2026 NCBWA Preseason All-Region Teams
ATLANTIC REGION
C – Kaden Swaim, SR, Concord
1B – Wes Parker, SR, Gannon
2B – Samuel Lemond, SR, Charleston
3B – Brady McGuire, SO, Seton Hill
SS – Owen Henne, JR, Seton Hill
OF – Elijah Dunn, SR, IUP
OF – Shanley Wall, SR, East Stroudsburg
OF – Zach Laurie, GR, Glenville State
DH – Jakob Haynes, JR, Seton Hill
UT – Matthew Williams, SR, Millersville
SP – Michael Valente, SR, California (Pa.)
SP – Ethan Woods, SR, East Stroudsburg
SP – Nate Malak, SR, Slippery Rock
RP – Zach Herb, JR, Seton Hill
CENTRAL REGION
C – Collin Helms, Harding
1B – Tyler Sardelli, Arkansas Tech
2B – Jackson Merovsh, Washburn
3B – Logan Lacey, Harding
SS – Cole Dawson, Arkansas Tech
OF – Isaac Pegors, UMary
OF – Levi Lampert, Southwest Minnesota State
OF – Noah Steele, Emporia State
DH – Dagen Brewer, Pittsburg State
UT – Louis Magers, Minnesota State
SP – Ashton Michek, Augustana
SP – Sam George, Minnesota State
SP – Will Kates, Northwestern Oklahoma
RP – Braden Cannon, Wayne State
RP – Brandon Chavez, Fort Hays State
EAST REGION
C - Leandro Guevara, American International
1B - Thomas Matuszewski, Thomas Jefferson
2B - Tyler Pirrung, Wilmington
3B - Josh Frometa, American International
SS - Yeudy Ramirez, American International
OF - Kolongi Goins, Mercy
OF - John Nisco, Mercy
OF - Erick Diaz, Dominican
OF - Jaden Maia, Dominican
DH - Sean Welsh, Molloy
UT - Billy Morris, D’Youville
SP - Pat Heber, Bentley
SP - James Sill, Molloy
SP - Max Weber, Felician
SP - Andre Jenkins, Mercy
RP - Gordon Votruba, Mercy
RP - Jayden Patel, Molloy
MIDWEST REGION
C - Chase Mason, Indianapolis
1B - Sam Witt, Ashland
2B - Sam Clay, Davenport
3B - Jackson Crider, Drury
SS - Evan Morrison, Grand Valley State
OF - Austin Bode, Indianapolis
OF - Lucas Mead, Saginaw Valley State
OF - Caden Duryea, Northwood
OF - Drew Baugus, Missouri S&T
DH - Will Beckham, Missouri S&T
UT - Ayden VanEnkevort, Grand Valley State
SP - Brendan Lawry, Lewis
SP - Tyler Sager, Northwood
SP - Evan Oakley, Kentucky Wesleyan
SP - Collin Bradley, Grand Valley State
RP - Camdon Tuttle, Findlay
RP - Cody Matuz, Northwood
SOUTH REGION
C- Jhoander Irigoyen
1B - Tyler Tucker
2B - Jimmy Thies
SS - Emory Stephens
3B - McGwire Turner%
OF - Mikey Scott*
OF - Alex Urias
OF - Luke Addison
DH - Johan Sandoval
UT - Evan Radford%
SP - Ryan DiMaggio
SP - Sachem Ramos
SP - Brayden Thomas
RP - Adonis Perez
SOUTHEAST REGION
C – Jack Enrico, Young Harris
1B – Charlie Bussey III, Francis Marion
2B – Jonny Smith, Young Harris
3B – Drew Bray, Young Harris
SS – Nathan Chrismon, Catawba
OF – Mackenzie Wainwright, Lenoir-Rhyne
OF – Caleb Burr, Belmont Abbey
OF – Braeden Harrison, Anderson
DH – Kade Smallwood, Young Harris
UTIL – Yariel Diaz, USC Aiken
SP – Kolton Casson, Carson-Newman
SP – Matty Brown, North Greenville
SP – Spencer Cipro, Belmont Abbey
RP – Sam Neal, Young Harris
SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
C – Jayden Martinez, Texas A&M-Kingsville
1B – Connor Cox, St. Edward’s
2B – Tanner Hornback, UT Tyler
3B – Erubiel Ortiz, MSU Denver
SS – Drew Schmidt, UT Tyler
OF – Cameron Cartwright, Colorado Mesa
OF – Kolby Felix, Colorado Mesa
OF – Kyle Lewis, Lubbock Christian
DH – Chase Pendley, Angelo State
UT – Bryce Peterson, UCCS
SP – Liam Hohenstein, Colorado Mesa
SP – Caden Copeland, UT Tyler
SP – Jacob Petersheim, CSU Pueblo
RP – Jack Novak, CSU Pueblo
WEST REGION
C - Nigel Buckley, Cal St. Dominguez Hills
1B - Jacob Hayes, Azusa Pacific
2B - Gavin Brubaker, Northwest Nazarene
3B - Tyler Arnold, Hawaii Pacific
SS - Isaiah Walz, Concordia
OF - Jeremy Giesegh, Cal St. San Bernardino
OF - Cody Antone, Jessup
OF - Max Bledy, Central Washington
DH - Kan Taguchi, Hawaii Pacific
UT - Quinn Johnson, Cal St. Dominguez Hills
SP - Matthew Kaiser, Concordia
SP - Sam Coxen, MSU Billings
SP - Brandon Gutierrez, Cal State Los Angeles
RP - Julian Castro, Cal St. Dominguez Hills
