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Sullivan, Brewer, Carney and Johnson highlight 2026 Academic All-America® Baseball teams
Four talented student-athletes lead 2026 Baseball Academic All-America® teams as Team Members of the Year; Sullivan repeats as Team Member of the Year in DI
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GREENWOOD, Indiana – College Sports Communicators (CSC) announced Tuesday the 2026 Academic All-America® baseball teams for NCAA Division I-II-III and NAIA, headlined by, Mississippi State's
Noah Sullivan,
Dagen Brewer from Pittsburg State University, The University of Olivet's
Bryan Carney, and
Alex Johnson of Concordia University, Nebraska.
Sullivan (Division I), Brewer (Division II), Carney (Division III) and Johnson (NAIA) have each been named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year award winner for their respective divisions.
NCAA Division I
Noah Sullivan has a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average as graduate student majoring in organizational leadership. Sullivan is a repeat Academic All-America® first-team selection and was named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year in 2025.
Sullivan started 54 games as a designated hitter and three more at first base during 2026. The graduate from Orlando, Florida, finished second on the team with a .342 batting average to go along with 75 hits, 14 doubles, 13 homers, 46 RBI and a team-best .451 on-base percentage. He also was second on the team with 10 steals in 12 attempts. His .463 on-base percentage during his two seasons in Starkville ranks third-best in school history among players with 300-plus at bats.
Sullivan is a two-time National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-American. He was named to the first team in 2025 and to the third team in 2026. Sullivan is also a two-time All-South Region first-team selection by the American Baseball Coaches Association and was named to the All-Southeastern Conference first team selection this spring.
The 14 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.84.
In addition to Sullivan, Purdue University’s
Aaron Manias and West Virginia University’s
Ian Korn were repeat selections. Manias was named to the second team in 2026 after being selected to third team a year ago, while Korn was named to the second team after being selection to the NCAA Division II Academic All-America® first team in 2025.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| C |
Dylan Johnson |
College of Charleston |
Sr. |
3.81/3.79 |
Exercise Science |
| DH |
Noah Sullivan ($,1) |
Mississippi State |
Sr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Organizational Leadership |
| IF |
Tyce Armstrong |
Baylor University |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Sports Management |
| IF |
Troy Sudbrook |
University of Toledo |
Sr. |
4.00/3.92 |
Finance & Supply Chain Management (GU/MBA (G) |
| IF |
Danny MacDougall |
University of Dayton |
Gr. |
3.92/3.83 |
Business Administration (G) |
| IF |
Gavin Grahovac |
Texas A&M |
Jr. |
3.85 |
Sport Management |
| OF |
Drew Burress |
Georgia Tech |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Business Administration |
| OF |
Charlie Sutherland |
University of Minnesota |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Neuroscience |
| OF |
Tyvon Moore |
Prairie View A&M |
Sr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Physical Education |
| OF |
Lukas Torres |
Wagner College |
Jr. |
3.98/3.94 |
Chemistry (U) / Finance (G) |
| OF |
Carter Beck |
Indiana State University |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Finance |
| OF |
Matthew Bucciero |
Fairfield University |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Business Analytics |
| P |
David Rossow |
Campbell University |
Sr. |
3.71 |
Applied Leadership |
| P |
Rowen Barnes |
UC Davis |
Gr. |
3.55/3.55 |
Management (G) |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| C |
Jack Natili |
University of Cincinnati |
So. |
3.60 |
Industrial Management |
| DH |
Aaron Manias (3) |
Purdue University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Selling & Sales Management |
| IF |
Tyson LeBlanc |
University of Kansas |
Jr. |
3.66 |
Pre-business |
| IF |
Frank Kelly |
High Point University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Gunnar Myro |
UNLV |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Urban Studies |
| IF |
Carson Kerce |
Georgia Tech |
So. |
3.73 |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Cole Smith |
Northern Illinois University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
General Emphasis |
| P |
Clayton Freshcorn |
Texas A&M University |
Jr. |
3.69 |
Agricultural Leadership & Development |
| P |
Ian Korn (4) |
West Virginia University |
Sr. |
3.83/4.00 |
Executive Sport Management |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| C |
Johnny Luetzow |
Santa Clara University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Finance |
| DH |
Kuhio Aloy |
University of Arkansas |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Recreation & Sport Management |
| IF |
Hunter Katschke |
Utah Valley University |
Sr. |
3.65/3.80 |
Public Administration (G) |
| IF |
Jabin Trosky |
San Diego State University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Educational Leadership in Intercollegiate Athletics |
| IF |
Dylan Winebrenner |
University of Richmond |
Jr. |
3.58/3.92 |
Liberal Arts (G) |
| OF |
Todd Hudson |
Charlotte |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Health & Medical Humanities |
| OF |
Jack Herring |
East Carolina University |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Communications |
| OF |
Charlie Marion |
Milwaukee |
Jr. |
3.79 |
Biomedical & Health Sciences |
| P |
Travis Lutz |
Lamar University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| P |
Josh Newell |
Lindenwood University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Sports Management |
($) – Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Team Member of the Year in 2025
(1) – First Team Academic All-America® in 2025
(3) – Third Team Academic All-America® in 2025
(4) – First Team Academic All-America® (NCAA Division II) in 2025
NCAA Division II
Dagen Brewer, a senior outfielder from Topeka, Kansas, has a 3.57 GPA as a construction management major.
This season Brewer has been named the National Player of the Year by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association and the NCBWA, while being a consensus first-team All-American (ABCA, D2CCA & NCBWA) in the outfield after his historic season. Brewer set a new Division II record for runs batted in a season with 107, while claiming the triple crown in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association with a .442 batting average, 26 home runs and the aforementioned RBI tally. Brewer this season ranks in the top 10 in Division II for RBI (1st), RBI per game (1st, 1.91), slugging percentage (1st, .970), home runs (2nd), home runs per game (2nd, 0.46), total bases (2nd, 191), doubles (3rd, 24), walks (3rd, 58), on-base percentage (3rd, .573), runs scored (T-4th, 87), runs scored per game (T-4th, 1.55), batting average (7th) and walks per game (8th, 1.04).
The 11 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.88.
In addition to Brewer, there were four other repeat honorees.
Sean Welsh of Molloy University was named to the first team for the second consecutive year, while
Austin Bode of the University of Indianapolis was selected to the first team after being a third-team honoree in 2025.
Evan Morrison of Grand Valley State University was named to the second team after being named to the third team a year ago, while
Caleb Burr from Belmont Abbey College was selected to the third team after being named to the second team in 2025.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist the College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Division II Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| C |
Tyler Pina |
Colorado School of Mines |
Gr. |
3.84/3.82 |
Computer Science (U) / Computer Science (G) |
| DH |
Austin Bode (3) |
University of Indianapolis |
Sr. |
3.70 |
Sport Management |
| IF |
Austin Beck |
Angelo State University |
Gr. |
3.94/4.00 |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Mitch Bonczkowski |
University of Missouri - St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.82/4.00 |
Educational Studies |
| IF |
Nate Cunningham |
Wayne State College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
International Business |
| IF |
Sean Welsh (1) |
Molloy University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Finance |
| OF |
Dagen Brewer (1) |
Pittsburg State University |
Sr. |
3.57 |
Construction Management |
| OF |
Alex Dunagan |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| OF |
Zack Stokes |
University of West Florida |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Accounting (G) |
| P |
Scott Borgmann |
Wilmington University (DE) |
Gr. |
3.69/3.81 |
Management (G) |
| P |
Casey Gouge |
Catawba College |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Sports Management |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| C |
Dylan Pawenski |
Davenport University |
Sr. |
3.57 |
Health & Human Services Management |
| DH |
Wyatt Madison |
Concordia University Irvine |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Engineering |
| IF |
Luke Collier |
Lee University |
Sr. |
3.90 |
Engineering Science |
| IF |
Jovan Gill |
Grand Valley State University |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Journalism, Broadcast & Digital Media |
| IF |
Brady McGuire |
Seton Hill University |
So. |
3.59 |
Exercise Science |
| IF |
Evan Morrison (3) |
Grand Valley State University |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Sports Management |
| IF |
Riley Orr |
Francis Marion University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Management |
| IF |
Bryce Peterson |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Business |
| OF |
Grant Russo |
Bloomsburg |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Finance |
| OF |
Ty Sherman |
Shippensburg University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| OF |
Joe Whitaker |
Belmont Abbey College |
Sr. |
3.71 |
Data Analytics |
| P |
Eli Cartwright |
University of Missouri - St. Louis |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Sports Management |
| P |
Zach Voss |
Pittsburg State University |
Gr. |
3.54/3.78 |
Health, Human Performance, & Recreation (G) |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| C |
Brandon Vlcko |
Minnesota State |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Psychology |
| DH |
Kaden Bertram |
Montana State University Billings |
Sr. |
3.62 |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Tanner McCammon |
Wingate University |
Jr. |
3.66 |
Finance |
| IF |
Tyler Pirrung |
Wilmington University (DE) |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Business Management |
| OF |
Caleb Burr (2) |
Belmont Abbey College |
Gr. |
3.93/3.88 |
Data Analytics |
| OF |
Brody Duvall |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
3.56 |
Electrical Engineering |
| OF |
Camden Tanner |
University of Arkansas at Monticello |
Jr. |
3.62 |
Criminal Justice |
| P |
Andrew Kotin |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Kinesiology |
| P |
Micky Scheetz |
University of West Florida |
Sr. |
3.54 |
Accounting |
(1) – First Team Academic All-America® in 2025
(2) – Second Team Academic All-America® in 2025
(3) – Third Team Academic All-America® in 2025
NCAA Division III
Bryan Carney, an insurance and risk management major with a 3.87 GPA, was the ace of the Comets' pitching staff. The senior from Gross Pointe Woods, Michigan, posted a 1.35 earned-run average and struck out a single-season school record 122 across 11 starts and 73.1 innings. Carney, who went 7-3 on the hill in 2026, earned many accolades for his performance, including D3basball.com and ABCA All-America first team, D3baseball.com and ABCA All-Region, All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association first team and MIAA Pitcher of the Year.
The 12 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.77.
There were three repeat selections on this year’s teams. Kyle Douin of the University of Southern Maine was named to the Academic All-America® first team after being a third-team honoree in 2025. Tyler Stillson of Case Western Reserve University and Erik Sundgren of Denison University were selected to the second team for the second consecutive year.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist the College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 Division III Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| C |
Andrew Fazio |
Denison University |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Biology |
| C |
Brandon Mahler |
Concordia University Chicago |
Sr. |
3.60 |
Business |
| DH |
Catcher Ridings |
Hardin-Simmons University |
Jr. |
3.77 |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Cooper Berry |
Pomona-Pitzer |
Jr. |
3.68 |
Math |
| IF |
Kyle Douin (3) |
University of Southern Maine |
Gr. |
3.70/3.70 |
Leadership Studies |
| IF |
Alex Henderson |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
Jr. |
3.54 |
Economics |
| IF |
Alex Nemunaitis |
Wittenberg University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology |
| OF |
Bryce Didrickson |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Engineering |
| OF |
Richie Heyder |
Farmingdale State College |
Sr. |
3.78 |
Business Management |
| OF |
Connor Massimini |
East Texas Baptist University |
Sr. |
3.56 |
Criminal Justice |
| P |
Bryan Carney |
The University of Olivet |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Insurance & Risk Management |
| P |
Brit Kostura |
Baldwin Wallace University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Sustainability & Finance |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| DH |
Tyler Stillson (2) |
Case Western Reserve University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| DH |
Zack Tarrant |
Aurora University |
Jr. |
3.86 |
Business Administration |
| IF |
Cade Bernardo |
Endicott College |
Jr. |
3.78 |
Marketing |
| IF |
Max Fishbein |
Denison University |
Sr. |
3.63 |
Data Analytics |
| IF |
TJ Liponis |
Endicott College |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Sport Management |
| IF |
Riley Uhls |
Berry College |
Sr. |
3.70 |
Finance |
| OF |
Lukas Geer |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.55 |
Computer Science |
| OF |
Erik Sundgren (2) |
Denison University |
Sr. |
3.78 |
Applied Mathematics |
| OF |
Shane Williams |
Salve Regina University |
Sr. |
3.63 |
Criminal Justice |
| P |
Drew Bowles |
Transylvania University |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Business Administration |
| P |
Matt Pappalardo |
Endicott College |
Jr. |
3.82 |
Finance |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| C |
Colin Leslie |
The College of Wooster |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Education & Urban Studies |
| IF |
Max Bond |
DePauw University |
Jr. |
3.76 |
Biochemistry |
| IF |
Ethan Fantel |
Ithaca College |
So. |
3.90 |
Sports Media |
| IF |
Connor Goodson |
Grinnell College |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Biological Chemistry |
| IF |
Jake Mahler |
Concordia University Chicago |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Business Management |
| OF |
Michael Gladden |
University of Chicago |
Sr. |
3.52 |
Cognitive Science & Business Economics |
| OF |
Kai Gonzaga |
Pomona-Pitzer |
So. |
3.77 |
Economics |
| OF |
Kyle Memarian |
Whitworth University |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Business Finance |
| P |
Caleb Akins |
Millikin University |
So. |
3.60 |
Biology |
| P |
Jack Walsh |
Coe College |
Jr. |
3.85 |
Kinesiology |
(2) – Second Team Academic All-America® in 2025
(3) – Third Team Academic All-America® in 2025
NAIA
Alex Johnson, a pitcher from Olathe, Kansas, was named to the Academic All-America® first team in 2026 after being a second-team honoree a year ago.
Johnson was named to the All-Great Plains Athletic Conference first team for the third time in 2026 and was also named the league’s Pitcher of the Year in both 2025 and 2026. Johnson, who has a 3.93 GPA as an MBA graduate student, is the school record holder for strikeouts in a single season (109) and career (320); all-time program rankings of first in career starts (51), first in strikeouts (320), tied for third in wins (26), fourth in innings pitched (237) and seventh in ERA (3.49). Johnson, who went 8-2 on the mound in 2026, was also named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete five times in his career.
The 12 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.80.
In addition to Johnson, there were three other repeat selections on the Academic All-America® team. Caden Petrey of the University of the Cumberlands was named to the first team for the second consecutive year, while Kaden Kinsler (Williams Woods University) and Jake Boyer (Taylor University) were named to the second team after being named to the second team in 2025.
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist the College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2025-26 NAIA Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| C |
Tanner Nelson |
Doane University |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Physical Education |
| DH |
Sam Gladd |
Taylor University |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Exercise Science |
| IF |
Payton Fort |
Georgia Gwinnett College |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Business Marketing |
| IF |
Zac Fruend |
Columbia College |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Finance |
| IF |
Ben Kennedy |
Taylor University |
Sr. |
3.68 |
Human Physiology & Preventative Medicine |
| IF |
Caden Petrey (1) |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Education |
| IF |
Fletcher Roemmich |
Taylor University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Human Physiology & Preventative Medicine |
| OF |
Dylan Carlton |
Columbia College |
Jr. |
3.56 |
Business |
| OF |
Bronx Lewis |
Concordia University, Nebraska |
Sr. |
3.54 |
Business Administration |
| OF |
Ryan Malzahn |
Central Methodist University |
Gr. |
3.92/3.93 |
Business Administration (G) |
| P |
Casey Farrell |
Arizona Christian University |
Jr. |
3.77 |
Business Administration |
| P |
Alex Johnson (2) |
Concordia University, Nebraska |
Gr. |
3.69/3.94 |
Psychology (U) / Business Administration (G) |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| C |
Jake Watson |
Concordia University, Nebraska |
Jr. |
3.65 |
Accounting |
| DH |
Nate Stevens |
Bushnell University |
Sr. |
3.90/3.67 |
Clinical Mental Health Counseling |
| IF |
Cameron DeMaria |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
Sr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Management |
| IF |
Grant Sommers |
Doane University |
Jr. |
3.59 |
Business Management |
| IF |
Keoni Young |
William Penn University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Exercise Science |
| OF |
Zach Blair |
Arizona Christian University |
Jr. |
3.81 |
Sport Management |
| OF |
Kaden Kinsler (2) |
William Woods University |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Business Administration |
| OF |
Brody Melton |
Milligan University |
Jr. |
3.62 |
Economics |
| P |
Jake Boyer (2) |
Taylor University |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Finance |
| P |
Nathan Frady |
Taylor University |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Politics & Law |
(1) – First Team Academic All-America® in 2025
(2) – Second Team Academic All-America® in 2025
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Brett Marhanka, Wheaton College (Ill.) | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
brett.marhanka@wheaton.edu | (630) 752-5747