audio Live Stats Tickets Audio Live Stats Tickets Sun., Feb. 25 2 p.m. Furman Fri. March 2 - Mon. March 5 Freedom Hall SoCon Tournament Senior Day Asheville, NC Audio Live Stats Tickets
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ETSU Softball Schedule Sun., Feb.18 Sun., Feb.18 Fri., Feb. 23 Noon 2 p.m. 3:30 p.m. vs Colgate at USC Upstate vs Gardner-Webb Spartanburg, S.C. Spartanburg, S.C. Athens, Ga. Sat., Feb. 24 Sat., Feb. 24 Sun., Feb 25 10:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. 10:30 a.m. vs Gardner-Webb at Georgia vs Charleston Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga. Athens, Ga.
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Track & Field
Sat., Feb. 24 - Sun., Feb. 25 Southern Conference Championships Lexington, Va.
Click here to visit the ETSU Men's Track & Field website. Click here to visit the ETSU Women's Track & Field website.
Women's Tennis Schedule
Sat., Feb. 17 Sun., Feb. 18 Wed., Feb. 21 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 8 p.m. vs West Virginia at Akron at NC State Akron, Ohio Akron, Ohio Raleigh, N.C.
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Men's Tennis Schedule
Sun., Feb. 18 Sat., Feb. 24 11 a.m. 11 a.m. vs. Tennessee Tech vs. UNC-Greensboro Johnson City, Tenn. Johnson City, Tenn.
Click here to visit the ETSU Men's Tennis website.
Men's Golf Schedule
Feb 19-21 at The Prestige La Quinta, Calif.
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Women's Golf Schedule
Kiawah Island Intercollegiate Feb. 25 - 27 Kiawah Island, S.C.
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50-year Anniversary of 1967-68 “Sweet 16” Team – Members of the 1967-68 ETSU men’s basketball team were in attendance on Saturday, Feb. 3 to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of their landmark season. The first ETSU team to advance to the NCAA Tournament, the squad ultimately became the only Bucs’ team to ever reach the Sweet 16 with a win over Florida State. The team was recognized during the game against UTC.
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