2025 UNC Wilmington Seahawks baseball team

2025 UNC Wilmington Seahawks baseball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	8–8 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Randy Hood (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Josh Stott (2nd season) Taber Mongero (2nd season)
Hitting coach	Chris Moore (8th season)
Pitching coach	Kelly Secrest (7th season)
Home stadium	Brooks Field
Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Coastal Athletic Association baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Charleston  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			8	–	4		.667
UNCW  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	6		.538
Elon  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			6	–	7		.462
Stony Brook  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	6		.455
Northeastern  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			4	–	5		.444
Delaware  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	7		.417
Monmouth  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			4	–	7		.364
Campbell  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			5	–	9		.357
Hofstra  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			4	–	8		.333
Towson  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			4	–	8		.333
William & Mary  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			4	–	9		.308
North Carolina A&T  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			3	–	7		.300
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 7, 2025 [1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 UNCW Seahawks baseball team represent the University of North Carolina, Wilmington during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Seahawks play their home games at Brooks Field as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association. They are led by head coach Randy Hood, in his fifth year as head coach.

Preseason

Coaches poll

The coaches poll was released on February 5, 2025. UNCW was selected to win the conference. ^[2]

Coaches' Poll

Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	UNCW	117 (8)
2	Charleston	109 (3)
3	Northeastern	107 (1)
4	Campbell	78
5	Delaware	77
6	Elon	70
7	Stony Brook	56
8	William & Mary	55
9	Hofstra	51
10	North Carolina A&T	37
11	Monmouth	19
12	Towson	16

Awards and honors

Preseason CAA awards and honors

Preseason All-CAA Team ^[2]

Player	No.	Position	Class	Designation
Tanner Thach	29	INF	Junior	First Team
Zane Taylor	33	SP	Senior	First Team
Kevin Jones	10	INF	Senior	Honorable Mention
Alec DeMartino	5	OF	RS Junior	Honorable Mention
Connor Kane	11	RP	Junior	Honorable Mention

Personnel

Starters

Lineup

Pos.	No.	Player.	Year
C	12	Bryant Arendt	Senior
1B	29	Tanner Thach	Junior
2B	7	Aiden Evans	Junior
3B	15	Trevor Lucas	Sophomore
SS	10	Kevin Jones	Senior
LF	16	Brock Willis	Junior
CF	35	Mac Gillespie	Junior
RF	5	Alec DeMartino	RS Junior
DH	22	Kevin Novobilsky	RS Junior

Weekend Pitching Rotation

Day	No.	Player.	Year
Friday	33	Zane Taylor	Senior
Saturday	43	Trace Baker	Junior
Sunday	13	Cam Bagwell	Freshman
Midweek	25	Connor Marshburn	Sophomore

Roster

2025 UNCW Seahawks baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 UTL Brady Thompson L/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Charlotte, NC 2 INF Dylan Schaefer R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Tega Cay, SC 5 OF Alec DeMartino R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Raleigh, NC 6 INF Mason Hughes L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Eastover, NC 7 OF Aiden Evans R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Cornelius, NC 9 RHP Kyle Dobos R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Waxhaw, NC 10 INF Kevin Jones R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Rolesville, NC 11 RHP Connor Kane S/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Wilmington, NC 12 C Bryan Arendt R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Holly Springs, NC 13 RHP Cam Bagwell R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Pineville, NC 14 LHP Cyle Phelan L/L 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Fuquay-Varina, NC 15 INF Trevor Lucas R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Leland, NC 16 INF Brock Wills L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Holly Springs, NC 18 UTL Cooper Allen R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Wake Forest, NC 19 OF Nick Coggins L/R 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Mooresville, NC 20 RHP Mason Murdock R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Kannapolis, NC 21 UTL Bromley Thornton R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wilmington, NC 22 INF Kevin Novobilsky L/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Ocean, NJ 23 LHP JD Everett R/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Hickory, NC 24 C JT Stiner R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Westfield, IN 25 RHP Connor Marshburn R/R 6 ft 6 in(1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Cary, NC 26 LHP Porter Braddy L/L 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Kill Devil Hills, NC 27 RHP Khristopher Morris R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Edenton, NC 28 RHP Cole Nelson R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Charlotte, NC 29 INF Tanner Thach L/L 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Belvidere, NC 30 RHP Aubrey Smith L/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Leland, NC 31 OF BJ Brown R/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Sanford, NC 32 INF Ryker Galaska L/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Greenville, NC 33 RHP Zane Taylor R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Franklinton, NC 34 C Martin Zelenka R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Prague, CZE 35 OF Mac Gillespie R/R 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Apex, NC 36 OF Blake Crawford R/R 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Kinston, NC 37 LHP Jack Gibson L/L 6 ft 2 in(1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Southern Shores, NC 38 LHP Mason Child R/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Charlotte, NC 39 UTL Clay Masonis R/R 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Charlotte, NC 41 LHP Baker Cox L/L 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Hopkins, SC 43 RHP Trace Baker R/R 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Winterville, NC 44 RHP Ty Lawson R/R 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Whiteville, NC 45 UTL Carver Pleasant L/L 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hurdle Mills, NC 48 C Josh Martinez R/R 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Holly Springs, NC 49 RHP Will Everett R/R 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hickory, NC 50 OF Bill Tyrrell L/R 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Nashville, TN	Head coach Randy Hood Assistant coach(es) Josh Stott Taber Mongero Chris Moore Kelly Secrest Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 27, 2025

Offseason

Departures

Offseason Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Trevor Marsh	1	OF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	RS Senior	Asheboro, NC	Graduated
Jac Croom	6	INF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 pounds (95 kg)	RS Senior	Wilmington, NC	Graduated
Carter Holjes	13	RHP	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 pounds (100 kg)	RS Senior	Cary, NC	Graduated
Cody Benton	24	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 pounds (100 kg)	RS Senior	Cerro Gordo, NC	Graduated
R.J. Sales	26	RHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 pounds (77 kg)	Junior	Pinehurst, NC	Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 296th overall by Detroit Tigers
Cole Benton	39	LHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 pounds (100 kg)	RS Senior	Cerro Gordo, NC	Graduated
Case Stroup	32	LHP	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 pounds (100 kg)	Senior	Apex, NC	Graduated
Ryan Calvert	36	UTL	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 pounds (110 kg)	Senior	La Plata, MD	Graduated
Matt Gaither	38	LHP	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	RS Senior	Midlothian, VA	Graduated
Jacob Shafer	45	RHP	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 pounds (110 kg)	Senior	High Point, NC	Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 521st overall by Atlanta Braves
Luke Craig	48	LHP	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	Senior	Sanford, NC	Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 224th overall by Arizona Diamondbacks

Outgoing transfers

Outgoing Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	New school	Source

2024 MLB Draft

Main article: 2024 Major League Baseball draft

2024 UNCW Draft Class

Round	Pick	Overall Pick	Player	Position	MLB Team	Source
7	29	224	Luke Craig	P	Arizona Diamondbacks
10	11	296	R.J. Sales	P	Detroit Tigers
17	26	521	Jacob Shafer	P	Atlanta Braves

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Year	Previous school	Source
Trevor Lucas	15	INF	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	Leland, NC	Sophomore	Gaston [a]
Porter Braddy	26	LHP	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	Kill Devil Hills, NC	Freshman	Maryland–Eastern Shore
Kristopher Morris	27	RHP	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 pounds (98 kg)	Edenton, NC	Senior	West Virginia State
Ryan Galaska	32	INF	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 pounds (95 kg)	Greenville, NC	RS Junior	North Carolina

Incoming recruits

2024 UNCW Recruits

Name	Number	B/T	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	High School	Source
Brady Thompson	1	L/R	UTL	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	Charlotte, NC	Providence (NC)
Mason Hughes	6	L/R	INF	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	Eastover, NC	Cape Fear
Cam Bagwell	13	R/R	RHP	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	Pineville, NC	South Mecklenburg
Nick Coggins	19	L/R	OF	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 pounds (82 kg)	Mooresville, NC	Southlake Christian
JT Stiner	24	R/R	C	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	220 pounds (100 kg)	Westfield, IN	Cathedral (IN)
BJ Brown	31	R/R	OF	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 pounds (84 kg)	Samford, NC	Lee County (NC)
Blake Crawford	36	R/R	OF	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 pounds (91 kg)	Kinston, NC	North Lenior
Mason Child	38	R/L	LHP	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte Catholic
Clay Masonis	39	R/R	UTL	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 pounds (86 kg)	Charlotte, NC	Myers Park
Carver Pleasant	45	L/L	UTL	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	Hurdle Mills, NC	Roxboro Christian
Josh Martinez	48	R/R	C	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	205 pounds (93 kg)	Holly Springs, NC	Pro5 Academy
Will Everett	49	R/R	RHP	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 pounds (79 kg)	Hickory, NC	St. Stephens (NC)

Game log

2025 UNC Wilmington Seahawks baseball Game Log (8–8)
Regular Season (8–8)
February (6–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record CAA Record February 14 Quinnipiac* Brooks Field Wilmington, NC W 12–18 Taylor (1–0) Balcom (0–1) None WSFX 1,406 1–0 – February 15 No. 8 Georgia* Brooks Field L 3–7 Davis II (1–0) Smith (0–1) None FloSports 2,432 1–1 — February 15 Quinnipiac* Brooks Field L 6–1010 Francon (1–0) Gibson (0–1) Knox (1) FloSports 2,432 1–2 — February 16 No. 8 Georgia* Brooks Field W 6–2 Marshburn (1–0) Brown (0–1) None FloSports 1,527 2–2 — February 18 at No. 17 Duke* Jack Coombs Field Durham, NC L 4–8 Calvert (1–0) Smith (0–2) None ACCNX 393 2–3 — February 21 UNC Asheville* Brooks Field W 13–1 Taylor (2–0) Guy (1–1) None WSFX 1,237 3–3 — February 22 UNC Asheville* Brooks Field W 4–3 Phelan (1–0) Edmondson (0–1) None FloSports 1,320 4–3 — February 23 UNC Asheville* Brooks Field W 7–1 Bagwell (1–0) Nguyen–Brown (0–1) None FloSports 1,752 5–3 — February 25 at No. 24 Coastal Carolina* Springs Brooks Stadium Conway, SC L 1–6 Potok (1–0) Phelan (1–1) None ESPN+ 2,653 5–4 — February 28 Liberty* Brooks Field W 6–3 Zane (3–0) Mathiesen (1–1) Baker (1) WSFX 1,128 6–4 —
March (2–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record CAA Record March 1 Liberty* Brooks Field L 2–4 Blair (1–0) Marshburn (1–1) August (1) FloSports 1,403 6–5 — March 2 Liberty* Brooks Field W 5–3 Bagwell (2–0) Swink (2–1) Baker (2) FloSports 1,225 7–5 — March 4 at Louisiana* Tigue Moore Field Lafayette, LA L 5–6 Mandino (1–0) Lawson (0–1) Marcotte (1) ESPN+ 3,372 7–6 — March 7 at No. 20 Southern Miss* Pete Taylor Park Hattiesburg, MS W 6–3 Taylor (4–0) Middleton (2–1) Baker (3) ESPN+ 5,357 8–6 — March 8 at No. 20 Southern Miss* Pete Taylor Park L 1–2 Allen (2–1) Smith (0–3) None ESPN+ 5,365 8–7 — March 9 at No. 20 Southern Miss* Pete Taylor Park L 4–7 Willoughby (1–0) Murdock (0–1) Allen (3) ESPN+ 5,259 8–8 — March 11 No. 6 North Carolina* Brooks Field WSFX — March 14 Charlotte* Brooks Field FloSports — March 15 Charlotte* Brooks Field WSFX — March 16 Charlotte* Brooks Field WSFX — March 21 at Campbell Jim Perry Stadium Buies Creek, NC FloSports March 22 at Campbell Jim Perry Stadium FloSports March 23 at Campbell Jim Perry Stadium FloSports March 25 Charleston Southern* Brooks Field WSFX — March 28 North Carolina A&T Brooks Field FloSports March 29 North Carolina A&T Brooks Field FloSports March 30 North Carolina A&T Brooks Field FloSports
April Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record CAA Record April 1 East Carolina* Brooks Field FloSports — April 4 at Hofstra University Field Hempstead, NY FloSports April 5 at Hofstra University Field FloSports April 6 at Hofstra University Field FloSports April 8 Coastal Carolina* Brooks Field FloSports — April 11 William & Mary Brooks Field FloSports April 12 William & Mary Brooks Field FloSports April 13 William & Mary Brooks Field FloSports April 15 at East Carolina* Clark–LeClair Stadium Greenville, NC — April 17 at Towson Schuerholz Park Towson, MD April 18 at Towson Schuerholz Park April 19 at Towson Schuerholz Park April 25 at Charleston Patriot's Point Ballpark Mount Pleasant, SC April 26 at Charleston Patriot's Point Ballpark April 27 at Charleston Patriot's Point Ballpark April 29 at NC State* Doak Field Raleigh, NC ACCNX —
May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record CAA Record May 2 Monmouth Brooks Field FloSports May 3 Monmouth Brooks Field FloSports May 4 Monmouth Brooks Field FloSports May 6 NC State* Brooks Field FloSports — May 9 Stony Brook Brooks Field FloSports May 10 Stony Brook Brooks Field FloSports May 11 Stony Brook Brooks Field WSFX May 13 at North Carolina* Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ACCNX — May 15 at Elon Latham Park Elon, NC May 16 at Elon Latham Park May 17 at Elon Latham Park
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled Bold = UNCW team member      * = Non-conference game Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Rankings

See also: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches' [3]	RV	RV*	—	—	—
Baseball America [4]	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA† [5]	—	—	—	—	—
D1Baseball [6]	—	—	—	—	—
Perfect Game [7]	—	—	—	—	—

† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Notes

1. Junior college

References

1. "Coastal Athletic Association baseball standings". D1Baseball.com. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
2. Washburn, Rob (February 5, 2025). "Two-Time Defending Champ UNCW Picked To Win CAA Baseball Title In 2025". caasports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
3. "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA TODAY.
4. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". www.baseballamerica.com.
5. "NCBWA > News > Top 30 Poll". www.sportswriters.net.
6. "Rankings Archives • D1Baseball". d1baseball.com.
7. Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings