Baseball | January 28, 2025

Each week, USCA will post notes.

Early Start!

The 2025 slate opens on Jan. 31, marking the second-earliest start in school history. USCA once started a season on Jan. 30. The program also had one more Jan. 31 start.

It's Good To Be Home 

Head coach Michael Holder's team has a strong schedule in 2025, but the great thing for the team is the first 14 contests are at Roberto Hernandez Stadium. The Pacers open the year with three-game sets against Mars Hill, Emmanuel and Seton Hill before a midweek contest against Limestone. The squad follows that up with a four-game series against IUP, wrapping up the homestand on Feb. 23.

Preseason Honors

The PBC recently released its preseason all-conference team and head coach Michael Holder's team had two student-athletes on the list. Capers Molinaroli (catcher) and Josh Sharp (outfield) were named to the team. 

A Lot Of Upperclassmen 

USCA has a wealth of experience on the roster this season and that can be seen with 19 upperclassmen. This includes one graduate transfer, a redshirt-senior, five seniors, four redshirt-juniors and eight juniors.

Adding At The Break

Head coach Michael Holder picked up five student-athletes over the break, bolstering his line-up prior to the start of the season. He added graduate student Jackson Price, redshirt freshman Eliud Poventud, junior Nick Taddei and sophomores Logan Jamrosz and Donovan Glisson. 

Regional And National Recruiting 

USCA baseball has been outstanding in finding talented student-athletes in the region and nationally. In addition to having student-athletes from South Carolina and Georgia, the staff has assembled its team from Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Michigan and Colorado.

Winning The Last Series

USCA closed out the regular season in 2024 in fine style, taking the series from USC Beaufort. In the three-game set, the Pacers rattled off 19 runs while winning the series 2-1 over the Sand Sharks. 

Inside The Numbers

This week, USCA hosts Mars Hill on Friday, Jan. 31, Saturday, Feb. 1 and Sunday, Feb. 2. Since moving to Division II, the Pacers are 157-119 (56.9 percent) in Friday games, 366-252 (59.2 percent) in Saturday contests and 218-166 (56.8 percent) in Sunday affairs. During the same time, the team is 1-1 on Jan. 31, 10-1 on Feb. 1 and 8-4 on Feb. 2. 

Against The Opponent

This week, USCA hosts Mars Hill on Friday, Jan. 31, Saturday, Feb. 1 and Sunday, Feb. 2. This marks the first meeting between the Pacers and Lions.