Athletics News

Six UNG Baseball Players Named To 2025 PBC Team of Academic Distinction
DAHLONEGA – The Peach Belt Conference announced its baseball Team of Academic Distinction for the 2024-25 academic year Friday. The University of North Georgia had six student-athletes named to the team.
Nolan Belcher Named UNG Head Baseball Coach
DAHLONEGA - The University of North Georgia (UNG) has announced Nolan Belcher as the next head baseball coach, ushering in a new chapter in a proud tradition that spans generations. While Belcher becomes just the second head coach since the reinstatement of baseball on campus, he now leads a program whose legacy began at North Georgia College and continues today at the Peach Belt Conference and NCAA Division II levels. Following a national search, Belcher has signed a multi-year contract to lead the Nighthawks into a new era of excellence.

Opata, Ard & Earnhardt Named To ABCA All-Region Teams
DAHLONEGA – University of North Georgia (UNG) baseball junior center fielder Andrews Opata, redshirt junior first baseman Phillip Ard and sophomore starting pitcher Luke Earnhardt were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Southeast All-Region Teams Wednesday morning.
Opata Named D2CCA Third Team All-American
DAHLONEGA – University of North Georgia (UNG) baseball junior center fielder Andrews Opata was named a Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Third Team All-American per the association's announcement Wednesday morning.
Ard, Opata Named To D2CCA Southeast All-Region Teams
DAHLONEGA – The No. 22 University of North Georgia (UNG) baseball team had two players named to the Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Southeast All-Region Teams per the association's announcement Friday.
No. 22 UNG's Historic Season Comes To Halt In 2025 NCAA Southeast Regional
BELMONT, N.C. – All good things must come to an end.
Ard, Opata Named To NCBWA Southeast All-Region Teams
DAHLONEGA – The No. 22 University of North Georgia (UNG) baseball team had two players named to the National College Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Southeast All-Region Team per the association's announcement Friday.
Two Nighthawk Programs Honored With PBC Team Sportsmanship Awards
DAHLONEGA – Two University of North Georgia (UNG) spring athletic teams were given the Team Sportsmanship Award from the Peach Belt Conference the league office announced Friday.
No. 22 UNG Survives Elimination With Eighth-Inning Rally Over No. 26 Eagles
BELMONT, N.C. – The No. 22 University of North Georgia (UNG) baseball team pulled off an impressive rally to save its season and take down No. 26 Carson Newman (C-N) 4-2 in an elimination game in the 2025 NCAA Southeast Regional Friday in Belmont, N.C.
No. 22 UNG Drops 2025 Southeast Regional Opener 4-2 Vs. No. 12 Lenoir-Rhyne
BELMONT, N.C. – The No. 22 University of North Georgia (UNG) baseball team dropped its opening game in the 2025 NCAA Southeast Regional 4-2 to No. 12 Lenoir-Rhyne (LR) in Belmont, N.C. Thursday afternoon.