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 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 LineupPos. 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 departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes 1 OF Asheboro, NC Graduated 6 INF Wilmington, NC Graduated 13 RHP Cary, NC Graduated 24 RHP Cerro Gordo, NC Graduated 26 RHP Pinehurst, NC Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 296th overall by Detroit Tigers 39 LHP Cerro Gordo, NC Graduated 32 LHP Apex, NC Graduated 36 UTL La Plata, MD Graduated 38 LHP Midlothian, VA Graduated 45 RHP High Point, NC Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 521st overall by Atlanta Braves 48 LHP Sanford, NC Declare for 2024 MLB draft; selected 224th overall by Arizona Diamondbacks
Outgoing transfers Outgoing transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearNew schoolSource
2024 MLB draft
2024 UNCW Draft Class 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 transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearPrevious schoolSource 15 INF Leland, NC Gaston 26 LHP Kill Devil Hills, NC Maryland–Eastern Shore 27 RHP Edenton, NC West Virginia State 32 INF Greenville, NC North Carolina
Incoming recruits
2024 UNCW RecruitsName Number B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School Source 1 L/R UTL Charlotte, NC Providence (NC) 6 L/R INF Eastover, NC Cape Fear 13 R/R RHP Pineville, NC South Mecklenburg 19 L/R OF Mooresville, NC Southlake Christian 24 R/R C Westfield, IN Cathedral (IN) 31 R/R OF Samford, NC Lee County (NC) 36 R/R OF Kinston, NC North Lenior 38 R/L LHP Charlotte, NC Charlotte Catholic 39 R/R UTL Charlotte, NC Myers Park 45 L/L UTL Hurdle Mills, NC Roxboro Christian 48 R/R C Holly Springs, NC Pro5 Academy 49 R/R RHP Hickory, NC St. Stephens (NC)
Game log 2025 UNC Wilmington Seahawks baseball Game Log (26–21) Regular season (26–21) February (6–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record CAA Record * Brooks FieldWilmington, NC W 12–18 Taylor (1–0) Balcom (0–1) None WSFX 1,406 1–0 – No. 8 Georgia* Brooks Field L 3–7 Davis II (1–0) Smith (0–1) None FloSports 2,432 1–1 — Quinnipiac* Brooks Field L 6–1010 Francon (1–0) Gibson (0–1) Knox (1) FloSports 2,432 1–2 — No. 8 Georgia* Brooks Field W 6–2 Marshburn (1–0) Brown (0–1) None FloSports 1,527 2–2 — at No. 17 Duke* Jack Coombs FieldDurham, NC L 4–8 Calvert (1–0) Smith (0–2) None ACCNX 393 2–3 — * Brooks Field W 13–1 Taylor (2–0) Guy (1–1) None WSFX 1,237 3–3 — UNC Asheville* Brooks Field W 4–3 Phelan (1–0) Edmondson (0–1) None FloSports 1,320 4–3 — UNC Asheville* Brooks Field W 7–1 Bagwell (1–0) Nguyen–Brown (0–1) None FloSports 1,752 5–3 — at No. 24 Coastal Carolina* Springs Brooks StadiumConway, SC L 1–6 Potok (1–0) Phelan (1–1) None ESPN+ 2,653 5–4 — * Brooks Field W 6–3 Zane (3–0) Mathiesen (1–1) Baker (1) WSFX 1,128 6–4 — March (8–10) 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 FieldLafayette, 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 ParkHattiesburg, 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 * Brooks Field W 11–4 Taylor (5–0) Gillespie (1–3) None FloSports 1,382 9–9 — Charlotte* Brooks Field L 2–5 Jones (1–0) Cox (0–1) Taylor (3) WSFX 9–10 — Charlotte* Brooks Field W 6–4 Bagwell (3–0) Wagner (1–1) Phelan (1) WSFX 1,753 10–10 —March 18 vs. Segra StadiumFayetteville, NC W 9–4 Smith (1–3) White Jr. (2–1) None 1,235 11–10 — March 21 at Jim Perry StadiumBuies Creek, NC L 2–3 Murray (2–1) Taylor (5–1) Schares (2) FloSports 1,033 11–11 0–1March 22 at Campbell Jim Perry Stadium L 9–17 Grubich (1–1) Gibson (0–2) None FloSports 1,192 11–12 0–2March 23 at Campbell Jim Perry Stadium W 12–07 Bagwell (4–0) Rossow (2–3) None FloSports 945 12–12 1–2March 25 * Brooks Field W 5–3 Baker (1–1) Gastman (0–1) Phelan (2) WSFX 1,407 13–12 —March 28 Brooks Field L 3–5 Ortiz (4–2) Marshburn (1–2) Halford (1) FloSports 1,428 13–13 1–3March 29 North Carolina A&T Brooks Field L 3–416 Robinson (2–0) Thornton (0–1) Davis (1) FloSports 1,630 13–14 1–4March 30 North Carolina A&T Brooks Field W 13–0 Bagwell (5–0) Sentell (1–4) None FloSports 1,436 14–14 2–4 April (2–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record CAA RecordApril 1 East Carolina* Brooks Field L 6–1010 Young (3–0) Phelan (1–2) None FloSports 3,122 14–15 —April 4 at University FieldHempstead, NY W 12–4 Taylor (6–1) Hamilton (0–1) Baker (4) FloSports 15–15 3–4April 5 at Hofstra University Field W 9–2 Marshburn (2–2) Bauer (2–4) Smith (1) FloSports 150 16–15 4–4April 6 at Hofstra University Field L 4–6 Nemjo (1–3) Bagwell (5–1) Sanderoff (1) FloSports 100 16–16 4–5April 8 No. 21 Coastal Carolina* Brooks Field FloSports —April 11 Brooks Field FloSports April 12 William & Mary Brooks Field FloSports April 13 William & Mary Brooks Field FloSports April 15 at East Carolina* Clark–LeClair StadiumGreenville, NC —April 17 at Schuerholz ParkTowson, MD April 18 at Towson Schuerholz Park April 19 at Towson Schuerholz Park April 25 at Charleston Patriot's Point BallparkMount Pleasant, SC April 26 at Charleston Patriot's Point Ballpark April 27 at Charleston Patriot's Point Ballpark April 29 at No. 13 NC State* Doak FieldRaleigh, NC ACCNX — May Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record CAA RecordMay 2 Brooks Field FloSports May 3 Monmouth Brooks Field FloSports May 4 Monmouth Brooks Field FloSports May 6 No. 16 NC State* Brooks Field FloSports —May 9 Brooks Field FloSports May 10 Stony Brook Brooks Field FloSports May 11 Stony Brook Brooks Field WSFX May 13 at No. 4 North Carolina* Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC ACCNX —May 15 at Latham ParkElon, NC May 16 at Elon Latham Park May 17 at Elon Latham Park Legend: = Win = Loss = CanceledBold = UNCW team member * = Non-conference gameRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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