The 2026 North Alabama Lions baseball team represent the University of North Alabama during the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. They are led by head coach Jad Prachniak, in his 4th season at UNA. The Lions played their home games at Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium as a members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

This is the Lions' first full season playing at Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent Stadium. The Lions played 21 games at the stadium in 2025 as the stadium was still under construction.

Previous season The 2023 team finished the season with a 24–31 record and a 16–13 record in ASUN play. They finished 3rd in the Gold Division and advanced to the ASUN Tournament.

The ASUN Tournament marked the UNA baseball program's first postseason appearance at the Division I level. The tournament saw them lose to Jacksonville 1-5 before beating North Florida 14-11. North Alabama was eliminated from the tournament after a second loss to Jacksonville.

Preseason Coaches poll The ASUN baseball coaches' poll was released on February 8, 2024.

ASUN Gold Division Preseason Coaches' Poll 1 Austin Peay 34 (4) 2 Lipscomb 28 3 North Alabama 23 (1) 4 Central Arkansas 18 (1) 5 Eastern Kentucky 15 6 Bellarmine 8

Personnel 2026 North Alabama Lions roster Pitchers 8 – Tripp Patterson – Sophomore 11 – Jordan Touhey – Freshman 15 – Landon Scruggs – Senior 16 – Reese Young – Sophomore 18 – Hunter Bell – Senior 19 – Kelly Crumpton – Senior 21 – Justus Agosto – Senior 22 – Kevin Henrich – Junior 27 – Luke Davenport – Sophomore 28 – Nico Varlotta – Freshman 29 – Justin Battle – Senior 30 – John Allen Stogner – Graduate 31 – Tyler Rice – Graduate 32 – Carlos Carmona – Senior 33 – Josh Bowerman – Junior 43 – Sawyer Toney – Senior 48 – Gavin Oswald – Graduate 51 – Jake Boynar – Junior Catchers 2 – Will Millard – Junior 10 – Charlie Cochran – Junior 26 – John Austin Wood – Freshman 44 – Wes Walker – Sophomore

Infielders

3 – Leighton Jenkins – Graduate 4 – Bryant Loving – Junior 5 – Dylan Coleman – Senior 9 – Ryker Billingsley – Senior 12 – Jackson Westmoreland – Junior 14 – Gio Lonero – Freshman 17 – Justin Santoyo – Graduate 37 – Ryan West – Senior 39 – Tyler LePage – Junior 40 – Petey Craska – Sophomore 45 – Ethan Moore – Junior Outfielders 7 – Cayden Sheffield – Freshman 13 – Chandler Ketchup – Junior 20 – Jackson Cheek – Junior 22 – Tait Nunnally – Junior 25 – Alex Wade – Junior 34 – Nash Rippen – Senior  Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atNorth Alabama Alma mater Jad Prachniak Head coach 4 University of Rhode Island (2005) Nick Patten Assistant Baseball Coach / Hitting Coach / Recruiting Coordinator 4 University of Delaware (2021) J.D. Davis Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator 1 The Citadel (2020) Jacob James Director of Pitching Development 1 University of North Alabama (2025) Source:

Schedule and results Legend North Alabama win North Alabama loss Postponement/Cancellation/SuspensionsBoldNorth Alabama team member

2026 North Alabama Lions baseball game log (24–23) Regular season (24–23) February (6–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record ASUN recordFebruary 13 Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 3–1 Oswald (1–0) Phillips (0–1) None ESPN+ 1,000 1–0 —February 13 SIUE Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 8–1 Davenport (1–0) Stearns (0–1) None ESPN+ 750 2–0 —February 14 SIUE Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL L 1–2 Martin (1–0) Touhey (0–1) Harris (1) ESPN+ 1,350 2–1 —February 17 Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL L 3–15 Samuelson (1–0) Varlotta (0–1) None ESPN+ 550 2–2 —February 18 Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 15–5(7) Touhey (1–1) Patterson (0–1) None 542 3–2 —February 20 Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 7–4 Oswald (2–0) Welk (0–1) None ESPN+ 625 4–2 —February 21 Saint Louis Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 12–2(7) Davenport (2–0) Andrunas (0–1) None 701 5–2 —February 22 Saint Louis Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 8–6 Touhey (2–1) McKinney (0–2) Scruggs (1) ESPN+ 367 6–2 —February 24 Joe Lee Griffin FieldBirmingham, AL L 5–6 Spurrier (1–0) Oswald (2–1) None ESPN+ 301 6–3 —February 27 Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL L 1–20(7) Figueroa (2–1) Patterson (0–1) None 437 6–4 —February 28 Southern Indiana Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL L 0–8 Weller (1–0) Davenport (2–1) None 818 6–5 — March (6–11) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record ASUN recordMarch 1 Southern Indiana Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 7–3 Stogner (1–0) Skwarek (1–1) None 893 7–5 —March 4 #17 Ole Miss Swayze FieldOxford, MS L 5–8 Robertson (2–0) Agosto (0–1) Koenig (2) SECN+ 8,471 7–6 —March 6 #10 Southern Miss Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS L 4–9 Allen (1–1) Patterson (0–2) Sivley (1) ESPN+ 5,364 7–7 —March 7 #10 Southern Miss Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS L 1–6 Harris (3–0) Davenport (2–2) Och (2) ESPN+ 5,263 7–8 —March 8 #10 Southern Miss Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS L 2–9 English (1–0) Stogner (1–1) None ESPN+ 5,152 7–9 —March 10 Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL L 3–8 Thomas (1–0) Boynar (0–1) None 524 7–10 —March 13 Dugan FieldNashville, TN L 3–6 Bosley-Smith (1–1) Patterson (0–3) Kantola (2) ESPN+ 277 7–11 0–1March 14 Lipscomb Dugan FieldNashville, TN L 5–7 Jamison (1–0) Davenport (2–3) None ESPN+ 427 7–12 0–2March 15 Lipscomb Dugan FieldNashville, TN W 13–7 Young (1–0) Jackson (1–2) None ESPN+ 337 8–12 1–2March 17 Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL L 9–10 Kuntz (1–0) Boynar (0–2) Barnett (1) ESPN+ 212 8–13 —March 20 Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 7–5(10) Oswald (2–1) Bell (0–1) None ESPN+ 814 9–13 2–2March 21Eastern Kentucky Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 8–5 Patterson (1–3) Price (2–2) Agosto (1) ESPN+ 603 10–13 3–2March 22Eastern Kentucky Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 7–5 Agosto (1–1) Howell (1–2) Rice (1) ESPN+ 712 11–13 4–2March 27 Knights FieldLouisville, KY L 6–16(7)< Hart (1–1) Agosto (1–2) None ESPN+ 100 11–14 4–3 March 28 Bellarmine Knights FieldLouisville, KY W 7–4 Patterson (2–3) Sims (0–2) Toney (1) 12–14 5–3March 29 Bellarmine Knights FieldLouisville, KY L 9–12 Rusch (2–0) Agosto (1–3) None ESPN+ 12–15 5–4March 31 UAB Young Memorial FieldBirmingham, AL L 0–10(7) Hicks (1–1) Bell (0–1) None ESPN+ 245 12–16 — April (11–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record ASUN recordApril 2 Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 4–3 Battle (1–0) Fernandez (1–4) Oswald (1) ESPN+ 919 13–16 6–4April 3Central Arkansas Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL L 2–4(11) Alexander (3–1) Davenport (1–4) None 573 13–17 6–5April 4 Central Arkansas Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 16–9 Oswald (3–1) Williams (1–4) None 923 14–17 7–5April 7 Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL L 5–6 King (3–3) Boynar (0–3) Bryant (2) ESPN+ 314 14–18 —April 10 Raymond C. Hand ParkClarksville, TN W 9–3 Oswald (5–1) Lanham (0–2) None ESPN+ 428 15–18 8–5April 11 Austin Peay Raymond C. Hand ParkClarksville, TN W 13–12 Patterson (3–3) McCain (1–2) Davenport (1) ESPN+ 493 16–18 9–5April 12 Austin Peay Raymond C. Hand ParkClarksville, TN W 15–5(8) Young (2–0) Merriweather (2–1) None ESPN+ 338 17–18 10–5April 14 UT Martin Skyhawk Baseball FieldMartin, TN W 21–3(7) Stogner (2–1) Jones (0–1) None ESPN+ 120 18–18 —April 17 Lipscomb Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL L 4–6 Llinas (2–3) Oswald (5–2 Kantola (5) ESPN+ 691 18–19 10–6April 18 Lipscomb Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 6–2 Patterson (4–3) Martin Jr. (1–2) Davenport (2) 455 19–19 11–6April 19 Lipscomb Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL L 0–6 Bosley-Smith (3–2) Stogner (2–1) Lee (1) ESPN+ 326 19–20 11–7April 22 Tennessee Tech Bush StadiumCookeville, TN W 10–7 Boynar (1–3) Barnett (0–3) Young (1) ESPN+ 236 20–20 —April 24 Eastern Kentucky Earle Combs StadiumRichmond, KY W 10–6 Oswald (6–2) Faulkner (2–4) None ESPN+ 205 21–20 12–7April 25 Eastern Kentucky Earle Combs StadiumRichmond, KY W 11–8 Battle (2–0) Schneider (1–2) Davenport (3) ESPN+ 211 22–20 13–7April 26 Eastern Kentucky Earle Combs StadiumRichmond, KY W 15–3(7) Young (3–0) Collins (0–3) None 100 23–20 14–7 May (5-6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record ASUN recordMay 1 Bellarmine Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 13–3(7) Agosto (2–3) Sims (0–3) None ESPN+ 757 24–20 15–7May 2 Bellarmine Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL L 8–15 Oak (2–4) Patterson (4–4) None 566 24–21 15–8May 3 Bellarmine Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL L 6–9 Rusch (3–1) Crumpton (0–1) None ESPN+ 411 24–22 15–9May 5 Samford Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL L 2–8 Fredette (1–2) Touhey (2–2) None ESPN+ 312 24–23 —May 8 Central Arkansas Bear StadiumConway, AR L 6-11 Alexander (6-2) Oswald (6-3) None ESPN+ 194 24-24 15-10May 9 Central Arkansas Bear StadiumConway, AR W 12-4 Patterson (5-4) Jones (4-3) None ESPN+ 279 25-24 16-10May 9 Central Arkansas Bear StadiumConway, AR L 3-4 Alexander (7-2) Toney (0-1) None ESPN+ 357 25-25 16-11May 12 Murray State Johnny Reagan FieldMurray, KY L 5-9 Patterson (2-1) Boynar (0-4) None ESPN+ 516 25-26 May 14 Austin Peay Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 9-2 Oswald (7-3) Carney (1-1) None ESPN+ 617 26-26 17-11May 15 Austin Peay Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 6-1 Patterson (6-4) Walton (2-4) None ESPN+ 811 27-26 18-11May 16 Austin Peay Mike D. Lane Field at Bank Independent StadiumFlorence, AL W 8-4 Rice (1-0) Hope (3-3) None ESPN+ 777 28-26 19-11 Postseason (0–0) (0–0) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record ASUNT recordMay 19 vs. Jacksonville/Austin Peay 4 Melching Field at Conrad ParkDeLand, Florida – ESPN+ Source:

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