The Charlotte 49ers kicked off their hardest schedule in program history with a series win over Big 12’s West Virginia, winning the first two games of the series 6-3 and 13-2, before falling to the Mountaineers 3-6 on Sunday. All three games at the Hayes were sold-out, totaling over 4,100 fans that made their way to watch the Niners and head coach Loren Hibbs in his 25th season with the program.
Game 1
The 49ers handed Colton Laws the key to the ship Friday night on Opening Day, throwing 6.0 innings, giving up two runs on six hits and striking out four batters on 83 pitches.