SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Four student-athletes from the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) baseball team were named to All-Southern Conference (SoCon) Teams, as announced by the conference on Tuesday.

Senior right-handed pitcher Danny Thompson Jr. earned a spot on the All-SoCon First Team and junior infielder Jacob Budzik was named to the All-SoCon Defensive Team. First baseman Parker Wight and catcher JJ Parsons landed together on the All-SoCon Freshman Team.

UNCG (21-32, 9-12 SoCon) finished the regular season as the No. 6 seed after dropping two out of three games in a series against Western Carolina last weekend. The Spartans will be competing for their fourth SoCon Tournament title after previously winning in 1998, 2018 and 2022.

Danny Thompson Jr.
All-SoCon First Team
Senior | RHP | Pollocksville, N.C.

• Ranks 13th in NCAA Division I with a 12.62 strikeouts per nine innings
• Third in the SoCon with 7.83 average hits allowed per nine innings
• Tied for first on the Spartans and third in SoCon with 79 strikeouts
• Leads UNCG and ranks fourth in SoCon with four saves and a 3.51 ERA
• Owns 130 strikeouts in 94.1 innings pitched at UNCG

Jacob Budzik
All-SoCon Defensive Team
Junior | INF | Stallings, N.C.

• Has totaled 93 assists and 39 putouts in 138 chances
• Just six errors in 38 games played and started this season
• Owns a .957 fielding percentage and 32 games played without committing an error
• Has had a hand in 10 of the Spartans' 29 double plays this season
• Career .934 fielding percentage with just 11 errors in 71 games played

Parker Wight
All-SoCon Freshman Team
Freshman | 1B | Virginia Beach, Va.

• Leads the Spartans with nine home runs, 28 RBI and .484 slugging percentage
• Also leading the team in total bases (91) and games played (52)
• Ranks second on the Spartans with a .399 on-base percentage
• Hit two home runs in a single game on March 29 at VMI
• Owns a .981 fielding percentage with 352 putouts and 19 assists

JJ Parsons
All-SoCon Freshman Team
Freshman | C | Jamestown, N.C.

• Batting .250 (15-for-60) in first season at the college level
• Has played in 21 games and made a total of 19 starts
• Tied for fourth on the Spartans with four home runs
• Ranks third on the team with a .483 slugging percentage
• Owns a .977 fielding percentage and has caught eight runners stealing

2025 All-SoCon Baseball Teams
Player of the Year - Copper Torres, ETSU
Pitcher of the Year - Brady Frederick, Western Carolina
Coach of the Year - Joe Pennucci, ETSU
Freshman of the Year - Axel Melendez, ETSU
Golden Glove Award (Defensive Player of the Year) - Bradley Frye, Mercer

All-SoCon First Team
SP - Carter Fink, ETSU
SP - Jace Hyde, ETSU
SP - Colton Cosper, Mercer
RP - Maddox Webb, The Citadel
RP - Danny Thompson Jr., UNCG
RP - Brady Frederick, ETSU
C - Jack Spyke, Western Carolina
1B - Grayson Fitzwater, VMI
2B - Cooper Torres, ETSU
SS - Bradley Frye, Mercer
3B - Parker McDonald, Samford
OF - Ty Dalley, Mercer
OF - Jamie Palmese, ETSU
OF - Michael Gupton, Samford
DH - Wyatt Stanley, Western Carolina

All-SoCon Second Team
SP - Mason Blasche, Samford
SP - Miller Riggins, Samford
SP - Dusty Revis, Western Carolina
RP - Derek McCarley, ETSU
RP - Josh Leerssen, Samford
RP - Carter Rasmussen, Wofford
C - Cade Carr, Samford
1B - Jackson Harris, Samford
2B - Jeffrey Ince, Samford
SS - Cody Miller, ETSU
3B - Grant Gallagher, ETSU
OF - TJ Anderson, The Citadel
OF - Boston Torres, VMI
OF - Owen Prince, VMI
DH - Lenny Montesano, ETSU

All-SoCon Defensive Team
Phillips Daniels, The Citadel
Garrett Dill, The Citadel
Travis Elliott, The Citadel
Lane Tobin, The Citadel
Tristan Curless, ETSU
Cody Miller, ETSU
Bradley Frye, Mercer
Titan Kamaka, Mercer
Jacob Budzik, UNCG
Jeffrey Ince, Samford
Owen Prince, VMI
Trent Turner, Western Carolina

All-SoCon Freshman Team
Axel Melendez, ETSU
Collin Ewaldsen, Mercer
JJ Parsons, UNCG
Parker Wight, UNCG
Mason Blasche, Samford
Gus Gandy, Samford
Jake Souders, Samford
Justin Spiegel, VMI 
Trey Spees, Western Carolina
Wyatt Stanley, Western Carolina
Cullen Condon, Wofford
Tanner Hardin, Wofford

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The sixth-seeded Spartans will face No. 7 seed Wofford in the first round of the 2025 SoCon Tournament at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina, on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in a single-elimination game.

For more information about the tournament, click HERE.