Six Earn NAIA Baseball All-America Team

(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2026 NAIA Baseball All-Americans, and the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) placed six on the squad.

Tennessee Wesleyan led the way with four honorees, with Milligan and Johnson each having one.

Allan Gil Fernandez of Tennessee Wesleyan and Canyon Geren of Milligan earned NAIA All-America First Team honors, while Tennessee Wesleyan's Josh Shelly, Kolton Reynolds, and Justin Jackson made the second team. Colby Reynolds of Johnson rounded out the honorees as he collected third-team accolades.

First Team

C	Cade Marquardt		Briar Cliff (Iowa)
C	Tyler Renn		Columbia (Mo.)
1B	Carter Claerhout		Bellevue (Neb.)
2B	Carter Roth		Doane (Neb.)
SS	Caden Petrey		Cumberlands (Ky.)
3B	Allan Gil Fernandez		Tennessee Wesleyan
OF	Carlos Sanchez		LSU Shreveport (La.)
OF	Aamir Mitchell		Madonna (Mich.)
OF	Derick Andiarena		Cumberlands (Ky.)
OF	Brayden Manning		Taylor (Ind.)
DH	Carter Allen		Kansas Wesleyan
UT	Jordan Malott		Taylor (Ind.)
SP	Ibrahim Gonzalez		Mid-America Christian (Okla.)
SP	Josh Landry		Hope International (Calif.)
SP	Brock Lucas		LSU Shreveport (La.)
SP	Canyon Geren		Milligan (Tenn.)
RP	Riley Gwin		Kansas Wesleyan

Second Team

C	Cesar Grau		Northwestern Ohio
C	Jack Ferguson		Indiana Tech
1B	Josh Shelly		Tennessee Wesleyan
2B	Keegan Martin		Webber International (Fla.)
SS	JT Maloney		Oklahoma Wesleyan
3B	Nick Hill		Mid-America Christian (Okla.)
OF	Ronnie Rowley		MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
OF	Kolton Reynolds		Tennessee Wesleyan
OF	River Pecina		Marian (Ind.)
OF	Carlos Hidalgo		Missouri Baptist
DH	Brendon Vela		Texas Wesleyan
UT	Ronald Almanzar		Cumberlands (Ky.)
SP	Tyler Pyles		Midway (Ky.)
SP	Kade Linn		Louisiana Christian
SP	Matthew Davis		William Carey (Miss.)
SP	Justin Jackson		Tennessee Wesleyan
RP	Brody Burnette		Bellevue (Neb.)

Third Team

C	Diego Mendoza		Shawnee State
C	Xavier Lerma		Bellevue (Neb.)
1B	Ty Mathews		Webber International (Fla.)
2B	Payton Fort		Georgia Gwinnett
2B	Owen Willard		Huntington (Ind.)
SS	Jace Nagler		Eastern Oregon
SS	Peyton Watts		Georgia Gwinnett
3B	Zac Fruend		Columbia (Mo.)
3B	Isaiah Morales		The Master's (Calif.)
3B	Edrien Martinez		Faulkner (Ala.)
OF	Trey Smith		Georgia Gwinnett
OF	Bronx Lewis		Concordia (Neb.)
OF	Chris Finocchario		Kansas Wesleyan
OF	Daurys Manzanillo		Oklahoma Wesleyan
OF	Kevin Flores		Judson (Ill.)
OF	Ryan Malzahn		Central Methodist (Mo.)
DH	Pedro Vasquez		Cumberlands (Ky.)
DH	Christopher Alcantara-Diaz		Wilberforce (Ohio)
UT	Camden Karlin		Baker (Kan.)
SP	Blane Zeplin		A&M‑Victoria (Texas)
SP	Colby Reynolds		Johnson (Tenn.)
SP	Casey Farrell		Arizona Christian
SP	Jonathan Jones		A&M‑Victoria (Texas)
RP	Jordan Lennartson		Lewis‑Clark State (Idaho)