Sitting down with Robert Woodard - the new face of UNC Charlotte baseball

Posted Jul 20, 2019
Earlier in July, UNC Charlotte announced the hiring of Charlotte native Robert Woodard as their new baseball coach, following the retirement of 27-year coach Loren Hibbs. Woodard is an alumnus of Myers Park high school and then went on to be a star pitcher and later pitching coach for North Carolina, where he is still their all-time winningest pitcher. (WBTV)

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