Kolton Casson
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- Height:
- 6'0
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- Weight:
- 165
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- Hometown:
- Benton, Tenn
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- Position:
- RHP
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- Year:
- Freshman
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- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
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- High School:
- Polk County HS
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- app
- 15
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- gs
- 15
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- w
- 13
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- l
- 1
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- sv
- 0
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- ip
- 95.2
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- era
- 2.35
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- whip
- 1.01
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- k
- 91
Bio
2025 SAC Pitcher of the Year
2025 All-SAC First Team
2025 SAC Freshman of the Year
2025 D2CCA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Year
2025 D2CCA Southeast First Team All-Region
2025 NCBWA Southeast Region First Team
2025 NCBWA Second Team All-American
2025 (Freshman):
High School: In Casson's senior season at Polk County high school, he went 6-0 and had 81 strikeouts to just 11 walks. He had 213 strikeouts during his high school career.
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Appearances | 15 | 10 |
| Games started | 15 | 10 |
| Wins | 13 | 9 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Complete Games | 6 | 5 |
| Shutouts | - | - |
| Innings Pitched | 95.2 | 63.2 |
| Hits | 77 | 50 |
| Runs | 27 | 14 |
| Earned Runs | 25 | 12 |
| Walks | 20 | 13 |
| Strikeouts | 91 | 64 |
| Strikeouts per Game | 8.56 | 9.05 |
| Doubles Allowed | 8 | 5 |
| Triples Allowed | 2 | 1 |
| WHIP | 1.01 | .99 |
| Home Runs Allows | 5 | 2 |
| At Bats Against | 345 | 227 |
| Batting Average Against | .223 | .220 |
| Earned Run Average | 2.35 | 1.70 |
| Wild pitches | 3 | 2 |
| Hit Batters | 10 | 6 |
| Balks | - | - |
| Sacrifice Flies Allowed | - | - |
| Sacrifice Hits Allowed | 8 | 7 |
Game Log - Hitting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | ab | h | rbi | bb | 2b | 3b | hr | xbh | k | avg | obp | slg | hbp | sf | sh | hdp | go | fo | go/fo | pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | King (Tenn.) | W, 17-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 1 | King (Tenn.) | W, 9-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Feb 2 | King (Tenn.) | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 4 | at Shorter | W, 18-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 7 | RV Charleston (W.V) | W, 12-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 7 | RV Charleston (W.V) | W, 13-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Feb 8 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | Emory & Henry | W, 7-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | Emory & Henry | W, 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Feb 16 | Emory & Henry | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 18 | at Lee | L, 10-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 21 | at Newberry | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 22 | at Newberry | W, 14-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 22 | at Newberry | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Feb 26 | at RV Young Harris | L, 10-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 28 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 16-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 1 | Lincoln Memorial | L, 10-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 1 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 12-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Mar 7 | #6 Florida Southern | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 8 | #6 Florida Southern | L, 16-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 8 | #6 Florida Southern | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Mar 11 | Lee | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 14 | at Limestone | W, 8-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 15 | at Limestone | W, 5-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 15 | at Limestone | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Mar 18 | Tusculum | W, 16-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 19 | at Tusculum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 21 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 8-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 22 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 5-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 22 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 9-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Mar 25 | Shorter | W, 6-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 26 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 7-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 6-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 29 | Virginia-Wise | L, 5-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 29 | Virginia-Wise | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Apr 1 | at Alabama Huntsville | L, 8-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 4 | at Coker | L, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 5 | at Coker | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 5 | at Coker | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Apr 8 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 16-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 11 | #10/7 Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 12 | #10/7 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 8-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 12 | #10/7 Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Apr 16 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 12-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 18 | at #12/11 Catawba | W, 10-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 19 | at #12/11 Catawba | L, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 19 | at #12/11 Catawba | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Apr 22 | at Emory & Henry | W, 7-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 25 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 26 | Mars Hill | L, 9-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 26 | Mars Hill | W, 13-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| May 2 | vs. Wingate | L, 8-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 3 | vs. Virginia-Wise | W, 7-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| May 3 | vs. Wingate | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 4 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 12-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 15 | at Belmont Abbey | L, 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| May 16 | vs. North Georgia | L, 4-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Base Running
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | r | tb | sb | cs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | King (Tenn.) | W, 17-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 1 | King (Tenn.) | W, 9-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Feb 2 | King (Tenn.) | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 4 | at Shorter | W, 18-2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 7 | RV Charleston (W.V) | W, 12-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 7 | RV Charleston (W.V) | W, 13-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Feb 8 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | Emory & Henry | W, 7-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | Emory & Henry | W, 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Feb 16 | Emory & Henry | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 18 | at Lee | L, 10-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 21 | at Newberry | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 22 | at Newberry | W, 14-6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 22 | at Newberry | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Feb 26 | at RV Young Harris | L, 10-4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 28 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 16-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 1 | Lincoln Memorial | L, 10-7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 1 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 12-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Mar 7 | #6 Florida Southern | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 8 | #6 Florida Southern | L, 16-5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 8 | #6 Florida Southern | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Mar 11 | Lee | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 14 | at Limestone | W, 8-3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 15 | at Limestone | W, 5-3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 15 | at Limestone | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Mar 18 | Tusculum | W, 16-6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 19 | at Tusculum | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 21 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 8-5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 22 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 5-4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 22 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 9-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Mar 25 | Shorter | W, 6-3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 26 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 7-3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 6-2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 29 | Virginia-Wise | L, 5-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 29 | Virginia-Wise | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Apr 1 | at Alabama Huntsville | L, 8-6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 4 | at Coker | L, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 5 | at Coker | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 5 | at Coker | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Apr 8 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 16-2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 11 | #10/7 Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 12 | #10/7 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 8-4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 12 | #10/7 Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Apr 16 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 12-6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 18 | at #12/11 Catawba | W, 10-5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 19 | at #12/11 Catawba | L, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 19 | at #12/11 Catawba | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Apr 22 | at Emory & Henry | W, 7-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 25 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 26 | Mars Hill | L, 9-3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 26 | Mars Hill | W, 13-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| May 2 | vs. Wingate | L, 8-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 3 | vs. Virginia-Wise | W, 7-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| May 3 | vs. Wingate | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 4 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 12-3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 15 | at Belmont Abbey | L, 5-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| May 16 | vs. North Georgia | L, 4-2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Pitching
| Date | Opponent | Score | w | l | ip | h | r | er | era | k | k/9 | hr | whip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | King (Tenn.) | W, 17-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 1 | King (Tenn.) | W, 9-5 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6.23 | 4 | 8.31 | 1 | .69 |
| Feb 2 | King (Tenn.) | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 4 | at Shorter | W, 18-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 7 | RV Charleston (W.V) | W, 12-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 7 | RV Charleston (W.V) | W, 13-7 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6.00 | 8 | 12.00 | 1 | 1.17 |
| Feb 8 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | Emory & Henry | W, 7-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | Emory & Henry | W, 6-1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.50 | 7 | 10.50 | - | .50 |
| Feb 16 | Emory & Henry | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 18 | at Lee | L, 10-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 21 | at Newberry | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 22 | at Newberry | W, 14-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 22 | at Newberry | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.57 | 5 | 6.43 | - | .71 |
| Feb 26 | at RV Young Harris | L, 10-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 28 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 16-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 1 | Lincoln Memorial | L, 10-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 1 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 12-2 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 10.50 | - | 1.67 |
| Mar 7 | #6 Florida Southern | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 8 | #6 Florida Southern | L, 16-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 8 | #6 Florida Southern | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.29 | 7 | 9.00 | - | .86 |
| Mar 11 | Lee | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 14 | at Limestone | W, 8-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 15 | at Limestone | W, 5-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 15 | at Limestone | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.29 | 2 | 2.57 | - | .71 |
| Mar 18 | Tusculum | W, 16-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 19 | at Tusculum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 21 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 8-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 22 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 5-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 22 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 9-2 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 10.80 | - | 1.00 |
| Mar 25 | Shorter | W, 6-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 26 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 7-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 6-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 29 | Virginia-Wise | L, 5-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 29 | Virginia-Wise | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.29 | 13 | 16.71 | 1 | 1.14 |
| Apr 1 | at Alabama Huntsville | L, 8-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 4 | at Coker | L, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 5 | at Coker | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 5 | at Coker | W, 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1.29 | 5 | 6.43 | - | .71 |
| Apr 8 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 16-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 11 | #10/7 Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 12 | #10/7 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 8-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 12 | #10/7 Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2.57 | 12 | 15.43 | 1 | 1.14 |
| Apr 16 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 12-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 18 | at #12/11 Catawba | W, 10-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 19 | at #12/11 Catawba | L, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 19 | at #12/11 Catawba | L, 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4.76 | 3 | 4.76 | - | 1.94 |
| Apr 22 | at Emory & Henry | W, 7-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 25 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 26 | Mars Hill | L, 9-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 26 | Mars Hill | W, 13-1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.50 | 4 | 6.00 | - | .50 |
| May 2 | vs. Wingate | L, 8-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 3 | vs. Virginia-Wise | W, 7-4 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3.52 | 6 | 7.04 | 1 | 1.30 |
| May 3 | vs. Wingate | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 4 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 12-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 15 | at Belmont Abbey | L, 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2.57 | 2 | 2.57 | - | 1.14 |
| May 16 | vs. North Georgia | L, 4-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Fielding
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | tc | po | a | e | pb | f% | dp | sba | rcs | rcs% | ci |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1 | King (Tenn.) | W, 17-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 1 | King (Tenn.) | W, 9-5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | .667 | - | - | 1 | 1.000 | - |
| Feb 2 | King (Tenn.) | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 4 | at Shorter | W, 18-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 7 | RV Charleston (W.V) | W, 12-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 7 | RV Charleston (W.V) | W, 13-7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Feb 8 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | Emory & Henry | W, 7-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 14 | Emory & Henry | W, 6-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - | - | 1 | 1.000 | - |
| Feb 16 | Emory & Henry | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 18 | at Lee | L, 10-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 21 | at Newberry | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 22 | at Newberry | W, 14-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 22 | at Newberry | W, 3-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Feb 26 | at RV Young Harris | L, 10-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 28 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 16-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 1 | Lincoln Memorial | L, 10-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 1 | Lincoln Memorial | W, 12-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 7 | #6 Florida Southern | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 8 | #6 Florida Southern | L, 16-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 8 | #6 Florida Southern | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1.000 | - |
| Mar 11 | Lee | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 14 | at Limestone | W, 8-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 15 | at Limestone | W, 5-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 15 | at Limestone | W, 5-1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - | 1 | 1 | .500 | - |
| Mar 18 | Tusculum | W, 16-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 19 | at Tusculum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 21 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 8-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 22 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 5-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 22 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 9-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 25 | Shorter | W, 6-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 26 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 7-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 28 | Virginia-Wise | W, 6-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 29 | Virginia-Wise | L, 5-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mar 29 | Virginia-Wise | W, 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 1 | at Alabama Huntsville | L, 8-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 4 | at Coker | L, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 5 | at Coker | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 5 | at Coker | W, 5-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Apr 8 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 16-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 11 | #10/7 Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 10-9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 12 | #10/7 Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 8-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 12 | #10/7 Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - | - | 1 | 1.000 | - |
| Apr 16 | at King (Tenn.) | W, 12-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 18 | at #12/11 Catawba | W, 10-5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 19 | at #12/11 Catawba | L, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 19 | at #12/11 Catawba | L, 4-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 22 | at Emory & Henry | W, 7-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 25 | Mars Hill | W, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 26 | Mars Hill | L, 9-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Apr 26 | Mars Hill | W, 13-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 1.000 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| May 2 | vs. Wingate | L, 8-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 3 | vs. Virginia-Wise | W, 7-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - | - | 1 | 1.000 | - |
| May 3 | vs. Wingate | W, 7-6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 4 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 12-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| May 15 | at Belmont Abbey | L, 5-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| May 16 | vs. North Georgia | L, 4-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | ab | h | rbi | bb | 2b | 3b | hr | xbh | k | avg | obp | slg | hbp | sf | sh | hdp | go | fo | go/fo | pa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Home | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Month | |||||||||||||||||||||
| February | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| March | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| April | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| May | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | r | tb | sb | cs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Conference | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0 | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Away | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 13 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Losses | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Month | |||||
| February | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| March | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| April | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| May | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
| Statistic | era | w | l | app | gs | sv | ip | h | r | er | bb | k | k/9 | hr | whip | bf | wp | hbp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2.35 | 13 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 95.2 | 77 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 91 | 8.56 | 5 | 1.01 | 384 | 3 | 10 |
| Conference | 1.70 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 63.2 | 50 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 9.05 | 2 | .99 | 254 | 2 | 6 |
| Exhibition | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | .00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||||||||
| Home | 2.37 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 49.1 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 62 | 11.31 | 4 | .97 | 193 | 2 | 2 |
| Away | 2.09 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 38.2 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 5.35 | - | 1.01 | 159 | 1 | 8 |
| Neutral | 3.52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7.04 | 1 | 1.30 | 32 | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 2.17 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 83.0 | 63 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 86 | 9.33 | 5 | .94 | 328 | 3 | 6 |
| Losses | 3.55 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3.55 | - | 1.50 | 56 | - | 4 |
| Month | ||||||||||||||||||
| February | 3.86 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23.1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 9.26 | 2 | .77 | 89 | 2 | 2 |
| March | 0.84 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 32.0 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 9.84 | 1 | 1.06 | 129 | - | 1 |
| April | 2.45 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25.2 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 8.42 | 1 | 1.05 | 104 | 1 | 4 |
| May | 3.07 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14.2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4.91 | 1 | 1.23 | 62 | - | 3 |
| Statistic | gp | tc | po | a | e | pb | f% | dp | sba | rcs | rcs% | ci |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 15 | 34 | 5 | 28 | 1 | - | .971 | 3 | 7 | 6 | .462 | - |
| Conference | 10 | 26 | 5 | 21 | 0 | - | 1.000 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .333 | - |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 8 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | - | .944 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .800 | - |
| Away | 6 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | - | 1.000 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .143 | - |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1.000 | - | - | 1 | 1.000 | - |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | 31 | 4 | 26 | 1 | - | .968 | 2 | 7 | 6 | .462 | - |
| Losses | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 1.000 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Month | ||||||||||||
| February | 4 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - | .917 | - | 4 | 2 | .333 | - |
| March | 5 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .667 | - |
| April | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - | 1.000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .333 | - |
| May | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 1.000 | 1 | - | 1 | 1.000 | - |
News mentions
Carson-Newman head baseball coach and Assistant Athletic Director for Coaching Development Tom Griffin has been named a recipient of the 2026 American Baseball Coaches Association Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coach Award, the organization announced on Wednesday morning.
Carson-Newman freshman starting pitcher Kolton Casson is a consensus All-American. The American Baseball Coaches Association selected him as a second team All-American starting pitcher on Friday morning.
Less than a week after earning All-American honors from the NCBWA, Carson-Newman freshman starting pitcher Kolton Casson was recognized by a second organization as an All-American, earning second team honors from the Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association on Wednesday morning.
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.
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.
Carson-Newman baseball starting pitcher Kolton Casson was named first team all-region by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) on Friday afternoon.
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.
#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.
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.
For the first time ever in the South Atlantic Conference, one individual wins two different individual awards in the same season. Kolton Casson (Benton, Tenn.) was named the conference’s Freshman of the Year and Pitcher of the Year by the league on Thursday afternoon.
Three-seeded Carson-Newman (35-15) meets sixth-seeded Wingate (25-23) for the first time this season as the two clubs kick off South Atlantic Conference Tournament play in the opening round on Friday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. from Durham Field in Hickory, North Carolina.
For the fourth time this season, Carson-Newman (35-15) has the WePlayed Sports South Atlantic Conference Pitcher of the Week. Christian Henderson (Clarksville, Tenn.) was recognized for his first career honor by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
Carson-Newman put a cap on the regular season, clinching a series win against Mars Hill in a doubleheader split.
No. 14 Carson-Newman (32-14, 19-8 SAC) scored just two runs, suffering a pair of losses in a doubleheader against No. 12/11 Catawba (32-12, 22-5 SAC) on Saturday afternoon at Newman Field.
For the third straight outing, freshman pitcher Kolton Casson tossed a complete game to seal a 4-2 win for #21 Carson-Newman (30-12, 18-6 SAC) in the series finale against #10/7 Lenoir-Rhyne (33-8, 17-7 SAC) Saturday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex.
No. 13/7 Carson-Newman (27-11) completes a five-game road stretch tomorrow afternoon when it meets up with UVA Wise tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 p.m.
Coker handed Carson-Newman its first series loss of the year as the freshman phenom Kolton Casson improved to a perfect 10-0 in his collegiate career.
For the second time this season, Carson-Newman baseball has a Tennessee Sports Writers Association Pitcher of the Week. Freshman starting pitcher Kolton Casson (Benton, Tenn.) was announced as this week’s pitcher of the week by the organization Wednesday afternoon.
No. 16/9 Carson-Newman (26-8, 15-3 SAC) got another wonderful pitching performance from Kolton Casson to win its sixth conference series of the season, splitting a doubleheader with UVA Wise (21-15, 10-11 SAC) on Saturday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex.
For the first time in 22 years, No. 21/11 Carson-Newman (23-6,13-2 SAC) has swept back-to-back conference series on the road. The Eagles swept a doubleheader with Anderson (17-13, 6-9 SAC) on Saturday afternoon to extend the winning streak to seven games with six of them coming on the road.
For the first time in six seasons, No. 24/19 Carson-Newman (19-6, 10-2 SAC) sweeps a conference foe on the road, winning both games of a doubleheader on Saturday over Limestone (12-15, 6-9 SAC) with final scores of 5-3 and 5-1 in Gaffney, South Carolina.
Carson-Newman freshman pitcher Kolton Casson (Benton, Tenn.) has been named the WePlayed Sports South Atlantic Conference Pitcher of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.
For the first time in program history, No. 25 Carson-Newman (16-5) has won a series versus a top ten foe. The Eagles split a Saturday doubleheader with No. 6 Florida Southern (16-4) by winning the rubber match 3-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex.
Falling in the first game of the doubleheader, No. 21 Carson-Newman (14-4, 7-2 SAC) responded well in game two by getting another spectacular pitching performance from Kolton Casson to win the series finale and the weekend series over Lincoln Memorial (9-9, 4-5 SAC) on Saturday at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex.
A quality mixture of hitting and pitching lifted Carson-Newman (12-2, 5-1 SAC) to a doubleheader sweep and series win over Newberry (10-5, 3-3 SAC) on Saturday at the Smith Road Complex.
Carson-Newman is off to its best start in the program’s modern history.
Carson-Newman (6-0) jumped in front of the three-time defending MEC tournament champions Charleston (W.V.) (0-2) early and never looked back to sweep a Friday afternoon doubleheader at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex.
Carson-Newman opened its 2025 season with a doubleheader sweep of King from the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex.
With exactly one week until the start of another baseball season here at Mossy Creek, it is time to start our Carson-Newman baseball position previews. We start our three-part series with a look at the pitchers and catchers with help from senior catcher Nicholas Castellana.
Game Five of Carson-Newman baseball’s annual fall World Series was a pitcher’s duel, with Navy winning both the run differential championship and the series yesterday afternoon thanks to a second straight tie between the two sides.
In game one of Carson-Newman baseball’s annual Navy versus Orange World Series, it was Navy rallying from a four-run deficit early, to seal a 7-6 win on Friday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex.
