Williamsburg, KY – The #8 UC Baseball team released their 50-game schedule, with 31 home games, and are looking to complete another historic season in 2024. After dominating in Mid-South Conference play and securing the conference tournament title, Cumberlands advanced to the NAIA World Series for the first time in program history.

During the 2023 season, the Patriots went 49-9 overall and 22-5 against conference opponents. The team went 6-1 at the Mid-South Conference tournament, garnering regular season and conference tournament titles. At the NAIA Opening Round, UC swept the competition and beat out #3-seed Columbia College, earning their bid to the NAIA World Series. The Patriots battled in Lewiston, and finished the season ranked sixth in the NAIA.

UC will open the 2024 season at the Southeast Rumble, hosted at Reinhardt University in Waleska, GA. They will face Reinhardt (RV), Baker (Kan.), and #9 Taylor over the February 8^th-10^th weekend. Head Coach Brad Shelton contributed thoughts on facing these teams, "…playing national tournament caliber teams is going to help get us started and enable us to see where we are."

The Patriots will return to Doyle Buhl Stadium in Williamsburg on February 13th and begin their nine-game homestand, facing Milligan and hosting their first series against Shawnee State, with a game on Saturday February 17^th and a double-header on Sunday February 18^th.The next week, the Pats will face Union and Indiana Southeast for their midweek games on February 20^th-21^st. A weekend series will be held against Wilberforce, with a single game on Friday February 23^rd and a double-header on Saturday 24^th.  

Rounding out February play, UC will travel to Athens, TN, taking on #6 Tennessee Wesleyan on the 27^th.

Beginning March 2^nd, Fisher (Mass.) will come to Williamsburg to play a four-game matchup over Saturday the 2^ndand Sunday the 3^rd, followed by a Tuesday game in Johnson, TN against Milligan.

The week of March 7^th – 9^th, Cumberlands will attend the Warner Invitational in Lake Wales, FL. They will begin the invite facing Calumet (Ind.) and Warner (Fl.) on the 7^th, and then have matchups against Concordia (Neb.) and Dordt (Iowa) on the 8^th. On Friday the 9^th, games are TBA and will be determined based on performance during the week.

The Pats will be on the road to face Union on March 12^th, and then open Mid-South Conference play in McKenzie, TN against Bethel. For a midweek matchup, UC will return home to play Midway (RV) on the 19^th, along with a four-game series on Saturday the 23^rd and Sunday the 24th against Cincinnati-Clermont.

Cumberlands will end the month with a Wednesday game at Pikeville on the 27^th and a home Mid-South series against Lindsey Wilson on the 29^th and 30^th.

April will start with another game against #6 Tennessee Wesleyan but will be hosted at home on the 2^nd. The Pats will be on the road for the next four games, one at Johnson (Tenn.) on the 3^rd and three at Mid-South opponent Campbellsville on the 5^th-6^th.  

The following week, UC will host Pikeville on the 9^th and Freed-Hardeman (RV) for one game on Friday the 12^th and a double-header on Saturday the 13^th. The Patriots will travel to Midway for their midweek game on Tuesday the 16^th and then return home for a Mid-South series on the 19^th -20^th against Cumberland (RV). With games against Indiana Kokomo and Johnson (Tenn.) on the 23^rd and 24^th, UC will round out home play.

The Patriots will travel to Georgetown on the 26^th-27^th to finish conference and regular season games.

The Mid-South Conference will hold the Championship Tournament on May 2^nd through the 5^th, in Bowling Green, KY.

The NAIA Opening Round will be hosted May 13^th – 16^th, with the World Series taking place May 24^th-31^st at Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston, ID.

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