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Steven Linkous swiped seven bases last week to stay atop of the CAA

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This Week in Seahawk Baseball (April 26)

CAA Tournament | Seahawks in MLB | We Are UNCW feature on Mark Scalf
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Strong week at the plate for Terence Connelly
The Seahawks had a tough week, going 1-3 with a win over Elon, but dropped two to the Phoenix after a 6-5 setback in 12 innings against North Carolina. UNCW did though clinched a berth in the Colonial Athletic Association championship tournament and will compete in the conference post season for the 30th consecutive season and is the only school in the league to do so.

UNCW opened the week losing a heartbreaker to North Carolina as the Tar Heels plated the winning run on a balk. UNC bolted out to a 5-1 lead early, but the Seahawks rallied to tie the game in the fourth inning. From there it was a battle of the bullpens as neither team could push anything across until the 12th.

The Seahawks returned to conference play with three games at Elon and dropped the first two to a hot-Elon team, which had won its last two entering the series.

Elon opened the series with a 14-3 win and after Saturday was postponed by rain, won the series with a 9-3 win on Sunday in the first game. UNCW, however, averted the sweep with a 14-6 win in the series finale. Zach Shields was the big bat for the Seahawks hitting his second homer of the season amongst a four-hit outing.

The Seahawks have another tough week ahead of them when they host Coastal Carolina on Tuesday before heading to Buies Creek for a Wednesday game at Campbell. UNCW then returns to conference play when it hosts Delaware in a three-game series that opens May 1 at 6 p.m.

Former Seahawk standout Cody Stanley was called up to the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday and picked up his first career hit when he pinch hit late in the game. With Stanley earning the promotion, the Seahawks now have two former players in the show. Chris Hatcher is a relief pitcher with the Dodgers after being traded in the off season by the Miami Marlins. This is the third time a pair of UNCW players have been in the major leagues after Hatcher reached the Marlins in 2010 and John Raynor played for the Pirates the same season.

Stanley becomes the eighth Seahawk to reach the major leagues, joining Bill Harris (1968), Bill Haywood (1968), Carl Willis (1984), Brian Smith (2000), Jason Roach (2003) and Hatcher and Raynor.

Earlier in the week, Tyler DeLoach was promoted by the Los Angeles Angels to their AAA affiliate Salt Lake City and earned a win in his debit. DeLoach tossed seven shutout innings and faced the minimum over his outing thanks to three double plays.

Tickets for the CAA tournament may be pruchsed online here: http://goo.gl/wseZ4Q
Records: Overall: 29-11 | CAA: 12-3 | Home: 22-5 | Away: 7-6 | Week: 1-3
Last 10: 7-3 | Current Streak: Won 1
Last Week's Schedule
Mon. 20Tue. 21Wed. 22Thu. 23Fri. 24Sat. 25Sun. 26
UNC
L 6-5 (12)		at Elon
L 14-3		at Elon
ppd		at Elon
L 9-3
W 14-6

This Week's Schedule
Mon. 27Tue. 28Wed. 29Thu. 30Fri. 1Sat. 2Sun. 3
CCU
6 p.m.		at Campbell
6:30 p.m.		Delaware
6 p.m.		Delaware
2 p.m.		Delaware
2 p.m.
Performer-of-the-Week
22072Terence Connelly, IF, Junior, Garden City, N.Y./Chaminade
Week's Stats: .583 avg, (7-12) .737 on-base, .833 slg%
Season Stats: .367 (leads team) avg, 39 runs, .503 on-base, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 19 RBI
Notes: Led the Seahawks in all three offensive averages while collecting his second career triple and upping his stolen base total to four. He drew a team-leading seven walks and raised his season total to 32..
Weekly Notes
USAToday/Coaches Poll | NCBWA Poll
UNCW continued to be the only school in the conference to play in the CAA postseason, when it clinched a berth on Sunday with a 14-6 win at Elon … Terence Connelly hit .538 on the week while compiling an on-base average of .737 and a slugging percentage of .833 … He finished with four runs batted in and scored a run … Gavin Stupienski pushed his on base streak to 29 games … Steven Linkous hit .313, scored five runs and stole seven bases during the week … The Seahawks have a five-game week ahead of them, hosting Coastal Carolina on Tuesday, visiting Campbell on Wednesday and returning home to host Delaware over the weekend.
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Players Mentioned

Terence Connelly

#37 Terence Connelly

IF
6' 1"
Junior
L/R
Steven Linkous

#7 Steven Linkous

OF/IF
6' 0"
Junior
L/R
Gavin Stupienski

#16 Gavin Stupienski

C
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
L/R
Zach Shields

#2 Zach Shields

OF
6' 2"
Junior
L/R

Players Mentioned

Terence Connelly

#37 Terence Connelly

6' 1"
Junior
L/R
IF
Steven Linkous

#7 Steven Linkous

6' 0"
Junior
L/R
OF/IF
Gavin Stupienski

#16 Gavin Stupienski

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
L/R
C
Zach Shields

#2 Zach Shields

6' 2"
Junior
L/R
OF