HANCEVILLE, Ala. — The Wallace State Lions’ baseball team heads to Oxford on Thursday to compete in the 2025 ACCC Division I Baseball Championship. They finished the regular season with a 33-21 record overall and 21-15 in conference play. The Lions are the fifth seed and will open play against Northwest-Shoals on Thursday at 11:00 am.
Shelton State (27-9 in conference play) is the top seed, followed by Gadsden State, Coastal Alabama – South, Northwest-Shoals, Wallace State, and Chattahoochee Valley. The Lions finished 9-11 against this year’s tournament field.
Colten Payton leads the team at the plate with 10 home runs and 12 doubles. He is second on the team with 35 runs scored, 54 hits, 39 RBIs, and third with a .331 batting average and 25 walks. Andrew Lawrence leads the team with a .354 batting average, 57 hits, and 49 runs scored. He is second on the team with eight home runs and third with 32 RBIs. Austin Nix leads the team with 43 RBIs and is tied with Payton with 10 home runs and 12 doubles. He is third with 32 runs scored.
Luke Fernandez leads the team with an 8-2 record, 127 strikeouts, a 1.34 ERA, six complete games, and 80.2 innings pitched. He leads the conference in wins, ERA, and strikeouts. He has a 14.2 K/9 to lead the conference.
Cole Molina is second on the team and conference with a 3.12 ERA. He is second on the team and third in the conference with 58 strikeouts. He has a 5-2 record with three complete games.
Tournament Information
The 2025 Division I ACCC Baseball Tournament will begin May 8 and continue through May 11 at Choccolocco Park in Oxford, AL. Games are as follows (game times are subject to change without notice). All times are CT.
Thursday, May 8
11:00 am – Game One – Wallace State vs. Northwest Shoals
2:00 pm – Game Two – Chattahoochee Valley vs. Coastal Alabama-South
Friday, May 9
10:00 am – Game Three – Winner Game One vs. Shelton State
1:00 pm – Game Four – Winner Game Two vs. Gadsden State
4:00 pm – Game Five – Loser Game Two vs. Loser Game Three
7:00 pm – Game Six – Loser Game One vs. Loser Game Four
Saturday, May 10
11:00 am – Game Seven – Winner Game Three vs. Winner Game Four
2:00 pm – Game Eight – Winner Game Five vs. Winner Game Six
5:00 pm – Game Nine – Winner Game Eight vs. Loser Game Seven
Sunday, May 11
12:00 pm – Game 10 – Winner Game Nine vs. Winner Game Seven
3:00 pm – Game 11 – “If Necessary”
