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5.20.10 | Baseball

Hardy silences Sunbirds, T-Birds World Series dreams still alive

Mark Hardy made sure that his UBC career and his team's season continued past Wednesday night, leading the top-seeded Thunderbirds to a 6-3 victory over the no. 2 seeded Fresno Pacific Sunbirds in an elimination game at the 2010 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round in Fresno, CA.

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5.19.10 | Baseball

Haymon shuts out T-Birds; UBC in must-win mode

University of Houston-Victoria hurler Brock Haymon threw a complete game five-hit shutout to stymie the no. 1 seeded UBC Thunderbirds in a 5-0 Jaguars victory at the 2010 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round grouping in Fresno, CA.

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5.17.10 | Baseball

Pitching and defence key in search of World Series berth

The no. 7 UBC Thunderbirds (39-11, 27-5) will make their second straight appearance in the NAIA Sectionals from May 18-21 in Fresno, California, with a trip to the 2010 Avista-NAIA World Series at stake for the winner of each of the nine sectional groups.

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5.14.10 | Baseball

Tough group awaits no. 1 seeded 'Birds in Fresno

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the pairings and site selection for the 2010 NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round. The T-Birds are the no.1 seed of the five-team tournament to be played at Fresno Pacific.

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5.12.10 | Baseball

T-Birds seventh in final NAIA Top 25 coaches poll

Moving up one spot to no. 7, NAIA West champion UBC Thunderbirds (39-11) remain firmly entrenched among the top 10. The T-Birds hit a program high no. 3 ranking earlier this season and showed their form last weekend with a 3-0 performance at the NAIA West National Qualifying Tournament.

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5.11.10 | Baseball

Five T-Birds honoured by NAIA West, McKaig named coach of year

Senior shortstop Sammie Starr earned a spot on both the 2010 NAIA West all-star and gold glove teams to lead a group of five UBC Thunderbirds who were recognized by the conference's coaches. UBC bench boss Terry McKaig was also honoured, collecting his second straight NAIA West Coach of the Year award after leading the T-Birds to the league's regular season and playoff titles.

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5.8.10 | Baseball

T-Birds repeat as NAIA West champs

The UBC Thunderbirds won the NAIA West Grouping Tournament for the second straight year on home soil, capping off a 3-0 showing at the tournament with an impressive offensive performance in their 11-3 victory over Oregon Tech in the finals on Saturday.

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5.7.10 | Baseball

Hardy quiets Coyotes bats, puts UBC through to finals

Coyote killer Mark Hardy held the West Region's top hittng team to just one run as the UBC Thunderbirds beat the College of Idaho 3-1 on Friday to advance to the NAIA West Grouping Tournament final.

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Thunderbird Facts

Did You Know...

Women's golf NAIA

The women's golf team claimed their third NAIA National Championship in team history in 2010, adding to the banners they won in 2000 and 2004.

WFH CW titles streak

The UBC Thunderbirds women's field hockey team has won seven straight Canada West Championships.

WFH CW titles overall

The UBC Thunderbirds women's field hockey team has won 21 Canada West Championships, the most of any UBC team.

UBC T-Birds Basketball Champs in 1937

George Pringle, one of UBC's basketball stars of the 1930s, led the Thunderbirds to the Canadian championship in 1937.

Cory Renfrew

Golfer Cory Renfrew is the first male T-Bird to earn the Bobby Gaul Memorial Trophy (Graduating athlete of the year) and the Bus Phillips Memorial Trophy (athlete of the year). He won the Phillips in 2009 and then added the Gaul in 2010.

Men's basketball

The UBC Thunderbirds men's basketball team has qualified for seven of the last CIS Final 8 National Championships. In 2008-09 and 2009-10 they brought home silver medals.

BLG winners

Three UBC Thunderbirds have brought home BLG Awards as the CIS Athlete of the Year. Liz Cordonier (Female, 2010) from women's volleyball is the most recent winner. Swimmers Annamay Pierse (Female, 2009) and Brian Johns (Male, 2002) have also earned this recognition.

First Hall of Fame Inductions

The first inductions into the UBC Sports Hall of Fame were celebrated in 1993.

1st Winner of the Bobby Gaul Award

George Pringle, a three-time All-Star, was the first person to be selected winner of the prestigious Bobby Gaul Award.

Liz Cordonier

In 2010, Volleyball standout Liz Cordonier became the first-ever T-Bird to be recognized as the Marilyn Pomfret Award winner (UBC female athlete of the year) and May Brown Trophy recipient (graduating UBC female athlete of the year) at the same Big Block Banquet.

MSOC CW titles

The UBC men's soccer team has won 12 Canada West titles, the most of any male T-Bird squad.

Doug Reimer

UBC Thunderbirds women's volleyball coach Doug Reimer became the first coach in his sport's CIS history to claim five national Coach of the Year honours. He has won the award twice while at UBC (2006, '10), once at Victoria, and twice at Winnipeg.

CIS Swimming titles

The women's and men's swimming teams have won a combined 28 CIS Championships. Since 1998, these two teams have won 22 of those CIS titles.

UBC's First Canadian Championship

Eddie Mulhern won the Canadian amateur featherweight boxing championship in 1926 – the first Canadian championship won by a UBC athlete or team.

UBC women's volleyball

The UBC Thunderbirds women's volleyball team are three-time defending CIS Champions (2008-2010).