Eagles ranked 21st in NCBWA poll
February 26, 2025

Eagles ranked 21st in NCBWA poll

Carson-Newman (12-2) baseball is ranked 21st in the third edition of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll that was announced on Tuesday afternoon.

NCBWA Poll

WINGATE, N.C. – Carson-Newman (12-2) baseball is ranked 21st in the third edition of the 2025 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll that was announced on Tuesday afternoon.

It's C-N's first time in the rankings since March 6, 2019, when the Eagles were ranked 25th after a 16-3 start to that season. Carson-Newman was ranked multiple times during the 2019 season.

Tom Griffin's team got off to its best start in the program's modern history this seasno, starting the year 10-0. Prior to this season, the best start was a 7-0 start during 2020. The Eagles have started conference play with a 5-1 record.

The Eagles enter the NCBWA rankings with a 12-2 record after receiving votes in the first two weeks of this year's poll.

C-N joins Catawba and Lenoir-Rhyne as South Atlantic Conference teams in the top 25. Catawba is ranked 11th with a 10-4 record while the Bears are 17th and have an identical record to Carson-Newman.

The only other school ranked from the Southeast region is the number one team in the country, North Greenville. The Trailblazers received 15 first-place votes and are 14-1 this season.

No. 21 Carson-Newman is in action at RV Young Harris this afternoon. First pitch on Wednesday is set for 3:00 p.m. There is a free audio stream available courtesy of the Eagle Sports Network on cneagles.com/live.