PEMBROKE – The home of the 2008 Peach Belt Conference regular season champion received a facelift recently as construction was completed on a new seating and press area at Lumberton Radiological Associates Softball Field on the campus of UNCP.

PEMBROKE – UNCP head volleyball coach Jeff Billington has announced an addition to his 2008 recruiting class Thursday afternoon as Allie Schneider, a native ofCincinnati, Ohio, declared her intentions to continue her playing career with the Braves.

PEMBROKE – UNCP women’s basketball head coach John Haskins announced an addition to his 2007-08 recruiting class Tuesday afternoon as Fayetteville prep standout Jasmyn Riggins declared her intentions to continue her playing career with the Lady Braves.

STARKVILLE, Miss. – UNCP’s softball program added another accolade to its historical 2008 season on Monday afternoon as head coach Steve Johnson and assistant coach Theresa Walker were named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Coaching Staff of the Year for the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region.

PEMBROKE – UNCP women’s basketball head coach John Haskins announced the third signee in his 2007-08 recruiting class Tuesday morning as Fayetteville native and Seventy-First High School graduate DeDe Cotten inked her name on a national letter of intent to continue her playing career in Pembroke.

PEMBROKE – Former St. Andrews Presbyterian College cross country and track & field head coach Gary Aycock has been named the Director of Compliance for UNC Pembroke’s athletic department, while also assuming duties as assistant coach for the Braves cross country and track & field programs, it was announced Tuesday.

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – UNCP shortstop Jason Morales was drafted by the Kansas City Royals with the third pick of the 24th round on Friday afternoon as Major League Baseball’s 2008 First-Year Player Draft continued from The Milk House at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex.

PEMBROKE – UNCP head men’s basketball coach Ben Miller has announced the addition of seven players to the Pembroke squad as five prep standouts and two junior college transfers have declared their intentions to continue their playing careers with the Braves.

DALLAS – UNCP shortstop Jason Morales picked up the second of an expected three all-American awards on Saturday when he was named an honorable mention selection by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, the organization announced.

GREENSBORO – UNCP shortstop Jason Morales and junior reliever Ryan Kirkman were among 12 players named to the 2008 North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information College Division All-State Baseball Team released Thursday afternoon by the organization.