Eight PBC Baseball Players Named All-Region

AUGUSTA, GA — Eight Peach Belt Conference baseball players have earned All-Region honors as the NCBWA and D2CCA each released their teams.   Five of those players were named to both All-Region squads with North Georgia’s Andrews Opata named first-team on both.  All first-team selections are eligible for All-America consideration.

Georgia College & State University’s Bradley Wilson  and Lander’s Grant Sherrod were first-team selections by the D2CCA and second team by NCBWA.  Lander’s Dominic Puccetti and Phillip Ard of North Georgia were named second-team by both organizations.

The Division II Conference Commissioners’ Assocation (D2CCA) team is selected by athletic communications professionals in the southeast region.  The NCBWA team is selected by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

2025 D2CCA Baseball All-Southeast Region Team

First Team

P – Rijnaldo Euson, Francis Marion

P – Kolton Casson, Carson-Newman

P – Bradley Wilson, Georgia College

P – Matty Brown, North Greenville

RP – Hayden Simmerson, Catawba

C – Cole Stanford, Lenoir-Rhyne

1B – Charlie Bussey III, Francis Marion

2B – Brett Bloomquist, North Greenville

3B – Cole Hales, Catawba

SS – Lane McLean, Mount Olive

OF – Mackenzie Wainwright, Lenoir-Rhyne

OF – Andrews Opata, North Georgia

OF – Grant Sherrod, Lander

DH – Sal Carricato, Lenoir-Rhyne

UT/P – Landon Lucas, UNC Pembroke

UT – Eli Maddox, Flagler

 

Second Team

P – Payne Stolsworth, Catawba

P – Dominic Puccetti, Lander

P – Spencer Cipro, Belmont Abbey

P – Graham Edwards, Young Harris

RP – Eli Norris, Carson-Newman

C – Jaylen Mack, Coker

C – Julian Sauger, Shorter

1B – Phillip Ard, North Georgia

2B – Cole Laskowski, Lenoir-Rhyne

3B – Drew Bray, Young Harris

3B – Steven Smith, Emory & Henry

SS – Kasten Harvey, Lincoln Memorial

OF – Luke Hatcher, Young Harris

OF – Owen Blackledge, Lenoir-Rhyne

OF – Caleb Burr, Belmont Abbey

DH – Kade Smallwood, Young Harris

UT/P – Gage Shaver, Southern Wesleyan

UT – Jon Howard, Mount Olive

Player of the Year – Mackenzie Wainwright, Lenoir-Rhyne

Pitcher of the Year – Kolton Casson, Carson-Newman

NCBWA All-Southeast Region Teams

First Team

C – Cole Stanford, Lenoir-Rhyne

1B – Charlie Bussey III, Francis Marion

2B – Brett Blomquist, North Greenville

3B – Cole Hales, Catawba

SS – Kasten Harvey, Lincoln Memorial

OF – Mackenzie Wainwright, Lenoir-Rhyne

OF – Andrews Opata, North Georgia

OF – Luke Hatcher, Young Harris

OF – Owen Blackledge, Lenoir-Rhyne

DH – Sal Carricato, Lenoir-Rhyne

UT – Jeremy Begora, Young Harris

SP – Rijnaldo Euson, Francis Marion

SP – Kolton Casson, Carson-Newman

SP – Matty Brown, North Greenville

SP – Payne Stolsworth, Catawba

RP – Hayden Simmerson, Catawba

RP – Matthew Taubensee, North Greenville

Second Team

C – Chase Waddell, Barton

1B – Phillip Ard, North Georgia

2B – Jonny Smith, Young Harris

3B – Steven Smith, Emory & Henry

SS – Lane McLean, Mount Olive

OF – Grant Sherrod, Lander

OF – Caleb Burr, Belmont Abbey

OF – Josh Sharp, USC Aiken

OF – Dylan Driver, Catawba

DH – Kade Smallwood, Young Harris

UT – Evan Wickeri, Lander

SP – Dominic Puccetti, Lander

SP – Bradley Wilson, Georgia College

SP – Spencer Cipro, Belmont Abbey

SP – Andrew Harlow, Lenoir-Rhyne

RP – Britton Adams, Coker

RP – Seth Willis, UNC Pembroke

Player of the Year | Mackenzie Wainwright, Lenoir-Rhyne

Pitcher of the Year | Rijnaldo Euson, Francis Marion

Coach of the Year | Jim Gantt, Catawba