The Matchup
#9 Lynchburg at North Carolina Wesleyan 
Friday, February 14th, 2025
2:00 p.m. ET (DH) | FloCollege
Rocky Mount, NC / Bauer Field

North Carolina Wesleyan (0-0, 0-0 USA South)
Head Coach: Greg Clifton
NCWU Record: 163-77

#9 Lynchburg (0-0, 0-0 ODAC)
Head Coach: Travis Beazley
Lynchburg Record: 37-17

Series History
All-Time Series Record: NCWU leads, 14-11
Last Meeting: Lynchburg won, 16-9 (2023, Rocky Mount Regional)

A New Season Begins
The Battling Bishops will open the 2025 season coming off back-to-back conference titles and NCAA Tournament appearances. NCWU will welcome back many key infielders this year, including the 2023 USA South Player of the Year Jackson Hobbs. 

Last Meeting
Wesleyan and Lynchburg will meet for the first time since the 2023 Rocky Mount Regional where NCWU hosted the NCAA Tournament for the first time in well over a decade. That season, Lynchburg went on to win the National Championship.

The Opponent
Lynchburg enters 2025 as the #9 team in the D3baseball.com preseason poll. The Hornets are coming off a College World Series appearance and won 37 games a year ago.