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Diamond Hawks Announce Incoming Class

WILMINGTON, N.C. – UNCW head baseball coach Randy Hood has announced the addition of 15 players for the 2022-23 season.

Highlighting the incoming class are three highly decorated players including North Carolina Player of the Year Tanner Thach and a pair of pitchers of the year in Ty Lawson and Aubrey Smith.

Thach was named the state's 1A Player of the Year after leading Perquimans County to its second straight state title as a two-way player. He was selected in the 18th round of the Major League Draft last month by the San Francisco Giants but did not sign.

Lawson and Smith were honored as the 2A and 3A pitchers of the year, respectively. Lawson helped Whiteville to a state title last spring while Smith guided South Brunswick to the finals of the 3A state championship series.

Brock Wills was the top-ranked shortstop in the state by several outlets and appeared on MLB.com's Top-200 draft prospects, checking in at 130 the week of the draft. Wills was a 4A All-State section at Holly Springs, which also produced current Seahawk Bryan Arendt and his brother Jayson, who will be joining the program this fall.

Connor Kane is another local product to join the Seahawk baseball program. Kane was an All-State honoree while playing at E.A. Laney High School in Wilmington. This summer he helped Post 10 to its 13th State Legion championship and advance to the regional championships.

For more information on the incoming class, please click on the student-athlete's name below.
NAME POS CLASS B/T HT WT HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)
Jayson Arendt Util RS-Soph. R/R 6-0 200 Holly Springs, N.C. / Holly Springs (Pitt CC)
Aidan Evans OF/IF Fresh. R/R 5-11 170 Cornelius, N.C. / Hough
Mac Gillespie OF Fresh. R/R 6-3 170 Apex, N.C. / Pro5 Academy
Brad Gregory C Fresh. L/R 6-1 190 Sanford, N.C. / Pro5 Academy
Jack Guerrero IF Fresh. L/R 6-3 200 River Edge, N.J. / River Dell Regional
Connor Kane RHP/Util Fresh. S/R 6-0 165 Wilmington, N.C. / Laney
Drew Lanzo LHP Fresh. L/L 6-0 190 Indian Trail, N.C. / Hickory Grove Christian
Ty Lawson RHP Fresh. L/R 6-5 200 Whiteville, N.C. / Whiteville
Mason Murdock RHP Fresh. R/R 6-5 215 Kannapolis, N.C. /Combine Academy
Michael Posse RHP Fresh. R/R 6-2 190 Pittsboro, N.C. / Northwood
Aubrey Smith RHP Fresh. R/R 6-4 200 Leland, N.C. / South Brunswick
Joe Specht IF/OF Fresh. L/R 6-0 160 Jamestown, N.C. / Southwest Guilford
Case Stroup LHP Junior L/L 6-4 215 Apex, N.C. / Apex Friendship (Brunswick CC)
Tanner Thach 1B/LHP Fresh. L/L 6-4 220 Belvidere, N.C. / Perquimans County
Brock Wills IF Fresh. L/R 6-0 165 Holly Springs, N.C. / Holly Springs
 
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Players Mentioned

Bryan Arendt

#12 Bryan Arendt

C
6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
Jayson Arendt

#15 Jayson Arendt

Util
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Aiden Evans

#7 Aiden Evans

OF
5' 11"
Freshman
R/R
Mac Gillespie

#35 Mac Gillespie

OF
6' 3"
Freshman
R/R
Brad Gregory

#22 Brad Gregory

C
6' 0"
Freshman
L/R
Jack Guerrero

#10 Jack Guerrero

IF
6' 3"
Freshman
L/R
Connor Kane

#11 Connor Kane

RHP
6' 0"
Freshman
S/R
Drew Lanzo

#49 Drew Lanzo

LHP
6' 0"
Freshman
L/L
Ty Lawson

#44 Ty Lawson

RHP
6' 5"
Freshman
R/R
Mason Murdock

#20 Mason Murdock

RHP
6' 4"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Bryan Arendt

#12 Bryan Arendt

6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
C
Jayson Arendt

#15 Jayson Arendt

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Util
Aiden Evans

#7 Aiden Evans

5' 11"
Freshman
R/R
OF
Mac Gillespie

#35 Mac Gillespie

6' 3"
Freshman
R/R
OF
Brad Gregory

#22 Brad Gregory

6' 0"
Freshman
L/R
C
Jack Guerrero

#10 Jack Guerrero

6' 3"
Freshman
L/R
IF
Connor Kane

#11 Connor Kane

6' 0"
Freshman
S/R
RHP
Drew Lanzo

#49 Drew Lanzo

6' 0"
Freshman
L/L
LHP
Ty Lawson

#44 Ty Lawson

6' 5"
Freshman
R/R
RHP
Mason Murdock

#20 Mason Murdock

6' 4"
Freshman
R/R
RHP