2025 Carson-Newman Baseball News

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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.

C-N stays at 23 in DII Baseball’s top 25
C-N stays at 23 in DII Baseball’s top 25

Carson-Newman baseball (37-17) remains 23rd in DII Baseball’s latest poll that was released Monday afternoon.

NCAA TOURNAMENT BOUND! C-N locks in Southeast Region berth as seventh seed
NCAA TOURNAMENT BOUND! C-N locks in Southeast Region berth as seventh seed

For the fifth time in program history, Carson-Newman baseball is bound for the NCAA Tournament.

C-N baseball releases summer camp schedule
C-N baseball releases summer camp schedule

Carson-Newman head baseball coach Tom Griffin has announced the 2025 summer camp schedule that includes an all-phase camp, hitting camp, and the Catch, Block, Throw it Catching Camp over a multi-week window next month.

C-N stays 7th in final region rankings before Selection Sunday
C-N stays 7th in final region rankings before Selection Sunday

The third edition of the NCAA's baseball region rankings has #18 Carson-Newman (37-17) still ranked seventh, as announced by the organization on Wednesday afternoon.

ABCA slots C-N at 22 in latest poll
ABCA slots C-N at 22 in latest poll

For the ninth straight week, Carson-Newman baseball (37-17) is ranked by the American Baseball Coaches Association, moving back to No. 22 in the poll that was released on Tuesday morning.

DII Baseball puts C-N 23rd in latest rankings
DII Baseball puts C-N 23rd in latest rankings

For the 10th time in 2025, Carson-Newman baseball (37-17) is ranked by DII Baseball, checking in at 23 in the latest poll released Monday afternoon.

Eagles win two close games to remain alive at SAC Baseball Championships
Eagles win two close games to remain alive at SAC Baseball Championships

No. 18 Carson-Newman (37-16) stayed alive in the South Atlantic Conference Baseball Championships by winning a pair of close contests on Saturday at Durham Field. The Eagles started the day by scoring the game’s first seven runs and holding off a late rally from UVA Wise (26-24) to collect a 7-4 win to start the day. 45 minutes later, C-N started its second elimination game of the day and took down Wingate (26-25) 7-6 in a see-saw affair to advance.

LR’s crooked numbers end C-N’s SAC Tournament run
LR’s crooked numbers end C-N’s SAC Tournament run

No. 18 Carson-Newman (37-17) saw its South Atlantic Conference Tournament run come to an end on Sunday afternoon, suffering a 12-3 loss to #9 Lenoir-Rhyne (43-10).

C-N’s offense goes quiet in opening round loss to Wingate
C-N’s offense goes quiet in opening round loss to Wingate

18th ranked Carson-Newman (35-16) never got its offense going in an 8-1 loss to six-seeded Wingate (26-23) on Friday afternoon in the opening round of the South Atlantic Conference Baseball Championships.