University of Mount Olive
From BR Bullpen
- Location: Mount Olive, NC
- Nickname: Trojans
- Conference: Conference Carolinas 2008-present; Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference 1996-2007; Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1989-1995
- Division: II
- Ballpark: Scarborough Field
Division II College World Series title in 2008
The University of Mount Olive was formerly a two-year school named Mount Allen Junior College from 1951 to 1956, Mount Olive Junior College from 1956-1970, and Mount Olive College from 1970 to 2013. In 1986, the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools officially accredited Mount Olive College as a four-year institution to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. It became a full university in 2013.
Alumni[edit]
- Carter Capps, pitcher
- Jay Gonzalez, minor league outfielder
- Casey Hodges, minor league pitcher
- Ryan Kussmaul, minor league pitcher
- Tom Layne, pitcher
- Charlie Long, college coach
- Willi Martin, minor league coach
- Steve Mintz, pitcher
- Jared Mortensen, minor league pitcher
- Jacob Rogers, minor league infielder
- Justin Staatz, minor league pitcher
- Curtis Whitley, minor league pitcher
- Kodi Whitley, pitcher
- Bruce Zimmermann, pitcher
Coaches[edit]
- Carl Lancaster, 1987-2018
- Rob Watt, 2019-present
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