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College  | Story | 12/2/2025

College Notebook: December 2

Craig Cozart
UNC Greensboro Spartans

2025 Highlights: A year after head coach Cody Ellis led the Spartans to the SoCon Regular Season title in 2024, the exodus of impact talent caught up with his club. They started off the season in a promising way with a series win over Creighton, a mid-week win over Wake Forest and a victory on the road at Virginia Tech. However, they would end up losing 8 out of their next 10 games and from there the rollercoaster of a season began. When it was all said and done, the Spartans won 21 games, finished 6th in the regular season with 9 wins in conference play and would lose to Wofford in the first game of the SoCon Tournament.



Impact Returners:

· Junior Jacob Dilley (.255/.431/.356, 7 doubles, 6 HR, 20 RBI) has the full complement of tools behind the dish with improved power and plate discipline

· Sophomore Parker Wight (.260/.479/.399, 11 doubles, 9 HR, 28 RBI) is a physical lefthanded hitter with power to all fields

· Jacob Budzik (.287/.512/.384, 15 doubles, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 8 SB) senior shortstop with elite glove skills and a plus arm

· Senior Luke Jenkins (.261/.317/.358, 6 doubles and 20 RBI) had a huge fall and is starting to come into his power, primed for a big year

· Brantley Truitt (.318/.442/.409, 6 doubles, 3 HR, 21 RBI, 9 SB) junior who is super athletic and impacts the game on both sides of the ball

· Junior LHP Noah Chapman (5.14, 5-3, 21 app, 7 starts, 68.1 IP, 76:16 K:BB) commands his 3-pitch mix with a fastball that will reach 95 mph

· Sophomore Jake Colucci (5.03, 20 app, 34.0 IP, 21:18 K:BB) has made a jump across the board and will take his plus changeup into the rotation in ‘26

· Mason Dear (8.40, 20 app, 2 saves, 31.1 IP, 31:22 K:BB) shows a wipeout slider and will anchor the backend of the bullpen

Intriguing Newcomers:

· Senior Brody Gardner (.346/.503/.438, 16 doubles, 4 HR, 46 RBI, 9 SB) transfers in from Greensboro College and will challenge for time in centerfield

· Shippensburg University transfer JT Weaver (4.62, 5-2, 10 starts, 48.2 IP, 36:15 K:BB) feel for 3-pitches with a ton of experience who will anchor the rotation

· Junior Jake Mueller (.327/.622/.423, 19 doubles, 15 HR, 63 RBI) comes in from Florida Southwest State and will infuse elite power into the middle of the lineup

· Anthony Ruocco (.354/.500/.471, 14 doubles, 3 HR, 44 RBI, 22 SB) also comes in from Florida Southwest State and will anchor the middle infield at second base

· Queens transfer Jake Barbour (.252/.340/.319, 8 doubles, 2 HR, 20 RBI, 11 SB) is ready for a big year and should handle the hot corner

2026 Outlook: Ellis has instilled an ultra-aggressive mentality on the offensive side, they run the bases with reckless abandon and stress opposing defenses. Last year was an enigma as they struggled to score runs but they have significantly upgraded their offense components through the transfer portal. This year’s offense has speed at the top and bottom of the lineup with plenty of juice in the middle. The pitching staff is in a good spot with the rotation and if they can get some length in the middle innings from some of their depth guys this could be the best staff they have had in the last half decade. The SoCon is a wild league, you must score runs in bunches to compete and UNCG should be ready to compete for another championship.


Wichita State Shockers

2025 Highlights: The Shockers took a bit of a step back in ’25 after winning 32 games during the 2024 slate. They struggled to put together wins on the road were they only won 5 games all year but tripled that production at home with a total of 15 victories. The pitching staff didn’t give the young offense much margin for error as they carried a 6.60 team ERA and only had one regular contributor on the mound with an ERA under 5.00 all told. With the bats, they only slugged .390 as a team and averaged just one stolen base every other game, make run scoring opportunities hard to come by. They finished May playing their best ball of the year as they won 7 of their last 10 regular season games before losing to Charlotte and USF in the American Conference Tournament.

Impact Returners:

· Junior Zeb Henry (.241/.379/.378, 2 doubles) saw limited action last year but is a blue-collar scrappy type of player who is ready to break out this spring

· Senior Jaden Gustafson (.303/.438/.396, 9 doubles, 3 HR, 26 RBI) physical 6-3/215 who is just starting to tap into his power, top returning hitter

· Owen Washburn (.292/.513/.388, 5 doubles, 6 HR, 23 RBI in ’24 at Texas Tech) senior who missed last year with an injury, has elite power to all fields

· Junior Brady Hamilton (5.38, 2-7, 16 starts, 78.2 IP, 63:43 K:BB) had a breakout summer in the Cape, clean delivery with low-90s fastball and plus curveball

· Karsen Richard (9.00, 24 app, 16.0 IP, 23:24 K:BB) senior who will anchor the back of the bullpen as the closer, unhittable curveball and has refined command

Intriguing Newcomers:

· Oklahoma State transfer Jayson Jones (.222/.376/.310, 9 doubles, 6 HR, 31 RBI) also spent time at Arkansas, if he cuts down on swing and miss his power will be a factor

· Jack Quick (.415/.555/.858, 19 doubles, 19 HR, 91 RBI) transfers in from Andrew College, consistently squares the ball with loud impact, could have huge season

· Junior Brok Eddy (2.32, 10-3, 13 starts, 81.1 IP, 83:31 K:BB) transfers in from Blinn College with a mid-90s heater and power breaker, durable and resilient

· Freshman LHP Ethan Rogers was a 19th round draft pick by Detroit but elected to come to school and will be an impact with his low-90s fastball and two real breakers

· Midland College transfer Josh Wulfert (.423/.496/.778, 28 doubles, 9 HR, 72 RBI, 32 SB) great eye at the dish with more walks than Ks, elite footspeed and bat-to-ball skills

· Alex Ulloa (.285/.431/.356, 14 doubles, 7 HR, 42 RBI) comes in from FIU with a wealth of experience and flexibility with the stick and the glove

2026 Outlook: Brian Green enters his 3rd season as the head coach of the Shockers. He is a proven winner and has had a couple years to implement his systems, philosophies and style of play. With the upgrades and experience they have returning on the mound they should drastically improve on their 6.60 team ERA from a year ago. They will also have a nice blend of impact transfer bats to go with some quality veterans, making their offense much more potent. They play 18 of their first 23 games at Gene Stephenson Park before opening American Conference play, so they will most likely get off to a scintillating start. The league looks like it is wide open in ’26 and Wichita State has the pieces to be there at the end. If they get the anticipated contributions from their new comers, it could be a banner season for the Shockers.
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