LANCASTER, Pa. – Two-time defending champion Johns Hopkins has been chosen as the favorite to three-peat in the 2025 Centennial Conference Baseball Preseason Poll. In a vote among conference head coaches, the Blue Jays secured all nine possible first place votes and totaled 81 points to sit atop the voting.
Dickinson, which has finished as the CC runner-up each of the past two years, finished second in the voting with 72 points and the other first-place nod. Franklin & Marshall (61), McDaniel (59) and Haverford (47) were tabbed as projected playoff teams in third through fifth place, respectively.
Swarthmore was picked sixth with 46 points, followed by Gettysburg (29), Ursinus (23), Washington College (17) and Muhlenberg (15).
The 2025 season begins this Saturday, Feb. 15 with a trio of Centennial teams traveling to Virginia for non-conference action.
All 10 CC teams will begin their seasons by the end of February. Conference play is set to begin on Saturday, March 29 with the five-team CC tournament scheduled for April 29 and May 1-3-4. The No. 4 seed will host the No. 5 seed in a play-in game on April 29, with the top two seeds hosting first round matchups on May 1. The top seed will host the remainder of the double-elimination tournament on May 3-4.
2025 Centennial Conference Baseball Preseason Poll
| Rank | Institution (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. Johns Hopkins (9) |
81 |
| 2. Dickinson (1) |
72 |
| 3. Franklin & Marshall |
61 |
| 4. McDaniel |
59 |
| 5. Haverford |
47 |
| 6. Swarthmore |
46 |
| 7. Gettysburg |
29 |
| 8. Ursinus |
23 |
| 9. Washington College |
17 |
| 10. Muhlenberg |
15 |
2025 Schedule | 2025 Championship | 2024 All-Centennial Team | D3baseball.com Preseason Poll
Johns Hopkins captured its second straight and 18th overall Centennial Conference championship last spring. The Blue Jays went on to advance to the NCAA Super Regionals but came up just short of a repeat appearance at the Division III World Series, falling to Endicott in the super regional round.
In the Centennial championship, JHU downed Dickinson for the second year in a row to hoist the CC trophy. The Blue Jays defeated the Red Devils 15-10 in the championship game to claim their 14th tournament title.
The 2025 season will mark the final year in the dugout for long-time JHU skipper Bob Babb. Hired at Hopkins in May of 1979, the 2025 season will mark the 46th for Babb as the Blue Jay head coach. Babb has compiled more than 1,300 victories and six trips to the Division III World Series in his tenure. With a record of 1,302-478-16 (.729), he is the all-time victories leader among Centennial Conference coaches and is one of just five Division III coaches in history to win 1,300 career games.
The Blue Jays welcome back two All-Americans, six All-Region and six All-Centennial performers this spring. Caleb Cyr, a graduate student catcher, and Shawn Steuerer, a senior third baseman, highlight the list as the two returning All-Americans in the conference. Steuerer became a two-time All-American pick last spring as a third team selection on the D3baseball.com squad, while Cyr earned national accolades for the first time as a second team pick by both D3baseball.com and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA).
A total of 16 players with All-Region accolades and 39 with All-Centennial honors to their names are back on the diamond, showcasing the large number of talented and accomplished players set to compete once again in the CC this spring. Eight Centennial teams welcome back at least one All-Region recipient while all 10 CC squads have at least one all-conference performer on the roster.
Reigning CC Player of the Year Harry Genth of Haverford is back this season following a standout junior campaign for the Fords in 2024, as is reigning Gold Glove of the Year Chuck Norton, a junior catcher for the Fords.
Hopkins is ranked sixth in the D3baseball.com Preseason National Rankings.
Returning All-Americans (2)
Shawn Steuerer, Johns Hopkins, Sr., 3B (2024 D3baseball.com Third Team; 2023 ABCA Second Team, 2023 D3baseball.com Third Team)
Caleb Cyr, Johns Hopkins, Gr., C (2024 ABCA Second Team, 2024 D3baseball.com Second Team)
Returning All-Region (16)
Ryan Thompson, Dickinson, Sr., C (2024 ABCA First Team)
Koll Peichel, Dickinson, Sr., RHP (2024 ABCA Third Team)
Bobby Falese, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., SS (2022 ABCA Third Team, 2022 D3baseball.com Second Team)
Jack Pistner, Gettysburg, Sr., 1B (2024 ABCA Second Team)
Shawn Steuerer, Johns Hopkins, Sr., 3B (2024 ABCA Second Team; 2023 ABCA First Team, 2023 D3baseball.com First Team, 2022 ABCA Second Team, 2022 D3baseball.com Second Team)
Caleb Cyr, Johns Hopkins, Gr., C (2024 ABCA First Team)
Alex Shane, Johns Hopkins, Jr., OF (2024 ABCA Second Team; 2023 ABCA Second Team, 2023 D3baseball.com Third Team)
Kieren Collins, Johns Hopkins, Gr., RHP (2024 ABCA Third Team; 2023 ABCA Second Team, D3baseball.com Third Team)
Dylan Whitney, Johns Hopkins, Sr., SS (2024 ABCA Third Team)
Quinn Rovner, Johns Hopkins, Gr., RHP (2024 ABCA Third Team)
Harry Genth, Haverford, Sr., 2B (2024 ABCA Second Team, 2024 D3baseball.com First Team; 2023 ABCA First Team, 2023 D3baseball.com Second Team)
Joey Hubinger, McDaniel, Sr., 2B (2024 D3baseball.com Third Team)
Shane Daly, McDaniel, Sr., OF (2022 ABCA Third Team, 2022 D3baseball.com Second Team)
Liam Alpern, Swarthmore, Sr., LHP (2023 ABCA First Team, D3baseball.com Second Team)
Aidan Sullivan, Swarthmore, Jr., DH (2024 D3baseball.com First Team, 2024 ABCA Second Team; 2023 D3baseball.com First Team)
Drew Kinsey, Washington College, Jr., DH (2024 ABCA Second Team)
Returning All-Centennial (39)
Kaden Sigmon, Dickinson, Sr., 3B (2024 First Team, 2023 Honorable Mention)
Koll Peichel, Dickinson, Sr., RHP (2024 First Team)
Ryan Thompson, Dickinson, Sr., C (2024 First Team)
Matt Torres, Dickinson, Sr., 2B (2024 Honorable Mention)
Peter Mullen, Franklin & Marshall, Jr., LHP (2024 Second Team)
Kiernan Keller, Franklin & Marshall, Jr., LHP (2024 Second Team)
Michael von Zuben, Franklin & Marshall, Jr., OF (2024 Honorable Mention)
Dan Galef, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., RHP (2023 Second Team, 2022 Second Team)
Bobby Falese, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., SS (2024 Honorable Mention, 2023 Honorable Mention, 2022 First Team)
Shane Rebane, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., RP (2023 Honorable Mention)
AJ Desautels, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., 2B (2022 Honorable Mention)
Jack Pistner, Gettysburg, Sr., SS (2024 Second Team, 2023 Second Team)
Alex Wilkie-Viscio, Gettysburg, Jr., RHP (2024 Honorable Mention)
Jack Burke, Gettysburg, Sr., DH (2024 Honorable Mention)
Shawn Steuerer, Johns Hopkins, Sr., 3B (2024 Second Team, 2023 First Team, 2022 Second Team)
Alex Shane, Johns Hopkins, Jr., OF (2024 First Team, 2023 First Team)
Kieren Collins, Johns Hopkins, Gr., RHP (2024 Second Team, 2023 First Team, 2021 First Team)
Quinn Rovner, Johns Hopkins, Gr., RHP (2024 First Team)
Caleb Cyr, Johns Hopkins, Gr., C (2024 Second Team)
Dylan Whitney, Johns Hopkins, Sr., SS (2024 Honorable Mention)
Harry Genth, Haverford, Sr., 2B (2024 Player of the Year & First Team, 2023 First Team)
Chuck Norton, Haverford, Jr., C (2024 Gold Glove of the Year & Honorable Mention)
Anthony Runfola, Haverford, Sr., C (2022 Second Team)
Joey Hubinger, McDaniel, Gr., INF (2024 Second Team, 2022 Honorable Mention, 2021 First Team)
Shane Daly, McDaniel, Sr., OF (2024 Second Team, 2022 Rookie of the Year & First Team)
Ben Davis, McDaniel, Jr., 1B (2024 Honorable Mention, 2023 Honorable Mention)
Ethan Haddock, McDaniel, So., OF (2024 First Team)
Shea Mckenna, McDaniel, So., 3B (2024 Rookie of the Year & Honorable Mention)
Tyson Nercessian, McDaniel, Sr., RHP (2024 Honorable Mention)
Brendan Hughes, Muhlenberg, Sr., 1B (2023 First Team)
Jack Kent, Muhlenberg, Gr., OF (2023 First Team)
Ryan Friesen, Muhlenberg, Gr., C (2023 Second Team)
Aidan Sullivan, Swarthmore, Jr., DH (2024 Second Team, 2023 Rookie of the Year & First Team)
Max Roffwarg, Swarthmore, Sr., SS (2024 Second Team)
Max Beadling, Swarthmore, Sr., DH (2024 Second Team)
Liam Alpern, Swarthmore, Sr., LHP (2023 Pitcher of the Year & First Team)
Matthew Silvestre, Swarthmore, Sr., C/1B/OF (2022 Honorable Mention)
Dan Bass, Ursinus, Ursinus, RHP (2024 Honorable Mention)
Drew Kinsey, Washington College, Jr., DH (2024 First Team)
