ATLANTA – Atlantic Sun Conference Commissioner Jeff Bacon announced Tuesday the move to divisional scheduling for the 2025 ASUN Baseball and Softball seasons.
“The move to a divisional scheduling model for the Baseball and Softball seasons will provide tremendous cost savings to our institutions, will enhance local rivalries, and will improve the experience of our student-athletes," Bacon said. "Coupled with a regionalized scheduling approach to the 2024-25 Men's and Women's Basketball seasons, these changes demonstrate the commitment of the Atlantic Sun Conference, via our Directors of Athletics and Presidents, to provide an elite student-athlete experience in a fiscally responsible manner. Our conference is in a position of strength and our destination-based membership will continue to work to identify opportunities to accelerate our growth trajectory.”
Across both sports, the Northeast Division includes Austin Peay, Bellarmine, Central Arkansas, EKU, Lipscomb and North Alabama. FGCU, Jacksonville, North Florida, Queens, Stetson and the league's newest member West Georgia comprise the Southeast Division. In Baseball, each team plays 10 series (five home, five away) for a total of 30 games against opponents within their division. The Softball schedule features eight series (four home, four away) for a 24-game slate. Softball teams face three opponents within their division twice and play the remaining two only once.
"We are in the midst of the most transformational time in NCAA history and it’s important that we continue to evaluate how we operate as a conference and make decisions that positively impact finances, competitiveness, and the student-athlete experience," North Florida Athletic Director and ASUN AAC Chair Nick Morrow said. "The decision to move to a divisional schedule in Baseball and Softball will reduce the burden and costs associated with travel while also strengthening regional conference rivalries."
The Softball season ends with the 2025 ASUN Championship on May 6-10 while the league crowns its next Baseball Champion after the postseason tournament held on May 20-25.
About the Atlantic Sun Conference
The ASUN, a Division I conference member of the NCAA, boasts a membership of institutions that share visionary leadership, bold ambition, and creative innovation. As an agile, adaptive conference unafraid to blaze a national pathway for better service to our student-athletes, teams, and institutions, the ASUN has a proud history of firsts, national academic and athletic achievements, and a conference culture that walks the walk with its four ASUN Beams. Students First! Rise. Connect. Impact. #ASUNBuilt by Austin Peay (Clarksville, Tenn.), Bellarmine (Louisville, Ky.), Central Arkansas (Conway, Ark.), EKU (Richmond, Ky.), FGCU (Fort Myers, Fla.), Jacksonville (Fla.), Lipscomb (Nashville, Tenn.), North Alabama (Florence, Ala.), North Florida (Jacksonville, Fla.), Queens (Charlotte, N.C.), Stetson (DeLand, Fla.), and West Georgia (Carrollton, Ga.).