Kingsport, TN. – The 2025 WinWon Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) Baseball Tournament is back in Kingsport for five days of games. 10 teams from Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia and South Caroline will play at Hunter Wright Stadium from Tuesday, April 29 through Saturday, May 3. Reinhardt University is the No. 1 seed.
Reinhardt won the regular-season championship and earned the No. 1 seed with a 24-6 conference record. Both of the AAC’s automatic berths to the NAIA National Championship Tournament come from the tournament, going to the champion and runner-up. This year, 10 teams advanced to the double-elimination tournament.
Here are the seeds for the tournament:
- Reinhardt (GA) (38-9, 24-6 AAC)
- Tennessee Wesleyan (TN) (37-11, 23-7 AAC)
- Johnson (TN) (33-14, 21-9 AAC)
- Milligan (TN) (30-20, 19-11 AAC)
- Bryan (TN) (26-20, 18-12 AAC)
- Pikeville (KY) (26-20, 17-13 AAC)
- Columbia International (SC) (28-20, 14-16 AAC)
- St. Andrews (NC) (25-20, 12-17 AAC)
- Bluefield (VA) (19-24, 11-19 AAC)
- Montreat (NC) (20-30, 11-19 AAC)
“We’re excited to host a week of college baseball in Kingsport,” said Bradley Hoover, Visit Kingsport’s Sports Director. “We encourage people to come out watch some really competitive games this week at Hunter Wright Stadium.”
Tickets are available and can be purchased by clicking here. Single-day tickets are $10 per adult and $5 for students. Tournament passes are also available for $25 per adult. If unable to attend in person, all games will be streamed live online. To watch, click here.
Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, April 29
Game 1 – No. 6 Pikeville (26-20) vs. No. 7 Columbia International (28-20), 9 am
Game 2 – No. 4 Milligan (30-20) vs. No. 9 Bluefield (19-24), 12 pm
Game 3 – No. 5 Bryan (26-20) vs. No. 8 St. Andrews (25-20), 3 pm
Game 4 – No. 3 Johnson vs. No. 10 Montreat (20-30), 6 pm
Wednesday, April 30
Game 5 – Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser, 9 am
Game 6 – No. 1 Reinhardt (38-9) vs. Lowest-seeded winner from Games 1 & 2, 12 pm
Game 7 – Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser, 6 pm
Game 8 – No. 2 Tennessee (37-11) vs. Lowest-seeded winner from Games 3 & 4, 6 pm
Thursday, May 1
Game 9 – Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser, 9 am
Game 10 – Game 6 Winner vs. Highest-seeded winner from Games 1 & 2, 12 pm
Game 11 – Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Loser, 3 pm
Game 12 – Game 8 Winner vs. Highest-seeded winner from Games 3 & 4, 6 pm
Friday, May 2
Game 13 – Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Loser, 9 am
Game 14 – Game 11 Winner vs. Game 12 Loser, 12 pm
Game 15 – Game 10 Winner vs. Game 13 Winner, 3 pm
Game 16 – Game 12 Winner vs. Game 14 Winner, 6 pm
Saturday, May 3
Schedule will be finalized following the results of Games 13 and 14. If only one game, it will be played at 2 pm. If only one ‘if necessary’ game is needed, it will be played at 11 am with the championship game at 3 pm. If both ‘if necessary games are needed, the games will be played at 11 am, 2 pm, and 6 pm.
