2025 Carson-Newman Baseball News

Season
Carson-Newman places 236 on SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
Carson-Newman places 236 on SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Carson-Newman produced a third straight year with more than 200 athletes placed on the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll with 236, the league office announced Thursday

Hughes has contract purchased by Toronto Blue Jays
Hughes has contract purchased by Toronto Blue Jays

Carson-Newman baseball alum Grif Hughes is headed to a Major League Baseball organization. The left-hander pitcher had his contract purchased by the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday afternoon.

Best in D2 - Athletic Communications office receives 34 honors in CSC Digital Design Contest
Best in D2 - Athletic Communications office receives 34 honors in CSC Digital Design Contest

ORLANDO – Carson-Newman’s Athletic Communications office raked in a whopping 34 awards in the College Sports Communicators Creative and Digital Design Contest, the organization announced last week. 

DII Baseball selects Casson as second team All-American
DII Baseball selects Casson as second team All-American

Carson-Newman freshman starting pitcher Kolton Casson is already consensus All-American and added another All-American honor to his already impressive resume earlier today. DII baseball selected Casson as a second team All-American.

Athletic Department finishes in top 60 of Learfield Director's Cup
Athletic Department finishes in top 60 of Learfield Director's Cup

CLEVELAND - For an eighth time in the last 10 years, Carson-Newman has finished in the top 60 of the Learfield Director's Cup.

C-N places five on CSC Academic All-District team
C-N places five on CSC Academic All-District team

For the third consecutive season, Carson-Newman baseball placed five players on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.

CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICAN! Casson selected as second team All-American by ABCA
CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICAN! Casson selected as second team All-American by ABCA

Carson-Newman freshman starting pitcher Kolton Casson is a consensus All-American. The American Baseball Coaches Association selected him as a second team All-American starting pitcher on Friday morning.

ABCA names Casson Southeast Region Pitcher of the Year
ABCA names Casson Southeast Region Pitcher of the Year

Kolton Casson continues to be well-recognized after his historic freshman season. The starting pitcher was named the American Baseball Coaches Association Southeast Region Pitcher of the Year and a first team all-region starting pitcher by the organization on Wednesday.

ALL-AMERICAN! Casson earns a second team honor from D2CCA
ALL-AMERICAN! Casson earns a second team honor from D2CCA

Less than a week after earning All-American honors from the NCBWA, Carson-Newman freshman starting pitcher Kolton Casson was recognized by a second organization as an All-American, earning second team honors from the Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association on Wednesday morning.

Casson joins elite company, named NCBWA All-American
Casson joins elite company, named NCBWA All-American

After a historic freshman season, Kolton Casson became the program’s first eighth All-American in Carson-Newman’s NCAA era, by being picked a second team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) on Wednesday afternoon.

Casson named D2CCA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Year, Norris named second team all-region
Casson named D2CCA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Year, Norris named second team all-region

The accolades continue to file in for Kolton Casson after an impressive freshman season. The starting pitcher was named Division II Conference Commissioner's Association Southeast Region Pitcher of the Year on Monday morning, while relief pitcher Eli Norris was selected to the All-Southeast Region second team.

Casson captures NCBWA First Team All-Region honor
Casson captures NCBWA First Team All-Region honor

Carson-Newman baseball starting pitcher Kolton Casson was named first team all-region by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) on Friday afternoon.

UNG’s four-run eighth inning dooms C-N
UNG’s four-run eighth inning dooms C-N

For the second straight day at the NCAA Tournament, #26 Carson-Newman (37-19) was unable to hold on a narrow margin, falling 4-2 to #22 North Georgia (40-17) on Friday afternoon at Abbey Yard.

Eagles falter late in opening round loss to #14 Belmont Abbey
Eagles falter late in opening round loss to #14 Belmont Abbey

Seventh-seeded Carson-Newman (37-18) was unable to sustain early offensive success and allowed four unanswered runs in the final three innings in a 5-4 loss to two-seeded Belmont Abbey (41-15) on Thursday evening at Abbey Yard.

Regional play for C-N starts with #14 Belmont Abbey
Regional play for C-N starts with #14 Belmont Abbey

#26 Carson-Newman (37-17) begins NCAA Regional Tournament play tomorrow evening at 6:00 p.m. when it meets two-seeded #14 Belmont Abbey (40-15) at Abbey Yard in Belmont, North Carolina.

ABCA puts C-N at #26 in latest rankings
ABCA puts C-N at #26 in latest rankings

Despite not playing a game since the latest American Baseball Coaches Association poll, Carson-Newman has dropped four spots to #26 in the rankings that were released Tuesday morning.