Story written and posted by Anthony Perry '08, Fisher College Associate Director of Athletics
BOSTON, MASS. – Just under a week away from the first pitch of the 2025 Fisher baseball season, Director of Athletics and Head Baseball Coach Scott Dulin has finalized the Falcons' 50-game regular season schedule this morning. The 24th campaign in Fisher Baseball history features road trips to several NAIA opponents, along with the yearly opponents here in the Northeast.
Amongst the NAIA opponents, only Georgia Gwinnett College is ranked in the NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 – Preseason poll. The defending CAC champions are ranked No. 3 after finishing last season at the Avista NAIA World Series.
Fisher kicks off the season with a three-game series in North Carolina against Continental Athletic Conference newcomer, Carolina College on Friday, February 7 – 8 and then will make another pilgrimage the following weekend to Big League Camp in Marion, N.C. for a four-game conference series with Morris College.
The home opener will be on Saturday, February 22 with a double-header against Saint Joseph's College. Lasell University will round out the opening weekend with a twin-bill slated for Sunday, February 23.
The Falcons will embark for their annual spring break trip from February 28 – March 8 with nine games against NAIA opponents in the Sunshine State. Fisher will open with a three-game conference set at Florida National University (2/28-3/1), make a stop to the west coast for a three-game series with Ave Maria University (3/4-3/5) before finishing the trip at St. Thomas University (3/7-3/8). St. Thomas is currently receiving votes in the NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 – Preseason poll.
Fisher will return to the friendly confines of Fraser Field as they welcome five different schools across a 12-game homestand. They welcome the University of Maine-Augusta on March 14 before taking on Lesley University in a three-game series (3/16 – DH, 3/18). The Lynx are under the guidance of first-year head coach and former Falcon great Cody Mercier '18, HOF inductee in 2023, along with fellow Falcon great Adam Lucey '16 as his assistant.
Fraser Field will play host to a pair of six-game weekends as the Falcons will battle both Maine-Presque Isle and Vermont State – Lyndon (3/22-3/23) with the field serving as a neutral site for a conference contest between the Owls and Hornets. The following weekend will see the return of VSU-Lyndon along with Maine-Farmington (3/29-3/30).
The April portion of the schedule features a pair of series with Bryant & Stratton College – Albany. The Falcons will travel west over the April 5 & April 6 weekend for a four-game set before hosting the Bobcats in a three-game series April 18 & April 19. In between with a road-trip to West Virginia where the Falcons will battle conference for No. 3 Georgia Gwinnet College for a pair of games and a three-game series with West Virginia Tech (3/11-3/13).
Rounding out the regular season will be a pair of local road contests at VSU-Lyndon (4/22) and at Lasell (4/27), however the Falcons will welcome No. 3 Georgia Gwinnett College to the Boston area for the first time since 2014 with a four-game series on April 25 & April 26.
Dulin, who is entering his 24th season as Fisher's head coach, is looking to return to the NAIA Opening Round after missing out last season. Over the past 23 seasons, the Falcons are 619-488-2 as a program with 7 Sunrise Conference championships, 4 NAIA Region X championships, 4 NAIA East-Coast Super Regional appearances, and 3 NAIA Opening Round appearances.