EASTLAKE, Ohio – The #9 Kean University baseball team opens the 2025 NCAA Division III Championship Series facing #4 Endicott College on Friday at 10:00 am.
The Cougars are in Bracket 1 along with Johns Hopkins and Messiah. Bracket 2 features Denison, Rowan, Wisconsin-Whitewater, and Trintiy-Texas.

Tournament Seeds

1. Johns Hopkins (44-3)
2. Denison (40-5)
3. Wisconsin-Whitewater (44-6)
4. Endicott (43-4)
5. Kean (40-9)
6. Trinity-Texas (41-8)
7. Rowan (38-10)
8. Messiah (36-14)

Team Previews

Johns Hopkins
Nickname: Bluejays
Location: Baltimore, Md.
Conference: Centennial
Head Coach: Bob Babb – 46^th Season (1346-481-16)
College World Series Appearance – 7^th (Last Time - 2023)
National Titles - None
Players to Watch
Jimmy Stevens - .383 BA (67 H, 54 R, 14 Doubles, 18 HR, 65 RBI)
Dillon Souvignier - .423 BA (77 H, 59 R, 11 Doubles, 16 HR, 62 RBI)
Drew Grumbles – 1.75 ERA (8-0 W/L, 67 IP, 73 SO)
Kieren Collins – 3.54 ERA (9-1 W/L, 81 1/3 IP, 59 SO)
Road to Ohio
vs. Farmingdale State, W 19-7
vs. Rutgers-Camden, W, 8-3
vs. RPI, W, 17-5
vs. Case Western, W 7-4
vs. Case Western, W, 12-7
 
Denison
Nickname: Big Red
Location: Granville, Ohio
Conference: NCAC
Head Coach: Mike Deegan – 13^th Season (377-153)
College World Series Appearance – 1st
National Titles – N/A
Players to Watch
Erik Sundgren - .378 BA (70 H, 50 R, 12 Doubles, 17 HR, 79 RBI)
Eric Colaco - .365 BA (69 H, 66 R, 15 Doubles, 9 HR, 46 RBI)
Sam Larson – 1.75 ERA (6-0 W/L, 52 1/3 IP, 68 SO)
Peter Lemke – 1.92 ERA (9-0 W/L, 61 IP, 52 SO)
Road to Ohio
vs. Manchester, W 8-2
vs. Keystone, W, 10-4
vs. Keystone, W, 13-2
vs. Belhaven, W 17-3
vs. Belhaven, W, 14-1
 
Wisconsin-Whitewater
Nickname: Warhawks
Location: Whitewater, Wisconsin
Conference: WIAC
Head Coach: John Vodenlich – 22^nd Season (801-275-1 Overall)
College World Series Appearance – 9^th (Last Time – 2024)
National Titles – Two (2014, 2005)
Players to Watch
Aaron Holland - .404 BA (84 H, 60 R, 13 Doubles, 14 HR, 51 RBI)
Adam Cootway - .398 BA (76 H, 65 R, 17 Doubles, 18 HR, 62 RBI)
Logan Eisbenbarth  – 2.47 ERA (8-0 W/L, 51 IP, 52 SO)
Max Huseboe – 3.20 ERA (5-1 W/L, 70 1/3 IP, 79 SO)
Road to Ohio
vs. Adrian, W 8-6
vs. Washington U, W, 4-3
vs. Adrian, W, 4-1
vs. UW-Oshkosh, W, 14-1
vs. UW-Oshkosh, L 5-2
vs. UW-Oshkosh, W, 10-0
 
Endicott
Nickname: Gulls
Location: Beverly, Mass.
Conference: CNE
Head Coach: Bryan Haley – 18^th Season (521-246)
College World Series Appearance – 3^rd (Last Time – 2024)
National Titles – None
Players to Watch
AJ Hamm - .377 BA (57 H, 54 R, 9 Doubles, 3 HR, 40 RBI)
Joey Frammartino - .376 BA (65 H, 51 R, 17 Doubles, 6 HR, 56 RBI)
Charlie Hale  – 2.04 ERA (13-1 W/L, 79 1/3 IP, 86 SO)
Evan Scully – 2.09 ERA (10-0 W/L, 64 2/3 IP, 44 SO)
Road to Ohio
vs. Bridgewater State, W, 5-2
vs. Concordia (TX), W, 11-0
vs. Concordia (TX), W, 7-3
vs. CMS, W, 15-1
vs. CMS, W, 8-6
 
Kean
Nickname: Cougars
Location: Union, N.J.
Conference: NJAC
Head Coach: Neil Ioviero – 28^th Season (841-368-3)
College World Series Appearance – 7th (Last Time – 2013)
National Titles – One (2007)
Players to Watch
Kyle Adorno - .398 BA (72 H, 57 R, 8 Doubles, 6 HR, 36 RBI)
CJ Tomalavage - .359 BA (56 H, 42 R, 12 Doubles, 12 HR, 43 RBI)
Jason Gilman – 2.09 ERA (13-1 W/L, 103 1/3 IP, 136 SO)
Jason Basilicata – 1.96 ERA (4-1 W/L, 41 1/3 IP, 46 SO)
Road to Ohio
vs. Husson, W, 4-2
vs. Middlebury, W, 13-6
vs. Cortland, W, 4-3
vs. Salve Regina, W, 4-3
vs. Salve Regina, L, 5-4
vs. Salve Regina, W, 5-2
 
Trinity (Texas)
Nickname: Tigers
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Conference: SCAC
Head Coach: Tim Scannell – 27^th Season (878-328-3)
College World Series Appearance – 4th (Last Time – 2023)
National Titles – One (2016)
Players to Watch
Nicholas Lazzara - .408 BA (73 H, 44 R, 12 Doubles, 8 HR, 60 RBI)
Brandon Nelson - .407 BA (55 H, 30 R, 11 Doubles, 12 HR, 47 RBI)
Jace Clay – 3.55 ERA (5-2 W/L, 66 IP, 61 SO)
Trajan Lee – 4.58 ERA (7-0 W/L, 59 IP, 59 SO)
Road to Ohio
vs. Huntingdon, W, 20-2
vs. ETBU, W, 12-10
vs. ETBU, L, 4-0
vs. ETBU, W, 7-4
vs. McMurry, W, 5-4
vs. McMurry, W, 10-4
 
Rowan
Nickname: Profs
Location: Glassboro, N.J.
Conference: NJAC
Head Coach: Mike Dickson – 11^th Season (311-130)
College World Series Appearance – 8th (Last Time – 2021)
National Titles – Two (1978, 1979)
Players to Watch
Phil Sedalis- .376 BA (77 H, 66 R, 13 Doubles, 16 HR, 72 RBI)
Jason Morgan - .366 BA (75 H, 53 R, 17 Doubles, 6 HR, 59 RBI)
Zach Coluccio – 2.78 ERA (9-1 W/L, 74 1/3 IP, 71 SO)
Mike Shannon  – 3.84 ERA (8-2 W/L, 75 IP, 74 SO)
Road to Ohio
vs. Grove City, W, 9-1
vs. Catholic, W, 26-9
vs. Catholic, W, 20-4
vs. Lynchburg, W, 7-4
vs. Lynchburg, W, 6-2
 
Messiah
Nickname: Falcons
Location: Mechanicsburg, PA 
Conference: MAC Commonwealth
Head Coach: Phil Shallenberger – 4th Season (173-127 Overall)
College World Series Appearance – 1st
National Titles – N/A
Players to Watch
Evan Wagaman .343 (62 H, 55 R, 13 Doubles, 12 HR, 58 RBI)
Jarrett Gordon - .325 BA (55 H, 38 R, 11 Doubles, 6 HR, 43 RBI)
Zachary Harris – 3.22 ERA (8-2 W/L, 67 IP, 73 SO)
Christian Foltz  – 4.00 ERA (5-3 W/L, 69 2/3 IP, 90 SO)
Road to Ohio
vs. Randolph-Macon, W, 15-0
vs. Methodist, W, 6-3
vs. Methodist, W, 9-2
vs. Salisbury, W, 4-1
vs. Salisbury, W, 7-5