2026 Carson-Newman Baseball Roster

Coaches
Season
No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown High School College
1
Kyle Adams
Pos.: RHP Class: RS-Freshman Ht.: 5'10 Wt.: 180 B/T: R/R Hometown: Gordonsville, Tenn High School: Gordonsville HS College:  
2
Braxton Smith
Pos.: OF Class: Sophomore Ht.: 5'9 Wt.: 185 B/T: R/R Hometown: Cleveland, Tenn. High School: Walker Valley HS College:  
3
Maddox Greene
Pos.: UTL Class: Freshman Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 175 B/T: R/R Hometown: Deep Gap, N.C. High School: Watauga College:  
4
Denver Slifka
Pos.: RHP Class: RS-Sophomore Ht.: 6'3 Wt.: 215 B/T: R/R Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn High School: West HS College:  
5
Colton Evans
Pos.: INF/OF Class: Senior Ht.: 5'11 Wt.: 180 B/T: R/R Hometown: Henderson, KY High School: Henderson County HS College: Vincennes University
6
Cole Nathan
Pos.: INF Class: Junior Ht.: 6'0 Wt.: 190 B/T: R/R Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn High School: Webb School College:  
7
Johno Pierce
Pos.: INF Class: Junior Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 210 B/T: R/R Hometown: Brentwood, Tenn. High School: Christ School College: Roane State
8
Kevin Hammond
Pos.: C Class: Sophomore Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 185 B/T: R/R Hometown: Keller, TX High School: Keller College: Lipscomb
9
Kylan Hornbuckle
Pos.: OF Class: RS-Sophomore Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 185 B/T: R/R Hometown: Boaz, Ala. High School: Boaz College:  
10
Evan Mutter
Pos.: INF Class: Junior Ht.: 5'10 Wt.: 175 B/T: R/R Hometown: Bristol, Tenn High School: Tennessee HS College:  
11
Logan Floyd
Pos.: INF Class: Junior Ht.: 6'0 Wt.: 205 B/T: R/R Hometown: Adairsville, GA High School: Darlington School College:  
12
Sean Strittmatter
Pos.: INF Class: Junior Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 180 B/T: R/R Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ High School: Desert Mountain College: Cuesta College
13
Trace Alexander
Pos.: INF Class: RS-Junior Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 212 B/T: R/R Hometown: Douglasville, Ga. High School: Chapel Hill College:  
14
Jack Wyatt
Pos.: OF Class: Freshman Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 185 B/T: L/R Hometown: Clarksville, Tenn. High School: Clarksville College:  
15
Brock Culpepper
Pos.: RHP Class: Senior Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 185 B/T: R/R Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn. High School: MTCS College:  
16
Ian Hubbard
Pos.: OF Class: Sophomore Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 190 B/T: L/L Hometown: Oak Ridge, Tenn. High School: Knoxville Catholic College: Radford
17
Tanner Kilgore
Pos.: INF Class: Junior Ht.: 6'4 Wt.: 215 B/T: R/R Hometown: Kingsport, Tenn High School: Dobyns-Bennett HS College:  
18
Jacob Rogers
Pos.: C Class: Senior Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 215 B/T: R/R Hometown: Dandridge, Tenn. High School: Jefferson County College:  
19
Cameron Butler
Pos.: LHP Class: RS-Freshman Ht.: 6'0 Wt.: 175 B/T: R/L Hometown: Hixson, Tenn High School: Hixson HS College:  
1A
Bransen Angel
Pos.: RHP Class: Junior Ht.: 6'1 Wt.: 150 B/T: R/R Hometown: Lutz, Fla. High School: Tampa Catholic HS College:  
20
Sebastian Rodriguez
Pos.: INF Class: Freshman Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 B/T: L/R Hometown: Greensboro, N.C. High School: Grimsley College:  
21
Aiden Gibson
Pos.: INF Class: Senior Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 192 B/T: R/R Hometown: Cleveland, Tenn. High School: Walker Valley College:  
22
Alex Ring
Pos.: INF Class: Junior Ht.: 5'8 Wt.: 160 B/T: R/R Hometown: Englewood, Tenn High School: McMinn Central HS College:  
23
Seth Benner
Pos.: OF Class: Graduate Student Ht.: 6'2 Wt.: 200 B/T: R/R Hometown: Morgantown, IN High School: Great Crossing HS College: University of the Cumberlands
24
Ryan Bolton
Pos.: OF Class: RS-Junior Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 180 B/T: R/R Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn. High School: Central College:  
25
Kolton Casson
Pos.: RHP Class: Sophomore Ht.: 6'0 Wt.: 180 B/T: R/R Hometown: Benton, Tenn High School: Polk County HS College:  
26
Drew Fletcher
Pos.: RHP Class: Freshman Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 180 B/T: R/R Hometown: Waxhaw, N.C. High School: Marvin Ridge College:  
27
Matthew Bishop
Pos.: 1B/RHP Class: Freshman Ht.: 6-3 Wt.:   B/T: R/R Hometown: Leesville, S.C. High School: Ben Lippen School College:  
27
Wade Carruthers
Pos.: OF Class: Junior Ht.: 6'2 Wt.: 190 B/T: R/R Hometown: Phoenixville, PA High School: Phoenixville Area HS College:  
28
Jackson Underwood
Pos.: RHP Class: Senior Ht.: 6'2 Wt.: 210 B/T: R/R Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn. High School: Riverdale HS College: Middle Tennessee State
29
Jameson Van Ness
Pos.: C Class: Sophomore Ht.: 6'2 Wt.: 185 B/T: R/R Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn High School: CAK College:  
30
Carson Cochran
Pos.: C Class: RS-Sophomore Ht.: 5'8 Wt.: 175 B/T: R/R Hometown: Franklin, Tenn High School: Franklin HS College:  
31
Gavin Griner
Pos.: RHP Class: Freshman Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 190 B/T: R/R Hometown: Holly Pond, Ala High School: Oxford College:  
32
James Salicco
Pos.: RHP Class: Senior Ht.: 6'4 Wt.: 185 B/T: R/R Hometown: Waxhaw, N.C High School: Cuthbertson HS College: Anderson University
33
Christian Henderson
Pos.: RHP Class: Sophomore Ht.: 6'1 Wt.: 180 B/T: R/R Hometown: Clarksville, Tenn. High School: Clarksville HS College:  
34
Bradley Soto Diaz
Pos.: OF Class: Senior Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 192 B/T: R/R Hometown: Davenport, Fla High School: Manhattan Bridge College: William Penn
35
Ryan Higgins
Pos.: RHP Class: Junior Ht.: 6'3 Wt.: 208 B/T: R/R Hometown: Spotsylvania, VA High School: Riverbend HS College:  
36
Aaron Bobo
Pos.: RHP Class: RS-Sophomore Ht.: 5'11 Wt.: 185 B/T: R/R Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn High School: CAK College:  
40
Alec Wilson
Pos.: RHP Class: Freshman Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 220 B/T: R/R Hometown: Baxter, Tenn. High School: Upperman College:  
41
Eli Norris
Pos.: RHP Class: Senior Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 195 B/T: R/R Hometown: Ringgold, Ga. High School: Ringgold College:  
42
Braxton Roberts
Pos.: RHP Class: Senior Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 155 B/T: R/R Hometown: Sweetwater, Tenn. High School: Loudon College:  
44
McCain Mangum
Pos.: RHP Class: Senior Ht.: 6'1 Wt.: 210 B/T: R/R Hometown: Ringgold, Ga High School: Ringgold HS College: LaGrange College
88
Harrison Shelton
Pos.: LHP Class: RS-Freshman Ht.: 6'0 Wt.: 205 B/T: R/R Hometown: Clinton, Tenn High School: Clinton HS College:  
 
Tyson Copley
Pos.: RHP Class: Freshman Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 195 B/T:   Hometown: Franklin, Tenn. High School: Page College:  
 
Isaac Croy
Pos.: UTL Class: Sophomore Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 145 B/T:   Hometown: Maryville, Tenn. High School: Maryville College:  
 
Boone Fields
Pos.: INF Class: Freshman Ht.: 5-8 Wt.: 162 B/T:   Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn. High School: Hardin Valley Academy College:  
 
Cameron Hall
Pos.: 1B Class: Freshman Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 215 B/T:   Hometown: Fort Pierce, Fla High School: John Carroll Catholic College:  
 
Wyatt Hoffman
Pos.: C Class: Senior Ht.: 6-1 Wt.: 195 B/T:   Hometown: Berlin, NJ High School: Eastern Regional College: Wingate
 
James Killeffer
Pos.: RHP Class: Freshman Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 185 B/T:   Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn. High School: Knoxville West College:  
 
David Larsen
Pos.: C Class: RS-Freshman Ht.: 5'11 Wt.: 205 B/T:   Hometown: Middletown, NJ High School: Homeschool College:  
 
Maddox Myers
Pos.: 3B Class: Freshman Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 210 B/T:   Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn. High School: Fulton College:  
 
Rob Rosalia
Pos.: LHP Class: Freshman Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 180 B/T:   Hometown: Staten Island, NY High School: St. Peters Boys College:  
 
Bryson Rowland
Pos.: LHP Class: Freshman Ht.: 5-10 Wt.: 175 B/T:   Hometown: Elizabethton, Tenn. High School: Elizabethton College:  
 
Will Sharp
Pos.: RHP Class: RS-Freshman Ht.: 6'4 Wt.: 210 B/T:   Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn High School: Gibbs HS College:  
 
Will Sims
Pos.: C Class: Freshman Ht.: 5-11 Wt.: 195 B/T:   Hometown: Gretna, NE High School: Skutt Catholic College:  
 
Bryce Smith
Pos.: LHP Class: Freshman Ht.: 6-3 Wt.: 200 B/T:   Hometown: Timberlake, N.C. High School: Voyager College:  
 
Peyton Vaughn
Pos.: C/1B Class: Freshman Ht.: 6-0 Wt.: 210 B/T:   Hometown: Gallatin, Tenn. High School: Davidson Academy College:  
 
Ripken West
Pos.: UTL Class: Freshman Ht.: 5-9 Wt.: 160 B/T:   Hometown: Rome, Ga High School: Model College:  
 
Peyton Yonts
Pos.: RHP Class: RS-Freshman Ht.: 6'0 Wt.: 220 B/T:   Hometown: Fredericksburg, VA High School: Brooke Point HS College:  
Coaching Staff
Brock Bollinger

Graduate Assistant Coach

Alex Duarte

Graduate Assistant Coach

Luke Goforth

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Tom Griffin

Head Coach/Assistant AD for Coaching Development

Brendan Krob

Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

Trey Miller

Volunteer Assistant Coach

Jason White

Pitching Coach

  • Brock Bollinger - Graduate Assistant Coach
  • Alex Duarte - Graduate Assistant Coach
  • Luke Goforth - Volunteer Assistant Coach
  • Tom Griffin - Head Coach/Assistant AD for Coaching Development
  • Brendan Krob - Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
  • Trey Miller - Volunteer Assistant Coach
  • Jason White - Pitching Coach