Baseball Headed to the NCAA Tournament for the Fourth Time

5/12/2025 12:00:00 AM

Goldey-Beacom's baseball team will be returning to a familiar spot, ready to compete in the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in the last five years.

GBC (34-19) received the number four seed and will play in East Regional 1, starting Thursday against fifth-seeded Franklin Pierce at 10:00 am. Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference-foe Jefferson is the top seed.

This regional will take place on the campus of DeSales University at Weiland Park in Center Valley, PA. The winner of this regional takes on the survivor from East Regional 2 that features second-seeded Wilmington, third-seeded Felician, sixth-seeded Pace and seventh-seeded Molloy.

It truly has been another solid campaign for the Lightning, who were nationally ranked for the third time in the last four seasons making it as high as 17th. The squad also was ranked number one in the East Region earlier this season and made the CACC Tournament a fifth consecutive year.

The Lightning recorded a school-record 15-game winning streak and started a team-best 12-0 in the CACC, making it 14 straight league triumphs dating to last season. GBC enters this game 14th in the country with 147 stolen bases and 35th with 108 doubles.

The individual honors also came rolling in with Jaden Dickerson (New Castle, DE), fellow senior Mikey Hawbaker (Hagerstown, MD) and junior Anthony Charles (Mullica Hill, NJ) each picked second team All-CACC.

Dickerson arrived in Pike Creek this season and gave the Lightning incredible power, consistent hitting and an abundance of enthusiasm both as the first baseman and designated hitter. He leads the squad with 18 multi-RBI contests, 17 multi-hit games and recorded a two-homer, five-RBI contest March 30 vs. Holy Family.

Dickerson is tied for fourth in the CACC with a school-record 60 RBI, tied for fourth with 10 home runs, tied for seventh with 16 doubles and tied for 22nd with 53 hits. The doubles are third on the school's single-season list history and the home runs are tied for sixth.

Coming off a solid 2024 in which he had four wins and 23 strikeouts, Hawbaker more than added to that and became one of Goldey-Beacom's go-to pitchers. Shutting down the opposition at key times, Hawbaker (5-2) is 4-1 over his last six starts in notching two games with at least seven strikeouts and three with at least six innings.

He is tied for fifth in the league with a 3.40 ERA, sixth with a .252 batting average against, tied for 10th with five wins and 14th with 47 strikeouts. His wins are tied for sixth on the school's single-season list and his strikeouts are ninth.

Charles is a productive hitter who has been a mainstay in the lineup, primarily in right field. Five times this season he has notched at least three hits in a contest, including a season-best 4-for-4 showing with five RBI on April 10 vs. Bloomfield.

He is tied for second in the CACC with 11 home runs, 10th with 46 RBI, tied for 14th with 61 hits, tied for 18th with 11 doubles and 26th with a .341 batting average. Charles' home runs are tied for third on the Lightning's single-season list, his RBI are ninth and his hits are tied for ninth.

2025 NCAA Baseball Tournament – East Regional 1

Thursday, May 15
Game 1: No. 5 Franklin Pierce (31-19) vs. No. 4 Goldey-Beacom (34-19), 10:00 am
Game 2: Game 1 Loser vs. No. 1 Jefferson (38-15), 1:00 pm

(If two teams remain after Game 2)
Friday, May 16
Game 3: Two remaining teams, Noon

Saturday, May 17
Game 4: Two remaining teams, 11:00 am
Game 5: If necessary, 45 minutes after game four

(If three teams remain after Game 2)
Friday, May 16
Game 3: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Loser, Noon

Saturday, May 17
Game 4: Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Loser, 11:00 am
Game 5: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 2:00 pm

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