# 2025 UNC Wilmington Seahawks baseball team

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.
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 :
| 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
## 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 |

#### 2024 MLB Draft
### Acquisitions
#### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Hometown | Year | Previous school |
| Trevor Lucas | 15 | INF | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 pounds (86 kg) | Leland, NC | Sophomore | Gaston |
| 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
## Game log

2025 UNC Wilmington Seahawks baseball Game Log (8–9) :
Regular Season (8–9) :
February (6–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall Record | CAA Record |
| February 14 | Quinnipiac* | Brooks Field Wilmington, NC | W 12–1$^8$ | 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 6–10$^{10}$ | 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 (2–5) :
| Date | Opponent | 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 | L 3–7 | Matthijs (1–0) | Baker (0–1) | None | WSFX | 3,242 | 8–9 | — |
| 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 | Site/Stadium | TV | 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 | Site/Stadium | TV | 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

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Perfect Game | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
† 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.