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

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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