ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Emory & Henry University Baseball Team has been picked to finish 13th in the South Atlantic Conference this year by the league's head coaches. The poll was released by the SAC office on Tuesday.
RELATED – SAC Preseason Poll & Preseason All-Conference Teams
Last year, Emory & Henry posted an 11-38 overall record with a 6-24 record in South Atlantic Conference play. The season included SAC series victories over Southwest Virginia rival the University of Virginia's College at Wise and Mars Hill University on Senior Day weekend . E&H returns several starters from last year's squad and welcomes 23 new players, including eight transfers and 15 freshmen
Catawba College, the reigning SAC Regular Season and Tournament Champion is first in the poll with 10 of 13 first-place votes. Wingate University sits in second while Lincoln Memorial University is in third. Coker University is fourth with one first-place vote and Lenoir-Rhyne University rounds out the top five with a first-place nod of its own.
Newberry College has been selected to finish sixth with the final first-place vote while Carson-Newman University is seventh and Tusculum University sits in eighth. Anderson (S.C.) University, Limestone University and Mars Hill are ninth, 10th and 11th respectively. UVA Wise and Emory & Henry round out the voting in 12th and 13th.
In addition, the SAC has announced its Preseason All-Conference teams with fifth-year third baseman Jared Foley (Sparta, N.C.) earning a second-team selection. Foley had a monster year in 2024 as he led the Wasps in batting average (.366), runs scored (31), doubles (13), triples (4), RBIs (32), stolen bases (9) and on-base percentage (.418). He also recorded a 23-game hit streak during the year and had a span where he hit safely in 32 of 33 games. Foley has set several E&H records during his career including: single-season games started (47), single-season at bats (209), single-season hits (68), career games played (148), career games started (147), career at bats (610) and career hits (222).
Emory & Henry is scheduled to open the season on Friday, January 31 when they make the trip to the Palmetto State for a three-game series against the Trojans of Anderson (S.C.) University.
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2025 SAC Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll
| Rank | School (FPV) | Points |
| 1. | Catawba (10) | 132 |
| 2. | Wingate | 122 |
| 3. | Lincoln Memorial | 111 |
| 4. | Coker (1) | 108 |
| 5. | Lenoir-Rhyne (1) | 102 |
| 6. | Newberry (1) | 95 |
| 7. | Carson-Newman | 87 |
| 8. | Tusculum | 84 |
| 9. | Anderson | 53 |
| 10. | Limestone | 44 |
| 11. | Mars Hill | 32 |
| 12. | UVA Wise | 28 |
| 13. | Emory & Henry | 16 |
2025 SAC Baseball Preseason All-Conference
All-SAC First Team
OF – Dylan Driver, Catawba
OF – Sam Hunter, Catawba
OF – Chris Hall, Lincoln Memorial
1B – Gray Wells, Anderson
2B – Cam Harris, Wingate
SS – Ben Scartz, Tusculum
3B – Kasten Harvey, Lincoln Memorial
C – Cole Stanford, Lenoir-Rhyne
DH – Sal Carricato, Lenoir-Rhyne
SP – Payne Stolsworth, Catawba
SP – Austin Fine, Catawba
SP – Christian Pencek, Lincoln Memorial
RP – Hayden Simmerson, Catawba
All-SAC Second Team
OF – Luke Compton, Newberry
OF – Owen Blackledge, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF – Kade Faircloth, Newberry
1B – Logan Floyd, Carson-Newman
2B – Cole Laskowski, Lenoir-Rhyne
SS – Nick Badgett, UVA Wise
3B – Jared Foley, Emory & Henry
C – Jaylen Mack, Coker
DH – Breon Ishmael, Wingate
SP – Kelan Hoover, Wingate
SP – Aaron Diaz, Coker
SP – Kelan Hoover, Wingate
RP – Tyler Satterley, Coker
Players to Watch:
Elec Yount, Jr., INF, Mars Hill
Carter Potts, So., INF, Mars Hill
Sion Barnette, Sr., 3B, Limestone
Peter Adams, Sr., SS, Limestone