Alumnus LeRoy gains national attention
University of North Georgia (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) alumnus Bill LeRoy grabbed national attention this summer with the Savannah Bananas baseball team in the Coastal Plains League (CPL).
LeRoy appeared widely on social media and multiple sports outlets for his and for correctly during a live mid-game interview. The plate introduction video and an interview with him also appeared on a SportsCenter feature on the Bananas on ESPN.
"This opportunity has changed my life and allowed me to fall in love with this sport even more than I already was," LeRoy said. "The place is so much fun and is a party with one big family. We're changing the way the game of baseball is viewed and getting national exposure."
In his fourth summer with the Bananas, the catcher and former Â鶹ÊÓƵ baseball player earned second-team All-CPL honors as Savannah won the CPL championship. He committed zero errors behind the plate and tallied 25 hits and 19 RBIs.
LeRoy has joined the Savannah Bananas' professional team that travels the country to show off the Bananas' fun style of baseball.
Men's basketball earns 3rd NCAA bid in 4 years
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ men's basketball team has reached the NCAA Division II tournament for the third time in four years and faces Lenoir-Rhyne at 7:30 p.m. March 14 in the first round.
Basketball teams aim to earn NCAA bids
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ men's and women's basketball teams enter this week's Peach Belt Conference tournaments seeking to solidify their chances of making their respective NCAA Division II tournaments.
Spring teams aim to maintain high standards
Â鶹ÊÓƵ's spring sports teams are gearing up for another season competing at the highest levels both in the Peach Belt Conference and nationally.
Mental health grad assistant program starts
Two Â鶹ÊÓƵ students in the Master of Science in counseling program are serving as mental health graduate assistants for the Athletic Department, and one is serving in the same capacity for the Corps of Cadets.